DREAD AT THE CONTROL
INTERVIEW WITH MIKEY DREAD
(by Marco Virgona)
Marco Virgona: How did you get into the music business?
Mikey Dread: I always had a love for reggae music from I was a child and growing up, I became fascinated with sound systems so one day I visited my friend Howard Golding in Port Antonio where I was living and began my career by studying the records, the artistes and the labels in his collection to know which songs were good to dance to and which songs had a nice du... [Read More]
INTERVIEW WITH LARRY FALLON
(by Marco Virgona - DEC 2005)
Larry Fallon is well known in the music industry as a composer, pianist, arranger, orchestrator, music director and producer. His musical legacy includes Broadway credits featuring "Seesaw" (orchestrator), "Barnum" (orchestrator) and "Peg", starring Miss Peggy Lee (musical director and orchestrator). Film credits include "Ruby's Dream" with Joe Pesci (composer and performer); "Hellhunters&q... [Read More]
KIM GOTTLIEB
(article and interview by by Marco Virgona - AUG 2005)
Photographer Kim Gottlieb courtesy gave us the permission to publish 3 of her superbe Marley portfolio ?I photographed Bob at his home on Hope Road, in performances in L.A., Santa Barbara and elsewhere, the cover of High Times magazine. This is the photo with Bob and Charlie Nuccio and George Harrison: this was backstage at the Roxy...and my husband, Jeff Walker (Island's head of publicity at that time) had just introduced G... [Read More]
INTERVIEW WITH ESTHER COHEN
(by Marco Virgona - JUNE 2005)
We all know that Bob Marley was really a good man: when he was in a good mood he was the nicest person to be around. But sometimes he could wear his ?screwface?. Neville Garrick once said: "Him only shield him could wear was him noted screwface: the screwface alone would turn people away?. In these interviews, two women talk about Bob?s rude attitude: Esther Cohen and Karen Baxter.
Esther Cohen is Executive Director of Bre... [Read More]
INTERVIEW WITH ERROL BROWN
(by Marco Virgona - JUNE 2005)
Errol Brown started out at the Treasure Isle hit factory back in the late 1960s. His uncle, producer Arthur "Duke" Reid, was the owner of that studio and Brown took over engineering duties there after Byron Smith left. For 10 years, he helped define the Treasure Isle sound. Brown says it was Marcia Griffiths who encouraged him to go to Tuff Gong in 1978 after he left Treasure Isle. One of his first projects at Bob Marle... [Read More]
GIOP'S INTERVISTA PER BOB MARLEY MAGAZINE
(Giop's interview by Ivan serra)
Quando e come ? iniziato il progetto Giop's? Raccontaci un po? di te e della band...
Il progetto GIOP?s nasce agli inizi del 2004. Negli anni precedenti avevo sempre cantato in un'altra band, ?The Merlinos?, progetto musicale dalle sonorit? molto funky, con forti influenze blues, reggae e jazz-fusion. Fu proprio coi Merlinos che cominciai a farmi le ossa nel mondo della musica, scoprendo che oltre a saper ca... [Read More]
INTERVIEW WITH DIANE JOBSON
(by Marco Virgona - march 2005)
1) Can you tell us how and where you and Bob met first time?
Diane: I first met Bob Marley at the Helshire Beach; he was at a mutual friend, Countryman (of the movie Countryman) then we met again at 56 Hope Road Where he had set up a rehersal room. 56 was then owned by Chris Blackwell
2) Some said that Bob was a sexist (like every rastaman). What is your opinion? You would work for him and you are a woman so you know the truth[Read More]
THE SPEAKEASY CONCERTS: AN INTERVIEW WITH LAURIE O?LEARY
(by Marco Virgona - feb 2005)
Dear Marco, Bob Marley has some great memories for me. My friend Chris Blackwell was the first person to really introduce me to Bob & the Wailers. Would you believe it! I was against having Bob in the Speakeasy, "Not our scene Chris, we are a progressive music club" was my initial reaction, how wrong was I? Being the manager and sole agent for booking the entertainment in the Speak' Chris per... [Read More]
Reggae Rebels
this is another video, about legend (no rare footage, some rare photos)
http://www.alphatelevision.com/tv/shows/marleylegend.html?keepThis=true&TB_iframe=true&height=295&width=450
06-09-07 11:08
