at long last, we are forwarding into the future
The Past When I was a child growing up in the 1980s and 90s, I watched episodes of The Jetsons on Saturday mornings and I would be entranced by the…
Tag: Jamaica
what if it’s written in the wrong key?
Some may think that the manuscript paper, the vinyl, the tape, the cds, or even the digital mp3s will be what preserve the music of yesteryear so that future generations…
surely, there is a telephone to heaven
Let it go on the record that I do not care that we live in the immediate and global now. Being notified of a beloved’s passing via any medium other…
#MondayMusicMix
The weekend is over and the work week is in full swing. What better way to swing than with music? Because the question “what are you listening to?” pops…
in jamaica we have lawnmowers
I was all set to write a response to the extreme sport of snowplow parenting — you know the term that swept U.S. and world news in March of this…
that’s a no-no, oh-oh oh-oh
Dancehall artiste Shenseea posted a pair of pictures (see below) to her IG account on May 17. The speculation is that the pictures are teasers from the filming of an…
salt or pepper, it’s (all)spice
* Following recent provocative conversations, I have added some updates to this post since the original publishing date. They are indicated in green. ~Riddim Writer~ Just when I thought that…
a hundred $ stab
About an hour ago or so, I saw four officers of Jamaica’s Constabulary Force poised with weapons in hand. Three of these officers held semi-automatic rifles, while the fourth maintained…
"write pon di riddim" 