Saturday, February 7, 2015

Bob Marley's 70th Earthday. The Guardian - picked by biznews.com -- Red Bull Music Academy Radio, Vinyl Factory, WEAA 88.9 FM


I was honoured to be asked to speak or write about Bob Marley in various media  on his 70th Earthday.

In The Guardian, "His friend Vivien Goldman asks how a hard-working activist came to represent feelgood partying, and salutes his enduring influence."

http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/feb/05/bob-marley-70-birthday?CMP=share_btn_fb

The article was selected by biznews.com as top of the 5 best reads in the world this week.
http://www.biznews.com/grubstreet/knowledge/2015/02/06/grubstreet-best-five-lean-back-reads-fri-6-feb-2015/

I also contributed to this interesting communal piece on Bob at Vinyl Factory with various people including Public Enemy's soundscaper, Hank Shocklee -- I covered Survival...

http://www.thevinylfactory.com/vinyl-factory-releases/bob-marley-changed-my-life-14-artists-pick-their-favourite-bob-marley-records-of-all-time/

The esteemed Chairman Jefferson Mao & I shared a warm & wide-ranging extended reasoning on Bob for Red Bull Music Academy Radio:

 http://www.rbmaradio.com/shows/vivien-goldman-the-legacy-of-bob-marley 

... & as I write this, I am about to do an interview about Bob at 2.30 (this is Feb 7, 2015...) with Claudette Habermann of National Public Radio, Baltimore, Morgan University Radio. I am following an interview with his daughter, Cedella.

http://weaa.org/

One Love
... because we believe in the victory, Of good over evil...