Clarks is a shoe brand of choice in Jamaica, especially for men, near mythical for its longevity and all-round sturdiness and imbued with the prestige of coming from England.

Singer Little John had been wearing Clarks shoes for about five or six years before he wrote and recorded Clarks Bootie at King Jammys Waterhouse studios in 1985, 24 years before Popcaan asked Vybz Kartel, "A whey yu get da new Clarks deh, Dawdie?".

The cool voice on the radio belies the truckload of determination it took announcer Jody-Ann Gray to work her way into the business.At 26 years old, Gray's life could easily be the model for a local script.

As harmonious melodies filled the air, old friends and new acquaintances had long talks over alcoholic beverages at Christopher's Jazz Lounge in New Kingston last Thursday night.In a show produced by MO MuZyk PROS in...

Unless you live in a large uptown cave (you know, the kind that defaces a hillside to park a Mercedes), then you've heard of Shebada -the slim-built, hair-dyed dynamo of roots theatre. No?

The National Finals for the Skyy Vodka Global Flair Challenge was held on Wednesday at The Deck in St Andrew, in front of a packed audience.

Yasus Afari and Dub Vijaan will be presented in 'The Public Secret Launch Performance' today, at The Bob Marley Museum, St Andrew, Jamaica. The event, scheduled for a 5 p.m. start, will be specially recorded for a DVD and live album.

The ear-drum and psyche-shattering sounds of explosive ordnance from Tivoli Gardens and Denham Town on May 24 were carried loud and clear by the electronic media to a deeply disturbed wider Jamaica.