South by Southwest, the tech-music-movie conference getting under way here Friday, isn't typically a place for big newsy announcements. The indie ethos of SXSW is more about discovering the hot emerging thing -- a new mobile app, a bold filmmaker, a brilliant set by an undiscovered band.
The humble thermostat is getting a 21st-century makeover. And so is the boombox, thanks to a son of the late reggae legend Bob Marley.
I'm a tweeting fiend. Whether it's quoting Herman Cain or issuing citations for the fashion police -- clear heels to work, really? -- I'm always thumb-typing away.
Described as "Ghana's Bob Marley," Rocky Dawuni is known globally for his music, and as a spokesman for social causes.
Dubbed "Ghana's Bob Marley," reggae sensation Rocky Dawuni is known not only for bringing his upbeat vibe to audiences across the world, but also for promoting social issues through his extensive humanitarian work.
A new social media campaign hopes to harness the power of celebrities and a Bob Marley song to help bring awareness to the thousands suffering from the famine in the Horn of Africa.
CNN's Errol Barnett travels with the first UNHCR airlifed aid into Mogadishu, Somalia, in five years.
The singer says people are making "wrong conclusions" about her sixth baby's dad
Baby Boy Marley was born Sunday night, according to reports
A few years ago, I had an African-American woman in her early 30s come to see me for a rash on her legs. I looked at her feet and saw an irregular, jet-black mole on her heel. I was immediately concerned and asked how long this mole had been there.
Internet procrastinators got a second day to improvise virtual guitar tunes, thanks to the popularity of Google's homepage guitar logo.
Abraham Selassie Robert Nesta is the third child for the singer-songwriter and his wife
The votes are in and Michael Jackson is your number one global music icon.
She may be small in stature, but the soulful voice of singer Nneka Egbuna is anything but.
From Brad Paisley to Bob Marley, the Jonas Brothers and other stars give picks for their dream outside jam
The former first daughter talks about family time at their Crawford ranch
In the immortal words of market sage Alice Cooper, school's out for summer. School's out forever. But don't tell that to Wall Street.
Is reggae superstar Bob Marley bigger than Jesus? That's debatable, but the music legend who died 28 years ago is about to challenge Elvis Presley and Michael Jackson for the title of richest dead celebrity.
The FDIC deposit fund is running out of money. The dollar continues to look like a 97-pound weakling against the euro and gold is above $1,000 an ounce.
When I was 5, my parents went to a conference on Hilton Head Island and let me tag along, leaving my brothers landlocked in central Mississippi. Two memories stand out from my first encounter with the watery majesty of this Southern icon.
African music artist Baaba Maal on why he was born to sing; how he has inspired the next generation.
"I believe that I was born to sing, because since I was five years old, music was calling me." -- Baaba Maal
The CMA-nominated singer shares the stage with The Wailers in a last-minute gig
Elvis Presley may have left the building three decades ago, but he raked in more money last year than many living titans of the music industry
Video games, beaches, and Bob Marley may influence the newborn's unusual moniker
The Knowles gals boogie with Ludacris and Ne-Yo as DJ Samantha Ronson spins
NEW YORK -- By the time the night sky cleared over Icahn Stadium on Randall's Island and the 43-minute-long thunderstorm rolled eastward Saturday night, Jamaican Usain Bolt stepped into his starting blocks, weathered a false start and added a dash of lightning.
'American Idol' contestant Jason Castro is the latest wannabe to get the boot.
The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation meeting in Delhi hopes to ditch its reputation as a sleepy diplomatic gabfest with a summit of the region's hottest musical acts
A side effect to today's fractured, tumultuous music industry is the fluctuating meaning of the greatest-hits album.
Thanks to a gay rights veteran, artists whose lyrics advocate gay bashing
are pledging respect to homosexuals
A name in a clay tablet appears to buttress the historical accuracy of the Biblical text
Essay: When resorts are tailored to comfort tourists by offering familiar experiences, it can be hard to remember just where you are
With golden beaches, misty mountains and russet sunsets, Jamaica is a postcard perfect paradise born out of the blood, sweat and tears of slavery and colonialism. Thousands of holidaymakers flock to the Caribbean island every year to soak up a laid back lifestyle sold on the seductive beats of dread locked reggae legend Bob Marley. But behind the rumbling bass lines and the scented smoke of ever-present marijuana reefers, Jamaica is still a country coming to terms with its difficult past. Gun and knife-wielding gangs make parts of the capital Kingston a no-go area, with high poverty levels creating a desperate underworld of hustlers and criminals who often target tourists. These troubles, however, nurture a vibrant music scene that allows Jamaica to punch way beyond its weight, exporting fresh new hip-hop and dance hall sounds - alongside regular reggae - to a world thirsty for its tropical beats. Mobile sound systems carry the rhythms of Kingston's newest artists onto the streets, where those visitors wh
A British judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Bob Marley's bass guitarist Aston "Family Man" Barrett for a multimillion-pound slice of the late reggae legend's royalties.
Q & A: Sean Paulupdated: Wed Mar 29 2006 10:43:00
The Scene meets dancehall star Sean Paul in Kingston, Jamaica and hears about Bob Marley's enduring musical influence on the Caribbean island.
What makes great music great? The late Clash singer Joe Strummer once offered a theory about what doesn't: ''It ain't about playing the right f---ing chord, for a start,'' quoth Saint Joe, making the point that passion trumps technical perfection.
Sean Paulupdated: Mon Mar 06 2006 11:11:00
Dancehall star Sean Paul has been making music for a decade, but it was his 2002 "Dutty Rock" album that took his sound beyond the Caribbean to an international audience, setting him on his way to becoming Jamaica's most popular musical export since Bob Marley.
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