Irene Van Dyk

Good Morning to our BlackRadioIsBack.com and the FuseBox Radio Broadcast classic Roots & Dancehall Reggae Music Lovers & Groovers (& as always, just Black Music Lovers overall)! We have another brand new podcast from the Highlanda Sound System family(consisting of Atlanta's Dancehall & Roots Reggae Music Scene's selectors PEC, Kahlil Wonda, and Crisis) that's focuses on some dope old school Reggae music for your ears, feet, calm mental state & whatnot. Download and listen to the new mix representing one of the many sections of some quality Black Radio vibes below and let us know what you think! :) Powered by Podbean.com Reggae Vault ... Read Full Story

The great electronic music debate Deanna Rilling Fri, Nov 6, 2009 (7:15 p.m.) There’s a whole world of electronic music out there… good luck classifying it. flickr.com “You wanna go check out DJ so-and-so on Friday?” “What kinda music do they spin?” “Uh… electronic music?” “Duh, but what? House? Trance? Breaks?” “Well, house… kinda. But some tracks are trance-y. Occasionally there’s some cool blends or ‘mash-ups.’ Crap. I don’t know. Just go with me, okay?” Genres. Friggin’ genres. Classifications are one of the biggest pains in my ass when it comes to electronic music. Unless you’re a super fan or very particular producer/DJ, the ... Read Full Story

I spent this Halloween in New York City , which put me in the position of having to make some difficult decisions…like where to go out! There were so many great events going down in the city, I felt like a kid in a candy store…in just one night, there were performances by Danny T , Above and Beyond , Craig Richards , Mr. C , and countless other tight DJs. After carefully weighing my options, I decided to spend Halloween night checking out Paco Osuna’s Extended Halloween Set at Love . I must admit I was thoroughly pleased with this event! While I ... Read Full Story

Documentary film .Jamaica 2008. Bounty Killa, Ninja Man, Beenie Man, Movado, Busy Signal, Deva Bratt, Bascon X, Gyptian, Foota Hype, Teflon, Munga, Vybz Kartel, The Twin of twins, D'Angel 1 Stimmen Read Full Story

Missy Elliott was expected to release her long awaited seventh studio album, Block Party after the tracks “Ching-A-Ling” and “Shake Your Pom Pom” dropped at the top of last year; however, she has recently revealed that the album will debut in January of 2010. The Pharrell Williams-produced, “Put It On Ya,” featuring "teen president", Teyana Taylor (also of Williams' label) is speculated to be one of the tracks from the album. Taylor was supposed to release her debut project earlier this year, following the release of her single, "Google Me". Although we've seen her on a number of other projects and featured in quite ... Read Full Story