Boomshots

Category: Outernational

Crossover and outside of core

  • WATCH THIS: Kes The Band Live in NYC

    Rising Soca Stars Rock With David Rudder and Tessanne Chin

    Kes The Band is the future of soca music. This Friday they brought their infectiously forward-thinking brand of soca fusion to the Best Buy Theater in Times Square and Boomshots was there. They might not have won this year’s Soca Monarch or Road March competitions, but do they look bothered? “When we feel to do the music, we do what we feel to do,” said lead singer Kes to the ecstatic flag-waving capacity crowd. “We do soca, pop, rock, reggae—it doesn’t matter.” You can’t put these brothers in a box. They’re all about winning some Grammys—and making the massive get “Wotless.” They’ve also got three of the flyest dancers on the planet.  Let’s go to the video tape… (more…)

  • HEAR THIS: Mavado “Soulja Girl”

    Brand New Gully Gaad For The Girls—”She’s The One I Bust My K With”

    “I’m her Romeo, she’s my Juliet,” Mavado sings on this exclusive leak from his DJ Khaled project. Soaring vocals, epic echo and a touch of steel drum synths—voila! Something sweet and smooth for the ladies. And of course a true Soulja Girl holds her man down in good times and bad. (more…)

  • Reasoning With Monty Alexander

    The Grammy-Nominated Jamaican Jazz Master Nices Up The Blue Note

    With 50 years of making music and some 70 records under his belt, the Jamaican-born and world-renowned pianist Monty Alexander has finally received his first Grammy nomination. His live album Harlem-Kingston Express got the nod for the Best Reggae Album this year. Alexander is considered a first-rate pianist in international jazz circles, yet he got his start sitting in with mento bands on accordion, or recording for Coxsone Dodd and Randy Chin. He went on to play with Dizzy Gillespie, record with Quincy Jones, and accompany Frank Sinatra when he passed through Jilly’s on West 52nd Street. In other words—Monty bust big a farin’. Yet instead of turning his back on the Jamaican music that shaped him, he took it back to the foundation and found ways to blend the two with one sound coming through pure and true. That’s just what Monty has been doing during his two-week residency at NYC’s Blue Note, inviting 50 years’ worth of friends from the worlds of jazz and reggae to jam side by side, giving his lucky listeners “The Full Monty.”
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  • HEAR THIS: Rihanna Birthday Dubplate Mix

    DJ Max Glazer Flings Down Some Dubplate Specials For RiRi’s Bornday
    Today is Rihanna’s 24th birthday, and wherever she is right now, we’ve got a feeling she’s celebrating inna fine style. Of course Rihanna’s not just one of the world’s biggest pop stars, she’s also a massive reggae fan. No wonder she chose DJ Max Glazer of Federation Sound as her touring selector for the first three years of her career. In fact she still calls on Max to fling down selections at special events—like, say her birthday party…. (more…)

  • HEAR THIS: Damian Marley “Affairs Of The Heart”

    Junior Gong Sings About A Love So Real It’s Life-Saving

    The song that Damian Marley just dropped today is not your typical Valentine’s Day fare. No hearts, flowers, candy, or romantic cliches on this one. It’s a song about real people living real lives and finding a way to keep love alive despite all the challenges and distractions of life.

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  • House Of Marley’s Bag Of Rhythm

    The Ultimate Booming System For Your iPod Is Boomshots Approved

    You already know House of Marley headphones are putting Beats By Dre to shame with their superior sound quality, rootsy design, and overall Irie-ness. Now H.o.M. is changing the game again with this rough & rugged iPod dock packaged in a military green shoulder bag that would be suitable for transporting copious amounts of fragrant vegetation—if it weren’t already full up of tunes! They call it the Bag of Rhythm. (Cool name—What genius thought of that?) (more…)

  • Tune In To Radio Lily

    Webcasting Live From NYC 2 The World

    Tune In To Radio Lily, broadcasting live for the first time today. (more…)

  • DOWNLOAD: Cris Cab ft. Wyclef & Mavado “Rihanna’s Gun”

    Brand New Musical Shot From The Big Bad Echo Boom Mixtape

    Cris Cab is a Cuban youth from Miami who’s been driving girls wild with his easy breezy sun-kissed love songs. He showed his versatility with a reggae-flavored acoustic version of Wiz Khalifa’s “Black and Yellow.” His talent eventually caught the attention of bigger heads like Pharrell and Wyclef, and now he’s just blessed us with a next-level tune called “Rihanna’s Gun” featuring Clef and the Gully Gaad. Musical shot called “Rihanna’s Gun.” Ready. Aim.

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  • David Rodigan Receives Royal Honor

    Reggae Radio Legend To Join “Most Excellent Order Of British Empire”

    Congratulations to David Rodigan, the legendary UK radio personality who will receive a royal order of chivalry, becoming a member of the “Most Excellent Order of the British Empire” for his contributions to broadcasting. Rodigan has represented all forms of reggae music on British airwaves and beyond for over 30 years—from programs on BBC Radio and on KISS FM to countless sound clashes all over the world. No word yet whether Mr. Ram Jam will receive his honor personally from the Queen, but he’s sure to think of her next time he dips in the box and draws for this one. Dub it with your majesty… Ya know? (more…)

  • HEAR THIS: Toni Braxton & Shaggy “Xmas In Jamaica” + “Jamaican Drummer Boy” & 3 More Rappa-Pam-Pams

    What Is The Meaning Of Rappa Pam Pam???

    Mr. Boombastic must really love Christmas. Ten years ago he gave us “Christmas In Jamaica“ with Toni Braxton. Was that Toni whispering something about “Sex on the beach?” (more…)

  • Tivoli Gardens Massacre Was Caught On Tape

    Official Documents Reveal U.S. Spy Plane Was “Filming Continuously”

    An article in The New Yorker magazine titled “A Massacre In Jamaica,” states that an American spy plane monitored the incursion into Tivoli Gardens on May 24, 2010—a failed attempt to capture Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke, the Tivoli don facing drug and weapons charges in the U.S. At least 74 people were killed during the joint police/military operation. (more…)

  • WATCH THIS: Gappy Ranks “Me No Ready Fi Die Yet” Video

    The UK DJ Wants To Live Till He’s Old And Grey, OK?

    In case you never know, Gappy Ranks is not a puss, he don’t carry nine lives. Big bad reality tune on Push A Yute Music’s Pree Dem Riddim. More life we say. (more…)