While most of Chapel Hill was abuzz with excitement for the UNC vs. Duke game, local reggae-lovers gathered in Cat's Cradle — but certainly not for basketball. On Saturday, the lively, tucked away ...
Writer-director Steve McQueen’s five-part anthology, Small Axe, has already captivated Black cinephiles around the globe. The first two films — Mangrove and Lovers Rock — are wildly different, but ...
Steve McQueen‘s Small Axe, a series of five films about the West Indian experience in the UK in the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s, is currently airing on Amazon/BBC. The second Small Axe film, Lovers Rock, just ...
It's 5 o'clock in Little Rock on a Thursday afternoon, the start of preaching for North Little Rock native Ras Levi. His two-hour message is one of hope and love and unity, channeled through a single ...
In the most transporting scene of Steve McQueen’s “Lovers Rock,” we’re at a London house party that has just hit its smoky seductive dirty-dancing groove. It’s 1980, and most of the revelers have West ...
In this essay, writer AJ Morris explores the cultural history of Jamaican music, from reggae to dancehall, and examines how the medium works in tandem with Jamaican film as acts of protest and ...
Join us for an unforgettable night of rhythm, romance, and roots as we celebrate the official launch of the Modern Lovers Album by SING£R. Get ready to rewind time and turn up the heat as we celebrate ...