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...bumps up against Perry's scattershot sounds; British electro-DJ samplers Coldcut go head-to-head with him in an "audiovisual clash"; Chicago minimalists Tortoise let the man loose on their mixing desk; and Skin, late of Skunk Anansie, heads an all-star rendition of early songs that Bob Marley cut with Scratch - a bit of a surprise, since Perry claims to have turned his back on reggae music. But then even Perry's most fervent admirers suspect he rocketed out of our solar system some 20 years ago, fueled by a copious intake of rum, Tia Maria and marijuana...
Like its cousin the sneaker, the tracksuit came into the fashion mainstream via the street, through hip-hop and rave culture. The sweat suit became a B-boy uniform partly because disco gear did not lend itself to the gymnastics of break dancing. Another influence: music legends like Bob Marley, who adopted sweats as a uniform (and may have been drawing on the much iconized image of tracksuit-clad John Carlos and Tommie Smith giving black-power salutes at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics...
...Elvismania transcends the usual devotion to a white-hot celebrity, even one who has died before his time. Rudolph Valentino, Will Rogers, James Dean, Marilyn Monroe, Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison and Bob Marley - these stars may have left indelible niches in the hearts of their fans, but few built shrines to them. Rumors of their survival rarely blossomed into testimony of posthumous visitations. Nor did their homes become cathedral theme parks. Yet each year Graceland, Presley's residence in Memphis, welcomes more than half a million Elvisitors, and many are true believers: call them Presleyterians. Like the Christian liturgical calendar...
...very attached to reggae music,” Bazangoula said. “Bob Marley was one of his inspirations. He could identify with Bob Marley’s political message...
...martial arts scenes, which must be assembled from hours of carefully choreographed film snippets taken from multiple camera angles. "My movies aren't usually difficult," Tarantino explains as Uma Thurman strides by clutching her infant son and the crew wet-vacs some blood puddles to the wails of Bob Marley's I Shot the Sheriff. "They can be too easy. I write these meaty scenes and on the day, me and the actors, we eat 'em. And you feel great. You've just eaten a nourishing meal. But (shooting action) isn't a nourishing meal. You do all these little...