BACKAYARD Magazine

"The Story Behind Major Lazer (the Jamaican Commando)

Major Lazer is a Jamaican commando who lost his arm in the secret Zombie War of 1984. The US military rescued him and repurposed experimental lazers as prosthetic limbs. Since then Major Lazer has been a hired renegade soldier for a rogue government operating in secrecy underneath the watch of M5 and the CIA. His cover is that of a dancehall night club owner from Trinidad and he enlisted the help of long-time allies and uber-producers, Diplo and Switch, to produce his first LP. His true mission is to protect the world from the dark forces of evil that live just under the surface of a civilized society. He fights vampires and various monsters, parties hard, and has a rocket powered skateboard. Source: getrightmusic.com
Mishka NYC "Keep Watch" Brand teams up with Major Lazer

The Mishka NYC which has released 9 mixtapes in less than a year have teamed up with Major Lazer (super producers Diplo and Switch) to compile the tenth installment of the company's mixtape series "Keep Watch Vol. X: Major Lazer!" . To coincide with the launch of the mixtape Mishka has also released a Major Lazer tee designed by Skinny Digital. To download the mixtape visit http://www.mediafire.com/?cwjwj1q5yny. To purchase the t-shirt (which is exclusively available online) check out http://www.mishkanyc.com/category/online-exclusive-t-shirts.
Mavado Covers XLR8R Magazine

David Constantine Brooks aka dancehall artiste Mavado is on the cover of the latest issue of US based XLR8R Magazine.
Click the following link to view and download the current issue.
http://media.xlr8r.com/files/magazine/pdf/XLR8R_127.pdf
Protoje - 'Wrong Side Of The Law'

KINGSTON, JAMAICA – Breakout artiste, Protoje, who has just returned to Jamaica from his performances in the United Kingdom, recently leaked his latest single on the streets. The track, titled ‘Wrong Side Of The Law,’ is expected to make the cut for his thirteen-track album, The Seven Year Itch.

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Young & Fresh Reggae Sound for Toni Braxton's Next Album

Toni Braxton has revealed that she will be mixing her classic "baby making music" with reggae to produce a younger sound for her upcoming album. To achieve this the R&B singer sought to include collaborations with popular international reggae/ dancehall acts Sean Paul and Shaggy. A new single featuring those two is set to be released next month.
Marley Coffee

Marley Coffee (www.marleycoffee.com) is pleased announce that it has opened up its Los Angeles distribution center for US customers. It was only 3 weeks ago that Rohan Marley son of the late Bob Marley launched the company’s Canadian operations for its Canadian and international customers.

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Reggae Gold 2009

Well, once again VP Records has delivered the goods on what annually is the most anticipated reggae based releases: Reggae Gold 2009. As usual Reggae Gold is a fine compilation of last year’s and some of this year’s greatest hits from dancehall and reggae’s biggest artistes from Movado to Sean Paul and with special appearances from R & B artistes such as Jazmine Sullivan and Estelle.

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