As the demise of The Beat magazine was reported, just a couple of days ago, I have now just learned that a new magazine, with offices in Europe, is born.
The Magazine in question is called Irie Up and will be a bimonthly publication that promises to be “devoted to all kinds of roots reggae and dub, instrumental to digital to vocal... from Brazil to China and the magazine is produced by people involved in soundsystems around the world”
The first issue features an interview with Jamaican veteran Calman Scott and an interview with UK sound system King Earthquake.
Irie Up #1 also features an article about Paris records stores, photo stories from University of Dub (UK) and Dub Station (France), reggae news from Poland, Germany, Italy, Croatia, Brazil, New Zealand, Russia, Holland, Ireland and the UK, reviews, soundman stories and an article about Haile Selassie in Washington DC. There's a history of dub in Berlin since the fall of the wall, and many smaller articles covering history of reggae in Croatia, Italy and Brazil.
I haven't read the magazine myself yet, but will be putting my order in soon, so watch this space for comment.
For more information about the distribution of Irie Up, check out their website
For more information about the distribution of Irie Up, check out their website
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