On a warm evening last month, inside a cluster of nondescript office spaces south of Miami, a rehearsal studio with a giant lion’s head painted in red, green, and gold on the concrete-block wall hums with activity. Long after the businesses surrounding them have shut down for the day, Stephen “Ragga” Marley and Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley are putting their band through its paces, tuning up for the Traffic Jam tour, which will be crisscrossing the U.S. and Canada through Mar. 30.
“Practice make perfect,” Damian, 45, says during a break in the session.
“Practice make perfect,” Damian, 45, says during a break in the session.
- 3/2/2024
- by Reshma B
- Rollingstone.com
Nearly six months after Jo Mersa Marley died at age 31, the Miami-Dade Medical Examiner’s Office has released new details about what led to his unexpected death.
Marley died of “acute asthma exacerbation” after being infected with rhinovirus or enterovirus, which often presents as symptoms for the common cold, according to new documents obtained by Rolling Stone.
The report states that Marley, grandson of Bob Marley and son of Stephen Marley, was found “unresponsive” in the parking lot of a Ross Dress for Less inside his vehicle on Dec. 26, 2022. The...
Marley died of “acute asthma exacerbation” after being infected with rhinovirus or enterovirus, which often presents as symptoms for the common cold, according to new documents obtained by Rolling Stone.
The report states that Marley, grandson of Bob Marley and son of Stephen Marley, was found “unresponsive” in the parking lot of a Ross Dress for Less inside his vehicle on Dec. 26, 2022. The...
- 6/26/2023
- by Tomás Mier
- Rollingstone.com
Jo Mersa Marley, the grandson of Bob Marley, has died at 31 years old according to a spokesperson for the musician.
According to Wzpp Radio in Miami, Jo was found dead in his car in Miami and may have died from an asthma attack, but an official cause of death has yet to be confirmed.
The son of Stephen Marley, Jo was born in Kingston, Jamaica to a legendary music family that has provided decades of reggae music and a long-lasting impact on the music industry. His uncles are musician Ziggy Marley and DJ Damian “Jr Gong” Marley.
Jo is survived by his wife Qiara and his daughter Sunshine.
Fans have taken to social media with an outpouring of love for the late musician. Andrew Holness, the Prime Minister of Jamaica, tweeted his condolences to the Marley family.
“My heartfelt sympathies to Joseph’s friends and associates and to the Reggae music fraternity and fans everywhere,...
According to Wzpp Radio in Miami, Jo was found dead in his car in Miami and may have died from an asthma attack, but an official cause of death has yet to be confirmed.
The son of Stephen Marley, Jo was born in Kingston, Jamaica to a legendary music family that has provided decades of reggae music and a long-lasting impact on the music industry. His uncles are musician Ziggy Marley and DJ Damian “Jr Gong” Marley.
Jo is survived by his wife Qiara and his daughter Sunshine.
Fans have taken to social media with an outpouring of love for the late musician. Andrew Holness, the Prime Minister of Jamaica, tweeted his condolences to the Marley family.
“My heartfelt sympathies to Joseph’s friends and associates and to the Reggae music fraternity and fans everywhere,...
- 12/30/2022
- by Miranda Dipaolo
- Uinterview
Italian director Ruggero Deodato has died at 83 years old, according to industry figures.
The horror film director and screenwriter was nicknamed “Monsieur Cannibal” after his 1980 found-footage film Cannibal Holocaust gained notoriety.
Deodato’s reported death has been mourned by his contemporary Sergio Martino, director of films such as All the Colors of the Dark (1972) and Torso (1973).
In Italian, Martino wrote on Facebook: “I just found out that Ruggero Deodato passed away. With him, I shared a wonderful season of cinema.
“We basically started together on a parallel path that in these years of reevaluation of our cinema has ‘goliardically’ taken us around the world together. Goodbye Ruggero!”
Similarly, director and writer Lorenzo Lombardi paid tribute to Deodato.
The In the Market (2009) director wrote on Facebook: “Today is a sad day. A great master of cinema leaves us. A friend who gave me advice and anecdotes. Thank you for everything.
The horror film director and screenwriter was nicknamed “Monsieur Cannibal” after his 1980 found-footage film Cannibal Holocaust gained notoriety.
Deodato’s reported death has been mourned by his contemporary Sergio Martino, director of films such as All the Colors of the Dark (1972) and Torso (1973).
In Italian, Martino wrote on Facebook: “I just found out that Ruggero Deodato passed away. With him, I shared a wonderful season of cinema.
“We basically started together on a parallel path that in these years of reevaluation of our cinema has ‘goliardically’ taken us around the world together. Goodbye Ruggero!”
Similarly, director and writer Lorenzo Lombardi paid tribute to Deodato.
The In the Market (2009) director wrote on Facebook: “Today is a sad day. A great master of cinema leaves us. A friend who gave me advice and anecdotes. Thank you for everything.
- 12/29/2022
- by Annabel Nugent and Nicole Vassell
- The Independent - Film
Courtney Love has said that she’s only ever known two “true musical geniuses”.
In a new interview, Love insisted that Lana Del Rey and her late husband, Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain, are the “only two true musical geniuses” she’s ever known.
The 58-year-old singer explained: “And by that I mean they can Spielberg anything.”
The former Hole frontwoman went on to compare the two musicians.
“[Lana’s] a genius, too. She’s got the integrity that Kurt had. The only two people I know that I can say [that about]… By the way, Stipe? Bono? Yes, these are people that I know and love..”
“But Lana? She’s got a magic thing. And she’s not even f****d up!” Love said in the latest episode of the Wtf With Marc Maron podcast.
Love claimed that she introduced Del Rey, 37, to the music of Joni Mitchell.
“She described a record she wanted to make to me,...
In a new interview, Love insisted that Lana Del Rey and her late husband, Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain, are the “only two true musical geniuses” she’s ever known.
The 58-year-old singer explained: “And by that I mean they can Spielberg anything.”
The former Hole frontwoman went on to compare the two musicians.
“[Lana’s] a genius, too. She’s got the integrity that Kurt had. The only two people I know that I can say [that about]… By the way, Stipe? Bono? Yes, these are people that I know and love..”
“But Lana? She’s got a magic thing. And she’s not even f****d up!” Love said in the latest episode of the Wtf With Marc Maron podcast.
Love claimed that she introduced Del Rey, 37, to the music of Joni Mitchell.
“She described a record she wanted to make to me,...
- 12/28/2022
- by Ellie Muir
- The Independent - Music
The actor and comedian John Bird has died aged 86.
Bird died peacefully on Christmas Eve, his representatives have confirmed.
Following news of his death, fellow comedian Rory Bremner paid tribute to “one of the greatest satirists”.
Together with the late John Fortune, Bird and Remner made up the trio of the TV series Bremner, Bird and Fortune.
The satirical show ran between 1999 and 2009. Across its 16 seasons, it was nominated for numerous Bafta TV Awards.
In the Sixties, Bird was part of the satire boom. He appeared reguarly in shows such as BBC’s That Was The Week That Was, which was presented by David Frost, and was one of the first BBC programmes to mock politicians.
The Nottingham-born comedian’s death follows almost nine years to the day after his co-star Fortune died at 74 years old (on New Year’s Eve 2013).
In a 2004 appearance on Desert Island Discs, Fortune described...
Bird died peacefully on Christmas Eve, his representatives have confirmed.
Following news of his death, fellow comedian Rory Bremner paid tribute to “one of the greatest satirists”.
Together with the late John Fortune, Bird and Remner made up the trio of the TV series Bremner, Bird and Fortune.
The satirical show ran between 1999 and 2009. Across its 16 seasons, it was nominated for numerous Bafta TV Awards.
In the Sixties, Bird was part of the satire boom. He appeared reguarly in shows such as BBC’s That Was The Week That Was, which was presented by David Frost, and was one of the first BBC programmes to mock politicians.
The Nottingham-born comedian’s death follows almost nine years to the day after his co-star Fortune died at 74 years old (on New Year’s Eve 2013).
In a 2004 appearance on Desert Island Discs, Fortune described...
- 12/28/2022
- by Annabel Nugent
- The Independent - TV
Bob Marley‘s grandson, Jo Mersa Marley, has died at 31 years old, a rep for the musician confirmed to Rolling Stone on Tuesday. His cause of death has not yet been released.
Born into reggae music royalty, Jo is the grandson of Bob Marley and son of Stephen Marley, whose impact on the genre and the music industry as a whole has spanned decades. Other notable members of the Marley family include Ziggy, Sharon and Cedella Marley.
Since the news of Jo’s death, the Prime Minister of Jamaica Andrew Holness took to Twitter to share his condolences, writing, “My heartfelt sympathies to Joseph’s friends and associates and to the Reggae music fraternity and fans everywhere.”
This is truly sad news; sending strength to the Marley family at this time.
Repost/video credit @Babsy_grange :
I am deeply saddened by the news that artiste Joseph Marley, son of Reggae star,...
Born into reggae music royalty, Jo is the grandson of Bob Marley and son of Stephen Marley, whose impact on the genre and the music industry as a whole has spanned decades. Other notable members of the Marley family include Ziggy, Sharon and Cedella Marley.
Since the news of Jo’s death, the Prime Minister of Jamaica Andrew Holness took to Twitter to share his condolences, writing, “My heartfelt sympathies to Joseph’s friends and associates and to the Reggae music fraternity and fans everywhere.”
This is truly sad news; sending strength to the Marley family at this time.
Repost/video credit @Babsy_grange :
I am deeply saddened by the news that artiste Joseph Marley, son of Reggae star,...
- 12/28/2022
- by Becca Longmire
- ET Canada
Despite all the buzz surrounding Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, the film has failed to break into Netflix’s illustrious film club.
Rian Johnson’s sequel to his 2019 murder mystery film has proven to be a hit among audiences, with the film receiving mostly favourable reviews.
Glass Onion was released on Netflix on 23 December. It streamed 82.1 million hours in the first three days, the streaming service announced on Tuesday (27 December).
This figure makes Glass Onion the streaming giant’s sixth biggest film debut, narrowly missing out on a top five position.
The film follows behind Sandra Bullock’s 2021 film The Unforgivable (85.86 million hours) and The Gray Man – starring Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans – which streamed 88.55 million hours when it was released in July this year.
The Unforgivable and The Gray Man stand at Netflix’s number five and number four debuts, respectively.
When it comes to reviews, however, both...
Rian Johnson’s sequel to his 2019 murder mystery film has proven to be a hit among audiences, with the film receiving mostly favourable reviews.
Glass Onion was released on Netflix on 23 December. It streamed 82.1 million hours in the first three days, the streaming service announced on Tuesday (27 December).
This figure makes Glass Onion the streaming giant’s sixth biggest film debut, narrowly missing out on a top five position.
The film follows behind Sandra Bullock’s 2021 film The Unforgivable (85.86 million hours) and The Gray Man – starring Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans – which streamed 88.55 million hours when it was released in July this year.
The Unforgivable and The Gray Man stand at Netflix’s number five and number four debuts, respectively.
When it comes to reviews, however, both...
- 12/28/2022
- by Annabel Nugent
- The Independent - Film
Mariah Carey has set a Spotify streaming record for the track with the most plays in a single day.
On Saturday 24 December, Carey’s 1994 festive hit, “All I Want for Christmas is You”, was streamed on the service 21.273 million times.
As it stands, that is the most times a song has been streamed on Spotify worldwide in a single 24-hour period.
Up until this recent Christmas Eve, that title was held by Adele’s 2021 comeback track “Easy On Me”, which received 19.747 million streams in a single day.
At the time of writing, Carey’s song remains at the top of the global Spotify charts, followed by Sza’s “Kill Bill”, a new release from her album, Sos.
The current third-most-streamed song of the week is another holiday classic, “Last Christmas” by Wham!.
“All I Want For Christmas is You” was released in 1994 on Carey’s Merry Christmas album. The song...
On Saturday 24 December, Carey’s 1994 festive hit, “All I Want for Christmas is You”, was streamed on the service 21.273 million times.
As it stands, that is the most times a song has been streamed on Spotify worldwide in a single 24-hour period.
Up until this recent Christmas Eve, that title was held by Adele’s 2021 comeback track “Easy On Me”, which received 19.747 million streams in a single day.
At the time of writing, Carey’s song remains at the top of the global Spotify charts, followed by Sza’s “Kill Bill”, a new release from her album, Sos.
The current third-most-streamed song of the week is another holiday classic, “Last Christmas” by Wham!.
“All I Want For Christmas is You” was released in 1994 on Carey’s Merry Christmas album. The song...
- 12/28/2022
- by Nicole Vassell
- The Independent - Music
The Traitors star Meryl Williams has said she is taunted by bullies when out in public.
Last week, Williams was crowned winner of the BBC One competition alongside fellow contestants Aaron Evans and Hannah Byschowski. The three split the £101,050 jackpot between them.
The 26-year-old is 4 ft and 2 inches tall and has achondroplasia.
Following her victory on The Traitors, Williams has described harrowing experiences that she has had to deal with on an everyday basis.
“Throughout school I was lucky and I was treated the same as everyone else, but in public I face discrimination on an everyday basis,” she told The Scottish Daily Express.
“There’s not enough awareness of my condition. I think people often see some sort of hilarity in it because often dwarfs are in pantomimes and because of the Oompa-Loompas in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.”
Williams continued: “A lot of people are taken aback. They point and laugh.
Last week, Williams was crowned winner of the BBC One competition alongside fellow contestants Aaron Evans and Hannah Byschowski. The three split the £101,050 jackpot between them.
The 26-year-old is 4 ft and 2 inches tall and has achondroplasia.
Following her victory on The Traitors, Williams has described harrowing experiences that she has had to deal with on an everyday basis.
“Throughout school I was lucky and I was treated the same as everyone else, but in public I face discrimination on an everyday basis,” she told The Scottish Daily Express.
“There’s not enough awareness of my condition. I think people often see some sort of hilarity in it because often dwarfs are in pantomimes and because of the Oompa-Loompas in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.”
Williams continued: “A lot of people are taken aback. They point and laugh.
- 12/28/2022
- by Annabel Nugent
- The Independent - TV
Edyth “Edie” Landau, producer of The David Susskind Show and Long Day’s Journey Into Night as well an executive at National Telefilm Associates, died in her home on December 24, 2022. She was 95.
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The producer was born on July 15, 1927, in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. After graduating college she moved to New York City to pursue a career in entertainment where she became an executive at National Telefilm Associates, a company run by Ely Landau, who Edie ended up marrying.
Edie became Executive Vice President of the company, overseeing the station’s original programming including the anthology drama series The Play of the Week, The Mike Wallace Show, The David Susskind Sho, and Open End.
She and...
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The producer was born on July 15, 1927, in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. After graduating college she moved to New York City to pursue a career in entertainment where she became an executive at National Telefilm Associates, a company run by Ely Landau, who Edie ended up marrying.
Edie became Executive Vice President of the company, overseeing the station’s original programming including the anthology drama series The Play of the Week, The Mike Wallace Show, The David Susskind Sho, and Open End.
She and...
- 12/28/2022
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
Joseph “Jo Mersa” Marley, son of Stephen Marley and grandson of Bob Marley, has died. He was 31.
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A representative for the late reggae artist confirmed the news to Rolling Stone on December 27. Details of the cause of death are unclear at this moment.
Marley was born on March 12, 1991, in Kingston, Jamaica. He made his debut with “My Girl” in 2010 where he collaborated with his cousin Daniel Bambaata Marley. In 2012 he released “Bad So” which was included in his EP titled “Comfortable” in 2014. His debut album titled “Eternal” would drop in 2021.
In an interview with Rolling Stone, Marley talked about growing up surrounded by a family of musicians saying,...
Related Story Hollywood & Media Deaths In 2022: Photo Gallery Related Story 'No Time To Die's Lashana Lynch To Play Bob Marley's Wife, Rita, In Paramount Biopic Related Story 'Scream' Sequel & Bob Marley Biopic Theatrical Release Dates Set By Paramount
A representative for the late reggae artist confirmed the news to Rolling Stone on December 27. Details of the cause of death are unclear at this moment.
Marley was born on March 12, 1991, in Kingston, Jamaica. He made his debut with “My Girl” in 2010 where he collaborated with his cousin Daniel Bambaata Marley. In 2012 he released “Bad So” which was included in his EP titled “Comfortable” in 2014. His debut album titled “Eternal” would drop in 2021.
In an interview with Rolling Stone, Marley talked about growing up surrounded by a family of musicians saying,...
- 12/28/2022
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
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