When a DJ opens his liner notes with a shout out of thanks to his mom and dad, you know he's on some different trip. In a music genre that is all about the DJ-as-God, that is about excess of sex, clubs, drugs, and power, it's unusual to find someone who seeks to uplift and feed the soul. Well, DJ Jaspa
is onto some different stuff.
By Mark KirbyRebel Region is ringing off the hook with a fresh sound. Like reggae, but not. Like dance hall but not. It's a sound that is distinctly Caribbean, but from where? Mason, a prime mover of Rebel Region music is as vibrant and as unexpected as his home - Barbados. This island is not nearly as present and influential as it is far away Caribbean
neighbour, Jamaica. There are points of contact between the two: the use of soca, dancehall, roots reggae, and the influence of American music, i.e., hip hop. But being not of Jamaica perhaps allows for more diversity than current Jamaican music produces.
Willie Nelson & Friends: Outlaws And Angels All Star Concert
Eagle Rock Entertainment presents the legendary Willie Nelson for the first time on DVD in the all-star concert Willie Nelson & Friends- Outlaws And Angels.
Recorded in May of 2004 at the Wiltern Theater in Los Angeles and hosted by famed actor James Caan, the star studded lineup of Outlaws And Angels includes performances by Kid Rock, Keith Richards, Bob Dylan, Carole King, Toby Keith, Shelby Lynne, Merle Haggard, Lee Ann Womack and many others.
By Ben Ohmart, When trance meets soundtrack, a Glideascope occurs, that child of a happy home which has the unique ability to run and play in the street while at the same time sitting comfortably and listening to Handel without the aid of a record player.
DJ Jaspa: Music, Life and Inspiration 
By Mark Kirby
