John Masouri

This month's Echoes, the last of the year, has my tribute to the late, great Jimmy Cliff; a feature on Naya Rockers and a Round-Up Of The Year looking back on the highs and lows of 2025. It was a tumultous year for the music in so many ways, culminating in the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa and the sterling efforts to raise funds for the island's reconstruction.

Garage to Stadiums is a podcast for true music fans — the ones who want more than just headlines and hype. This show is for listeners who care about the full story behind the artists: their childhoods, musical influences, early gigs, personal battles, journey to stadium-level fame and the drama in between. This particular edition is devoted to Bob Marley, and draws heavily upon material included in my book Simmer Down: Marley-Tosh-Livingston, published by Jook Joint Press.

There were so many highlights from my recent trip to the Rototom Sunsplash in Benicassim, Spain to savour, but meeting Marcia Griffiths...

Hollie Cook is this month's cover star. Grateful thanks to her and Lila Ike for giving up their time and making both these features...

I feel very honoured that a chapter from one of my books has been chosen for inclusion in Omnibus@50 - a new anthology commemorating the...