{"id":3786,"date":"2011-07-29T16:43:35","date_gmt":"2011-07-29T16:43:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shaggy.v3x.biz\/journal\/?p=3786"},"modified":"2011-07-29T21:00:41","modified_gmt":"2011-07-29T21:00:41","slug":"shaggy-at-merah-london-tonight-upcoming-and-new-uk-interviews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shaggy.v3x.biz\/journal\/?p=3786","title":{"rendered":"Upcoming and new UK interviews"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><big>Shaggy NOT at Merah Club, London tonight<\/big><\/b><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/direalshaggy\" target=\"_blank\">Shaggy<\/a> tweeted: &#8220;I will not be at that Club in London that is advertising me for tonight. You can see me Sunday at the One Love Peace Festival, Wembley Arena&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><b><big>Shaggy with Westwood on BBC Radio 1Xtra (today 6 P.M.)<\/big><\/b><br \/>\nShaggy will join Vis (in for Westwood) to count down the 6@6 GMT+1 on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/b012qs8m\" target=\"_blank\">BBC Radio 1Xtra<\/a>! Tune in! And check the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/1xtra\/webcam\/webcam1\/?onair\" target=\"_blank\">1Xtra webcam<\/a> as well!<\/p>\n<p><b><big>Shaggy&#8217;s Top 10 on BBC Radio 1 &#038; 1Xtra (July 31)<\/big><\/b><br \/>\nBBC Radio 1 and Radio 1Xtra will broadcast <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/b00yycqq\" target=\"_blank\">Shaggy&#8217;s Top 10<\/a> on BBC Radio 1Xtra and BBC Radio 1 at 5 A.M. GMT+1 on Sunday, July 31! Shaggy is performing at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.onelovepeacefestival.com\" target=\"_blank\">One Love Peace Festival<\/a> at the Wembley Arena in London later that day. Tune in! <\/p>\n<p><b><big>Shaggy on Choice FM<\/big><\/b><br \/>\nShaggy was on Choice FM with Max and Kojo this morning and the interview was great fun! Here&#8217;s a photo of <a href=\"http:\/\/twitpic.com\/5xldzu\">Shaggy and Max<\/a>! And one of <a href=\"http:\/\/lockerz.com\/s\/124654840\" target=\"_blank\">Shaggy and Kojo<\/a>! Haven&#8217;t heard the interview yet or wanna listen again? We got you covered, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.choice-fm.co.uk\/shows\/breakfast\/breakfast-blog\/The_Breakfast_Podcast_Episode_2\" target=\"_blank\">listen<\/a> to part of the interview again on the Choice FM Breakfast podcast!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/twitpic.com\/5xldzu\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"http:\/\/shaggy.v3x.biz\/images\/maxshaggy.jpg\" alt=\"Max and Shaggy at the Choice FM Breakfast show in London UK interview\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/lockerz.com\/s\/124654840\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"http:\/\/shaggy.v3x.biz\/images\/kojoshaggy.jpeg\" alt=\"Kojo and Shaggy at Choice FM studio London UK\" hspace=\"10\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<b><big>Shaggy on Daybreak on ITV<\/big><\/b><br \/>\nShaggy joined Dan and Kate to talk about his performance at Sunday&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.onelovepeacefestival.com\" target=\"_blank\">One Love Peace Festival<\/a> at the Wembley Arena in London. UK: watch the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.itv.com\/daybreak\/entertainment\/music\/mr-boombastic-shaggy\" target=\"_blank\">interview video<\/a> online!<\/p>\n<p><b><big>Heatwave Shaggy interview: music, One Love Peace Festival and more<\/big><\/b><br \/>\nLoukia C interviewed Shaggy for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theheatwave.co.uk\/blog\/item\/shaggy-was-it-you-or-na\/\" target=\"_blank\">Heatwave<\/a> ahead of his concert at the One Love Peace Festival on July 31. Was it Shaggy or not? How has Shaggy&#8217;s music evolved and what&#8217;s the importance of cross-over music? How did Bob Marley&#8217;s music influence Shaggy? What can people expect from the One Love Peace Festival? Read the answers and much more in the Heatwave <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theheatwave.co.uk\/blog\/item\/shaggy-was-it-you-or-na\/\" target=\"_blank\">interview<\/a>!<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>We&#8217;re looking forward to having you here in the UK, are you looking forward to performing?<br \/>\n&#8220;Absolutely! It&#8217;s been about five years since I have been here and actually done a concert in the UK. So you know, Wembley Arena is a fitting venue for the occasion and I think and the occasion is fitting as it&#8217;s for a good cause. The best way to stop violence is through music: the celebration of music is a celebration of peace, love and harmony.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As you mentioned, the One Love festival is supporting a campaign against gun and knife crime. Is this something you feel strongly about?<br \/>\n&#8220;Well there&#8217;s always been an issue about these things in dancehall and West Indian culture in itself, so yes. A lot of people have thought of dancehall as the music of violence and guns and homophobia. But I remember when reggae music was the music of sun, fun, peace, love and weed; you know what I mean? <\/p>\n<p>Is it important to cross over?<br \/>\nAbsolutely! We have to engage with it. When a hip hop artist goes on tour you see all these big sponsors for them but this doesn&#8217;t happen for reggae artists. We need to get a level of consumerism for reggae music.<\/p>\n<p>And your new album Summer In Kingston &#8211; what was the stimulation for that?<br \/>\nYou&#8217;re going to love it and you&#8217;re going to live with it. It&#8217;s a real feel good album. It&#8217;s only got eight tracks and will only be released digitally.<\/p>\n<p>The first single, Sugarcane, is a catchy little number&#8230;<br \/>\nYes! It&#8217;s that cheeky, tongue in cheek, ambiguous type of song with a comedic undertone, which is true of Shaggy. When you listen to it it&#8217;s uplifting &#8211; it&#8217;s feel good music. It&#8217;s a new Shaggy, with a new vibe.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><b><Big>Shaggy supports new mentoring system<\/big><\/b><br \/>\nShaggy and the mayor of London, Boris Johnson, are teaming up to launch a new mentoring system, to encourage more Londoners to become mentors, at City Hall at 9.30 AM today!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/shaggy.v3x.biz\/journal\/?p=3737\" title=\"More UK Shaggy interviews\">More UK Shaggy interviews<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shaggy NOT at Merah Club, London tonight Shaggy tweeted: &#8220;I will not be at that Club in London that is advertising me for tonight. You can see me Sunday at the One Love Peace Festival, Wembley Arena&#8221; Shaggy with Westwood on BBC Radio 1Xtra (today 6 P.M.) 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