The Telegraph — Marlon James has written a novel and an HBO TV show inspired by the attempted murder of the reggae legend. Chris Harvey meets him more info

The Independent — Julian Marley, son of legendary reggae artist Bob Marley, is set to release a song calling for the legalisation of marijuana, 40 years after his father's former bandmate released a song with the same message. more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Perhaps more famous than Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way,” Outkast’s “Ms. Jackson” or Bob Marley’s “No Woman, No Cry” are the studios in which they were birthed: London’s Abbey Road; Atlanta’s Stankonia; and Kingston, Jamaica’s Tuf... more info

The Telegraph — Reggae singer Bob Marley died of cancer on May 11, 1981 more info

Aquarium Drunkard — 1981: With an initial bootleg soundtrack touting hits from The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd and Bob Marley, director Stephen Spaulding would later require an original score if he wished to see his underground surf film, Bali High, screened in theaters ... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — The late Vivian Jackson, better known as Yabby You, was cut from a different cloth. Though rightly considered one of the pioneers of “roots reggae,” hailed alongside Bob Marley, Culture, Dennis Brown, Burning Spear, and other Jamaican artists spe... more info

Core News — “Rodigan digs into the BBC archives to mark Bob Marley’s 70th Birthday and plays the first ever Wailers session recorded for John Peel in 1973. He plays the original session in full featuring Slave Driver, Concrete Jungle and Rasta Man Chant. The... more info

Reuters — KINGSTON (Reuters) - Jamaicans celebrate the 70th anniversary of the birth of late reggae legend Bob Marley on Friday with a jamming session at his former home and a free concert as the Caribbean island continues to wrestle over his place in its pant... more info

The Telegraph — To mark the 70th anniversary of the birth of the Jamaican singer, the Grammy Museum has officially declared February 6 as Bob Marley Day. Here are 10 little-known facts about what the man from Kingston was... more info

The Telegraph — Bob Marley's 70th birthday to be celebrated with unreleased material more info