“Learning to Swim,” the track that kicks off the new Skints album Swimming Lessons, starts off innocently with a sunny lovers rock feel: a light reggae beat, gentle piano riffs and singer Marcia Richards’ raspy yet cheerful vocals referring back to the swimming lessons of her childhood.… Read More
Everyone gets fired up when one of their favorite bands is set to release a new album. That emotion is magnified exponentially when said band hasn’t put out new music in eight years. Case in point: The Aggrolites.
For the uninitiated, The Aggrolites were founded in 2002 by singer Jesse Wagner and keyboardist Roger Rivas to back reggae legend Derrick Morgan for some live performances as well as to record music for a new album.… Read More
The new single from Cleveland-based reggae/funk/hip-hop ragers Tropidelic is here! Entitled “Bad One”, this infectious new tune is anything but. Available on all digital sites Friday April 26th, we are stoked to premiere this song a day early. If listening ignites a wild internal fire that only more fresh Tropidelic music can quench, not to worry!… Read More
CHUNE ALERT!
Reggae royalty Jah Cure coming with a sultry shout out to the passionate love affair so many of us share with the one and only mind freeing plant, Marijuana. Why do we love it? Why do we need it?… Read More
Back in December of 2017, we published a Throwback Thursday article about Give Thanks, the one and only album from Skadanks, a New York City reggae band popular during the 90s. The lead singer of this band, Rocker-T, eventually relocated to northern California and went on to have a long and successful solo career.… Read More
This May marks the 10th anniversary of the Cali Roots Festival in Monterey, with a massive lineup including Rootfire artists Steel Pulse, The Movement, and The Elovaters alongside headliners Rebelution, Slightly Stoopid, Stick Figure, Dirty Heads, SOJA, and more.… Read More
