First Listen: The Slackers – “Hanging On”
The Slackers must be the most inappropriately named band within the international reggae/ska scene. While their moniker alludes to underperforming and procrastinating, as the hoodie I’m… Read More
The Slackers must be the most inappropriately named band within the international reggae/ska scene. While their moniker alludes to underperforming and procrastinating, as the hoodie I’m… Read More
HEAR ME NOW! Miami Cumbia-Dub Rockers Locos Por Juana are coming cool and correct in their new release “Children of the Light.” Celebrating reggae’s tradition of versions, this Grammy-nominated fusion group is playing on the Simply Red familiar favorite “Holding Back The Years” all the while tapping… Read More
In October 2007, I flew from Washington, DC to California to join Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad on their first ever West Coast tour. Two of the shows were with a band I had never heard of before named The Simpkin Project, from Huntington Beach, CA.… Read… Read More
Red Ninja made his debut on Rootfire, sharing an insightful article about how patience could be an antidote to the pressures that come with releasing an album. Patience is aided by confidence; when you know you have… Read More
I am sitting at a folding card table on the second floor of an old dusty barn in Marshfield, MA. This building was built in 1871 and is typically used to house 4-H Plymouth County Fair craft entries. The dust has settled deeply into the floorboards and caked itself into… Read More
Mr. Officer why did you stop me…? Lately its been difficult to imagine anyone stopping let alone slowing New Kingston down. The band made up of brothers Courtney, Stephen, and Tahir comes correct yet again with this this 420 banger featuring Eric Rachmany and co-produced by Fabian Cooke.… Read More
Whether we admit it or not, we all claim ownership over the music in our lives. We do it all the time! In a club we might say, “this is my song.” In our cars, no one ever sings the songs as well as we do.… Read… Read More
Cali reggae has taken the world by storm. It has re-energized what was once thought of as a tired and boxed-in genre into new mainstream classics of a generation. What is the draw? What are the elements that have granted groups like Tribal Seeds a top spot in modern… Read More