UB40 ft Pato Banton - "Baby Come Back"
So, the Friday before last was the day that Popular died. Not in terms of its updates - feeble though they've been again - but it saw the end of the backbone of Popular, an ancient and unbacked-up hard...
View ArticleOn the Road with Bob Marley Book launch
Mark Miller worked as the stage manager for Bob Marley, the world's most famous reggae icon, from July 14, 1978 until the star's death in May 1981.
View ArticleWorld Beat: The Music of iFest
No matter what language you use to say it , it's party time downtown for the next two weekends as the Houston International Festival takes over the streets around City Hall and Sam Houston Park with a...
View ArticleVegas Weekend Top 5
From hip-hop superstar Common taking over the stage for an exclusive performance at The Bank to international reggae sensation Sean Paul headlining the night at HAZE, don't miss out on the hottest...
View ArticleReggae legend to unveil 'Heart & Soul' in acoustic, solo show
Perhaps no other performer in the world of reggae music carries the kind of name familiarity quite like the late Bob Marley does.
View ArticleKy-Mani Marley, son of reggae legend, forging own musical path
A Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter is coming to Yuma to prove he is much more than just another reggae performer caught in his father's long shadow.
View ArticleStrong cast for Bajan reggae fest
Scheduled to end one week later, the Barbados Tourist Authority-endorsed event will also feature Junior Reid, Taurus Riley, Admirel Tibet, Yellowman, Pinchers, Aidonia, Cocoa Tea and Busy Signal.
View ArticleTake a trip down a musical memory lane with reggae act
The Trojan Sound System, named after the lable, are bringing their reggae show to the Dog, which has borrowed a classical reggae dancehall system for the occasion, which will be supported by Riddim...
View ArticleBeenie Man to headline Curry fest
THE self-proclaimed King of the Dancehall, Beenie Man, will headline a strong group of artistes booked to parade their skills at the 13th staging of the Mannings School Alumni and Westmoreland Curry...
View ArticleDowntown Kent venues ready for Reggae Meltdown on Friday
Feel-good reggae rhythms and other tropical sounds will vibrate through 13 downtown venues Friday as a part of Kent's island music festival, Reggae Meltdown.
View ArticleInner Circle's Roger Lewis Talks Reggae, Legal Weed, and 4/20: "Marijuana Is...
"Like we say in Jamaica," Inner Circle founding guitarist Roger Lewis tells Crossfade , "it's a gladdy good thing for some smoke." This Saturday , Roger and his bruddas will be bringing the "Mary Mary"...
View ArticleJamaican presence dwindles on Billboard Reggae chart, Americans dominate top 10
Despite Jamaica's apparent renaissance in Reggae music this year, the island's presence on the Billboard Reggae Albums Chart in The U.S. continues to dwindle Americans have recently dominated the top 10.
View ArticleBlake Shelton Channels Hank Williams, Jr. and Jerry Reed on "Boys 'Round Here"
Blake Shelton went back to spoken-word country classics like Hank Williams, Jr. and Waylon Jennings 's "The Conversation" and Jerry Reed 's "Amos Moses" for inspiration while recording his latest hit,...
View ArticleWeekend music picks: Austin Reggae Festival, Bob Mould, Convergence XIX
Austin Reggae Festival at Auditorium Shores . This is the 20th annual Austin Reggae Festival, which continues through Sunday.
View ArticleSinger-songwriter Milton at Towne Crier
Forsaking the overly digitized sounds of most modern pop music, singer-songwriter Milton, who like Madonna goes by only one name, performs new original music that actually sounds like it was created by...
View ArticleMelodians to play 'punky reggae' benefit show
Seminal reggae act The Melodians will headline the second-annual Punky Reggae Party benefit show Friday, April 19, at Tricky Falls.
View ArticlePete Wentz: My son loves reggae
"He likes a lot of Bob Marley," the musician revealed on KIIS FM's On Air with Ryan Seacrest radio show.
View ArticleSnoop Lion: Old Dogg, new tricks from the world's most recognisable gangsta...
Endless self-reinvention has sustained one of the longest careers in rap. But has he adopted one persona too many? What's my mutherf***in' name?" drawled Snoop Doggy Dogg in the debut single from his...
View ArticleAnthony B seeks female singers
International recording artiste Anthony B is seeking two young female singers to sign to his new label, Born Fyah-Master One Productions.
View ArticleRob Brooks: Politics of the Penis
Brian Mautz has had a big week. Since his paper on the importance of penis size in attractiveness judgements was published in PNAS on Tuesday morning, news outlets and blogs have proved...
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