Rootz Revealerz takes aim at Jamaican market
International reggae band, Rootz Revealerz, is in Jamaica promoting its new song and video entitled Back To The Island - a track which is already gaining traction internationally.
View ArticleBeres releases new single with Gappy Ranks
Reggae legend Beres Hammond on Tuesday released a new club version of his 2008 hit, I Surrender, which features a toasting performance by British reggae icon Gappy Ranks.
View ArticleFree Music from VP Records and Vans
The folks over at VP Records and Vans made a custom weed playlist for HIGHTIMES featuring tracks from the brand-new compilation series Dub Rockers Volume 1 .
View ArticleFree screening of reggae movie Rockers at Antenna Gallery
Musically Speaking, a series of music-themed films curated and hosted by DJ Soul Sister at Antenna Gallery, continues on Tuesday night at 7 p.m. with the 1978 reggae film Rockers .
View ArticleBelize's Tanya Carter Drops "DJ Boy" Video
Following fast on her breakthrough hit Ex Boyfriend , Belizean Reggae rising star Tanya Carter has debuted her video for the latest track Mr. Dj Boy .
View ArticleUB40 tour off
REGGAE band UB40 has postponed their upcoming United Kingdom tour after drummer Jimmy Brown was diagnosed with a wrist injury.
View ArticleWelcome to Jamrock cruise set for October 2014
The five-night ultimate reggae voyage will be the first of its kind. The state-of-the-art Norwegian Pearl ship will set sail The world's top-tier reggae artistes - including Damian 'Jr Gong' Marley,...
View ArticleThe Conversation: Drug-impaired driving, often overshadowed, inflicts a...
About two months after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Michael Vincent attended a Southern California conference on drunken driving hosted by the National Highway Safety Administration.
View ArticleRasta Vibrations - Rastafari ethos and artistry on show at Water Lane Gallery
The piece de resistance at the Rastafari Exhibition at National Museum Jamaica is the thatch-roof tabernacle.
View ArticleShabba: Dancehall defender - Entertainers lend support to two-time Grammy...
Dancehall acts have been commending Shabba Ranks after the artiste revealed his reasons for not accepting an invitation to perform at the BET Awards Show last week.
View ArticleRocksteady and those who made it great
The rocksteady era, of which Alton Ellis was an integral part, saw several other performers making outstanding contributions to the genre.
View ArticlePrince Jazzbo | Rap reggae artist, 62
Prince Jazzbo, 62, a rap reggae performer and producer whose career spanned 40 years, died Thursday in his native Jamaica after a fight with lung cancer, his daughter Princess Omega Carter said.
View ArticleStars fail to align at Despers show
Janessa Baptiste, top bassist with reigning National Panorama champion Petrontrin Phase II Pan Groove is full of energy during the band's musical offering.
View ArticlePatra releases new single
Dancehall celebrity Patra released a new reggae single titled 'Don't Leave Me Lonely' for pre-order on iTunes Friday, August 30. The official release date for the single is September 10, 2013.
View ArticleJim Beam Homegrown… More Stages and More Bands
After 6 consecutive sell outs, Jim Beam Homegrown returns to the Wellington Waterfront on February 15th 2014.
View ArticleJunior Reid- New single, 'Guns Them Load'
The new album, entitled Junior Reid: Living Legend , is coming soon, but until then, we have new music from the incomparable reggae artist, Junior Reid! The single is called "Guns Them Load" and...
View ArticleHarvest Celebration, Segment 1
A Celebration of the Cannabis harvest, you have to celebrate what you can in times such as these, right? With the recent legalization of said plant in Colorado and Washington and the change of tune by...
View Article9/16/13: Today's Tips: Monday
MUSIC : Ramblin Jug Stompers @ McGeary's Pub , Albany. Raising a roots-music ruckus, the Jug Stompers return to their regular third-Monday-of-the-month residency for an evening of back-porch Americana...
View ArticleGov't Mule's Warren Haynes: 'I'm Not Familiar with...
It began during Grammy Week. The members of Gov't Mule had convened in L.A. to see one of their own, frontman Warren Haynes, accept a Lifetime Achievement Award for his other band, the Allman Brothers.
View ArticleRico Rodriguez Attends "The Wizard Of Oz" 3D Movie Premiere
Not only was "Modern Family" star Aubrey Anderson Emmons at the premiere of "The Wizard Of Oz" 3D at the TCL Chinese Theatre IMAX in Hollywood, California on September 15, 2013, her co-star Rico...
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