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Piper Street Sound Releases 'Black Eyed Dub' Out Now
by Stephi Wild - April 05, 2024 Piper Street Sound, the Atlanta based producer aka Matt Mansfield, has revisited his 2021 release Black Eyed Peace with a remix EP aptly named Black Eye Dub. On the new record, each of the four tracks sees new remixes by Piper Street Sound and his favorite dub engineers including Victor Rice, Mad Pr...
Until the Ribbon Drops New Single Nature Mother With Emoni Wilkins
by Michael Major - October 11, 2023 Critically acclaimed artist Until The Ribbon Breaks releases new single 'Nature Mother' featuring Emoni Wilkins. The song addresses environmental concerns and the connection between humanity and nature. Watch the official music video and listen to the track now....
Mantra of the Cosmos Release New Single 'X (Wot You Sayin?)'
by Michael Major - August 16, 2023 Made up of Shaun Ryder (Happy Mondays, Black Grape), Zak Starkey (The Who, Oasis), Andy Bell (Oasis, Ride), Bez (Happy Mondays, Black Grape) and latest members Brix Smith of The Fall and Sharna Starkey of SSHH, who joined the band for their Glastonbury show, Mantra Of The Cosmos is more supernova th...
Until the Ribbon Breaks Releases New Single 'Red Skies'
by Michael Major - July 11, 2023 Until the Ribbon Breaks continues to peel back the layers of his exciting new musical era with the richly atmospheric and moody new single “Red Skies” featuring Columbian rising star La Pardo. Recorded at the hallowed Joshua Tree studio Escape, and in Bogotá, Columbia, the song was initially the dir...
Until the Ribbon Breaks Return With New Song 'Everything Else But Rain' With Lucius
by Michael Major - April 26, 2023 The official music video for “Everything Else but Rain” was also revealed. Directed by Until The Ribbon Breaks, the rousing montage impeccably accompanies his latest single, filled with warmth and heart, evoking emotion from even the most restrained music fan. A gift Until The Ribbon Breaks hasn’t t...
Dukes Of Roots Release A Tribute To Toots Hibbert With 'Pressure Drop' Ft. Tarrus Riley
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 18, 2022 The Dukes of Roots announced their debut song, a cover of the renowned Toots and The Maytals, 'Pressure Drop' via Migration Records x YoungPow Productions! The new song released alongside the lyric video is a tribute to friendship, roots music and Toots Hibbert, featuring the legendary Tarrus Riley....
Mighty Mystic Due Releases New Single “Goshen” Today!
by A.A. Cristi - March 10, 2022 For over 20 years, multi-talented Reggae artist, Mighty Mystic has masterfully managed to hold firm to his Jamaican roots while coining his own identifiable sound 'HARD ROOTS' by adding elements of Hip Hop and Rock to the Roots Reggae sound....
Mighty Mystic Releases New Single 'Goshen'
by Michael Major - March 09, 2022 For over 20 years, multi-talented Reggae artist, Mighty Mystic has masterfully managed to hold firm to his Jamaican roots while coining his own identifiable sound “HARD ROOTS’ by adding elements of Hip Hop and Rock to the Roots Reggae sound. On the eve of releasing his 5th studio album, Mighty Mysti...
Trojan Jamaica/Bmg Share New U-Roy Groove Armada Remix
by Michael Major - March 03, 2022 Trojan Jamaica/BMG continues to honor and extend the groundbreaking work of the late great U-Roy with today’s premiere of a new Groove Armada remix of U-Roy and Shaggy’s spectacular version of “Rule The Nation.” A new video produced by Jamaica Soundsystem in collaboration with whynow and Rockers the...
Rupert (Ojiji) Harvey Releases New Single 'Blazing Iron'
by Stephi Wild - October 16, 2021 Rupert (Ojiji) Harvey wears many hats: as a solo recording artist, as well as the founder of legendary Canadian Funk Band, Crack of Dawn, and also world-renowned reggae outfit, Messenjah. Harvey ran so that Canadian reggae could walk; for more than four decades, and counting, he has been a pillar fo...
U-Roy Releases New Video 'Stop That Train'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - June 29, 2021 “Stop That Train” was a hit by the Jamaican band The Spanishtonians (also known as the Spanish Town Skabeats) released in 1965 at the height of the original ska movement....
Circus Mind Will Release New Album 'Joy Machine'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - April 26, 2021 The first JOY MACHINE single “Are You Ready?” features guest guitar phenom Brandon “Taz” Niederauer and had an official music video release....
Piper Street Sound Announces Collaborative EP 'Black Eyed Peace'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - April 14, 2021 Black Eyed Peace is a collaborative affair pieced together gradually over the course of the pandemic, the horn sessions miraculously took place the week before everything shut down, and all other elements were recorded in home studios and electronically gathered by Matt....
Toots & The Maytals' 'Freedom Train' Gets Remixed by Samantha Ronson
by Sarah Jae Leiber - March 12, 2021 Ahead of the 63rd Annual GRAMMY Awards where Toots and The Maytals are nominated for Best Reggae Album, Trojan Jamaica continue to honor the late and legendary Toots Hibbert with a stellar remix from Samantha Ronson and Pete Nappi of 'Freedom Train,' a fan favorite....
Trojan Jamaica & BMG Release Re-Imagining of 'Got To Be Tough'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - February 05, 2021 Today, Trojan Jamaica/BMG officially released the powerful Until The Ribbon Breaks' re-imagination of Toots and The Maytals' 'Got To Be Tough' (the title track of the album released in August via Trojan Jamaica / BMG). ...
Chris Pierce Will Release New Album 'American Silence'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - January 06, 2021 Coming February 26, 2021, Los Angeles soul singer Chris Pierce’s new album, American Silence, has already gathered critical acclaim from NPR and Rolling Stone! ...
VIDEO: Papa Rosko Drops New Video 'NooZies'
by Sarah Leiber - October 30, 2020 Papa Rosko’s newly released song and accompanying music video “NooZies” is a critical look at the news media landscape in the United States....
The Expanders Pay Tribute To The Late, Great Toots Hibbert With 'Two For Toots'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - October 29, 2020 The Expanders - the Los Angeles-based roots reggae powerhouse band....
Until the Ribbon Breaks Re-Imagines 'Got To Be Tough'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - October 28, 2020 Until The Ribbon Breaks has released a remix and accompanying video for legendary Jamaican musical pioneers Toots and The Maytals' hit single 'Got To Be Tough' (the title track of the album released in August via Trojan Jamaica / BMG). ...
Papa Rosko Releases New Video for 'Folsom Prison Blues'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - October 05, 2020 Multi-genre recording and performing artist Papa Rosko releases his newest single today, “Folsom Prison Blues” ft. the late Toots Hibbert, from his self-titled debut album due out on October 16, 2020. ...
Mourning The Passing Of Toots Hibbert
by A.A. Cristi - September 18, 2020 VP Records joins family, friends and fans as we collectively mourn the passing of Reggae icon Frederick Nathaniel ‘Toots’ Hibbert. ...
Frederick Nathaniel 'Toots' Hibbert Dies at 77
by Sarah Jae Leiber - September 14, 2020 VP Records joins family, friends and fans as we collectively mourn the passing of Reggae icon Frederick Nathaniel ‘Toots’ Hibbert. ...
Papa Rosko Announces Debut Album with New Video 'Angel'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - September 03, 2020 Introducing the multi-genre recording and performing artist Papa Rosko, who will be releasing his self-titled debut album on October 16, 2020....
Toots and the Maytals Releases New Single 'Just Brutal'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - August 25, 2020 With his first studio album in a decade, Got To Be Tough, due for release this Friday, Jamaican musical icon Frederick “Toots” Hibbert today unveils its latest single ‘Just Brutal’, out now via Trojan Jamaica / BMG. ...
GRAMMY Museum Announces Digital Museum's August Schedule
by Kaitlin Milligan - July 31, 2020 GRAMMY Museum® announces next round of new and never-before-released digital content while the GRAMMY MUSEUM in Los Angeles remains closed until further notice in light of COVID-19... |