Jr. Thomas & the Volcanos: Beware
It’s tough to find authentic reggae bands, bands that not just embody the spirit of Jamaican music history, but ones that actually do it right. We’re not talking about a […]
Tag Archives: Rocksteady
The Night Train EP
We’ll never top James Brown and his myriad of hits, but artists have been covering JB for 50 plus years and continue to do so to this day. Original Gravity […]
Feeling This Friday: Johnny Ruiz & the Escapers – Stay
Today people, we have a record that we have been waiting for for a while. It’s the latest, “Stay” from Sin City’s Johnny Ruiz & the Escapers. Las Vegas’s own […]
The Lions – The Loser
Cooling off this heat wave we’re having here on the East Coast, veterans of the reggae scene from the West Coast, The Lions strut on by the Names You Can […]
The Dell-Hi’s: So Follows The Dance
More heat out of the Happy As A Lark camp out of The Windy City once again. With a knack for slanging vintage reggae music in the modern-day, they’ve always […]
Ralph Weeks & Combo Lulo – Algo Muy Profundo
Today we have a huge release of epic proportions. NYCT, one of New York’s top labels, connecting the dots from NYC to Latin America and the Caribbean (and doing it […]
Jr. Thomas & the Volcanos – Chin Up
Just when you think Colemine Records has got a signature sound, they switch it up. That’s what is so great about this label, that is growing its stable and sounds […]
Eládio, Robinho & Machado – Queimando Quente
We haven’t heard from this label for a while, but when we do, it’s usually burning hot. Fitting, because “Queimando Quente” from Eládio, Robinho & Machado is a hot forty […]
Cornel Campbell – My Roots Girl
Today’s sweetness comes from the original gorgon himself, Cornel Campbell, and a bit of rocksteady soul on Tel Aviv’s Med Tone Records with “My Roots Girl”. Recorded in present day, […]
Pama International – Heatwave b/w Skies Are Blue
Oooh wee do we love a good reworking of a record, and after a seven year hiatus, Pama International are back in the game with a beautiful cover record. For […]
Flea Market Funk 