California Roots 2015: Day two

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John Brown’s Body “Kings And Queens In Dub” album

John Brown’s Body proves once again that they are one of the leaders in the development of American reggae. The New York/Boston based band has just announced that they will release their most recent project, Kings And Queens In Dub, on April 7th. While the group’s last album bears much resemblance in name (Kings And […]

New label, new album, New Kingston

New York City’s prominent independant label Easy Star Records just grew a little larger last week as it announced it’s newest member of the family New Kingston. As one of the hardest working bands in the industry, New Kingston naturally fits in representing the Easy Star family with Easy Star All-Stars,  Passafire, Rebelution, Giant Panda […]

California Roots 2015: Round 2 artist announcement

Everyone who’s anyone in the reggae scene looks forward all year to a meta-Memorial Day weekend known as the California Roots Music and Arts Festival. Located in Monterey, due south of San Francisco, reggae fans and festival lovers alike rejoice in three full days of fun in the sun, music and memories. Once the spectacular […]

The Gold | Official Music Video from John Brown’s Body

Shot in Bull Bay, Jamaica – primarily at Bob Marley Beach & Jamnesia, and features Jamaican professional surfer, Icah Wilmot and some of Jamaica’s most-talented up and coming surfers including Ivah Wilmot and Eli Shama Beckford. It also features a bunch of the kids that participate in Jamnesia’s youth development program. The Gold (Double Dutch […]

Epic John Brown’s Body live recordings

John Brown’s Body live performances are off the charts, everybody knows that. Capturing and recording the performance from a technical standpoint is an entirely different art in itself.  Not only is it necessary to factor in the environment around the stage and placement of every single microphone, but it is absolutely critical to separate the […]

John Brown’s Body embraces SoundCloud

Did you know that John Brown’s Body had a SoundCloud page?  Crawl out from under that rock and head over there now. JBB has embraced and has fully taken advantage of this social media, audiohead platform used by not only by up and coming independent musicians, artists and producers, but professional musicians, as well. In […]

John Brown’s Body – San Francisco, CA 2013

John Brown's Body never fails to disappoint, especially when it comes to their amazing live performances.  This time around, they rocked the house in San Francisco, California in the iconic venue The Independent.  During their 2013 tour, John Brown's Body headlined the stage with supporting bands Stick Figure and Alific which also put on a […]

Dub Rockers Compilation Volume 1 out now

VP Records in partnership with Vans, who has brought you the iconic skater kicks you probably have in your closet, just released its debut reggae compilation titled Dub Rockers – Various Artists – Volume 1.  VP Records has noted and recognized a shift in the niche reggae genre which has a much more substantial American […]