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Talking Marley Tributes
Since Bob Marley's passing in 1981 there have been countless tribute albums, cover albums and, in general, musical homage to the late reggae king. The results of these recordings have been as sublime...
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Review: Sound Iration In Dub
UK electronic dub outfit Sound Iration's 1989 album Sound Iration In Dub has been reissued on YearZero as a double CD with booklet, including many previously unreleased tracks. When it first appeared...
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Checking It Live
It has been a very busy summer for live reggae shows in the Bay Area. From festivals to intimate shows, live reggae events have been frequent and plentiful. The last two weeks alone saw Tarrus Riley...
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I.D. – Process Mix for Modyfier Blog
Modyfier -- one of the web's most interesting music blogs has posted my new dubstep mix. Recorded under the production alias "I.D." (formerly Dub I.D.), the mix covers recent melodic dubstep and...
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Reggae Reading
Colin Grant, a BBC broadcaster, author and essayist, has an excerpt from his forthcoming book Bageye at the Wheel featured in the latest issue (#111, Going Back) of Granta literary magazine. I've been...
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Ninja, Roots, Lotus and Robots
Ninja Tune, label, stable, tastemakers, beatmakers and curators of cool turn 20 years old this year. The UK indie dance label is going all out with a massive box set, in like, a box and everything. In...
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Better Mus' Come Movie Out Soon
Jamaican director Storm Saulter's new film Better Mus' Come will be debuting in October. The film takes its title from Delroy Wilson's song of the same name, adopted by Prime Minister Michael Manley of...
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Saturday Nite Rockers Playlist
Although I wasn't able to record and post audio for this month's Saturday Nite Rockers show on KUSF, the playlist is below. It highlights how many great new albums are currently out or forthcoming --...
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Bassman Come Forward
Jamaican musician Taddy P plays electric bass like an electric guitar. He solos, plays chords and lays down the bass parts all at once on songs that unite jazz, blues and roots reggae traditions in a...
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Legend Does Lincoln
Soul crooner John Legend saw fit to cover Prince Lincoln Thompson & The Royal Rasses and the Royal Rases classic "Humanity (Love The Way It Should Be". Legend does a spectacular job of honoring the...
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Sonic Headlines
Some music and news from the electronic, beats, world and rock world: Bristol, UK producer Pinch celebrate his label Punch Drunk's fifth anniversary with an excellent 2CD compilation. Worth The Weight...
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Syl Johnson Gets His Due
1960s-70s soul man Syl Johnson never received the acclaim that artists like Marvin Gaye, Otis Redding or Al Green received in their day, but Johnson was every bit as talented, versatile and memorable....
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Roots For All Seasons
This month ForwardEver received a tremendous amount of new music from some of Jamaica's greatest artists: Tunes poured in like rain from Sugar Minott (R.I.P.), Max Romeo, Cornell Campbell, U-Roy and...
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Saturday Nite Rockers Oct 16 2010
Saturday Nite Rockers Radio Oct 16, 2010 Playlist Here's the playlist and audio links for this week's Saturday Nite Rockers radio program on KUSF 90.3 FM San Francisco. Saturday Night Rockers Oct...
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Spragga's Shotta Culture
Here's the excellent official video for the title track from Spragga Benz's new album Shotta Culture. Oddly, since this video was posted in July it has only received 146 views. What? Amazing video,...
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10 Songs Better Than Gyptian's "Hold Yuh"
After hearing Gyptian's "Hold Yuh" (alternately spelled "Hold You") for the millionth time it made me think about all the other great songs in 2010 that received 1/10th the attention. Gyptian was...
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Gregory Isaacs Crosses His Final Border
Reggae lost a major recording icon on October 25 as Gregory Isaacs passed away from lung cancer, he was 59. Isaacs had a prolific career spanning four decades and his "Cool Ruler" vocal style...
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Bass Movements
The new digital EP from New York's hardest working dub-dance indie label Bastard Jazz Records is available now. "Hear No Evil Volume 2" features new tracks from Brooklyn's Dhundee, Midnight Lab Band...
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Review: Maddslinky – Make A Change
ForwardEver reviews the new album by UK breakbeat / dubstep innovator Maddslinky (a.k.a. Zed Bias). As seen in FACT Mag. Maddslinky Make A Change (Tru Thoughts) If variety is the spice of life, then...
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Watch That Sound
If you're in the SF area, stop by Skylarking at the Skylark Bar on 16th Street at Valencia this Monday the 29th of November. ForwardEver's DJTomasSF joins Beatnok & Mr. Lucky for a night of reggae...
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