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Vybz Kartel at UWI: Lecture or Press Conference?
Vybz Kartel, the skin-lightened Jamaican deejay who refers to his tatted image as dancehall's "Coloring Book" (video) was recently invited by University of West Indies, Mona Campus professor and author...
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Crucial News Update: UK To Japan To Jamaica
UK reggae sing-jay Gappy Ranks was on tour in Japan during the recent 9.0 earthquake. Luckily he survived the quake and was able to send updates on his status via Twitter. Gappy tweeted: "I Never...
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We Got Mojo, Dubmatix & Twins: Reggae News Update
Accomplished reggae producer and expert keyboardist Steven "Lenky" Marsden has founded a label named after his breakthrough riddim, 2002's Diwali that spawned hits for Sean Paul ("Get Busy") and Wayne...
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Bay DJ Charts: Gappy, The Message and Mavado
The San Francisco Bay Area is a reggae lover's paradise. You can be assured on any given night you'll have your pick of reggae, dancehall, roots and rocksteady club nights and live shows to choose...
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Hollie Cook: A UK Star On The Rise
Hollie Cook, daughter of British punk icon and Sex Pistols drummer Paul Cook, is set to be a major star with the release of her forthcoming soul-tinged self-titled album on Mr. Bongo Records. Cook's...
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Jazzy Things For Spring
Always forward-thinking LA electronic label Plug Research have a new EP from Boom Clap Bachelors titled "Mellem Dine Læber". BCB features Robin Hannibal of Quadron, Ronnie Vindahl, Thomas Bisballe, and...
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Summer Sounds: Revved Up By Reggae
Summer is around the corner and that means clubs, radio stations and music players will be bumping a new batch of reggae tunes. Producers in Jamaica and abroad work hard through the late winter and...
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Summer Riddims? Here's The Template
The Template and Jah Army riddims look poised to carry the swing for early summer. As big spring productions like Maximum Sounds' Skateland riddim, Juke Boxx’s Sweet Wata and Necessary Mayhem’s...
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Wind In His Sails: Freddie McGregor Live Review
Reggae veteran Freddie McGregor has a lot to smile about. His three sons, Daniel a.k.a. "Chino," Stephen a.k.a "Di Genius" and Kemar "Flava" McGregor are all finding success in the music business like...
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Opinion: Tosh Discussed on NPR
America's National Public Radio doesn't often discus Jamaican music, except for Marley-related material (Bob or his sons) and the occasional obit of a major star like Gregory Isaacs. It would be fair...
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Reggae Royalty In San Francisco
Tony Rebel and Queen Ifrica – July 9, 2011 at The Rockit Room, San Francisco. Reggae royalty paid a visit to the fog-engulfed Inner Richmond venue Rockit Room with the Queen taking center stage. It...
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The Highest Point: Introducing Kabaka Pyramid
Who is Kabaka Pyramid? Don't be surprised if you hear people asking that question over the next several months. Arriving with Rebel Music, his free debut EP on Bebble Music, Kabaka Pyramid sounds like...
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One Drop Vibein'
HaOne-Drop Reggae: It's been a good summer for traditional roots reggae, often referred to as one-drop. Quality releases from labels like Maximum Sound UK and Juke Boxx, and artists like I-Wayne, Gappy...
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Adrian Sherwood: On-U Sound At 30
British dub producer Adrian Sherwood is celebrating his label On-U Sound's 30th anniversary. Read a preview of ForwardEver's piece in the SF Weekly below. Then scroll down for out-takes and...
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Still A Forward On
Where's the blog been? Yes, it's been a while since our last post, but ForwardEver is still deh ya! There's a lot to catch up on -- and we will in future posts -- from new reissues for Sugar Minott...
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Killing It Lovely: Digikiller's Reissue Treasures
Just when you thought Serato and digital DJing would completely take over, Digikiller Records has been quietly balancing the scales with dozens of high quality reggae reissues on vinyl. Sure, the...
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Newsflash: Deadly Mix And An Icon Passes
The good folks at Deadly Dragon Sound have an excellent NY dancehall mix out now. The mix, Deadly Dragon Sound, NYC Vibes Vol 1: The Bad Bwoy Years, was debuted on Large Up for their Mixtape Mondays...
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Review: Phil Pratt – Dial M for Murder in Dub
Although producer Phil Pratt has never received the same wide acclaim as King Tubby, Joe Gibbs or Lee Perry, his roots and dub productions rank among some of the late 1970s and early ‘80s best. Early...
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ForwardEver's Top 15 Reggae Tracks For 2011
1. Sizzla Kalonji "What's wrong with the picture?" (Xterminator) It's fitting that we'd choose one of extraordinary producer Philip "Fatis" Burrell's last creations as this year's top reggae song....
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The Dub Continuum: Reggae Inna Dubstep
Fact: The electronic dance music sub-genre dubstep would not exist with out reggae, and specifically instrumental dub reggae. Although that's obvious to those familiar with dubstep's decade-plus...
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