Reported By: Curtis Skinner (SF); Edited By: Brendan O’Brien & Simon Cameron-Moore AUMA Adult Use of Marijuana Act Californians are set to decide whether to make recreational marijuana use legal, as other Western states have done, after the California Secretary of State’s office said on Tuesday the issue could be put to voters in the […]
Curated By: Azad (One Wise Sound) Selectors At The Controls IRIE magazine is proud to present this month’s ROCK feature from Azad (One Wise Sound) celebrating seven amazing Selectors at the Controls; MissLulú, DJ Jahel (New Zion Sound), Yumi (Yumi Hi-Power Sound), Zion Rose (Zion Way Sound), DJ Papalotl aka Buttahfly FX, DJ Sweet V […]
Tribal Seeds Born In Babylon But Raised By Jah From San Diego, California, award-winning reggae group Tribal Seeds have become known for their spiritually driven, refreshing rock vibe they have infused with the roots style of reggae music. Originally started by two brothers, Steven Rene Jacobo (lyrics, vocals, guitar) and Tony-Ray Jacobo (producer, keyboards, vocals). […]
Freddie McGregor, O.D. True To My Roots Internationally acclaimed, Grammy-nominated singer, Freddie McGregor, O.D., has not only made significant contributions to Reggae music since inception, but, has also helped to shape it with his conscious lyrics and Philly-Soul style for over 50 years. Equally adept as a romantic crooner or as an emissary of strong […]
Notis Raggy Road Interlocking to produce musical patterns you can physically feel through a sound system, the drum and bass are core elements of reggae music. As a drum ’n’ bass duo, this synergy greatly influences our creation of similar melodies that you can relate and groove to. NOTIS, in 2013, started a new phase […]
GiArk KingSun Books get converted into audio books quite often these days but what about an interpretation in music? This is precisely what the universe conspired for Gladstone Taylor’s KingSun: The Testaments of Sunlight and Water over the course of its first year. When the man called Giark (Digital B Records producer-turn-artist) acquired his own […]
Med Tone Records If It Wasn’t For Jah Asaf Smilan was born in Jerusalem (Israel) in 1980 to a family of musicians. His father was a bass player and composer and his mother was a piano teacher. In his early teens Asaf started to play the drums and on the age of 12 he formed […]
MarZdon Cell Block A St. Elizabeth, Jamaica native and rising reggae dancehall superstar, Raphael Marsdon (aka MarZdon) is aiming for musical greatness. Born July 3, 1988, this multifaceted musician is a talented songwriter, performer, producer and engineer. His journey began in 2006 when, under the moniker D’Flexx, he performed onstage for shows such as GT […]
Green Lion Crew Valley of DUB Award-winning producer Zeke Stern, aka Green Lion Crew whose productions with artists like Kabaka Pyramid, Chronixx, Collie Buddz, and Beenie Man have been getting major airplay in the reggae scene since 2010, connects with acclaimed Jamaican visual artist Taj Francis for a psychedelic collaboration of animation and music. Temple […]