This is a guest post by DJ Pax.
This year I made a visit to Sao Luis in northeast Brazil which is the centre of roots reggae music in the whole of Brazil. This was part of my break from the tour I was doing in Recife and Olinda where I launched my new african reggae [...]

Vybz Kartel released his New Millennium dancehall track (featuring Wayne Marshall) long before his current drama around allegations of skin bleaching.
New Millennium is a great dancehall music track, celebrating new beginnings and the good things in life.
Vybz Kartel and Wayne Marshall music video

This video includes Vybz Kartel & Wayne Marshall doing New Millennium and Why [...]

[ March 13, 2011; March 18, 2011; March 19, 2011; March 20, 2011; March 24, 2011; March 25, 2011; March 26, 2011; March 27, 2011; March 30, 2011; March 31, 2011; April 1, 2011; April 2, 2011; April 3, 2011; April 5, 2011; April 6, 2011; April 7, 2011; April 8, 2011; April 9, 2011; April 12, 2011; April 13, 2011; April 14, 2011; April 15, 2011; April 16, 2011; April 17, 2011; April 19, 2011; April 20, 2011; April 21, 2011; April 22, 2011; April 23, 2011; June 17, 2011; June 18, 2011; June 19, 2011; ] Collie Buddz is on a US tour this spring with New Kingston and Los Rakas. The tour supports his new Playback EP, which is also available as a >free Playback download.

Collie Buddz will be joined by EPMD, Los Rakas, Goapele, Taj Weekes and Adowa, Tidal Waves, Black Ghandi, and New Kingston at various stops [...]

Rock’N Vibes & United Reggae are running a contest until February 26 to allow fans to win 1 of 5 copies of the new Genesis album by Dutch reggae star Maikal X.
One of the most promising young international talents in all of reggae music, Dutch star Maikal X, has just made his first contribution to [...]

Collie Buddz has returned to the music scene with a bang, making every track of his latest EP, Playback, available as a free download from his website. Originally released on January 18, 2011, Playback kicked off with Holiday, the first reggae single. The initial response to Playback was overwhelmingly positive, including strong support from NYC [...]

Signal Path has made the first electronica / dubstep / glitch single from their upcoming EP, The Prosaic Fades, available as a free download on their website. Continue reading →

[ February 10, 2011; 8:00 pm; 8:00 pm; February 11, 2011; 8:00 pm; 8:00 pm; February 12, 2011; 8:00 pm; 8:00 pm; February 13, 2011; 8:00 pm; 8:00 pm; February 15, 2011; 8:00 pm; 8:00 pm; February 16, 2011; 8:00 pm; 8:00 pm; February 17, 2011; 8:00 pm; 8:00 pm; February 19, 2011; 8:00 pm; 8:00 pm; ] Signal Path, the indie dubstep / glitch trio from Denver, Colorado, has announced upcoming dates for their winter tour.

The tour supports the March 20, 2011 release of their next album, The Prosaic Fades. The Prosaic Fades features Ryan Burnett on guitar, synths, production, and vocals; Damon Metzner on acoustic drums; and Matt Schumacher on electric [...]

With February 6 right around the corner as Bob Marley‘s birthday, we thought you’d enjoy this video that teaches how to play guitar like the King of Reggae himself. This video includes a lesson describing how to play reggae guitar in the style of Bob Marley, including his favorite chords and rhythms.
It’s basically a free [...]

ProducerTutorials just started following our Twitter account so we took a look at their first video tutorial, which shows a step by step video of how to create a “filthy dubstep bassline” with Massive from Native Instruments.
This is an intro demo, which shows how to manipulate a bassline to great effect.
Here’s the video:

If you’re interested, [...]

Check out PassTheJoint2010.com for links to download 4 free music tracks from smoker superstars Slightly Stoopid, Collie Buddz, and Cypress Hill. It’s a great publicity move in support of their 2010 Legalize It tour.
The 4 free music tracks include:

Runnin’ With a Gun, a live studio recording from Slightly Stoopid
Rise Like Smoke from Cypress Hill
A remix [...]