J.S. Gornael has a BA in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis in Poetry and an MFA in Fiction. He has taken workshops in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction (though mostly the second). Half-cinephile ...

For dub chemists Red-I and Soulsteppa, making music is literally crossing borders. Soulsteppa’s new 7-inch single is a collaboration with Indian singer Lady Skavya titled, “Chakra”. It is Lady ...

Instrumentals have long been a part of the rock and roll landscape. In early years, bands would thoughtlessly bang out the non-lyric songs as a way to fill out their LPs. As years progressed, however, ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Rohan Bowen of the Black Prezident Sound says one of the challenges affecting the dubplate industry is the exorbitant prices that entertainers are charging for their services. A ...

We sat down with the fast-rising DJ and label head in ec2a's Bristol HQ to talk inclusivity and reflect on the label's fifth anniversary When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

Before she was Queen Omega, the globally revered dancehall singer with dozens of celebrated releases to her name, Jeneile Osborne was living with her family in the small city of San Fernando in ...

Bristol-based selector and label head Dr Dubplate offers up some advice for playlist curation and reveals the CDJ function he thinks is "underrated" When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

(Jamaica Gleaner) Dancehall artiste Kiprich, whose given name is Marlon Plunkett, has been charged by the police over a song that they say endorses gang violence and pays tribute to alleged One Order ...

Let’s be real. This wouldn’t be a list of incredible instrumental rock music moments without mentioning the 1976 song “Eruption” by Van Halen. Eddie Van Halen was the OG guitar hero in many respects, ...