Monthly Archive: January 2012

31 Jan

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Jaya The Cat – More Late Night Transmissions With…

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Jaya The Cat is a 5-piece alternative reggae/rock/ska/punk band originally from Boston, Massachusetts, but now based in Amsterdam. More Late Night Transmissions With was released in 2007 and is their third full length album to date. Jaya The Cat is currently in the studio working on their next album due sometime in 2012. Jaya The [...]

31 Jan

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Mike Pinto Band – The West Is Still Wild

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Reggae rocker Mike Pinto now has a band to back him up and they have an EP out titled The West Is Still Wild. Going with the obvious name Mike Pinto Band, they really rock together on this EP. The West Is Still Wild features 6 tracks of reggae rock heaven. Fans of Mike Pinto [...]

31 Jan

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SOJA – Strength To Survive

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SOJA (Soldiers Of Jah Army) released their new album Strength To Survive today! It was produced by John Alagia (Dave Matthews Band, John Mayer, O.A.R). I was really looking forward to this album, and it did not disappoint. Strength To Survive continues the SOJA tradition of heavy roots reggae rock with their own unique twist. [...]

27 Jan

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Skankamelia – Skankamelia EP

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Skankamelia is a four-piece reggae rock band from Gisborne, New Zealand. These guys rock hard, though they also know how to put out some groovy reggae vibes. Skankamelia perfectly mix together kick ass punk rock, skanky dub grooves, and some killer Sublime style reggae. This EP is Skankamelia‘s only release so far, but I really [...]

27 Jan

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Tin Can Phone – Adapter

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Tin Can Phone is an Austin, Texas based four-piece alternative reggae rock group developing a signature sound that’s all their own. Tin Can Phone really did a great job with their highly anticipated full length album titled Adapter, which was created in their home studio with limited resources. Adapter perfectly blends classic reggae with modern [...]

27 Jan

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Tiki Taane – Use Somebody (Kings of Leon cover)

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Here’s Tiki Taane from New Zealand and former member of Salmonella Dub doing a really cool reggae version of the Kings of Leon song “Use Somebody” live at Triple J Studios for Like A Version. Check out Tiki Taane‘s debut platinum selling album titled Past, Present, Future on iTunes below. Buy “Tiki Taane – Past, Present, [...]

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26 Jan

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Rebelution – Peace Of Mind

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The new Rebelution album titled Peace Of Mind was released on January 10th, 2012. It is a three disc set with the main album and then an album with acoustic versions of each song and then an album with dub versions. What an impressive release in the reggae rock genre! This is Rebelution‘s third full [...]