Bob Marley’s ‘Legend’ Sells Big in Sept!

Bob Marley Legend 30th

During the first week of September this appreciation for authentic Reggae music was remarkably displayed, when Bob Marley earned his highest chart position ever with his 1984 greatest hits album Legend selling 41,000 copies.

Ballyhoo!’s The Cool Down EP Vol. 1

Indeed, Ballyhoo! has announced that they will be releasing a new EP titled The Cool Down Vol 1. It’ll drop Oct 21st, 2014 via their own Right Coast Records. In addition, the group will share the road with Tribal Seeds and Gonzo w/Beyond I Sight. Check the details below…

Interview: Krooked Treez

2013 proved to be an incredible year for Southern California’s Reggae-Rock-Hip-Hop super group, Krooked Treez. Voted as Breakout Artist of the Year in the 2013 Pier Awards, the 7-man band has made some big noise in the short amount of time they have been together. With O Brown and BZ Bwai on the hooks and [...]

Amp Live feat Eric Rachmany of Rebelution

Based out of Los Angeles, CA is producer Amp Live who released his latest album, Headphone Conerto. The fourth song off that album features Eric Rachmany of Rebelution and with it is a new music video that you can view below…

Review: Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad – Steady

Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad - Steady Track Listing: 1.) Whatever Cost 2.) Steady 3.) Wolf At The Door 4.) Move 5.) Take Your Place 6.) Mr. Cop 7.) Hurt Up Your Brother 8.) Solution 9.) .45 10.) Nice Feeling 11.) Home 12.) Not The Fool 13.) Favorite Song The Pier Album Rating: Release Date: [...]

Review: SkillinJah – Champion Sound

SkillinJah - Champion Sound Track Listing: 1.) Intro (Feat. Jah Pilot & Hassan) 2.) Fast 3.) Signs (Feat. Nowlege & Josh Heinrichs) 4.) Champion Sound (Feat. Lance Sitton, Soulflya & Youthman) 5.) One Tonic, Two Shot (Feat. Joel Castillo) 6.) 5, 10, 15, 20 7.) Road Runner 8.) Murderah 9.) Stand Strong (Feat. Mikey Steppa [...]

Updated Album Reviews

Next week, Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad will release their new album via Easy Star Records. Check our review & star rating for their forth coming release in addition to our recap of SkillinJah‘s Champion Sound record that dropped in August on Ganjah Records. We have the review & star rating for each new release…

Video: Passafire & Ballyhoo! – “Easy” (Acoustic Cover)

Here is the Video Premiere to the sixth installment to The Pier’s Live Acoustic Series. The video was Directed by Tage Plantell, produced by Kit Chalberg with sound by Kyle Zender. As a result, here is Passafire & Ballyhoo! performing a Live Acoustic Cover of “Easy”, written by Lionel Richie & made popular by The […]