Video: Ted Bowne of Passafire – “Roller Skates” (Steel Pulse Cover)

The Pier is honored to publish Passafires’ Ted Bowne covering “Roller Skates” by Steel Pulse. We’ve noticed Ted has been posting a lot of awesome music videos and covers. We reached out asking if we could premiere one of his videos and sent us the video you see below. We used this as an opportunity […]

Interview: Ted Bowne (of Passafire)

You probably know Ted Bowne as the lead singer and guitarist of rock-reggae favorites Passafire; especially with six full-length albums to their name including their most recent release, 2017’s Longshot. However, you might not be aware of his ever-talented production skills, brand new studio and recent projects that he’s been doing behind the scenes. Ted […]

Video Premiere: TreeHouse! – “Prayer for the Day”

Reggae jam rockers TreeHouse! out of Myrtle Beach, SC, have collaborated with The Pier for the exclusive premiere of the new music video for their upcoming single “Prayer for the Day.” Produced by Kuli Productions, the video highlights the pristine Carolina coastline that the band calls home, and sends the message to count each day as […]

Stick Figure Drops New Single ‘World on Fire’

While the full details surrounding Stick Figure’s seventh full-length album have yet to surface, the Scott Woodruff-led ensemble has revealed the third single from the forthcoming record that features Slightly Stoopid

Interview: The Interrupters

Los Angeles, CA based ska-punk band The Interrupters announced during a live performance at Back To The Beach Festival that their third studio album, Fight The Good Fight, would drop on June 29th, 2018 via Hellcat Records. Not only was I excited by the unexpected announcement, but I was scheduled to interview the group back [...]

Interview: Mad Caddies

Mad Caddies is a 6-piece punky reggae-ska band from Santa Barbara, CA that have been playing under the name since 1995. For more than 20 years, Mad Caddies have created original material with 6 studio records, a couple of EPs and Live albums. On June 15th, they will add a cover-album to their repertoire with [...]

Zander to Release EP, Drops New Single ‘Sunshine State’

Perhaps a more under-the-radar solo artist, the Florida-based reggae-pop Zander has been working behind the scenes to generate momentum and put the finishing touches on new music that he will be packaging up in the form of an EP entitled Sunshine State of Mind. The album is slated for a June 22 release and Zander […]