Jakobs Castle is the eclectic passion project of 28-year-old Long Beach artist Jakob Nowell. Today he shares “Lights Out,” a song that combines ska-punk and alt-rock with hyperpop production into a sound he aptly coins “beach meets internet.” Check it out below! “’Lights Out’ is the best example of what Jakobs Castle is all about,” […]
World champion surfer and musician Makua Rothman today releases his new single “The One And Only,” inspired by his remarkable comeback from potentially career-threatening injury. Recorded at Top Tomato Market in Venice, California with acclaimed producer Jimmy Messer, the new single is available now on digital platforms everywhere “I got injured earlier this year and […]
With celebrated stars like The Rock, Jason Mamoa, Surfer Makua Rothman, MMA champions like Max Holloway, and Iam Tongi’s win on American Idol, there is no question that we are in love with the aloha spirit. Culturally Hawaii is most known for many iconic places, people, Polynesian culture and most memorable, Hawaiian music. Classically identifiable […]
On the second of a two-night rager in Santa Barbara at the iconic Bowl, we sat down with Raul Bianchi of The Expendables in their green room. From comparing and contrasting the original version of “Lives and Loves” to debating the sale of foot pictures to talking about the album on a lyrical level, we […]
The Nowell Family Might Just Re-define SoCal Music Once Again Jakobs Castle releases lyric video for “Time Traveler,” offering a full-circle glimpse into the storied life of Jakob Nowell “While getting the official Time Traveler music video finished, I started looking through some old photobooks and got lost in time. So consider this video a […]
Jakob Nowell sat down with The Pier at Reggae on the Mountain Festival. Jakob Nowell exclusive interview. The LAW frontman discussed the new album “Lawful Evil” which just came out today. He also talked about the brand new video for “Alien“, And the Sublime movie which he is executive producing with The Nowell Family Foundation. After recently signing […]
The Dynamic Duo Rome & Duddy have been trailblazing across the country on their Winter Moon tour leaving fans wanting more. Well, ask and you shall receive! This week Katastro announced that Rome and Duddy are set to play Kamp Fest 2023. Rome & Duddy stayed active in 2022 dropping a brand new single “I’ll […]
Reggae on the Mountain is one of the premiere reggae festivals in and around Southern California Reggae on the Mountain aims to share an epic three days of positive music with fans in beautiful Santa Barbara and spread peace, love and positive vibrations. This year’s festival will take place on November 18th-20th at Live Oak […]
