For five years Sugarshack has been providing us with music videos that take us beyond the typical in-studio performances. With a tropical look and intimate setting, these productions not only bring the sounds of vibes of the South Florida-based studio but also a rare look at rising talent. With that said, I was able to […]
The newly formed band Dukes of Roots sat down with The Pier to talk about their new album and new song! Dukes of Roots debut single is a classic cover of Toots and The Maytals’ “Pressure Drop” with Tarrus Riley. With ties to Toots Hibberts, they felt this was the best way to honor their […]
Rising Tongan songstress Analea Brown has officially returned with a brand-new single entitled “You” featuring Kabaka Pyramid and the announcement of her sophomore album “A-N-A” coming soon via tastemaker label Mensch House Records. You can listen to “You” feat. Kabaka Pyramid HERE Analea Brown took the spotlight with her reggae beats, soulful vocals and loving […]
June 25, 2022 would have been Josh Fischel’s 53rd birthday, but instead, we celebrated the prolific entrepreneur with the feature-length documentary ‘How to Throw Your Own Goodbye Party’. The newly released documentary takes us through the last years of his life focusing on the Long Beach street festival: Music Taste Good (2016). In 2016 The […]
An under-the-radar highlight to emerge out of the pandemic was that of a psychedelic reggae-hip hop duo, Space Kamp. These boys spent the last couple of years coming into their own and developing a sound that sonically reflected their “break rules and spread love” mantra and in that time, the dynamic duo of Adoo and […]
I first heard of The Naughty Don’s existence in April of 2018 when Pepper’s Kaleo Wassman invited me over for a private listen of this new project he was working on with Ronnie King, who is a musical legend in his own right having played piano for the likes of Tupac as well as Pepper’s […]
We placed a phone-call to Pepper guitarist/vocalist, Kaleo Wassman, where we spoke for about 45minutes discussing new Pepper music following Local Motion as well as new music from his other musical outlets in Sabotage Soundsystem and the Naughty Don. He was very excited about Pepper’s new No Shame Chardonnay they put out with The Wine […]
Charles Stuart, better known as Chali 2na, is a Painter, MC Vocalist, and Photographer. He moved from the Southside of Chicago in 1986 to Los Angeles as a young teenager just before High School where he would later go on to meet what would become his partners in Jurassic 5 as well as his band-mates […]
