Every Dirty Heads Album, Ranked

By The Reggae Plug I grew up in the 90’s as a skater who loved music. Bands like Sublime, 311, and No Doubt were in heavy rotation in my CD collection. However, at the time, I didn’t realize they belonged to a specific scene—if there even was one then. All that changed in 2012 when […]

FATHER OF THE VIBE Delivers Debut EP “A Thousand Words”

If you are familiar with the band ECHO MOVEMENT, creators of the hits “I Think God Smokes Weed” and “Keep My Head High”, then you need to check out the new project from founder David Fowler called FATHER OF THE VIBE. By The Reggae Plug His debut EP, “A Thousand Words”, which ironically contains zero […]

Reggae Radar Featuring SensaMotion 

New Jersey may not be known for an abundance of reggae festivals, but every so often, we are fortunate to experience some small and unique gatherings. This past weekend, the inaugural Lion Heart Music Festival graced the picturesque Paradise Lake Campground waterfront, organized by local Jersey band, Rootsettaz. By Kelly Graham As one of two […]

Fortunate Youth + Sugarshack Sessions = Soundtrack for Summer

Sugarshack Sessions is back for Volume 6 with South Bay’s favorite band of hooligans, Fortunate Youth! The eight-track album includes features from Kumar Bent and Marlon “Ganja Farmer” Asher, covering old favorites like “Dial My Number” and “Riddim Rydah” along with a couple new jams exclusive to the Sugarshack release. Not fully acoustic, not fully […]

Kes x Tano- “Miracle” (Music Review)

Summer is just around the corner, get ready for this song just released via Ineffable Records with Kes X Tano, “Miracle”! This super powerful and uplifting song had an amazing video to go along with it! Kes x Tano dropped this high energy explosive song, “Miracle”, that will take the globe by a storm! The […]

Little Stranger – “Kama Sumatra” (Music Review)

Philadelphia, known for its famous Rocky movie, cheesesteaks, and of course Little Stranger! This band consists of two very talented musicians that delve into uncharted territories fusing their melodic hip-hop, rap, reggae, indie style creating their own genre! Their authenticity never halts and continues to fascinate their fans across the globe. Check out their brand-new […]

New Year’s On The Banks – Show Review

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NEW YEAR’S ON THE BANKS DELIVERS EAST COAST NYE WEEKEND MINI-FEST The event was held at a beachfront hotel on the Outer Banks of North Carolina.  New Year’s On The Banks was an outer space/intergalactic-themed two-day and night mini-festival that brought together music for everyone type line-up with The Movement, Little Stranger, and East Coast […]

Green Knuckle Material and Ballyhoo! Play SantaPalooza

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Debonair Music Hall in Teaneck, NJ held this year’s “SantaPalooza”. The always fun, holiday-themed, ugly sweater-packed show is hosted by the local rockers GREEN KNUCKLE MATERIAL. This year they brought BALLYHOO! with them, as they were on a week-long stretch of shows together. The show was sponsored by Verse Apparel, a NJ-based clothing brand and […]