September 14, 2020 Remembering Toots Hibbert, a Founding Voice of Reggae By Miles Raymer / Music / Playlists, Reggae, Toots and the Maytals RIP Toots Hibbert, a founding voice of reggae and the unforgettably joyful frontman of Toots and the Maytals. Blast some Toots and the Maytals this… Read more
May 22, 2018October 12, 2018 Mad Caddies Paint NOFX in a Finer Shade of Two-Tone with “She’s Gone” (Premiere) By Riot Fest / Premieres / fat wreck chords, NOFX, fat mike For California ska stalwarts Mad Caddies, choosing the songs for their upcoming covers compilation Punk Rock Steady, was a careful process. "We went back and… Read more
April 24, 2018April 24, 2018 Listen to the Mad Caddies’ rocksteady version of Green Day’s “She” until your ears bleed By Riot Fest / New Music / green day, fat mike, Operation Ivy When you own a record label with a roster chock-filled with artists that you love like brothers, there are definitely perks. Take Fat Mike... please!… Read more
January 24, 2018January 25, 2018 Sting and Shaggy To Release Jamaican-Flavored Joint on 4/20; And By ‘Joint’ we mean ‘Album’ By Riot Fest / Archive, Music, News / Reggae, Shaggy, Sting It took them long enough, but Sting and Shaggy are finally releasing an album together. According to Rolling Stone, the King of Dancehall and the… Read more