The road to Ska Fest, part two: Dub FX

The road to Ska Fest, part two: Dub FX

Part one, Katchafire, here: https://martlet.ca/2013/06/blond-dreads-and-blue-eyes-everywhere/   As the boundaries between musical genres blur more with each year that passes, labeling things has become a favourite pastime of many music fans. Australian-born,...
Music rags: Recreating childhood music memories

Music rags: Recreating childhood music memories

Do you remember the first time a singer’s voice burned its way into your psyche? Or how about the first time you saw a live concert that blasted your head apart? For many of us, the way we were introduced to music had a profound, magical impact on our entire lives....
‘Blond dreads and blue eyes everywhere’

‘Blond dreads and blue eyes everywhere’

I’ve listened to a lot of reggae music in my lifetime and I’ve never ceased to be amazed at how this music, native to a small island in the Atlantic, has spread its way across the entire globe. Even on the other side of the world in New Zealand, Logan Bell, lead...
‘Love. True love.’

‘Love. True love.’

From its inception in Jamaica and its remarkable rise throughout the world, reggae music has always been a direct, simple music with the ability to cross boundaries. Music from the streets, it is also music with a message. While that message may include poverty,...
The God That Comes again

The God That Comes again

Rock and roll can be boring if you’ve done it long enough. For a veteran performer like Hawksley Workman, the need for new timbre on the creative pyre is a constant driving factor. “I’ve put out lots of records, 13 or 14 records, and toured. In a way, if you’re...