Kings of A&R — Check out the track Take and Take by Garfield Mayor -  KOARs new favorite singer/songwriter. Mayor cites Bob Marley, Paul Simon, The Eagles, Gomez, and Pink Floyd as influences. Apparently, the pro writers and musicians are rooted overseas. Garfie... more info

JamBase — By: Jim Welte Chris Darrow by Steve Cahill Ben Harper first started playing guitar when he was 18, spending countless hours toiling away at the Folk Music Center, the music shop owned by his grandparents in his hometown of Claremont, California. ... more info

JamBase — Legendary Reggae Drummer Larry McDonald Releases First Solo Album Of 40-Year Career Drumquestra Out 6/2 On MCPR Music, Features Toots Hibbert "Head Over Heels" Single Featuring Dollarman Out 4/7 Larry McDonald Jamaican percussion master and le... more info

All About Jazz — Children's music is dominating Ziggy Marley's melody making these days -- both for himself and on behalf of his father, Bob Marley. Marley is prepping for the May 5 release of "Family Time," an album of what he refers to as "family music" that inclu... more info

All About Jazz — Jamaican Dub Veteran Larry McDonald Premiers a Percussion Arsenal of New Works Off of His First Solo Record of His Storied Four-Decade Career NEW YORK, NY - Jamaican master percussionist Larry McDonald is at the heart of MCPR Music and the record ... more info

411 Mania — Excuse me while I light my spliff... more info

XFM.co.uk — U2 and Bob Marley mentor Chris Blackwell has been honoured in London... more info

The man who introduced the world to Bob Marley and U2 has been named the most influential figure in the last 50 years of the British music industry.Island Records founder Chris Blackwell .... more info

Guardian Music — Don Letts is the dread who met punk rockers uptown. But does the film-maker remember the first time? Yes, it was at the Roxy with the PistolsWho do you think you are? I'd say DJ, film-maker and broadcaster. Diversity is the only way to survive, but i... more info

Undercover, Australia — I can`t even remember the last great new reggae act. Do we have to go back to UB40? When you think reggae, you think Bob Marley but that was a long, long time ago. more info