Articles by Brent Hagerman

• 

  311

  Uplifter

  PUBLISHED Jun 19, 2009

  For their four-year hiatus, 311 must have made burnt offerings at the feet of the rock gods because this, their ninth studio album, boasts...

• 

  Julian Marley

  Awake

  PUBLISHED Jun 15, 2009

  The British Marley brother turns in an overly average showing on his third album that at times, begs the question: does he have more musica...

• 

  Easy Star All-Stars

  Easy Star's Lonely Hearts Dub Band

  PUBLISHED Jun 15, 2009

  Apparently, the Easy Star crew aren't scoring a hat trick. The reggae re-visioning of Sgt. Pepper starts off promising, live session-style,...

• 

  The Aggrolites

  IV

  PUBLISHED Jun 15, 2009

  The Aggrolites have dialled up the funk and soul for their fourth release but haven't let any of their reggae chops suffer in the process....

• 

  Westbound Train

  Come and Get It

  PUBLISHED Jun 15, 2009

  Come and Get It wears its soul smartly on its sleeve; Westbound Train's second album for Hellcat is a powerhouse of American vintage soul s...

• 

  Buju Banton

  Rasta Got Soul

  PUBLISHED Apr 23, 2009

  Not since Heart of the Congos has a reggae album been so anticipated, thanks in part to its six-year gestation, but also because the man re...

• 

  Mishka

  Above the Bones

  PUBLISHED Mar 16, 2009

  Much has been made of what has been called Matthew McConaughey's discovery of reggae folkster Mishka but the emphasis on McConaughey is mis...

• 

  Victor Démé

  Victor Démé

  PUBLISHED Jan 28, 2009

  Victor Démé's debut record was 30 years in the making and the good news is that it was worth the wait. Once a rising star in...