Back in spring we told you about Heartbeat Record's repackaging of classic Studio One discs -- some of which were reissues to begin with -- and we're happy to see that the discs continue to flow. Back ...

From Jamaica, to the Bronx, to countries around the world, one man has made reggae music his life out of a studio in the borough. Lloyd “Bullwackie” Barnes has lived through the evolution of Jamaican ...

Lloyd Barnes has run the Wackie’s recording studio and label since the late 1970s. As he prepares for his next chapter, he wants to ensure its spirit lives on. By Brandon Wilner Lloyd Barnes carried a ...

“My name is Rainford Hugh Perry,” said the man with bright red hair, matching beard, and fire in his eyes after stepping off stage in New York City many years ago. “My music name thunder and lightning ...