Pop Geek Heaven

LOCAL REGGAE MASTERS Solace Meds on Smokey Street holds a party every 4/20. This year featured music by reggae masters Solpride, Carlton Pride’s band. Carlton Pride has a voice the sound of Montana and unerring rhythmic instincts. You can hear him from blocks away. Playing rapid-fire guitar, Solpride soared through “Rub a Dub,” “Meaning of […]

  WIL MALONE “Wil Malone” When I was in high school and beginning my record-collecting career as a Beatles obsessive, my older brother would often stop by my bedroom door and look bemused while I played my Beatles bootlegs, the sound quality of which was often quite poor (and the performances were often sloppy and […]