August 2014

Updated Album Reviews

August 18, 2014

In case you’ve missed it, we’ve added 3 New Album Reviews with SOJA‘s Amid The Noise and Haste, Rebelution‘s Count Me In and The Bunny Gang‘s Thrive. These are 3 reviews, written by 3 different writers. Lets check out the recap & star rating for each new review…

Review: The Bunny Gang – Thrive

August 18, 2014

The Bunny Gang - Thrive Track Listing: 1.) The Reckoning 2.) Sirens Through The City 3.) Illegal Market 4.) Thrive 5.) Beach Coma 6.) Waves 7.) We Are The Ones 8.) Uprise Underground 9.) Pave The Wave 10.) Running 11.) Canoe Dub The Pier Album Rating: Release Date: September 23rd, 2014 Record Label: Hardline Entertainment [...]

Review: Rebelution – Count Me In

August 18, 2014

Rebelution - Count Me In Track Listing: 1.) Count Me In 2.) De-Stress 3.) More Love 4.) Lost In Dreams 5.) Fade Away 6.) Hate To Be The One (ft Collie Buddz) 7.) Notice Me 8.) Roots Reggae Music (ft Don Carlos) 9.) Counterfeit Love 10.) Against The Grain 11.) Invasion The Pier Album Rating: [...]

MP3 Leak of the Week: illScarlett

August 17, 2014

Based out of Clarkson, ON is the 4-piece Pop infused Reggae-Rock band, illScarlett. They’re set to release their forthcoming new & self-titled release on Tuesday September 2nd, 2014. Gearing up for the new release, the band is giving away their new song “Down For Whatever” on our homepage…

Video: Jo Mersa – Sunshine

August 17, 2014

Jo Mersa Marley, son of Stephen Marley, released his debut EP titled Comfortable. The second song off that EP, “Sunshine”, he’s premiered a music video for. In an exclusive interview w/The Pier, Jo Mersa explains how the foundation of the song was inspired by his baby sister. You can read about the making of the […]

Everlast Acoustic Tour with Big B

August 16, 2014

Grammy award winning & New York based artist, Everlast, formerly of House of Pain, has a run of west coast dates he’s touring alongside Las Vegas rapper, Big B. The tour is in support of his latest album ‘The Life Acoustic’ that was released last August.

Live: Dirty Heads, Pepper, Aer, Katastro (8-13-14)

August 15, 2014

Heads live set – But I’ll get back to that in a minute. Some of the frustrations about this show was that it took place on a Wednesday, slap dab in the middle of the week, followed by some unexpected rain. In a perfect world, an event such as this would take place on a [...]

The Pier: Happy 7th Birthday

August 15, 2014

Today, August 15th 2014, The Pier celebrates its 7th Birthday! It all started on this day, 7 years ago by ‘Pilipo!‘ What started out as a blog ran by 1 person, has now grown into an online magazine that includes multiple writers, photographers & staff – all providing coverage, Meet N Greets & content in […]