The Pier: Catching Up w/ Ras MG

Last March, we published our first Exclusive Interview with Marshall Goodman of Sublime, more famously known as Ras MG. Since then, we premiered his debut single, “Words”, last July with Slightly Stoopid & Judd Nester. Now, he sheds some light on what else he’s producing behind scenes, soon to be released.

The Pier’s Triumphant Return to Paradise

The Pier is returning to Hawai’i this month from Feb 24th – March 1st to attend the private EKM Records “Tune-In” party in Honolulu. The Pier will also be featured on Island 98.5, Hawai’i’s number one reggae radio station, for an on-air interview with the infamous Wake Up Crew at 9:00AM HST. on Feb 26th.

New Blues Traveler Single ft. Dirty Heads & Rome

Your eyes do not deceive you, Blues Traveler, the blues-rock band with the sweetest harmonica solos since Little Walter, is releasing a new album Blow Up The Moon on April 7th. Today, Yahoo Music premiered the album’s first single “Castaway,” which features vocals from Jared Watson of the Dirty Heads and Rome Ramirez of Sublime […]

Video: Arise Roots – Bring It All

Los Angeles, CA’s roots reggae group, Arise Roots, have released a new music video for their single “Bring It All”. The song is off the groups August 5th, 2014 album release for Love and War. The video, directed by Stephen Miles, follows an attractive woman from the beach to the club while vocalist Karim Israel […]

Review: Riotmaker – Welcome to CaliRock

Riotmaker - Welcome to CaliRock Track Listing: 1.) Afterall 2.) Forevernever 3.) A Lot Like Rain 4.) Busted Crown 5.) Everything Is Out (ft. Hennessy) 6.) Almost Over 7.) Razorburn 8.) Ritalin Kit (ft. Melissa McGregor) 9.) To The Moon The Pier Album Rating: Release Date: February 20th, 2015 Official Website: Riotmaker Website Artist Background: [...]

New Kingston On Tour with #1 Album

Released January 27, 2015, New Kingston is currently on tour supporting their third studio album, Easy Star Records’ Kingston City, their first release to claim the #1 spot on the Billboard Reggae chart.

MP3 Leak of the Week: RAC

Out of Phoenix, AZ comes the Surf-Punk-Reggae group known as RAC. No strangers to the Reggae-Rock community, the group will be releasing their 3rd studio album on April 14th, 2015. The self-titled release will include 14 total songs and we’re giving away track 12 with the track “Mary Admire”, this week only on our homepage […]

Gonzo’s New Music Video & Upcoming Tour

On Friday, February 20th, The Pier will premiere the new Music Video by Ryan Gonzo of Tribal Seeds, with his song “Runnin’”. The video was shot in Brooklyn, NY while Tribal Seeds & Gonzo was on tour. Our new Photo-Journalist, Jeffro Pliskin of Raised Fist Propaganda shot & directed the video & explains how the […]