Who are Fatty Boom Basstic? Laura James does the lead vocals; JD strums guitar and sings some backing vocals; Pete G slaps the bass; and Mcfly is our hit man on the drums - and on anything else he can ...

Hip-hop and R&B may initially come to mind when you think of black music, reggae is also a big part of the sonic landscape. And though domestically it may be an afterthought in comparison to those ...

The year 1995 was big for dancehall music. One of its flag-bearers was deejay Shaggy, whose third studio album Boombastic rocked the American pop and R&B charts. Boombastic contains songs by producers ...

Anand Naidoo sits in for Riz Khan this week. On Wednesday we speak to Jamaican reggae star Shaggy, who became one of the biggest dancehall successes of the early ’90s with hits like Oh Carolina and ...

BOOMBOXES WERE ONCE the ultimate stamp of coolness. Driven by demand for more intense bass, they eventually became the size of briefcases—and lifting them à la Lloyd Dobler was no easy feat. A lot has ...

The summer music scene on Spain’s Costa del Sol has taken an unexpected turn with the Boombastic Festival. Initially scheduled to take place in Estepona, the festival announced a last-minute venue ...