Yes yes yall! Its your girl, Maddie Ruthless, the Rocksteady Queen of New Orleans, inna ya Musical Occupation! Before I get into Maddie Ruthless news, I feel like its my duty as part of the Domino Sound Sound System here in tropical third world New Orleans, to tell you what I’m listening to and...
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Mixtapes
MADDIE RUTHLESS MARCH UPDATE
Andy Capps Presents: The Weekend Mixtape
Yes People, another week has come and gone. This means two days to forget about the week. I’ve got some boss selections that will help you forget the rat race. So sit back, relax and enjoy some reggae tunes! Track List: 1. Friday Night- Number 1 Station 2. Another Saturday Night- The Caroloregians 3....
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Montreal Ska Festival Preview Podcast
The Montreal Ska Festival kicks off October 9 and we got a sneak preview of the music that will be featured. Aaron and Gabe talk about who will be performing at the festival, what it’s all about, and why you should be there.
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Likk It Bak Nah Selector: A Musical Occupation Mixtape
No chatter, all platter! This mixtape is all vinyl tracks as selected by Andrew Barker. You get it all from the needle dropping to the hissing and popping it’s all there for you. I have a nice selection of Ska, Rocksteady, Soul, and reggae picked out for you to groove to. So likk it...
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Reggae House Party Mixtape
As summer starts to wind down and we all to squeeze in a few remaining bbq’s and beers, we thought it’d be nice to give you some tunes to help your party. Our good friend from Chicago’s the Drastics Anthony Abbinanti has put together an awesome mixtape of old and new tunes exclusively for...
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Combination 13 Mixtape
Our good friend and graphic design/illustration grand master Steve Kitchen from Combination 13 has whiped up a mixtape! The man has lived in various parts of the world and takes delight in sharing his collection of sugars and spice as he sprinkles them into your ears. From chilled out to warp speed he’s got...
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Musical Occupation Mixtape #4: Happy Selects
For this edition of the Musical Occupation Mixtape series we asked our friend Happy from the band Sic & Mad to select some tunes that have inspired him. We told him anything goes and that’s just what he did! Along with Gabe he shares his inspirations, musical memories, and stories with an eclectic mix...
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Dubbin’ Out: An Andrew Barker Mixtape
Alright so It’s summertime, it’s hot, and it’s also the perfect time to be listening to that dread heavy dub. So I got bored and assembled some of the tracks for you to dub out. We got some heavy hitters from Jamaica to Chicago it’s there for your listening pleasure. So relax, grab a...
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Musical Occupation Mixtape #3: Marco On The Bass Selects
In this Musical Occupation Mixtape episode we got Marco Wasserman from the band Bigger Thomas and the blog Marco On The Bass selecting tunes from early American ska & reggae bands that you may not have heard of. We talk about the music, history, and his blog. Tracklist: Heavy Manners – Taking The Queen...
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