RockOm.netPsychedelic country-rock with a Kingston-inspired Reggae groove
accompanying mystic Celtic chant and flute. It's how we roll at RockOm
and we're rolling at you with three new RockOm Featured interviews
today. Though different cultures separate them, each of these artists
are creating music with a united purpose: to spread love, peace and
some "righteous" joy.
The New Riders of The Purple Sage, California's psychedelic cowboys of
70's country-rock, have released their first album in 20 years. The New
Riders' Buddy Cage joined RockOm for a revealing discussion on the new
CD and band, and how it makes all the difference when you "
play it in your own spirit."
The Wailers, led now by Aston "Family Man" Barrett continue spreading the message that "
we're all Jah people."
The band's reggae groove has been the soundtrack to the lives of
hundreds of millions across the planet. Family Man joined RockOm before
a recent performance to talk about the soul of Rastafari, the legacy of
Bob Marley and an upcoming new Wailers CD featuring surprise guest
artists.
A Celtic Mass for Peace: Songs for the Earth
gives voice and sound to earth's deepest yearnings for peace. These are
not just religious longings or Christian longings. These are sacred
longings from the heights and depths of humanity's song. In a RockOm
exclusive, composers Sam Guarnaccia and J. Philip Newell reveal how
music and chant bring out the natural mystic in us all.