Had he not died of a heroin overdose in 1996, Bradley Nowell would have turned 50 later this month. Nowell who? That is an understandable reaction. Nowell fronted Sublime, a Southern California (SoCal ...

Do you long for the golden age of pop-punk-with-horns otherwise known as the 1990s? Of course you do! Everybody loves the ’90s! Can you think of a better way to express your deepest nostalgia for the ...

Sublime frontman Bradley Nowell, who died 15 years ago this month, left behind a legacy that is intrinsically tied to Long Beach and the rest of Orange County. This week's cover story pays tribute to ...

There are few places in America where the sun shines brighter than Los Angeles, especially in music. Artists blend the carefree atmosphere of genres like reggae and ska, bringing a relaxing charm to ...

Jakob Nowell stepped into his role as the lead singer of Sublime before thousands of fans on Saturday night, as the reunited band rocked out on the Coachella stage. The legendary ska group first ...

CLIFTON PARK >> One top notch tribute band is continuing a holiday tradition of playing an end-of-year show in the Capital Region. Each year, typically between Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve, ...

An iconic ska punk band from the 1990s is working on its first new album in almost 30 years. Sublime is recording new music with Jakob Nowell, the son of late singer and founding member Bradley Nowell ...

What is it about the reggae scene that one shining star can dominate so many musicians’ worlds? For decades, you couldn’t talk about reggae or ska without Bob Marley’s name coming up in the ...

In recent years, Goldenvoice — the massive festival promoter behind Coachella — has branched out into genre-specific festivals. There is Just Like Heaven (blog bait), there’s Cruel World (’80s ...

It's funny how these tribute bands work sometimes. The California ska-punk trio Sublime only lasted about eight years, from 1988 to 1996, when singer-guitarist-songwriter Brad Nowell died of a heroin ...

What is Southern California’s more influential export: ska-punk band Sublime or craft beer? Well, craft beer brewers weren’t putting Mexican-style lagers into 40-ounce bottles until the surviving ...

For Jakob Nowell, music is just a means to an end because what is important to him is storytelling. “I like going up on stage and I like to share the stories that move me or creep me out with an ...