Brendan is a writer based out of Tampa Bay, Florida with a true love for the written word, history, and, of course, music. He has been covering the local reggae scene professionally since 2018 when he first began as a contributor to a local Tampa Bay alt weekly. Even before then, Brendan has loved music and writing and dives deep into discographies and tries to discover new music daily. His love for music started when he was young, where his parents would play all different types of music, but it wouldn’t be until later in his teens when he discovered reggae music and this historic legacy it holds.
If I told you to rewind the clock five years, where would you be? Realistically, most of us were locked in our homes, watching blue summer skies smear into a palette of wispy autumn clouds as time dissolved into a blur of redundant mundanity.… Read… Read More
There are several albums I listen to daily, often from front to back – not out of routine, but because they hit something deep inside. Whether it’s the profound smacks to my cerebral cortex, the induced eargasms that rattle my cranial nerves, or the wrenching tugs at… Read More
Sometimes, when the ocean calls your name, you listen. You follow the whispers of the wind as they guide you beneath the stars and to the Atlantic blue, where summer never ends and the warm glow of the sun tickles every pore on your body – where… Read More
Complacency can be one of the most subtle yet dangerous traps that we can fall into. Through a veil of comfort lies the death of ambition and curiosity. As human beings, we often gravitate toward the warmth of familiarity, lulling us into a blank silence and stripping… Read More
In the world of music, few names resonate with the raw emotion and tragic brilliance of Don Drummond. A virtuoso trombonist and founding member of The Skatalites, Drummond was a pivotal figure in shaping Jamaican music as we know it today.… Read More
Some of the biggest perks of contributing to Rootfire are broadening my musical horizons and learning about new music. But there’s something even more thrilling about flipping my musical horizon upside down and discovering a band from the other side of the globe.… Read More… Read More
Life is full of unexpected twists and turns, often throwing us far from the path we had envisioned. But sometimes, that’s just the way it ought to be. We leave behind a path of shady disappointments where the odds are stacked against us, and we find ourselves barreling down… Read More
If we’re all being sent to Hell, chances are that Danny Rebel & the KGB will likely provide a soundtrack like no other on the way down. The band’s latest album, We’re All Going to Hell, is unlike anything currently floating in the… Read More
