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Canadian reggae-rockers Street Pharmacy have teamed up with American roots-reggae veterans Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad on their newest single “They Don’t Give a $$$$.”… Read More… Read More
San Diego Dub-Reggae group Boostive has just released the music video for their first single “Runnin” after signing with Slightly Stoopid’s label, Stoopid Records. This band’s heavyweight sound has earned them a tour with Lee “Scratch” Perry, collaborations with Matisyahu and performances at California’s most renown festivals.…
This article is an excerpt of an interview Jonathan Rabinovitz conducted with Thomas Cussins in December 2019.…
Rootfire is giving away a pair of weekend general admission passes to Reggae Rise Up – Las Vegas, taking place April 18 and 19, 2020.
This year’s lineup includes Slightly Stoopid, Dirty Heads, Soja, J Boog, Matisyahu, Common Kings, Collie Buddz, Fortunate… Read More
Reggae Rise Up Releases Full Artist Lineup for 2020 Florida Festival
– March 20-22 at Vinoy Park, Downtown St. Petersburg, FL –
ST. PETERSBURG, FL – Florida’s favorite reggae festival has just released their full lineup for… Read More
British reggae outfit Steel Pulse unveiled the lead single, “Cry Cry Blood,” for their first album in 15 years, Mass Manipulation, out May 17th via Rootfire Cooperative and the band’s own imprint, Wiseman Doctrine.… Read More… Read More
Guest Post by Jim the Boss
When The Impressions landed in Jamaica for the first time in 1966, their popularity spread like a wildfire. The band’s presence essentially created an equivalent to “Beatlemania.” The group’s records sold very well on the island and dozens of groups… Read More
As we prepare for the next big event of the year, Reggae Rise Up Florida, we have a special interview with Jah9, one of the rising women of modern reggae, who is not only performing at this year’s festival, she is also leading a class at this… Read More
