First Listen Premiere: Kevin Kinsella – “Not Too Late”
It’s been a momentous year for the John Brown’s Body massive. 10 Ft. Ganja Plant played a rare show… Read More
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Vinyl Giveaway: OPIE ORTIZ & FAMILY feat. Crazy Baldhead “THE RIGHT WAY B/W THE RIGHT DUB”
Win a copy of Opie Ortiz & Family feat. Crazy Baldhead “The Right Way B/W The Right Dub” 7-inch Vinyl, courtesy of Rootfire. Enter below.
“This song is about helping the youths,” stated the one and only Opie Ortiz about “The Right Way,” the ebullient new track he sings on produced by
Album Showcase: Clinton Fearon – “Breaking News”
Can we please, in the USA, watch and dance to Clinton Fearon music in front of tens of thousands of people?! They do it in France. They do it in Brazil. Let’s go Cali Roots, Reggae Rise Up, Reggae Vibes!… Read More
Artist Spotlight: Pinnacle Sound
Most people will tell you that you can’t travel through time. Clearly, they have not heard the music of French reggae collective Pinnacle Sound, whose vintage vibrations transport listeners back to the golden age of Jamaican music.
Every now and then I hear an artist that instantly captivates me,… Read More
Album Showcase: Artikal Sound System “Welcome to Florida”
South Florida’s Artikal Sound System has been grinding out a name for themselves in the surf-roots scene for close to a decade. 2022 finds them taking a huge leap forward with the release of their debut LP via Controlled Substance Sound Labs, the independent music label run by… Read More
Album Showcase: Blanc du Blanc “Reggatta du Blanc du Blanc”
Editor’s Note:
Just over a year ago, Rootfire premiered the debut release from Blanc du Blanc, a dub project created and performed by a collective of highly regarded musicians spearheaded by the widely-lauded, genre-melding Chris Harford. Several months… Read More
Album Showcase: Lone Ark meets The 18th Parallel – “Showcase Vol. 1”
Showcase Vol. 1, by Lone Ark meets The 18th Parallel, was released through Fruits Records September 3rd, 2021 on LP, CD, and digital.
Good God. So much history of reggae’s sound and goodness packed into six tunes and their five dub counterparts that it will bounce right back outta your… Read More
Nattali Rize feat. Kumar – “Indestructible”
Nattali Rize & Kumar join forces for this exciting new installment from Rize, “Indestructible.” She has enlisted the talents of French Production squad 4 Examples, GRAMMY winning mix engineer James ‘Bonzai’ Caruso, and the musical genius that is Kumar to bring us the next taste from her… Read More