I am sitting at a folding card table on the second floor of an old dusty barn in Marshfield, MA. This building was built in 1871 and is typically used to house 4-H Plymouth County Fair craft entries. The dust has settled deeply into the floorboards and caked itself into… Read More
Learning curve. It’s a term we all know. But learning how to say, replace the power steering pump in a truck, or the hard drive in a laptop is different than learning how to bring your art, your lifeblood, your essence to the world.… Read More
California Roots Music and Arts Festival is just a few days away. The yearly pilgrimage to Monterey, California brings together the most influential modern reggae bands in the world. Cali Roots has also become home turf for many people working in the scene to spread the good word… Read More
Intro: In 2011, Alex Stern recognized a problem of his own creation: he was in a reggae band that was firmly committed to writing within its genre but his songs were grounded in a fascination with late 70’s Power-Pop and New Wave.… Read More
When I started work on Floralorix’s album, their commitment was immediately obvious. It was manifested both in their pure love of classic reggae but, perhaps most importantly, in their intent to sound honest, with just the right amount of unusual creativity along the way.… Read… Read More
Mr. Officer why did you stop me…? Lately its been difficult to imagine anyone stopping let alone slowing New Kingston down. The band made up of brothers Courtney, Stephen, and Tahir comes correct yet again with this this 420 banger featuring Eric Rachmany and co-produced by Fabian Cooke.… Read More
In a matter of hours The Movement‘s new album Golden drops worldwide. It’s an honor to share this music with you, the Rootfire family, now. Like a dress rehearsal before the main event, we want to say thank you… Read More
“The new single off the set is the slick Habit 2016, a combination with vocalists Collie Buddz and Bobby Hustle, which United Reggae now premieres to a worldwide audience. The original version of Habit was featured on the Set Sail album.… Read More
