Guest post by Josh Behun, bassist and vocals for 9 Mile Roots “Drifting” was filmed at Seacrets in Ocean City, Maryland – during their annual Memorial Day weekend party, arguably their biggest event of the year. People swarm into “The City by the Ocean”, arriving by the bus load, to kick-off the beginning of summer […]
There’s no secret that marijuana and music have always gone together like a Mary and Jane. Smoking the herb has operated as both an inspiration and a theme across all genres to generate amazing music for generations. So in the spirit of 4/20, Arise Roots has gotten together with smoking buds Marlon Asher, Josh Heinrichs […]
Orange County rock-reggae outfit the Common Kings have returned fresh off their headlining tour with ¡Mayday! from Strange Music with a brand new video for “Everybody Wants To Fool The World” off their new album Lost In Paradise. The Common Kings released their debut album Lost In Paradise on February 3rd and fans and critics […]
Krooked Treez are back and turns up the heat with a brand new single and music video for the track “Militant Soldier” off their upcoming August, 2017 album release. Featuring SenDog of Cypress Hill, Sid Wilson of Slipknot and Karim Israel of Arise Roots, the video was shot in beautiful Los Angeles, California and directed […]
New Zealand reggae/soul singer and songwriter Sammy Johnson ( a.k.a. Sammy J) is back with a brand new video for his new single entitled “Do You”. Sammy J is putting the final touches on his new album for early summer release on Island Empire Records. Born in Australia, Sammy J embraces his Maori and Polynesian […]
Jamaican born Barrington Levy burst upon the scene in the late 1970s, a pint-sized youth with a signature voice who, along with producer Henry “Junjo” Lawes and the Roots Radics band, led in the early dancehall era of reggae, changing the sound and tone of the music forever. Throughout the early 80s, Barrington was one […]
It can sometimes be difficult to pull off a lyric video without it seeming bland or unimaginative, but the strong visual direction of Gentleman’s Dub Club newly released track “Dancing in the Breeze” here assures engagement throughout. The new song is the second track from the forthcoming album Dubtopia due out worldwide April 7th under […]
Facing the huge task of one-upping 2012’s critically acclaimed album Burial Ground, Stick Figure’s latest album Set in Stone hit the mark and blew away expectations. Set In Stone still reminds us of the Stick Figure that we fell in love with: searing bottom-heavy bass lines, big hooks, concise and playful synthesizers heard especially in […]
This week, John Brown’s Body released their first official music video in their 20 years for “Hard Man Fe Dead,” the second single off their latest studio album Fireflies. The video which features Karim Israel from Arise Roots displays powerful visuals and heartfelt emotions that portrays the message of JBB’s respect for reggae legends. “Hard […]
After surging to the #1 spot on the Billboard Reggae Charts with their 2016 album Make It Better, the Rochester, New York-based quintet Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad released their new video for “Signs” this week. Reaching out via Facebook to find an animator, the band was impressed by the work of Cait Davis and […]
Currently on tour supporting Tribal Seeds and Grammy nominated group Raging Fyah, Nattali Rize released new visuals earlier this month for her new single titled “One People”. Nattali Rize has been hitting the tour circuit hard the past few months while also wrapping up her new album slated for launch March 2017. Take a peek […]
Bringing in the new year is Sugarshack Sessions with The Green performing their track “Striking Up A Love” from their 2013 smash-hit album Hawai’i ’13. Keep an eye out on The Green in 2017 and catch them this February at the One Love Cali Reggae Fest in Long Beach, CA.
Fresh off a tour supporting pop superstar Meghan Trainor playing sold-out amphitheaters all summer long, Orange County’s rock-reggae royalty Common Kings have revealed details on their upcoming new album Lost In Paradise. The album is set for a February 3rd release date through the band’s own Island Empire Records and will feature the group working […]
Based out of Vancouver, BC, rising reggae artist Gisto recently released his new video single “Our Love” filmed in Brooklyn and directed by J-RockaZ. The song “Our Love” illustrates a versatile reggae and rock track that features his emotional, and at times extremely moving, songwriting skills.
Over the past few months, Raging Fyah’s latest album, Everlasting, has continued to gain recognition, and after a month long European tour, the five piece band from Kingston, Jamaica returns to debut their new video for the track “Dash Wata”. The video takes viewers back to their homeland of Jamaica, as they sing the smooth […]
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