The Jamaicans – Ba Ba Boom
(Treasure Isle 1967) In just a few days Jamaica will celebrate 50 years of independence, so my mind turns to Festival tunes - those yearly competitive tunes that celebrated the holiday. The best of…
Frankie Curac (Battle-Ska Galactica) Top Ten – June 2012
Formed in 2009, Battle-Ska Galactica has fast become New Zealand's premier ska band. With their debut album, Everybody's Got An Opinion, the band is set to take the New Zealand music scene by storm…
Jah Red Lion – Fri 29 Jun 2012
When: Friday 29 June Where: Havana - 32 Wigan Street, Wellington 10pm start Auckland based, Chilean born, reggae dancehall artist Jah Red Lion reaches the Capital. Based in Auckland city and…
Battle-Ska Galactica – Everybody’s Got An Opinion
The long anticipated debut Ska album from Battle-Ska Galactica, 'Everybody's Got An Opinion', prompts me to give my opinion. Sweet and Dandy! This release is a lively eight-track LP from this…
Prince Alexander Top Ten – May 2012
Prince Alexander grew up in Hamilton where he was introduced to reggae music beyond Bob Marley by good friend and long-time reggae selector and collector, DJ Atmosphere. Through his experiences…
Skitz feat. Rodney P, Roots Manuva, Solo Banton & Darrison – Never
'Never' is the stirring new single from UK producer Skitz and is the first shot from his recently released new album. The single features a dark rootical hip-hop flavour and is accompanied by an…
Newtown Sound 12″ Vinyl Release – Sirens in the City
Label: Newtown Sound Release Date: May 2012 'Sirens in the City' is the debut vinyl release for iconic New Zealand hip-hop artists, Dam Native. A collector's item pressed in very limited quantities…
Dark Angel – Lay Down My Burdens
I've been waiting for this 12" to drop since first seeing clips of Dougie Wardrop in the studio, as it brings together Foundation Sound, Wardrop (Conscious Sounds) and vocalist Dark Angel, each of…
Jahtarian Dubbers Vol. 3
On first encountering Jahtari back in 2008 before having even listened to any of their music, I was sure I had stumbled upon something pretty good. The name alone was sheer brilliance, as were the…
Scratch Famous Top Ten – April 2012
Selector Scratch Famous of Deadly Dragon Sound System used to be a very smart guy about a whole range of subjects. He could wake up in the morning, write a thesis paper about Walter Benjamin, cook an…
Harmonic Culture – Fri 27 Apr 2012
When: Friday 27 April Where: Medusa - 154 Vivian Street, Wellington 9pm to late All Tribes Welcome, Royal Behaviour, One Love Redemption Sound and NiceUp present Harmonic Culture - a night of heavy…
