Carl Meeks Top Ten – December 2011
Born in 1962 in Kingston, Jamaica, Carl Meeks is an original, cultural, reggae dancehall singer, renowned for his distinctive sing-jay vocal style. As a youth, Carl always followed the sound systems…
Newtown Top Ranking – Nov and Dec 2011
When: Saturday 26 November and 3, 10 and 17 December Where: Baobab - 152 Riddiford Street, Newtown, Wellington Come to Baobab Cafe, every Saturday afternoon from 1pm to 6pm for Newtown Top Ranking -…
Israel Starr talks about NiceUp TV
Israel Starr talks about NiceUp TV - a new project focusing on promoting the people building bass culture in Aotearoa, and world-wide. So Israel, can you tell us a bit about NiceUp TV and how it came…
Interview with Willi the Kid
NiceUp talks to Auckland producer Willi the Kid about upcoming releases on his Riddim Central label, lessons he has learned in the world of production, and what's fresh with NZ reggae and dancehall…
3 The Hard Way – Fri 11 Nov 2011
When: Friday 11 November Where: Havana - 32 Wigan Street, Wellington Featuring: Art Official, Undercover and Israel Starr Price: Free! The NiceUp Crew return to Havana Bar for the next installment of…
Jah Red Lion EP
This is an outstanding debut for the Chilean singer now based in New Zealand. Two heavyweight local producers collaborated on these rhythms which were recorded and arranged by Iron Will at 'Riddim…
The Yoots – Sing Along With The Yoots
As a kid in the late 80s/early 90s, I was trying to find my scene, music tastes and style. I grew up in Brisbane where the rude boy and sharp skinhead scenes were flourishing (think Fred Perry and…
Dub Terminator – Babylon Annihilation
By now most dancehall and dubstep heads should have heard of Dub Terminator. If you haven't you're missing out. For those that haven't heard the Dub Terminator sound - Dub Terminator and High…
DJ Grassroots Top Ten – October 2011
DJ Grassroots is a long time player in the Auckland reggae scene. Some of his early reggae influences began in the early 90s as a teenager, when he would spend Sunday evenings at 'Dub Sundays',…
One Step Forward – Fri 26 Aug 2011
When: Friday 26 August Where: Havana - 32 Wigan Street, Wellington Featuring: Newtown Sound, Israel Starr, Hawk I and guests Price: Koha donation appreciated Come to a big night of reggae inna…