Ghetto Red Hot – Fri 15 Jan 2010
When: Friday 15 January Where: Havana Bar - 32 Wigan Street, Wellington DJs Art Official and Antoine (France) A night of blazing reggae hip hop and dancehall. More info: Newtown Sound website
Earl Gateshead Top Ten – January 2010
Earl Gateshead is the selector and leader of Trojan Sound System, the official sound of Troja Records. Today he tours the globe playing records from the extensive Trojan catalogue, spreading the…
Tricky Meets South Rakkas Crew
Tricky, aka Adrian Thaws, was a key figure in the Bristol trip-hop scene that burned brightly in the early-to-mid 90s before quickly fading away into the shadows of the underground. After initally…
Steve Rice (Bristol), Steve The Hat (London) and Art Official (Newtown) – Wed 23 Dec 2009
When: Wednesday 23 December Where: Good Luck Bar - Basement, 126 Cuba Street, Wellington 10pm to late, free entry Join the NiceUp Crew for a sweet night of pre-Christmas reggae, ska, rocksteady and…
NiceUp Reggae Christmas – Fri 18 and Sat 19 Dec 2009
Auckland: Friday 18 December at The Birdcage Wellington: Saturday 19 December at Havana Aotearoa reggae people listen up! NiceUp is celebrating the end of 2009 with Reggae christmas parties to…
Interview with Three Houses Down
Break Out, the new album from Three Houses Down, entered the NZ chart at number thirty-four. The night after this interview I was lucky enough to catch them live at Hope Brothers in Wellington. I…
Parihaka 2010
The Parihaka International Peace Festival will take place on 8 - 10 Jan 2010 and features some of New Zealand's best cultural and artistic talent. NiceUp talks to festival director, Te Miringa Hohaia…
Run Come Rally – Fri 4 Dec 2009
When: Friday 4 December Where: Havana - 32 Wigan Street, Wellington 10pm to late, free Come party with the NiceUp family for a night of dancehall, roots rock reggae and rub a dubstep! Featuring Ras…
MI$O Top Ten – December 2009
MI$O aka Tiopira McDowell is one half of Auckland-based dancehall reggae production duo High Stakes. MI$O has been DJing, producing and promoting events in Auckland since 1995, and teamed up with…
Interview with Andrew Penman from Salmonella Dub
I caught up with Andrew Penman from Salmonella Dub and chatted with him about outdoor festivals, the Freak Local EP, their new Freak Controller album, and dub music in NZ. I had just got back from…
Salmonella Dub – Freak Controller
The ten- track album starts off with Restless Soul - a five and a half long drum n base track with minimal lyrics and nice use of a guitar strum over the top - classic Sal Dub dnb sound. Up &…
The Tek Ova – Sat 28 Nov 2009
When: Saturday 28 November Where: The Craftsman - 1 Courtney Place, Wellington 10pm to late, $5 before 12am, $10 after NiceUp Crew meets Savannah Entertainment. NiceUp Crew - Ras Twig, Lady Acroline,…