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,…
Interview with Cavi Borges – director of L.A.P.A.
NiceUp talks to Cavi Borges, director of L.A.P.A. - a film about the melting pot and focal point of Rio's vibrant music scene and the Brazilian artists that live and work there. Cavi, can you tell us…
Firehouse (Sydney) – Fri 13 and Sat 14 Nov 2009
Auckland - Friday 13 November at Khuja - 536 Queen Street, $10 on the door Wellington - Saturday 14 November at Havana - 32 Wigan Street, free Sydney's top ranking reggae crew - Firehouse - L.Static…
Interview with Cotti
NiceUp talks to UK producer and selector, Cotti, reaching our shores this November. First up can you introduce yourself and give the readers a bit of info about your musical background? Yo, my name's…
Sgt Benji Top Ten – November 2009
Sgt Benji originally hails from Wellington. His interest in music, particularly reggae, began in his early teenage years and he worked at a small inner-city record shop part-time while still at…