Rural album cover

FC Apatride Utd – Rural 12″

Hailing from one of Europe's oldest cities, Belgrade, Serbia, FC Apatride Utd released this single on 12" vinyl last year on Urban Sedated Records. The theme of the song matches the bands organic…

Thief

Thief Top Ten – May 2009

Richman, poorman, beggarman... In '96 jungle jemmied the lock and stole Thief's heart. From there his musical reconnoitres led him down the darkened alleys of drum and bass, hip hop, and dub. Deep…

Interview with Bruno Natal

Dub Echoes is a documentary directed by Bruno Natal (Brazil) that traces the origins of Jamaican dub music and its huge influence on the development of other musical forms including hip-hop and…

Summerset stage

Summerset

18 April 2009 @ Basin Reserve, Wellington This is the third year Sandwiches has presented the Summerset festival at the Basin Reserve. Showcasing twelve hours of local and international music,…

Easy Star All Star's Lonely Heart's Dub Band album cover

Easy Star All Star’s Lonely Heart’s Dub Band

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band has been described as The Beatles' magnum opus and was ranked the greatest album of all time by Rolling Stone in 2003. Surely these are a few facts for…

Ghetto Red Hot Mix Release Tour 2009 – Sat 18 Apr to Fri 1 May 2009

WGTN - Sat 18 April @ Vintage Bar Featuring Art Official , Sticky Fingaz and MC JP Money, 10pm, $10 with mix-CD, $5 without CHCH - Thurs 30 April @ Concrete Bar Featuring Messenjah and Art Official,…

Art Official

Ghetto Red Hot

Art Official talks about Ghetto Red Hot - a series of parties and mix-CDs he has been producing for the last five years. Can you give us a bit of an idea about how you came up with the concept of…

Substance

Substance Top Ten – April 2009

DJ Substance has been on the grind in the New Zealand hip-hop scene for many years now. Based in Auckland city, he is the DJ for the Breakin' Wreckword record label and has completed national and…

Dancehall – The Rise of Jamaican Dancehall Culture

UK label Soul Jazz Records, perhaps best known for their extensive Studio 1 compilations, has teamed up with renowned reggae writer Beth Lesser for their latest compilation outing - Dancehall - The…

RSD

Interview with RSD

RSD, perhaps better known as Bristol bass and drum music stalwart Rob Smith (one half of respected production duo Smith and Mighty), has been pushing bass heavy rhythms for more than two decades.…

Newtown Festival DJ Stage – Sun 8 Mar 2009

When: Sunday 8 March Where: Opposite Newtown Ave, Riddiford Street, Wellington 12pm to 6pm With IRootz, Substance and Homebrew (AKLD), Jinetero MC and more! NEWTOWN SOUND, NICEUP.ORG.NZ, and the…

RSD

RSD Top Ten – March 2009

RSD, perhaps better known as Bristol bass and drum music stalwart Rob Smith (one half of respected production duo Smith and Mighty), has been pushing bass heavy rhythms for more than two decades.…