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…
NiceUp Reggae Christmas
When: Saturday 9pm 19th Dec 2009 - 3am Where: Havana - 32A Wigan Street, Wellington Price: Free! Aotearoa Reggae People listen up... NiceUp is celebrating the end of 2009 with Reggae Christmas…
Steve Rice (Bristol), Steve The Hat (London) & Art Official (Newtown)
Steve Rice (UK), Steve the Hat (UK) & Art Official (Newtown) Where: Good Luck Bar - Basement, 126 Cuba Street, Wellington When: Wednesday 10pm 23rd Dec 2009 - 3am Price: Free! Join the NiceUp…
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 &…
Run Come Rally
When: Friday 10pm 4th Dec 2009 - 3am Where: Havana - 32A Wigan Street, Wellington Ras Twig, Lady Acroline, Hawk i, Pranks, Naram & Sweep Price: Free! Come party with the NiceUp family for a night…
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…
The Tek Ova
When: Saturday 10pm 28 Nov 2009 Where: The Craftsman - 1 Courtney Place, Wellington NiceUp Crew meets Savannah Entertainment Price: $5 before 12, $10 after NiceUp Crew - Ras Twig, Lady Acroline,…
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 – 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…