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,…
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 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…
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 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.…
Ever Living Spirit (Swiss), Paradox and Art Official – Fri 27 Feb 2009
When: Friday 27 February Where: Havana Room, Khuja Lounge - 536 Queen Street, Auckland 10pm start, $5 on the door All roads lead to Khuja Lounge for a night of heavyweight roots, reggae, dancehall…
Rhombus (self-titled album)
The latest self-titled release from the local dub/electronica collective Rhombus contains pretty much all the essential elements that have come to define the group over the past eight years. It's…
One Love After Party – Fri 6 Feb 2009
When: Friday 6 February 2009 Where: San Francisco Bathhouse - Cuba Street, Wellington Featuring: Rainbow Country, Art Official, Topknot and MC Ras Stone Come to the San Francisco Bathhouse, Waitangi…
Jah Love Sounz
Who is in Jah Love Sounz? When and how did the crew link up? First of all, I would like to greet you all in the Name of the Most High...Creator and no is Greater, JAH! Well, Jah Love Sounz has had a…