Firehouse (Sydney) in Wellington
When: Saturday 10pm 14th Nov 2009 - 3am Where: Havana - 32A Wigan Street, Wellington Firehouse (Sydney), Art Official, Undercover, Paradox & guests Price: Free! Sydney's top ranking reggae crew -…
Elephant Wise – The Reasoning
The Reasoning is a refreshing full length offering from Kenyan-born, Queensland-based Elephant Wise. The debut album has a good balance of contemporary roots and dancehall, with a conscious message…
Deadly Hunta – October 2009
Deadly Hunta has been shaking up dancehalls across the UK and Europe with his unrivaled lyrical styling, machine-gun ragga flows and massive and conscious vibes! Hailed as one of the most dynamic and…
Interview with MC Silva
NiceUp talks to dancehall queen - MC Silva - a woman bringing the hip-hop reggae vibes to Aotearoa. You've been surrounded by music all of your life - can you tell us a bit about your background and…
Rod Taylor – Where Is Your Love Mankind
To judge this album outside of the era it was produced in is foolish. First released in 1980, it has all the elements of a legend in the making. Mixed by Scientist and produced by Henry Junjo Lawes…
Interview with Ras Stone
NiceUp talks to Ras Stone - the Ghanaian vocalist helping roots reggae to rise up in Aotearoa. Please introduce yourself Ras! What lead you onto a musical path? Greetings NiceUp, I am Ras Stone, the…
Acroline – September 2010
Acroline/Lady Sattva first swooned for Prince Buster on a ghetto-blaster at the tender age of 15. Intrigued about the lack of women in the industry, she started jamming on turntables four years ago…
Interview with Elephant Wise
Kenyan-born, Australian-based artist, Elephant Wise, talks to NiceUp about his debut album, The Reasoning and reggae works happening across the Tasman. Can you tell us a bit about your background and…
Sweet & Irie – Localize It
While Big Youth was in Aotearoa at Soundsplash 2006, he stated that "Reggae is a seed that we planted and now this tree is bearing fruit." Here in the Pacific and specifically Aotearoa this fruit is…
Major Lazer – Guns Don’t Kill People…Lazers Do
Major Lazer is a red-beret wearing, microphone-ammo-belt sporting, rocket-powered hover-board riding Jamaican commando who lost his right forearm in a secret zombie war back in 1984. His arm has…
Johnny Ringo – Dancehall Legend
Bradley Miller, aka Johnny Ringo, was one of many talented deejays to rise to prominence during the dancehall revolution that swept over Kingston's sound systems in the early 80s. Ironically though…
The Solomonics
NiceUp talks to Auckland-based selector, producer and musician, Willi the Kid, about his latest project - The Solomonic Band. Can you tell us a bit about yourself and your history in the NZ reggae…