Dub Echoes Australasian Premier Screening – Sat 9 May 2009
When: Saturday 9 May Where: The New Zealand Film Archive, Taranaki Street, Wellington NiceUp and Radio Active 89FM presents: Dub Echoes Australasian Premier Screening 6.30pm nibbles by Calypso…
Pitch Black – Rhythm Sound and Movement – Rude Mechanicals Remixes
Pitch Black have been consistently producing high quality electronica since the formative days of New Zealand's dance music scene in the mid-90s. Having first made a name for themselves by playing…
1814 – Jah Rydem
1814 are an 8-piece roots reggae band, hailing from Whangaroa Harbour and Kerikeri in beautiful Northland. The bands name relates to the date that missionary Samuel Marsden held the first sermon in…
Larry Mcdonald – Drumquestra
Drumquestra is the debut album from Jamaican drum master Larry McDonald. Being far from new on the scene, McDonald is considered one of the finest percussion exponents in the world, with a career…
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 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…
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…