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…
Ghetto Red Hot CD Release Tour 2009
WGTN - Sat 18 April @ Vintage Bar Featuring Art Official , Sticky Fingaz & MC JP Money, 10pm, $10 with mix-CD, $5 without CHCH - Thurs 30 April @ Concrete Bar Featuring Messenjah & Art…
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
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 NZ 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.…
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.…
Newtown Festival DJ Stage 2009
When: Sunday 12pm 8 Mar 2009 - 6pm Where: Opposite Newtown Ave, Riddiford Street, Wellington With IRootz, Substance & Homebrew (AKLD), Jinetero MC & more! NEWTOWN SOUND, NICEUP.ORG.NZ, and…
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…