The Monthly Tune-Up
When: Friday 10pm 26th Jun 2009 - 3am Where: Havana - 24 Wigan Street, Wellington Featuring: The Audio Mechanics, Art Official, Sticky Fingaz & MC Silva (AKLD) Price: Free! Come to Havana Bar,…
Silva MC – June 2009
Silva, AKA Tanya Dyer, hails from central Auckland where she grew up on the streets of Mt Roskill and Grey Lynn and spent much of her childhood years with the Twelve Tribes of Israel New Zealand. Her…
Interview with 1814
NiceUp talks to Patu Colbert from Aotearoa reggae band, 1814, about how the group has evolved and their works in 2009.
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…
The Adventures of Asterix in Oz
When: Friday 15 May 2009 Where: Vintage Bar - Basement, 25 Taranaki Street Featuring: Sounds Almighty, Don Luchito, Undercover, Jnr Ranks, Misteek, The Mighty Asterix & guests! 10pm start, koha…
Dub Echoes Australasian Premier Screening
NiceUp & Radio Active 89FM presents: Dub Echoes Australasian Premier Screening When: Saturday 9 May Where: The NZ Film Archive, Taranaki Street, Wellington 6.30pm nibbles by Calypso Caribbean…
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…