Tarrus Riley – Parables
Parables is the sophmore release from Tarrus Riley (the son of famed roots-era singer, Jimmy Riley). It continues the recent trend in Jamaican music that has seen a shift away from digital dancehall…
Jah Cure – True Reflections…A New Beginning
This being my first ever music review I must say from the start that in my humble opinion there are only two types of music in the world - the type you like and the type you don't, or in some cases…
NiceUp Reggae in the Park – 23 Mar 2008
When: Sunday 23 Mar 2008 Where: Carrara Park, Newtown, Wellington Featuring: Roots & Culture Crew, Fee (Melbourne), Cpt Midnite (AKLD) 2pm to 8pm NEWTOWN RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION & RADIO ACTIVE…
Newtown Festival DJ Stage – Sun 2 Mar 2008
When: Sunday 2 March Where: Riddiford Street, Newtown (opposite Newtown Ave, near Newtown Mall), Wellington 12pm to 5pm Newtown Sound in association with PDSL presents: The Newtown Festival Fair Day…
Fee Top Ten – March 2008
Fee is one of Melbourne's leading Roots and Reggae DJs, carving out a name for herself in a difficult and male dominated scene. Although now based in Australia, Fee is originally from Aotearoa and…
Dubcall – Dead But Dreaming
After two mouths with Dubcall's album on high rotation at my crib, the club and at a number of festivals this summer (it sounds huge on a big rig), I have finally have the words to describe his album…
Lady Saw – Walk Out
VP Records/Hardwax (2008) Lady Saw - the queen of dancehall - reaffirms her top spot as dancehall's first lady with the release of Walk Out. In an industry dominated by men, Lady Saw has stayed on…
Conscious Roots 4
Moving Production (2008) The Conscious Roots compilations are a bit of an institution in the Aotearoa roots scene. The first edition was truly inspiring. It enlightened untold numbers of kiwis,…
Raggamuffin 2008
Saturday 2 February 2008 @ Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua. First of all I would like to give all the artists a full 21-gun salute - lighter, lighter, lighter. Big up massive for doing such a…
Sean Paul – Stage One
VP Records/Hardwax With the worldwide success of Sean Paul's Dutty Rock (2002) and The Trinity (2005) it only seems appropriate for VP and Hardwax to be re-releasing Stage One, Sean Paul's much…
Hot Gal Top Ten – February 2008
Hot Gal originates from Zimbabwe where she grew up listening to a steady diet of Ragga. She really became immersed in Reggae when she arrived in New Zealand and learnt more about Dancehall and the…