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…
Parihaka Peace Festival 2008
11, 12 & 13 January @ Parihaka, Taranaki 'Haere mai e te motu me te aao, kia kite koe i te puapua' Draw close, welcome, people of the land people of the world, so you can see the source of…
Three Houses Down – Dreadtown
Moving Production (2007) Dreadtown is the debut album from the Otara-based reggae group Three Houser Down. The 11 piece group was formed by the three Pome'e brothers with the help of their Tongan…
Steve Rice (UK) – Sat 5 Jan 2008
When: Saturday 5 January Where: Vintage Bar - Basement, 25 Taranaki Street, Wellington Featuring: Steve Rice, Ras Twig, Danny Lemon 9pm to 3am, gold coin entry Steve Rice (Bristol, UK) returns to the…