Dubwize presents Snypa Levi – The Sojourner
NZ RELEASE DATE: 19 MAY 2008 LABEL: REALITY CHANT, DISTRIBUTOR: RHYTHM METHOD Known throughout New Zealand and internationally as Australasia's premier exponents of authentic roots dancehall music,…
Phaze Top Ten – May 2008
Phaze has been apart of the Aotearoa music scene for many years, kicking off her career in 2001 in Auckland, where she co-founded Wahine Wednesday nights. Since then, she has had extensive experience…
Beta Simon – Kraity Payan Guez
Over the past three decades the Ivory Coast has consistently yielded some of the best African reggae. The pity is that Ivory Coast artists - and African artists at large - seldom have access to…
Crate Killaz – The New Zealand Dubplate Story
Crate Killaz is the first release of its kind in Aotearoa - a collection of dubplates from New Zealand reggae crews that spans a generation of sound-system culture from the North to the South. In…
Stinky Jim Top Ten – April 2008
Stinky Jim is a broadcaster (95bFM, Stinky Grooves since 1990) music journalist (Listener, Real Groove etc), record company owner/operator (Round Trip Mars .. SJD, Phelps & Munro, James Duncan,…
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!
When: Sunday 23 Mar 2008, 2 - 8pm Where: Carrara Park, Newtown, Wellington Featuring: Roots & Culture Crew, Fee (Melbourne), Cpt Midnite (AKLD) NEWTOWN RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION & RADIO ACTIVE…
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…
Newtown Festival DJ Stage
When: Sunday 2 March, 12pm - 5pm Where: Riddiford Street, Newtown (opposite Newtown Ave, near Newtown Mall), Wellington Newtown Sound in association with PDSL presents: The Newtown Festival Fair Day…
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…