Mista Savona Presents Melbourne Meets Kingston
Melbourne Meets Kingston is one of the most stunning album length releases of Jamaican influenced music I have had the pleasure of witnessing emerge from the Pacific. I have always considered the…
Firehouse Top Ten – February 2007
Firehouse - L.Static, Nardo & Adrian - hail from Sydney and this ranking reggae crew always rock a dance. Their big bad selection of reggae, dancehall and exclusive dubplate is delivered in…
Steve Rice Top Ten – January 2007
Steve Rice resides in Bristol, UK. He passion for reggae developed around the age of 16 when he began going to blues dances in South London. He later began holding his own dances around Brixton and…
Million Dan
Hailing from London UK, Million Dan is one of the most exciting urban hip-hop, hip-hop/reggae artists to ever emerge from the United Kingdom. Million Dan aka Mike J first exploded on the scene as a…
NiceUp Reggae Xmas Party – Sat 9 Dec 2006
When: Saturday 9 December Where: Tupelo - Edward Street, Wellington Featuring: Jugglin Crew + Mighty Asterix + Manray + Art Official + Antoine $10 entry (Free mix CD to first 50) Come celebrate the…
House of Shem
Friday 10 November @ Subnine, Wellington. 'Cant Stop Jah Music'. Respect to House Of Shem, the 7-piece reggae group who visited Wellington Friday 10 November. It was the first time the Wanganui…
Ziggy Marley – Love Is My Religion
'Reggae music is simple music--but it's from the heart. Just as people need water to drink, people also need music. If it is true music, then people will be drawn to it.' - Ziggy Marley Ziggy's…
Homegrown Dub
Original Katchafire tracks 100% remixed (Mai Music) As far back as 1967 Jamaican Sound Systems have sought after what they considered to be an 'exclusive' or a 'special'. Back then, these rarities,…
Rasta and Resistance – From Marcus Garvey to Walter Rodney
Horace Campbell (1st Ed, 1985) This book is a study of the Rastafarian movement from it's evolution in Jamaica to it's progression around the world, particularly in Trinidad, Grenada, Guyana, the UK…
NiceUp Website Launch – Sat 10 Jun 2006
When: Saturday 10 June Where: Tupelo - Edward Street, Wellington Featuring: Tuffy Culture, Duke Willis, The Spotlight Kid, Art Official, Misteek 10pm, $5 on the door NiceUp and The Package present…
Ghetto Red Hot – Fri 18 Nov 2005
When: Friday 18 November Where: Havana - 32 Wigan Street, Wellington Featuring: Art Official, Kerb, Rhys B 9.30pm, $5 on the door Once again the music of the street and riddims 'fresh from yard' take…
Ghetto Red Hot – Fri 13 May 2005
When: Friday 13 May 2005 Where: Room 101 - 101 Ghuznee Street, Wellington Featuring: Art Official, Spin Zero, Iya Far-I, Jnr Ranks Price: $5 on the door The Yardwise Family presents a night of…