I.Nations gig in Christchurch last month

Tiki Tane

Tiki Tane

Tiki Tane

P-Diggsss (Shapeshifter)

Warren (Little Bushmen/Trinity Roots)

Parkes

A Celebration of Aotearoa Music, Roots and Culture

DRUM & BASS, JUNGLE, REGGAE, HIP HOP, DANCEHALL, DUBSTEP, JAZZ, FUNK, SOUL AND BREAKS

MC Tiki, Sambora & P.Diggsss (Shapeshifter), Ladi6 & Parkes, Little Bushman, Sunshine Soundsystem, Dubwize & many more.

I-Nations 3rd birthday with a stellar lineup of NZ original music spread over 2 days with 2 zones. From 1983 to 1995 the site was used for the well known Whitecliffs Family Music Festive. As New Zealand music evolved, so did the style of outdoor parties. Whitecliffs then became the host to some of this country's finest outdoor dance events: En-Train, The Gathering and New Beginnings.

With an all star line up of some of Aotearoa's finest musical talents, I-Nation was an almost unmissable event. Luckily for us stuck over here missing out on this wealth of Kiwi entertainment, there's peeps like the lovely Gill Redfern photographing these events for us.

Thanks for the pics Gill

Eat Static at Inspiral Lounge

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Last night Yorick managed to convince me to go to the Inspiral Lounge on the banks of the Camden cana for the Eat Static 20 year anniversary gig. I was familiar with the band - I'd been into their weird experimental electronic meanderings from the early 90's, so it was a blast from the past. Eat Static used to be a 3 piece (Merv Pepler, Joie Hinton and Steve Everitt), but now stripped down to one (Merv).

Inspiral is a great little space - intimate lounge bar/cafe upstairs and another little lounge space downstairs, which you can access the canal bank from for more outdoor water side action. This place is straight from Amsterdam, and is certain to go off in summer with a roof top deck as well.

We got to meet Merv before the gig, and he was a top bloke. Well edgy and the obvious result of 20 years of chemical experimentation. His set was top notch, and we had a great time.