The dirty world will be taking a break over Christmas and New Years, and will be back in action and blogging from the 19th January.
Hope you all have a fabulous festive season! Get along to one of our gigs, there are plenty to choose from:
Rhythm & Vines - P Money, Bulletproof, State Of Mind and Concord Dawn are all playing at either the festival or the BW campground from the 27th December
Phat 09 - Concord Dawn, Bulletproof and P Money
BDO - Tiki, P Money and State Of Mind
Coroglen Tavern on the 10th January, with Concord Dawn, Bulletproof, State Of Mind and Tiki
Plus lots of other one off shows around the country... the possibilities are (nearly) endless. Check out the Strike website for all you need to know, and stay safe and festive.
www.strikeagency.co.nz/tourdates
Friday, December 19, 2008
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
PNC spills the beans on the title of album # 2...
I've just stolen PNC's explanation from over on his own blog, so here goes:
As we approach the mixing stage of the album I thought I'd let it officially be known, the second album is gonna be titled Bazooka Kid.
When doing interviews for Rookie Card there was three questions that I got over and over...
1."What does PNC stand for?"
2."Whats up with the dinosaur?"
3."Why Rookie Card?"
And with a title like this, I'm sure it will be more of the same. The answer... I don't really know. When I started writing and collecting the beats for it, I just had the word "bazooka" in my head. I just like the ridiculousness of a bazooka. It's like when Slick Rick is talking to Russell Simmons in The Show about how far will gangsta rap go, and he says "the next man will be like 'yo i carry a bazooka, what up...'". If I rap about shooting a shotgun, you'd think I'm an eatass wannabe, talk about shooting a bazooka, its just funny. And when you start an album or song or anything creative you want them to be like 'this is nuts!' and for it to hit people like an explosion to the grill. With NZ Hip-Hop being basically ignored by the mainstream, I think it's freed us up to do whatever we want, and be as stupid as we want to.
The more songs I did, the more I got an image of a kid running with a bazooka. No matter how wrong it is, a kid running with a gun is simultaneously crack up and reckless. Think Lil Ze' in City Of God. And that dichotomy is something I think can be found in my shit, and a lot of artists I look up to (Eminem, Luda). PN Whoa is playful and happy, but lyrically its all sex, drinking and dissing.
So as you can see by this semi abstract explanation, there is no concise reason for the title. But hopefully you can get some sort of understanding from my verbose attempt. Interviewers, please refer to this, it'll save us both a lot of time.
So there you go... Bazooka Kid. Wait for it, its sounding amazing... and will be with you early next year.
As we approach the mixing stage of the album I thought I'd let it officially be known, the second album is gonna be titled Bazooka Kid.
When doing interviews for Rookie Card there was three questions that I got over and over...
1."What does PNC stand for?"
2."Whats up with the dinosaur?"
3."Why Rookie Card?"
And with a title like this, I'm sure it will be more of the same. The answer... I don't really know. When I started writing and collecting the beats for it, I just had the word "bazooka" in my head. I just like the ridiculousness of a bazooka. It's like when Slick Rick is talking to Russell Simmons in The Show about how far will gangsta rap go, and he says "the next man will be like 'yo i carry a bazooka, what up...'". If I rap about shooting a shotgun, you'd think I'm an eatass wannabe, talk about shooting a bazooka, its just funny. And when you start an album or song or anything creative you want them to be like 'this is nuts!' and for it to hit people like an explosion to the grill. With NZ Hip-Hop being basically ignored by the mainstream, I think it's freed us up to do whatever we want, and be as stupid as we want to.
The more songs I did, the more I got an image of a kid running with a bazooka. No matter how wrong it is, a kid running with a gun is simultaneously crack up and reckless. Think Lil Ze' in City Of God. And that dichotomy is something I think can be found in my shit, and a lot of artists I look up to (Eminem, Luda). PN Whoa is playful and happy, but lyrically its all sex, drinking and dissing.
So as you can see by this semi abstract explanation, there is no concise reason for the title. But hopefully you can get some sort of understanding from my verbose attempt. Interviewers, please refer to this, it'll save us both a lot of time.
So there you go... Bazooka Kid. Wait for it, its sounding amazing... and will be with you early next year.
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Work for P Diddy??? Bah hambug we say.... work for P Money!!!
Yes that is indeed correct... our friends at MTV are running a competition where you get the chance to work with our very own Peter Money.
Check it out here:
http://www.mtv.co.nz/win/292/
In a nutshell:
P Money is in search of the ultimate intern and you could be just what he's looking for!
MTV & Barrel 51 Bourbon and Dry Cola are giving you the chance to prove your worth and work as P Money's intern.
We'll chose 3 finalists (min) who MTV willl film battling it out in challenges that will either make or break them. From here we'll find out who has what it takes to work with the best and be crowned the grand prize winner and P Money's ultimate intern!
To enter, just tell us in 50 words or less why you deserve to win and you could be living it up fetching coffee's for P Money.
Fabulous. Get in there and enter and come see what its like to work in the land of Dirty.
Check it out here:
http://www.mtv.co.nz/win/292/
In a nutshell:
P Money is in search of the ultimate intern and you could be just what he's looking for!
MTV & Barrel 51 Bourbon and Dry Cola are giving you the chance to prove your worth and work as P Money's intern.
We'll chose 3 finalists (min) who MTV willl film battling it out in challenges that will either make or break them. From here we'll find out who has what it takes to work with the best and be crowned the grand prize winner and P Money's ultimate intern!
To enter, just tell us in 50 words or less why you deserve to win and you could be living it up fetching coffee's for P Money.
Fabulous. Get in there and enter and come see what its like to work in the land of Dirty.
Monday, December 15, 2008
Tiki on Link TV... and vote!!!
Link TV, a website that focuses on World Music, has Tiki featuring on the front page. Check it out:
http://www.linktv.org/worldmusic
Also head along to the NZ Film Archive website, they are running a chart on the Top 100 videos of NZ. Tiki is in there with Tangaroa, and we also have 'Scribe 2001' and 'Stand Up' in there. Please help us move them up the chart!
http://www.filmarchive.org.nz/readytoroll/chart.php
http://www.linktv.org/worldmusic
Also head along to the NZ Film Archive website, they are running a chart on the Top 100 videos of NZ. Tiki is in there with Tangaroa, and we also have 'Scribe 2001' and 'Stand Up' in there. Please help us move them up the chart!
http://www.filmarchive.org.nz/readytoroll/chart.php
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Dark Times Video
Here it is, in its entirety!
Bulletproof's 'Dark Times' featuring Tiki.
If you're in Auckland on Saturday night, come along to the Video Release Party at Coherent with Tiki. $20 on the door from 11pm and some giveaways as well...
Bulletproof's 'Dark Times' featuring Tiki.
If you're in Auckland on Saturday night, come along to the Video Release Party at Coherent with Tiki. $20 on the door from 11pm and some giveaways as well...
Its a shiny day....
Tiki's debut solo album, 'Past, Present, Future', has hit DOUBLE PLATINUM sales... that means in excess of 30,000 albums sold!!!
Oustanding. Thanks to all who bought the album and supported the release, you know who you are!
Keep watching for more Tiki news in the not too distant future...
Oustanding. Thanks to all who bought the album and supported the release, you know who you are!
Keep watching for more Tiki news in the not too distant future...
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Something Now Now Now...
Yes its here... David Dallas returns with a brand new EP of spanking new tunes, available for all of you to purchase right this very minute.
Go to http://www.amplifier.co.nz/release/43326/something-now-ep.html
click on the link, and buy it... go on...
The tracklisting in full is:
1. Get Out The Way
2. Hey Bro
3. All On My Own ft Tolu
4. Ever Ever
5. Don’t Know What To Do
6. Oooh Yeah ft Mareko
7. Get Out The Way Remix ft. Mr Sicc & Tek from R.E.S
STOP PRESS... And news just in.... good day for Dirty today... P-Money's # 1 single 'Everything' is also now P-Money's # 1 PLATINUM single 'Everything'. 15,000+ copies sold!!
Congratulations Pedro!!
Go to http://www.amplifier.co.nz/release/43326/something-now-ep.html
click on the link, and buy it... go on...
The tracklisting in full is:
1. Get Out The Way
2. Hey Bro
3. All On My Own ft Tolu
4. Ever Ever
5. Don’t Know What To Do
6. Oooh Yeah ft Mareko
7. Get Out The Way Remix ft. Mr Sicc & Tek from R.E.S
STOP PRESS... And news just in.... good day for Dirty today... P-Money's # 1 single 'Everything' is also now P-Money's # 1 PLATINUM single 'Everything'. 15,000+ copies sold!!
Congratulations Pedro!!
Monday, December 8, 2008
After the 10th comes the 24th...
Of January that is, back over to the Coroglen Tavern we head, with Nikau Rhythm once more leading the way.
This time Nikau are putting on Opensouls, along with Little Bushman and Hollie Smith. Another outstanding lineup... get your tickets from nikaurhythm.co.nz, Real Groovy, Black Jack's in Whitianga or the venue.
Of course between the 10th and the 24th is the 16th, where you will find us all at Mt Smart for the big day out. Don't miss it...
This time Nikau are putting on Opensouls, along with Little Bushman and Hollie Smith. Another outstanding lineup... get your tickets from nikaurhythm.co.nz, Real Groovy, Black Jack's in Whitianga or the venue.
Of course between the 10th and the 24th is the 16th, where you will find us all at Mt Smart for the big day out. Don't miss it...
Thursday, December 4, 2008
NUMBER 1 on itunes Top Songs of 2008!!!!
itunes have just released their top lists of 2008, and we love it, as we would... we not only have the highest local releases on the singles list, but...
Tiki's Always On My Mind is # 1!
P-Money's 'Everything' featuring Vince Harder is # 13!
And Tiki's 'Past, Present, Future' is # 5 on the Top Albums list!
Great news on a Thursday afternoon, thanks to itunes, DRM and of course everyone who bought the songs!
Righty ho, off to the pub for celebrations.
Tiki's Always On My Mind is # 1!
P-Money's 'Everything' featuring Vince Harder is # 13!
And Tiki's 'Past, Present, Future' is # 5 on the Top Albums list!
Great news on a Thursday afternoon, thanks to itunes, DRM and of course everyone who bought the songs!
Righty ho, off to the pub for celebrations.
Summer Show Madness
Our lot are all over the place this summer, with gigs here there and everywhere. For most of our artists you can check out www.strikeagency.co.nz for details, and Tiki has his dates up on www.tikidub.com.
The guys also have their Myspace pages which have tour dates on them.
One that should be a blinder though is January 10th at Coroglen through our lovely friends at Nikau Rhythm... www.nikaurhythm.co.nz
Concord Dawn, State Of Mind, Bulletproof and MC Tiki. A drum & bass night to remember! Tickets are available from the Nikau website, Real Groovy, Black Jack in Whitianga or from the venue.
Perfect summer night dancing to fabulous tunes. What more could you want?
The guys also have their Myspace pages which have tour dates on them.
One that should be a blinder though is January 10th at Coroglen through our lovely friends at Nikau Rhythm... www.nikaurhythm.co.nz
Concord Dawn, State Of Mind, Bulletproof and MC Tiki. A drum & bass night to remember! Tickets are available from the Nikau website, Real Groovy, Black Jack in Whitianga or from the venue.
Perfect summer night dancing to fabulous tunes. What more could you want?
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
It shall indeed be a Big Day Out...
The third and final announcement was this morning and we are very excited that State Of Mind will play their first Big Day Out, joining Tiki Live and P-Money as the Dirty acts on the bill.
Check out www.bigdayout.com for the full list of artists playing, suffice to say I'll be at Neil Young come the end of the night...
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
We heart Kanye
We knew it was always going to be good, after all Scribe was supporting ;0)... and he got the boys up on stage to do the Everything Rap Remix, outstanding.
Nas followed on and my partner can now die happy having seen Nas perform most of Illmatic live. By this stage the Vector had filled up a lot more... I was a little concerned yesterday having heard rumours that they were selling tickets 2 for 1 to try and sell it out for the main event.
Whether that was true or not, Kanye should sell out every stadium he goes to. The man is just a medley of giant hits... I didn't stop to think about just how many but every track was a blinder and he has his performance down to a polished art.
I was hoping he might have a Jamie Foxx, or an Estelle, or perferably a Shirley Bassey as a guest on stage, but to no avail ;0)
Anyway he was totally fabulous. If you live in Wellington and don't have a ticket for tonight, get in there fast, he is well worth every dollar.
In homage, here is the Daft Hands video. Its been viewed 26 million times so far... so you've probably all seen it, but here it is again, clever:
Nas followed on and my partner can now die happy having seen Nas perform most of Illmatic live. By this stage the Vector had filled up a lot more... I was a little concerned yesterday having heard rumours that they were selling tickets 2 for 1 to try and sell it out for the main event.
Whether that was true or not, Kanye should sell out every stadium he goes to. The man is just a medley of giant hits... I didn't stop to think about just how many but every track was a blinder and he has his performance down to a polished art.
I was hoping he might have a Jamie Foxx, or an Estelle, or perferably a Shirley Bassey as a guest on stage, but to no avail ;0)
Anyway he was totally fabulous. If you live in Wellington and don't have a ticket for tonight, get in there fast, he is well worth every dollar.
In homage, here is the Daft Hands video. Its been viewed 26 million times so far... so you've probably all seen it, but here it is again, clever:
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