FIREHOUSE: Sat 13 May 2006

Light it up! Firehouse at The Marquee

Hotta reggae dancehall session

9pm-3am / $12 on the door
(2SER members $8)

Rockers 25th Anniversary
special edition DVD
launch and giveaways

The Marquee
128 Pyrmont Bridge Road
(cnr Parramatta Rd), Camperdown

• Firecorner website

Roc Raida -Sat 13th May, Sydney

Metro Theatre
$29+bf (first release)
$40 at door price if still available

Q-Bert & Supernatural - 6th May, Sydney

THE ELEMENTS TOUR
$45+bf

Skillls & Grills - Sat 22 April. Melbourne.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - UNDER-18 EVENT!

"Skills & Grills" serves up a smorgasbord of local and imported hip-hop artists at a strictly under-18 event on Saturday 22nd of April at The Tote Hotel in Collingwood. Your Maitre-D', Julez and head-chef A-la-carte Awbs have prepared a menu full of exotic flavours with the likes of Macromantics, Chasm, The Tongue and DJ Diaz freshly picked from the streets of Sydney, Pohetikut and Purpose sourced from the fertile soils of Adelaide, fine local produce Equills, and the main course being Dos Noun, battle MC extraordinaire, cured, packed and shipped all the way from Pittsburg, USA. $10 gets you a seat at the table at midday with a free BBQ lunch for all. Fully supervised, no alcohol, no smoking, just raw hip-hop (with sausages and vegie burgers...)

"SKILLS & GRILLS"
DOS NOUN(USA)
Equills
Macromantics(Syd)
The Tongue(Syd) & DJ Diaz(Syd)
Chasm(Syd) ft. Mantra & Wax Vandal
Pohetikut & Purpose(Adel)
Awbs & Maundz
Hosted by Julez

$10 Entry
Free BBQ lunch by A-la-carte Awbs
Saturday 22nd April
The Tote Hotel - Cnr Wellington & Johnston Streets Colingwood
Midday-3:30pm - Strictly under-18 event
Fully supervised, no alcohol, no smoking, just raw hip-hop (with sausages and vegie burgers...)

DANCEHALL REGGAE BOUNCE 15: Sat 20th May, Sydney

TM DOG: Fri 5th May, Sydney.

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I LOVE NZ: Sat 22nd April, Sydney.

SATURDAY APRIL 22 - ANZAC WEEKEND
THE FORUM SYDNEY - ENTERTAINMENT QUARTER
(opposite the Hordern Pavillion)
9pm

We've flown in some of NZ's very best for one night of live band action, dub
soul madness, big big tunes, bad beats and some deep solid bass - NZ style.

• JOE DUKIE & DJ FITCHIE (DALLAS & MU FROM FAT FREDDY'S DROP)
• OPENSOULS (LIVE 5-PIECE BAND)
• THE TURNAROUND DJS (MANUEL BUNDY, SUBMARNIER & CIAN)
• KING KAPISI
...and more!

FLIGHT: Sat 29th April, Sydney

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GRASS ROOTS: 30th April, Melbourne.

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O-II-SHI! Mon 24th April. Sydney.

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$12 +bf/$20 on the door. Or InTheMix & Moshtix.
Monday 24th of April (Anzac Day Eve)
@ Chequers (Mandarin Club, Cnr Pitt& Goulburn St, Sydney)

DJS
Kavi-R / Naiki / Kool Kut / Cut Price / Ology + Lord of the Flyz

HERMITUDE farewell: Fri 12th May, Sydney

Elefant Traks pres. HERMITUDE
Friday 12th May
The Gaelic Club, Surry Hills
+ COMBAT WOMBAT + UNKLE HO + ASTRONOMY CLASS
DJ Prince V
Hosty: Urthboy

From Urthboy's mouth, er, pen, er um...keyboard...
"Whatup?
We at Elefant Traks are constantly doting on Hermitude, otherwise known as Gollum's favourite sons (what? they're hermits man..), and their skills as musicians, DJs and producing. We are really just in this industry because we can put out music like their's. So it's a pleasure to see em invest in emselves enough to travel the world and do a handful of confirmed gigs, as well as, as Bon Jovi would say, livin on a motherfuckin prayer. They'll be back later in the year but as of May, they'll be hitting Japan, Germany, Norway, Spain, UK and USA for shows in Barcelona, Tokyo, Berlin, Oslo, London, San Fran and NYC.

So we're throwing a party for em, the first big label-wide party we've done in over 18 months including Combat Wombat, Unkle Ho and Astronomy Class - the newest Elefant Traks artist. Prince V is on decks and I'm hosting the ishnit."

$15 + BF presale thru Moshtix
$20 on the door

• Hermitude website
• Elefant Traks website

[USA] WAJEED: Fri 8th April, Sydney

Laundry feat Wajeed [Platinum Pied Pipers, USA]

Date: Sat 8th Apr, 2006
Time: 09:00 pm
Venue: Chinese Laundry, cnr King & Sussex Streets
City: Sydney
Cost: $10 before 10pm & $20 after

Apr 6 2006 8:00P Waajeed DJ'ing @ Caesar's Brisbane, Australia
Apr 7 2006 10:00P Waajeed DJ'ing @ Revolver Upstairs Melbourne, Australia

SCRIBBLE JAM heats. April/May.

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TIM DOG: 5th May, Sydney

Big City Productions & Smooth Operator presents Tim Dog @ The Gaelic Club.
Touring Oz with his new album 'The BX Warrior'.
With Special Guests from NYC & local.

Um, that's all the info I can find so far...

MUGGS & GZA: 9th/13th May.

DJ Muggs and GZA/GENIUS bring their sonic force to Australia in May to promote their critically acclaimed ‘Grandmasters’ release. Joining them will be underground legends Self Scientific, DJ Solo (Soul Assassins) and local turntablist DJ Def Rok (SYD). This is a line up to make any self respecting hip hop fiend’s mouth water. AREA 38 have put together a group of artists who are guaranteed to bring a neck-snapping onslaught to the audiences of Perth, Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne.

No one who has a passion for hip hop is unaffected by these two colossal talents: they have been providing the soundtrack to the lives of many people for years. Muggs’ eerie and heavy bass driven beats for Cypress Hill are legendary, while the GZA is widely regarded as the most lyrically gifted of the Wu Tang Clan – a collective responsible for the hip hop education of millions.

This will be a live collaboration performance that combines the sounds of two of the biggest groups in hip hop history, a show that includes both new and old school. In addition to playing their Grandmasters material, Muggs will be slashing up a Cypress Hill set on the decks, and GZA will also be performing Wu Tang hits and spitting lyrics from his solo LP’s.

Joining the Grandmasters on the bill is underground duo, Self Scientific. Chace Infinite and DJ Khalil have received high praise from many well respected sources: JIVE Magazine gave their album, ‘Change’ 5 out of 5. Okayplayer.com heaped praise on the duo, describing them as “intelligent brothers making smart beats”, whose album “is simply great.”

Also included in the line up is DJ Solo, Soul Assassins remix maestro. Solo is label mate to the likes of DJ Muggs, Self Scientific, Mitchy Slick (Strong Arm Steady) and DJ Warrior on Angeles Records.

Perth: Metro City
Tuesday 9th May 2006

Sydney: Home Nightclub
Thursday 11th May 2006

Brisbane: The Arena
Friday 12th May 2006

Melbourne: Metro Nightclub
Saturday 13th May 2006

Tickets:
On sale Wednesday 5th April
$60 (gst inc) + b/f
Available from all Ticketek outlets, online at www.ticketek.com.au or
over the phone on 132 849.
($70 at the door)

For more information visit: Area38

BACK2BACK2BASICS: Thurs 20th April, Sydney

Yeah, Thats right! the B2B posse returns in full effect for a one off night of local and international underground dopeness.

One of the nicest up coming underground MC's out of the states, phenominal Freestyle machine Dos Noun hits Sydney on his "travel the world and smash every mic and stage I come across tour" (i just made that up, but that pretty much what it is).

Joining him will be some of Sydneys finest including female flame spitter Macromantics, Basic Equipments newest burners The BingeThinkers and more.

Hosted by Rivals & Sereck.
Deck wrecking duties handled by the infamous DJ 2Buck and Head Rekka Big Skeamo One.

With the Back2basics crew at the helm, you know your in for a night of the dopest hiphop Sydney has to offer.

$5 Entry(sorry) - Cheap Drinks!
Hermans Bar - Syd UNI

The BLOW IN: Friday 12th May, Sydney.

Check for more info on MySpace.

Dos Noun workshop. 19th April

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Dos Noun is coming to Belmore PCYC for an exclusive MC Workshop.

The workshop will also feature
Chaos Maths
Verbal Perception
DJ 2Buck

Wednesday 19 April, 5-8pm.
Belmore PCYC 332 Burwood Rd Belmore

This is an all ages workshop.
And FREE FOOD PROVIDED!!!

$5 membership for U/18 and $10 for O/18 may be required.