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NEWS: Chiddy Bang To Release The Preview Next Month

NEWS: Chiddy Bang To Release The Preview Next Month

Chiddy Bang are set to release an eight track prequel to their debut album entitled, 'The Preview' on October 4th. 'The Preview' documents t...

NEWS: Anika Moa NZ Tour October - December 2010

NEWS: Anika Moa NZ Tour October - December 2010

MORE FM proudly presents, on tour this October, November & December, Anika Moa solo tour with special guest Mel Parsons. Anika Moa has been ...

NEWS: Bic Runga To Open For Leonard Cohen

NEWS: Bic Runga To Open For Leonard Cohen

Frontier Touring have announced that kiwi favourite Bic Runga will be opening for Leonard Cohen at all New Zealand shows. Bic is a long time...

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NEWS: Anika Moa NZ Tour October - December 2010

NEWS: Anika Moa NZ Tour October - December 2010

MORE FM proudly presents, on tour this O...

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NEWS: Bic Runga To Open For Leonard Cohen

NEWS: Bic Runga To Open For Leonard Cohen

Frontier Touring have announced that kiw...

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NEWS: Supermodel Tour New Zealand

NEWS: Supermodel Tour New Zealand

Supermodel 'Welcome Home' September and ...

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NEWS: Gin Wigmore New Zealand Tour

NEWS: Gin Wigmore New Zealand Tour

Gin Wigmore, The Grave Train National To...

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GIG: Reggaetown World Music Festival

GIG: Reggaetown World Music Festival

The Reggaetown World Music Festival is a...

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NEWS: Brooke Fraser Announces New Zealand Tour

NEWS: Brooke Fraser Announces New Zealand Tour

Brooke Fraser Returns With New Single, T...

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GIG: Chemical Brothers At Vector March 2011

GIG: Chemical Brothers At Vector March 2011

The Chemical Brothers are coming back to...

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NEWS: Kids Of 88 & The Naked And Famous Tour

NEWS: Kids Of 88 & The Naked And Famous Tour

Kids of 88 and The Naked and Famous anno...

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NEWS: Liars Release EP

NEWS: Liars Release EP

The band have just announced that a new ...

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NEWS: Chiddy Bang To Release The Preview Next Month

NEWS: Chiddy Bang To Release The Preview Next Month

Chiddy Bang are set to release an eight ...

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GAMING: GTA Chinatown Wars Coming To iPad

GAMING: GTA Chinatown Wars Coming To iPad

Today Rockstar Games announces Grand The...

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NEWS: Shihad Win NZ Herald Legacy Award At The 2010 VNZMAs

NEWS: Shihad Win NZ Herald Legacy Award At The 2010 VNZMAs

Long renowned as one of New Zealand’s ...

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NEWS: First Lineup For CMJ Music Marathon Announced

NEWS: First Lineup For CMJ Music Marathon Announced

The first wave of artists for the annual...

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NEWS: The Edge Presents Lost In A Box

NEWS: The Edge Presents Lost In A Box

The Edge have launched a fantastic new c...

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NEWS: VNZMA Full List Of Finalists

NEWS: VNZMA Full List Of Finalists

The Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards 20...

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NEWS: VNZMAs Finalist Announcement

NEWS: VNZMAs Finalist Announcement

Gin Wigmore, Dane Rumble, and The Phoeni...

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WIN: One Year Subscription Plus Piranha 3D Tickets

Win a one year subscription to Rip It Up...

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NEWS: Remastered John Lennon Collection To Be Released

NEWS: Remastered John Lennon Collection To Be Released

To commemorate John Lennon's 70th birthd...

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GALLERY: VNZMAs Finalist Announcement 2010

GALLERY: VNZMAs Finalist Announcement 2010

The Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards Fi...

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NEWS: TrinityRoots Returns With New Album

NEWS: TrinityRoots Returns With New Album

Wellington three-piece TrinityRoots are ...

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CHART: The Official NZ Music Chart - 30 August 2010

CHART: The Official NZ Music Chart - 30 August 2010

The Official New Zealand Music Chart fro...

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NEWS: Guns N' Roses Declares War On Festival Promoters

NEWS: Guns N' Roses Declares War On Festival Promoters

Guns N' Roses have been at the centre of...

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FILM: Oscar Nominated Writers Hired For Tupac Biopic

FILM: Oscar Nominated Writers Hired For Tupac Biopic

Oscar-nominated screenwriters Stephen J....

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BLOG: Iron Maiden Satellite 15 ... The Final Frontier

BLOG: Iron Maiden Satellite 15 ... The Final Frontier

Iron Maiden's new album, the 15th of the...

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VIDEO: The Making Of Teenage Dream By Katy Perry

VIDEO: The Making Of Teenage Dream By Katy Perry

A video of the making of the new Katy Pe...

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NEWS: Are Drake And Nicki Minaj Married?

NEWS: Are Drake And Nicki Minaj Married?

It seemed like two members of the Young ...

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GALLERY: Ajax At Cassette Nine

GALLERY: Ajax At Cassette Nine

Modular in association with Epaulette pr...

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REVIEW: Bang Bang Eche At Koko In Camden London

REVIEW: Bang Bang Eche At Koko In Camden London

“I’ve had that BBE song stuck in my head all day” says Dan on our way through the grimy florescent corridors of London’s Islington t... Read More >

GAMING: Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11

GAMING: Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11

The object of the game in this latest Tiger Woods outing is to try and bed as many star-boffing skanks as possible before your wife finds ou... Read More >

GAMING: LEGO Harry Potter

GAMING: LEGO Harry Potter

I don’t want to go taking credit for games that are developed on the other side of the world, but back in 2006 I said to a number of gamin... Read More >

FILM: Despicable Me

FILM: Despicable Me

This is a 3D animated family film done really well. There’s loads of laughs to be had, it’s cute as can be in places, and the story is g... Read More >

Moose

Moose

I WENT TO THE WRONG MEETING A FEW WEEKS AFTER I ... Read More >

noog

noog

staff meeting and doin the intro bit, while thin... Read More >

punkiss

punkiss

U2 for sure! I highly doubt Jay Z will play an ... Read More >

mumasuze

mumasuze

I am impressed at your extensive comp list Rip i... Read More >

mumasuze

mumasuze

best album cover should of gone to Fly My Pretti... Read More >

Connor's Blog

BLOG: Splendour In The Grass

Hi! This is the first entry into the rad Rip It Up online blog! Better give you a quick back ground on the stuff I do. I Co-host the 95bFM Breakfast show, I'm a Member of Architect DJs and a Clubnight promoter. I generally just get involved with any new things that are rad. So to kick this bad boy o... Read More >

Riccardo's Blog

BLOG: Iron Maiden Satellite 15 ... The Final Frontier

Iron Maiden's new album, the 15th of their career, Satellite 15 ... The Final Frontier sees the band at their most progressive yet. From the opening strains of the title track it's clear that this latest effort isn't going to be Maiden by numbers. Expanding on the direction the band seemed to be tak... Read More >

Sharyn's Blog

BLOG: Jay-Z & U2 - Possible Set List & Hyperventilation

Last night was a normal night, doing the Top 20 on The Edge, random callers, banter then Twitter STOPPED MY HEART. A tweet from our web guy Kooge saying "Confirmed Jay-Z opening for U2" Stopped. Hang on. Wait. What. Can't be true. What. Ring Kooge demand to know the story. It's true. Jay-Z was openi... Read More >

DJ Sir-Vere's Blog

BLOG: J Cole Mixtape Download

Link to new DJ Grady/DJ Ricochet, J Cole mixtape. The world is real hot on J Cole right now, and rightfully so. If you've only heard 'Who Dat', get a full scoop on this dudes skills via this nice set from Grady/Ricochet. Heaters include tracks over Mobb Deep's 'Shook Ones' and Cam'ron's 'I Really Me... Read More >

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