The 2005 Auckland Hip Hop Summit was held 7-8th October at Auckland's Town Hall and Aotea Square. I caught a bit of the grafitti wall being painted on Saturday afternoon, and some of the "Disrupt the Floor" breakdancing heats. The finals and MC gigs were held Saturday night but unfortunately I couldn't attend. Congratulations to the Blackout crew for winning the competition - I heard it was a great battle between Step Kingz and Blackout. Check out some of the videos of the heats via the links below - be warned, some of the files are quite large!
Save the links and open in Real Player (Windows) to stream the videos instead of downloading. I'm trying out different file formats - some are are divX AVI and the others are DivX6. Any comments welcome on which format work best on your system..
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Ngati Whatua had a dream to create a radio station, which embraced multi-cultural Auckland and sent a message to all people to stand proud and look forward to their future. Mai is the Mäori word for welcome and has no tribal affiliation. Mai FM was born out of that dream and a radio brand was created. Mai FM began broadcasting to Auckland in July 1992 and has been going strong for 13 years. Mai FM combines the knowledge accumulated from years of broadcasting and business experience with the talent & energy of youth. The brand represents the aspirations of the young at heart, it celebrates difference and embraces tomorrow. The result - a vital, vibrant radio station that has no peer in Auckland. Mai FM is Auckland's Hottest Music. No doubt.
Submitted by Sugarcoated on Sat, 08/10/2005 - 22:40
Sugarcoated is a fuzzy guitarist, drum machinist and vocalist from Adelaide. Her sound and live performance has been described as a mix of The Breeders with Sonic Youth but she's insists on being influenced by local talents such as The Bites, Teen God, Love of Diagrams, Nightstick and the Danny McDonald Band. Her sound comes out as a delightful electro pop punk mess. Original, honest lyrics with an infectious vulnerability. Sugarcoated is playing some gigs in Victoria : Sat 12th Nov, 3pm start 'Sat Rock Arvo' Loud as Pop, @ The Empress Hotel, Nicholson St, Fitzroy with Dr Invisiablo & Teen God; Fri 4th Nov @ The Old Bar, Johnston St, Fitzroy, 9pm, with Rose Turlte Erlter & Teen God; Thurs 27th Oct @ Yak Speakeasy, 160 Hoddle Street, 8.30pm, with Dane Certificate, Teen God & Simon Stockdale and Sat 1st Oct @ Noise Bar, Melbourne Fringe Festival Fringe, Ch 31. To find out more about Sugarcoated, visit her website @ www.soundclick.com/sugarcoated or email ljmee60@hotmail.com
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