Scribe
RNZ Music Pocket Edition: 22 December 2022
In this week's Pocket Edition, Scribe tells Charlotte Ryan why he's relieved to finally be sharing new music after a lengthy 10 year hiatus. Waikato collective IA play live for Jesse Mulligan and Kane… Audio
'I couldn't do it if I wasn't clean' - Scribe writes his own future
The Crusader is back with his first new music in years. Non Attachment was released this week, with a new video out today. Video, Audio
Scribe: 'I didn't like people looking up to me'
Charlotte Ryan talks to Malo Ioane Luafutu, AKA Scribe, about his new documentary on TVNZ, directed by Chris Graham. Audio
My Current Song: KITA, 'Every Day'
Wellington band KITA have released their single 'Every Day' alongside their debut self-titled album. Nikita joins us to discuss the track and how many takes it took to film their impressive one-shot… Audio
Cultural Ambassador - New Zealand Hip Hop history
Brad 'DJ Sticky Fingaz" Warrington continues the story of New Zealand Hip Hop. Tonight we go back to the early 2000's and the emergence of the Christchurch scene. Audio
Why is Scribe always in the news?
Since March last year, Scribe has featured in articles at least a dozen times - more than one per month - despite his alleged crimes being minor and it having been ten years since his last album…
Scribe's 'Not Many – The Remix!': the making of a masterpiece
It's been 15 years since Scribe released his ground-breaking debut The Crusader, one of the biggest NZ hip-hop albums of all time. To mark the album's anniversary, with thanks to Grindin.net, we take…
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Broken news - Scribe's court no show
Was the media crusading against Scribe? Was it breaking news or did the media overreact? RNZ Mediawatch's Colin Peacock shares his opinion with Yadana Saw. Audio
Theatre Critic - Patrick Davies
Patrick Davies reviews "The White Guitar", the stunning new play that in which hip-hop star Scribe features with his father John and brother Matthias, it tells the true family story of the Luafutus. Audio
The Mixtape: David Ridler
For NZ Music Month, we invite musical guests compile a C60 of local sounds, and talk us through their selections. This week David Ridler, NZ on Air's new head of music sits down with Kirsten… Audio
Stomping Grounds: Ladi6
Samoan New Zealand musician Ladi6 has lived all around the world, but there's just one place she refers to as her home town. Join Melody Thomas and Ladi6, aka Karoline Tamati, for an enlightening and… Video, Audio, Gallery
Straight Outta Christchurch - Scribe and The White Guitar
Rapper, Malo Luafutu, aka Scribe, and his dad Fa'amoana, front up about The White Guitar, a powerful & rhythmical recreation of the troubled, triumphant story of their family. The White Guitar… Audio, Gallery
Natural NZ Festival
The Natural Music Festival is the largest 100% New Zealand music affair outside of New Zealand. This year saw a reunited Scribe and P-Money, Dave Dobbyn, Shapeshifter and Anika Moa play to ex-pat… Audio
Hilltop Hoods
Adelaidean rap trio Hilltop Hoods are one of Australia's biggest hip hop exports, but their meat and potatoes boom bap has yet to cut through in New Zealand. Hilltop Hoods' MC Suffa tell us why he… Audio
PNC
Rapper Sam Hansen, a.k.a. PNC, wears his hometown on his sleeve, having taken his acronymic alias from 'Palmerston North City'. It was from Palmy that a young Hansen attracted the attention of Breakin… Audio
Dave Dobbyn and Friends - Live
In May 2013 Dave Dobbyn undertook a series of collaborative concerts with invited songwriters, both emerging and established. The performers joined him on stage for their favourite Dave Dobbyn songs… Audio
Dirty
Founded in 2002 by P-Money and Callum August, Dirty Records rode the crest of New Zealand hip hop's third wave, and launched the careers of Scribe, David Dallas and PNC. Dirty celebrates its 10th… Audio
Musical Chairs - Southern Amp
Southern Amp is Christchurch's version of the Big Day Out, Only smaller, and without the big international names. It's had a patchy history so far - the inaugural event in 2005 wasn't as well attended… Audio