The Black Seeds
My Current Song: The Black Seeds, 'Let the Sunshine Through'
The Black Seeds are the sound of summer for many Kiwis. As frontman Barnaby Weir puts it, when you hear one of their songs, it can only be one band. The eight-piece, Wellington-based band have just… Audio
Live: The Black Seeds at WOMAD 2019
Described by Rolling Stone magazine as 'The Best Reggae band in the world right now', The Black Seeds infuse their live shows with smooth well-paced energy and good vibes. Audio
Mike Fabulous: out of his Echo chamber into Eru Dangerspiel
Mike Fabulous aka Lord Echo was the bassist for the Black Seeds for 15 years, before going the solo road. He's part of the supergroup Eru Dangerspiel, playing the Auckland Arts Festival. Audio
The Mixtape: Lee Prebble
Lee Prebble has produced and engineered albums for The Phoenix Foundation, The Black Seeds, and Trinity Roots - does this make him responsible for 'The Wellington Sound'? He joins Melody Thomas for… Audio
Great New Zealand Album: The Black Seeds "On The Sun"
This week's 'Great New Zealand Album', is the 2004 release by Wellington dub-reggae band The Black Seeds. On The Sun was their second studio album - guitarist and bandleader Barnaby Weir joins Jim… Audio
Fly My Pretties: String Theory
Sam Wicks goes behind the scenes of String Theory, the latest show from Fly My Pretties. Video, Audio
Stomping Grounds - Mike Fabulous AKA Lord Echo
Stomping Grounds is a new series, which sees the Summer Music 101 team visiting the home towns of some of our favourite musicians. This week, Mike Fabulous shows us his memorable haunts in his… Audio
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