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STAN WALKER

I’m a bit of a fan of Stan Walkers so I was pretty excited when the editor of SUGA Magazine asked me if I’d like to go along to the Homemade showcase that Stan was performing at as a Special guest artist….. Yaaaay!! Continue reading »

PASIFIKA X POLYFEST ft TeRa, Vaiana George, David Toailoa & St Pauls College

Just before summer ends & everyone starts dragging their winter woolies out, Auckland holds 2 major Polynesian festivals over 2 consecutive weekends in March. Pasifika and Polyfest. Pasifika, which is held annually at Western Springs is the largest festival of its kind and usually has about 300,000 people through its gates. Polyfest is also held … Continue reading »

Community Love Update – Kosher-Love’s 3rd Birthday Gala!

Little Kosher-Love Lopes turns 3 today – HAPPY BIRTHDAY KOSHER!! Continue reading »

Ink Series – Kas Futialo

Kas ‘Tha Feelstyle’ Futialo is the coolest Samoan language MC I know and an award winning one at that. Check out the meaning of his tattoos here in my first Ink Series post for 2013 …. Continue reading »

Queen Bey

I had been scrolling through my tumblr feed today and came across this post from my favourite Hip-Hop site The Smoking Section: The iPod Shuffle – Beyonce’s “Me, Myself and I” ….. Watched the vid again and it immediately took me back to when this was on constant repeat and was kinda my theme song … Continue reading »

Places to Go: Hobbiton, Middle Earth (NZ)

“The Hobbit” is out now in theatres worldwide and I’d highly recommend a day trip down to Matamata to check out ‘Hobbiton’ which is the real life set where a lot of ‘The Hobbit’ and even parts of the ‘Lord of the Rings’ trilogy was filmed….. Continue reading »

Best Ofs ….. 2012

Best Ofs 2012 Lists …. Yup i DO like.
Put together my own and let me know some of your Best Ofs! Continue reading »

Open Mic Night X Charlie Pomee X Three Houses Down

Open Mic Night in Otahuhu on a Wednesday night hosted by Charlie Pomee from Three Houses Down? Now thats that ish i DO like! Continue reading »

Rex Martel – Death of Mareko

“When people see me they like Oh Damn! You look like a different person – you lost the bucket hat, man you shed 30kgs without Crack! People out there that think I’m on the P diet … Come P Deeez!” LOL! Rex Martel ‘Catch me if you can’ intro skit ….. Been wonderin where Mareko at these days? …. Continue reading »

Aaradhna Treble & Reverb Media Showcase

3 more sleeps until Aaradhnas new album Treble & Reverb hits stores or you can buy it on itunes – some of you may have already pre-ordered it …. smart people! You won’t be disappointed! Continue reading »

Allan Tonkin – New Flava Barbers

Allan Tonkin owner & director of New Flava Barbers in Papatoetoe, South Auckland ….. Continue reading »

Community love for Kosher-Love Lopes

i DO Like – Community love for baby Kosher-Love Lopes and her family at a tattoo charity event last Sunday organised by Chantelle & Thomas Blakelock from Tha P.I.T Tattoo Studio in Manukau …. Continue reading »

Ink Series – Ezra Taylor

You’ve had the back story on how he came to be the face/body of Daniel for Lani Wendt Youngs trilogy ‘Telesa’ so now check out his personal Ink stories as told by Ezra himself …. Continue reading »

Places to Go: Shopping in Los Angeles

The City of Los Angeles invites you to ….. SHOP! Ha! Continue reading »

Ink series – Nikolao Goulter

GOULTER!!! lol I am blessed to say I have the privilege of calling this guy one of my bestest friends – LOVE this dude! One of the coolest people I know & totes value his advice, opinion & friendship in the short space of time that I’ve gotten to know him! Met him through our … Continue reading »

Joe Fiu – Elevate+

Joe Fiu is hands down my favourite Wellingtonian. I didn’t actually meet him in Wellington though – I met him through mutual friends who worked with him when he was at Niu FM (Radio Station here in NZ ) and he’d come up to Auckland for something work related (I think) for the weekend. My … Continue reading »

SUGA Magazine x Sexy Samoan Men 2013 Calendar

Suga – The Telesa Edition. Samoas first womens magazine & Jordan Kwans Sexy Samoan Men Calendar 2013 …. Yes! i DO like! Continue reading »

Places to Go: LA Lakers Game

So the last time I was in LA for work the Los Angeles Lakers were playing the Oklahoma Thunder & it would have just been WRONG of me not to go. I’ve loved the Lakers since I played basketball in High School and to get the chance to see them play LIVE was totally amaze … Continue reading »

Seven Deuce Clothing

I’m really liking the Seven Deuce Clothing tee designs. I bought myself the Skulls & Sapelu tee as modelled by the lovely Vanu Maoate below. I also just received my Seven Deuce Clothing limited edition black & gold crew neck “Queenie” sweater and I’ve literally lived in it since I got it. The Seven Deuce … Continue reading »

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Aaradhna – Wake Up

I’m LOVIN Aaradhna’s new single ‘Wake Up’ - I find myself humming or singing it to myself all the time! I’m lovin the message & lovin that in her words it’s ‘a song about fixing a broken soul’ I caught up with Rads a few months ago at a PNC gig down at 1885 … Continue reading »

Ink Series – Matthew Pihema

I’ve known Matt for a while now, mostly through my sister & brother-in-law as he used to board with them before he got married and was also in my bro-in-law Joes group ‘Unison’. Old school NZ hip-hop heads may remember him from the group ‘R.E.S. (Red Eye Society) Didn’t even realise he had some ink … Continue reading »

Ezra Taylor – Face of Telesa

A LOT of Polynesian & in particular Samoan females will be familiar with the name Ezra Taylor & if they’re not so familiar with his government name – show them the cover of Lani Wendt Youngs novels ‘Telesa – The Covenant Keeper’ or ‘Telesa – When Water Burns’ and they’ll probably tell you they’re in … Continue reading »

Playlists Share

I’ve loved Playlists since I’ve been able to put them together – I’ve gone from taping radio shows to try and catch my favourite songs on cassette in high school, to putting my ‘mixes’ on cds, creating them on itunes for my phones or ipod & more recently Spotify! Was reminded of how much I … Continue reading »

Fasitua Amosa – Auckland Daze X Le Tonu

** Update ** I’d originally posted up on on Fasi at the end of last year when Auckland Daze first hit our TV screens and I’m sure you all watched and cried laughing just like me. You can read more about Auckland Daze below but the bro Fasitua together with Beulah Koale and Max Palamo … Continue reading »

Ink Series – David Puniani

My buddy David Puniani aka Devolo gave me the idea for the Ink Series so thought I’d give him props & feature him first. Shot Volo! Continue reading »

People to See: Sam Ratumaitavuki X Fortafy X Pacific Smiles

Before I knew Sam Ratumaitavuki as the MC Fortafy, the promoter, the “body marked up” or even the body builder, I first came across this half Fijian/half Welsh former Mr Suva in the Pacific Smiles Calendar. (The shot above is taken from the calendar). I can’t remember how I came across the calendar because it … Continue reading »

RAGGAMUFFIN PLAYLIST – DJ DEL

RAGGAMUFFIN 2013!!! Thats where we’re all heading off to today – Yeeeeeeeah buddy! Was reminiscing yesterday about my first trip down to Raggaz back in 2009 with my homie Del (he was on the roadtrip as well) and the fun times had by one and all in Vegas. So many hilarious moments and lots of … Continue reading »

The good people behind Seven Deuce Clothing

The good people behind Seven Deuce clothing tell me how they got started, the meaning behind their name and the concepts behind their designs …. Continue reading »

Places to Go: Tahiti and her Islands

Tahiti and her islands! This is one destination that I have no problem saying is the closest you may get to paradise on earth. Continue reading »

Doco – Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap

I LOVE rap music and I’ve been waiting a minute for someone to post a link to this Ice-T directed documentary/film ever since I read about it on The Smoking Section & watched the trailer. (Didn’t know if NZ cinemas would show it but as usual Gotty & MissInfo came through with a link from … Continue reading »

Playlist Share – Joe Fiu

One thing I didn’t mention in my Elevate Plus post is that Joey never fails to put me on to new music that I don’t have in my ipod. He’s put me on to cool songs like Bruce Springsteens ‘Secret Garden’ & a lot of Jack Johnson that I’d never really listended to. We … Continue reading »

Ink Series – Boye George Louis Nicholas

Before I started the Ink Series I wrote this piece for my friend Boye Nicholas who did my first tattoo back in Rarotonga a couple of years ago. Before I posted any other features I wanted to re-post this in memory of him …. Gone but never forgotten Boye xo My friend Boye Nicholas was … Continue reading »

Places to Go: Bali – Indonesia

Bali! The mere thought of Bali puts you in the holiday mood. The land of a thousand temples has more than great beaches and bars, surfing & sunsets. From the buzz of Kuta, Legian & Seminyak to the inland world of rice terraces and mist covered mountains, temples & monkey forests, there’s something for everyone … Continue reading »

Playlist Share – Ezra Taylor

PLAYLIST – What’s getting heavy rotation on Ezra Taylors ipod? Seeing as I love playlists and Ezra really knows his music I thought I’d ask him if he’d share a playlist consisting of his top 10 songs that he currently has on heavy rotation. At this point I’d just like to say a huge thank … Continue reading »

Spotify

Spotify Playlists! Thats that ish i DO like! I’d seen my sister tweet about Spotify and how New Zealand finally had it so asked her to show me what it was all about. She helped me download it & showed me some good playlists to subscribe to and how I could make my own playlists. … Continue reading »

Ink Series – Chano Mitchell

When I think of Chano – I think Last Card Torture, Kris Kross, Headlines & Raw Fish lol Last Card Torture, Kriss Kross & Headlines are all childhood memories I share with my cuzzy having grown up together in Rarotonga with my siblings and his younger brother Yavana. Ask my sister Talia who came off … Continue reading »

DEAR MAMA

Mum & chubba lub me (this photo cracks me up cos I look like a fat version of my nephew Ezra lol) The most common reaction I get from friends meeting my mother for the first time is OMG! She’s papa’a/palagi/white! which is kinda hilarious to me because most Samoans don’t take me for Samoan … Continue reading »

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