LYFE (Linwood Youth Festival Experience) is a Linwood-focused event where youth pride, diversity and achievements are celebrated.

LYFE sets out to demonstrate what is positive in the Linwood community.

The first festival in 1998 was held because of a negative image and youth decided to do something to turn the tide.

Each year local youth, with support of the LYFE committee, spend many hours planning the festival.

Youth learn many valuable skills including publicity, sponsorship, event management, media relationships, teamwork and co-operation.

The five-hour festival always focuses on youth, families and friends with a suburban-fair atmosphere.

It also aims to develop pride and build strong positive relationships between the youth of Linwood and the community by featuring local youth achievements and providing opportunities for sharing information.

Each year support for the day comes from the Hagley-Ferrymead Community Board, the Christchurch City Council Community Recreation Advisor, local businesses and community organisations, schools, churches, cultural groups, students and volunteers.

Go to http://www.lyfe.co.nz/ for more details!

M*A*S*S*I*V*E Productions present Autumn Equinox 2010

On March 20th it’s time to dust off the old dancing shoes again as the hills of Lees Valley are rocked by a 15,000 Watt Greenhorn system. This year we are pleased to be bringing over from Australia “Mr Bill” who will be playing his wicked live psy, glitch and breaks set. Join us for another night of outdoor dance party madness that Massive is famous for. Bring along a great smile, warm clothes, food and water, a torch, your ticket or some money. Don’t bring a frown, glass, alcohol, dogs or silly drivers please.

Massive Zone Lineup
20:00 Massive Sound System
21:00 John Ussher (House)
22:30 Mystiq Catalysts (Drum’n'Bass)
23:30 Tom Cosm V TwEQ (Psy/D’n'B/Breaks/Glitch)
01:00 Adelle & Anikin (Electro)
02:30 Mr Bill (AUS)(LIVE)(Psy/Glitch/Breaks)
04:00 Spoonhead (LIVE)(Psy Trance)
05:30 Scales (LIVE)(Progressive)
07:00 Stray Theories (LIVE)(Dub Soundscapes)
08:30 Invader Tron (LIVE)(Downbeat Chillness)

Directions – Head out to Oxford via Tram Road, turn right at BP Oxford
onto High St and follow Ashley Gorge Road and turn left onto Lees
Valley Road. Follow the signs and please DRIVE SUPER DUPER CAREFULLY
along Lees Valley Road. Travel time is 45 minutes.

Tickets $20 + BF from Cosmic Corner or $30 on the gate

Amazing line up:

AUGMENTED DUALITY
OKUKU VALLEY, NORTH LOBURN, CANTERBURY
20th FEB 2010

SPOONHEAD (live) estuary records (ALBUM RELEASE)

GROUCH (live) zenon/a list/estuary records

FLAXNATION (live) estuary records

Mr SQUATCH(live) delicious music/estuary records

SCALES (progressive psytrance)
TONIC (dnb)
LUCID (glitch hop/jungle)
TRON (trance)
TwEQ (full on psytrance) delicious music
PSYMON BARNET (psytrance) delicious music
DANIMAL (electro)
MATCH(trance) rougue
PERCS (techno) kill club

!!!!!!!!!!!HIGHLY FLAMMABLE!!!!!!!! (fire performers Dunedin)

2nd ZONE provided by RINSED

SiliconCore
Flek C
Circus
Capt Morgan (glitch core)
Snuggels the Yeti
Firefly
Discowhore

****AUGMENTED DUALITY LIMITED CDS ON SALE AT THE GATE or DOWNLOAD ONLINE at estuaryrecords.com ****

TICKETS
$20+bf pre sales cosmic corner
($30 gate sales or $20 for non canterbury residents with proof)

Directions – Take the main road north out of Rangiora, passing over the Ashley River. Stay on that road (Whiterock Road) heading through Loburn and North Loburn for around 15km. Turn left at “spoon head” sign into Taafees Glen Road which is gravel. Signposted from there.

ALL AGES, NO DOGS, NO ALCOHOL, NO GLASS, NO RUBBISH TAKE OUT WHAT YOU BRING IN.

BRING WARM CLOTHES AND SUNBLOCK THE WEATHER IS CHANGEABLE.

DubFX and Flower Fairy at World Buskers Festival 2010

So, Antz and I were in town yesterday checking out some more of the World Buskers Festival… absolutely stoked to see an event of this type happening in Christchurch… a huge THANK YOU to the events team at the CCC! An event of this size is no easy undertaking! Keep up the good work! I was especially happy to see DubFX who I’ve been waiting to see for ages… I wasn’t disappointed!