Rumble in the Jungle 2008 is on!! Yes folks, entries are now open for the most exciting event in the New Zealand Drum and Bass Calendar. Head along to www.rumblejungle.co.nz to check out all the information and sign yourself up for the competition. Read on for more info....

With Phatmoon almost upon us, Milan from Black Sun Empire has been nice enough to answer questions from Matt Baseline... read on for the interview.

If you're down with some forward thinking, funky, refreshing Drum and Bass, then the duo of Alix Perez and Lynx are the guys you want to see.

Latest news from Phatclub regarding their DVD of phat08 - "Hey phatclubbers.......thanks to our good friends at Alt TV and Jagermeister we are able to offer a free copy of the awesome Phat08 DVD to the first 1000 online purchasers of Phat09 Taster Tour tickets!  If you are one of the many who have already ordered your Taster ticket you'll already be on the list.  Details of tour dates below : tickets available from www.phatclub.co.nz for $45 + $3 booking fee.....last years Taster Tour was totally off the hook & sold out every venue......be in!"

A couple of very nice people in the NZ dnb scene are about to be civily unionised, and you can't get much more drum and bass than doing it at a Phat Moon outdoor party, by none other than Evan Kiljoy from Concord Dawn himself.

Samurai Distribution is offering Bassdrop readers a chance to win one of two copies of Frictions acclaimed mix CD, 'The Shogun Assasins'.  Read on to find out how to enter...