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Tuesday, 09 February 2010 13:46 Jasmin

Grindin and Well Dressed Vandals presents... The Genius Of J Dilla - Saturday 13th Febraury @ Fu Bar.

To commemorate the 4th anniversary of J Dilla's untimely death and what would have been his 36th birthday. Join the crew @ Fu Bar to celebrate his music with some of Auckland's finest DJ's paying homage to the man who created a new sound for hip hop.

Featuring DJ House Shoes (US) and locals Manuel Bundy, Substance and Truent. Presales $15 from Real Groovy, Conch Records, Beat Merchants and online at iTicket Express.

Or win a single pass from all the best Base FM hip hop shows this week and listen up to The Beat Collection this Friday 2-4pm for an all Dilla Special.

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Show Us Your Arts!

Tuesday, 09 February 2010 13:23 Jasmin

Tiger Translate 2010 is moving to a new home - with stages and gallery spaces spread over three floors.

Pitch us your artistic vision for one of those spaces and we‟ll give the winning entry $500 for materials, and $2000 as a thank you!

We‟ll also be showcasing artworks from loads of other people, as well as music from DJ KENTARO (Japan), Muscles (Melbourne), The Naked & Famous, The Turnaround vs. The Hit It & Quit It, and more...

The theme for this year‟s event is 'Balance' - striking a balance between the various elements that occupy our lives has always been at the heart of Asian value systems.

If you are interested in entering the art competition, please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . Entries close Sunday 28 February 2010.

Tiger Translate 2010 takes place March 20th, at the Masonic Lodge & The Winchester, St Benedicts St, Newton.

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Mungo's Hi Fi

Monday, 08 February 2010 09:59 Jasmin

Mungo's Hi Fi are one of the most progressive forces in international reggae and dubstep playing sell-out gigs across the UK and Europe. And now they're set to play in our very own Khuja Lounge - Friday 12th February.

The lads from Glasgow are joined by Earl Gateshead, who with a career spanning over 30 years, is an influential figure in the UK reggae scene.

Tickets cost $20 on the door but you could win a single pass by listening up to Base Breakie and you fav reggae shows this week. So keep it locked!

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Home Brew Vintage - FREE DOWNLOAD

Wednesday, 03 February 2010 09:16 Jasmin

The Homebrew Crew have uncovered a collection of unreleased tracks dating from 2006 - 2007, and are giving it away for free! Check out the link below and enjoy.

"HOME BREW VINTAGE EP"

http://www.mediafire.com/?itiotzkjnyl

Also catch them live this Friday 5th Feb @ Rakinos, alongside Koru Licks, Dj Truent & Charizma! $10 on the door. http://www.mukuna.co.nz/auckland/central/gig29260.htm

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Splore 2010

Wednesday, 03 February 2010 08:17 Jasmin

Staged at Tapapakanga Regional Park, Splore 2010 offers it's audience the chance to chill out and relax or party all night long! Whatever you seek to at Splore you're boudn to find it.

This year's festival has massive international names like Basement Jaxx, Lupe Fiasco, Jamie Lydell and Dbridge along with locals Electric Wire Hustle, Tahuna Breaks and many more... And make sure you check out The Rum Shack featuring a whole load of Base DJ's Dylan C, Scratch 22, Plantmaster Grant, Sandy Bay Social Club, Truent, Art Official and so on...

Tickets cost $185 from iTicket, Native Agent, Conch Records and Real Groovy. Otherwise listen up to your Base FM Drive shows all this week for your chance to score a free ticket! Prize drawn in Friday Drive with Tommy Flowers!

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NZ Soul Alldayer & Still Bill

Wednesday, 27 January 2010 09:59 Jasmin

New Zealand's finest DJ's band together, digging deep into their crates to bring you the NZ Soul All Dayer - Saturday February 13th @ the Kings Arms.

Witness 12 hours of soul classics, R & B, groove and jazz funk from a stellar line up... Manuel Bundy, Cian, Recloose, Wendy Douglas, Hayley J Hansell, DJ Bridge and many many more..

$25 presales from Conch Records and iticketexpress.co.nz, $30 on the door. Or listen up to Base from next Wednes 3rd Feb to score a free ticket!

NZ Soul Alldayer - Saturday Feb 13th. Get ready to be immersed in of soul.

And as part of the NZ Soul Alldayer event we are holding the first NZ screenings of the new movie "Still Bill".

You know the music - now meet the man.

Still Bill is an intimate portrait of soul legend Bill Withers, best known for his classics Aint No Sunshine, Lean On Me, Lovely Day, Grandmas Hands and Just the Two of Us. Through concert footage and interviews with music legends, his family and closest friends, Filmmakers Damani Baker and Alex Vlack present the story of an artist who has written some of the most beloved songs in our time.

Screening Tues Feb 9th @ Paramount Theatre 7.30 and Thurs Feb 11th @ The Academy Cinema 8.30pm. Tickets $15 from iticketexpress.co.nz or from the venues.

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Scratch 22 Summer Mixtape Series 2006-2008 : Free Download!!!

Tuesday, 26 January 2010 12:05 Jasmin

Scratch 22 has retrieved from the archives the complete Base FM Summer Mixtape series and offered them as free downloads! These limited edition CDs were the soundtrack for the 2006, 2007 & 2008 summers!

Check the link beside each cover and enjoy!

Scratch 22 - The Second Half of the Summer (2006)
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?jni4znyxjyz

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