This week’s Local Eyes video of the week is the latest from Church & AP. After being declared Aotearoa’s ‘Best Hip Hop Artist’ at the 2020 Aotearoa Music Awards, Church & AP embarked on their most ambitious project yet. A two sided album titled ‘AT THY FEET’. And this mini movie features 4 tracks GODSAID, ROLLIT, FEARGOD and OHNINE. Here, […]
Highlights of Splore Festival 2021. Another phenomenal year at Tapapakanga Regional Park with an all kiwi line-up and a main stage acts that featured promenitely female and gender mixed artists. We also spoke to first timer Mo Muse from BLK CITY and veteran King Kapisi about theor splore experience. Thanks you Splore for having us […]
TALKING POINTS on Base FM – hosted by Ian Beatmaster Wright Thanks to NZ On Air Music Date: 31st March 2021 Guest reviewer: Silas Futura Featured release: LB ‘dntBOTZit.KHAN’ Released: 2018 Featured track #1: Comin’ & Goin’ feat. Keith Featured track #2: F.O.B. Featured track #3: So Very Far Moving along from his previous […]
Every year, the Society of Beer Advocates (SOBA) rolls out its red carpet for a week-long celebration of all things craft beer. It’s appropriately called Auckland Beer Week, and our good friends at 8 Wired Barrelworks Matakana are rounding out the week with an open day this Sunday. From 12 – 7 PM you’ll get the chance to […]
List back to the latest episodes of Native Tongues: Featured Track and Artists: SOUTHSIDE’ from the upcoming project ‘Iron Flowerz’, the new EP by ‘SCIZZORHANDS’ AND ‘KEVIN POSEY’ Southside’s around the world ain’t so different Scizzorhands and Kevin Posey are proud to be releasing their first full collaborative project ‘Iron Flowerz’. After successful engagement in […]
This week’s Local eyes video is from Auckland-based rapper AP, one half of hip-hop duo Church & AP, and close collaborator Kamahumble, of rap supergroup KOME. They have connected for ‘HekaHorcy‘ a tropical flavoured island time anthem that celebrates the rapper’s respective Polynesian cultures, between Tonga and Samoa. Both AP & Kamahumble playfully fuse Tongan […]
Happy Birthday, Ponsonby Social Club – Big ups for holding it down since 2008! Huge shout out to Bobby Bazooka and his team for all their hard work over the years. Pop over during the month of April to celebrate PSC’s holding a month-long celebration featuring dance and comedy, live music and DJ’s.
New Zealand’s unofficial national anthem, ‘Poi E’, is finally being recognised as an important part of New Zealand’s rich musical landscape, with Patea Māori Club being awarded 2021 IMNZ (Independent Music NZ) Classic Record. Patea Māori Club’s ‘Poi E’ lyrics were written by te reo advocate, linguist, composer, Ngoi Pēwhairangi (QSM) and music by Dalvanius Prime in 1983, to encourage rangatahi to be […]
‘Breaking Artists’ on Base is a monthly feature where we pick 3 local artists and showcase 3 new tracks we think you should know. All ‘Breaking Artists’ tracks are fresh and featured for the entire month so we can push their music far and wide. This month’s picks… La Coco – Another La Coco‘s newest […]
On Friday’s Base Breakfast Aidan Fine performed a Freestyle for our latest BASE HQ Live video. After jumping on Church & AP’s latest single, MustBe, YKK’s newest recruit is back with his own summer anthem. Despite being the new kid on the block, Aidan Fine is well on his way to finding his place in the local music scene. If […]