Starting off the year right, we are thrilled to announce an additional Base FM frequency out west, catering to our beautiful west coast communities that are Piha, Muriwai & Bethells. Formerly known as Black Sands Radio, this is now the new home of Base FM. You can tune in on 88.1FM on your drive in […]
Base FM kicked off the summer holidays with the Docktop Sessions in sunny Paihia. Providing sounds were Base DJ’s Wendy Douglas, VULC as well as DJ CK from the UK. We had two surprise performances from ‘Simple One’ (Germany) and VULC who both blew us away with their MC skills. We had an amazing 3 […]
The beginning of our NYE celebrations started at Northern Bass in Mangawhai. Once again there was no shortage of talented local and international artists on each of the 3 stages. The weather was perfect, big ups to Gareth, Fuzen and everyone involved at the festival. Eva Lazarus was one of our top international favourites, make sure […]
The weather put on a stunner of a day for Island Oasis on Waiheke Island. The beautiful Rangihoua Estate provided the perfect scene for the afternoon. The entire set up and hospitality from Sam Carrol and his crew was perfect. Big ups Sam! Line up included Latinaotearoa, Freq Nasty, Sunshine Soundsystem, Erinsphere, Melodownz & IllBaz. […]
Christchurch hip-hop crew The Settlers release their new single ‘Set It Straight’ is our Local Eyes video of the week. The Settlers; a thriving hip-hop crew from Lyttleton Harbour in Christchurch, have released their first single ‘Set It Straight’ from their forthcoming EP ‘Speech’, produced by Tia Drumma. ‘Speech’, continues the theme established in their […]
Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a happy New Year from Base. Although many of our usual shows are taking a summer break until 7th January, we’ve still got a great selection of exclusive mixes, pre-recorded shows, and bass filled beats. Plus if you are heading up to this New years’ we may see you at […]
For this weeks ‘LOCAL EYES’ Hamilton resident KVKA & STUSS bring us ‘I Know You Better’, which uses New Zealand beautiful landscapes and shorelines to great effect. Shot and directed by David Argue & Camera by A – Spyro. Find out more about KVKA FACEBOOK | TWITTER | YOUTUBE | SOUNDCLOUD Find out more […]
Massive thank you to everyone that braved the rain and came out to the Grey Lynn Park Festival this year. You can listen again to the whole Base FM main stage showcase over on our Mixcloud page. (Links below) Grey Lynn Park Festival 2018 part 1 Grey Lynn Park Festival 2018 part 2 Plus keep an eye […]
Christchurch hip-hop crew The Settlers release their new single ‘Set It Straight’. The Settlers; a thriving hip-hop crew from Lyttleton Harbour in Christchurch, have released their first single ‘Set It Straight’ from their forthcoming EP ‘Speech’, produced by Tia Drumma. ‘Speech’, continues the theme established in their ‘Steps’ EP and ‘Due Date’ album – mirroring […]