Corona Sunsets Presents: 10 Years of Sustainable Coastlines with The Black Seeds & L.A.B. Sunday March 25 – Mantells on the Water, Auckland Limited tickets available 9am Friday February 23 from Eventfinda For more info – www.corona.co.nz/sunsets Tickets are from www.eventfinda.co.nz sustainablecoastlines.org Since its creation 10 years ago, Sustainable Coastlines has had a simple mission: to enable people to look after the coastlines and waterways […]
Spanning theatre, dance, music, comedy and visual arts, get ready for a non-stop showcase of New Zealand and international acts at Auckland Arts Festival 2018. With a festival programme ranging from the most gloriously classical to the very edge of contemporary, plus the many free, family-friendly and community-orientated events; there is something for everyone. The […]
Ria Hall will be opening the main stage at Splore this Friday 6.30-7.30pm, so this week’s Local Eyes video is ‘Black Light’ (feat. Mara TK) With the release of her debut self-titled EP, Ria Hall became a blazing new female presence on the NZ music scene. Winning multiple awards and critical acclaim, her sound fused furious […]
Base FM in association with The Portland Public House Presents: The Portland Live Sessions. In this episode of The Portland Live Sessions series, Dylan C talks to Jess B about upcoming music and her musical influences. Plus she performs live her song ‘Set It Off’. The Portland Live Sessions is brought to you by NZ On […]
HIKUWAI SOUNDS FESTIVAL 2018 FEATURING P-MONEY, SWIDT, L.A.B., & MORE Friday 2 March 2018 Hikuwai Plaza, AUT City Campus, 55 Wellesley St E, Auckland AUT’s Student Association (AUTSA) is stoked to present Hikuwai Sounds, Auckland’s newest addition to its summer festival calendar. This one-night event will feature a huge musical lineup of some of New […]
‘Old Zealand’ is the debut album by Ryan Hendriks, a founding member of Auckland’s Grown Room collective. Referencing both his Dutch and Māori cultural heritage, ‘Old Zealand’ is a homage to his ancestors who co-existed before this land was named ‘New’. Vocally mixing complex, multi-layered lyrical content over diverse beats from multiple producers. The project is […]
TALKING POINTS on Base FM – hosted by Dylan C Thanks to NZ On Air Music Date: February 2018 Guest reviewer: Martyn Pepperell Featured release: SURLY ‘Trip To Warsaw EP’ Released: 2017 https://polishjuke.bandcamp.com/album/trip-to-warsaw-ep Featured track #1: 4Q 510-511 Featured track #2: THIRTEEN Featured track #3: TRAIN TO LODZ MARTYN PEPPERELL is a freelance journalist, broadcaster […]
Shot 5 years ago at the old Base FM headquarter this week’s local eyes video is Boston Rodriguez “Quiero Cantar” ft Jah Red Lion. Constituting 4000+ photographs put together by videographer Lydia Dolbel this stylish video features both singer and lyricist Jah Red Lion and producer Boston Rodriguez on night maneuvers at the infamous old Base FM building, Auckland, NZ. Find out […]
There’s something going on in K’ Road… It’s always been a place for the edgy, the fringe, the creative – long may that continue – and there’s a sense that another era is being ushered in. All kinds of interesting eateries have popped up in the last year or so to cater for our insatiable […]
Produced over the last 2 years in the studio Resin One & Orphan are ready to release their 13 track feature length album The Art Of Kai Zen. “..Kai Zen loosely translates to continued self improvement, a modern Japanese business model, the quest for one to always be better than they were the day before..” Following […]