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Introducing FORTUNES (via whothehell.net) Fortunes are McCabe and Barnaby Matthews, a Melbourne-via-Auckland duo. You can’t really separate these two from their origins once you’ve seen them live a few times. The first thing you notice is McCabe’s Kiwi twang. The Melbourne in them a lot harder to discern, given the subtle cultural differences between these […]
Satori (悟り?) (Chinese: 悟; pinyin: wù; Korean: 오 o; Vietnamese: ngộ) is a Japanese Buddhist term for “awakening, comprehension; understanding“. It is derived from the Japanese verb satoru. In the Zen Buddhist tradition, satori refers to the experience of kenshō, “seeing into one’s true nature”. Ken means “seeing,” shō means “nature” or “essence.” Satori and kenshō are commonly translated […]
The threads of our past never unravel, they hover like invisible webs, occasionally glistening due to a sly angle of the sun. On ‘Multi–Love’, Unknown Mortal Orchestra frontman and multi-instrumentalist Ruban Nielson reflects on relationships: airy, humid longing, loss, the geometry of desire that occurs when three people align. Where Nielson addressed the pain of being alone on II, Multi–Love takes on […]
Welcome to our Neighbourhood Open Arts Day at Corban Estate Art Centre Saturday 28 March 2015, 10am – 4pm ceac.org.nz | FACEBOOK | TWITTER Whether you’re a lover of local music, an arts fan, or just wanting to make the most of that end of summer vibe, Open Arts Day is where you need to be. […]
Even though we’ve been following his career for years now, this is the first time we have featured Sid Diamond as Base FM’s local tune of the week. ‘Truth Hurts’ is produced by none other than NZ’s premier producer P-Money and is an ode to those ‘taggers on’…. those people that hang around and try and […]
March 3rd saw the release of the much anticipated debut release from soul vocalist Tyra Hammond. The 6 track EP goes from soul through to full-wall noise to afrobeat, and is produced by long time collaborator Jeremy Toy (She’s So Rad, Opensouls, Leonard Charles). ‘So Good At Being In Trouble’ is a cover version of […]
Phoenix Fest returns in 2015 to finish off the summer festival season in style. It all began in 2007 when the folks from Phoenix Organic Drinks slipped quietly into an inner city Auckland park with a few thousand friends and a couple of bands by the name of Sola Rosa and Rhombus. Now an anticipated […]
The Truth Words: Dominic Hoey Music: Abraham Kunin Artwork: Erin Forsyth Mastered: Tom Anderson Tourettes: FACEBOOK | TWITTER | SOUNDCLOUD | TUMBLR Abraham Kunin: TWITTER | SOUNDCLOUD | abrahamkunin.com – Turn It Up is a feature on Base FM where we showcase a new track from Aotearoa every week. Tune in weekdays at 10am and 4pm to hear […]
Come join us at SUNDAISE Festival, March 6th-8th, tucked away in the hidden native bush Valley of Dickey Flat, just before the town of Waihi. SUNDAISE Festival is for Everybody! SUNDAISE | 6th – 8th March www.sundaise.co.nz FACEBOOK PAGE | FACEBOOK EVENT The Main Stage features musical performances from: Trinity Roots, Opiuo, Chocolate Strings, Tali, Soul Revolution, Knights […]
Grindin’ & Base FM presents: THE CONCH SESSIONS Tuesday 24th Feb. Feat: Q+A session with Rodney P (London Posse / The Riddim Killa / @Tru Thoughts) straight outta the UK. The event is FREE and will run from 6 till 8pm so be in early to claim your spot Conch Records Kitchen and Bar. 115a […]