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History class is in session, on today’s show we discussed DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince, their boycott of the 1988 Grammy award show and Will Smith’s missed opportunity to star in ‘The Matrix’. Listen back on Mixcloud and tune into Base Breakfast every Friday morning with Ian and our new Base intern Daria.
This week marked the launch of the Aotearoa Music Awards, introducing a new era for Recorded Music New Zealand’s annual music awards. Developed by creative agency LIKEMINDS in collaboration with specialist Māori concept and creative studio HAUMI, the Aotearoa Music Awards reinterpret what it means to be a Kiwi musician and artist. Recorded Music NZ […]
TALKING POINTS on Base FM – hosted by Ian Beatmaster Wright Thanks to NZ On Air Music Date: 23rd September 2020 Guest reviewer: Jarna Featured release: Sam V – I Made this While Released: 2019 Featured track #1: Dreamstate Featured track #2: Hang Out Featured track #3: City Millennial East Aucklander Jarna Parsons is a […]
The Pacific Music Awards Trust have announced that the 2020 Pacific Music Awards will be presented online and television this year, there will be no live event on Wednesday 30 September as planned. Given the current environment and our responsibility for our community, we believe this is the best decision for the awards. The 2020 […]
Kicking off the show this week, is Tāmaki Makaurau based MC, Lester who has been releasing music independently for the past five years. The budding rapper was 1/5 of neo-soul collective Round Buddah. Lester has collaborated with psych-hip-hop group Keith, Molly & the Chromatics and rap collective, Boombox Eulogy. His first debut solo project ‘Blunt […]
This week’s Local Eyes’ video is honouring the importance of all native languages, Moana & The Tribe ‘Tōku Reo’ features the stunning guest vocals of Inka Mbing, the singer from the Atayal tribe which is one of 16 indigenous tribes in Taiwan. Inka defied the taboo on women not singing traditional songs and had been punished – likeMāori – […]
Starting off the show this week is the brand new track from rapper and producer dharmarat called ‘ROAM ft. Elder’. He didn’t plan on releasing any music this year but he just managed to create a lot of music during lockdown and decided it needed to be heard. dharmarat is a hard-working rapper and producer from South Auckland who […]
This week on ‘A day in music history’, Daria discusses the death of the man who learnt to play the guitar upside down, Jimi Hendrix, the music industry’s infamous 27s clubs and debunk the white lighter superstition. Listen back on Mixcloud and tune into Base Breakfast every Friday morning with Ian and our new Base […]
Diaz Grimm came into Base Breakfast for a chat and to perform his brand new track ‘WWYD’ for our latest Base HQ LIVE video. Well-known and respected Aotearoa rapper Diaz Grimm today makes his long-awaited return with a double single release, ‘WWYD’ and ‘2am NewYork 2018’ off his upcoming up EP, YUNG NEWZEALAND. Find out more about Diaz Grimm: FACEBOOK | INSTAGRAM | SOUNDCLOUD | SPOTIFY | YOUTUBE Download/Stream ‘WWYD’ […]
This week’s Local Eyes video is from Wellington-based singer, songwriter and beat-maker Estère with her new single ‘Calculated Risk’. The track is taken from her upcoming album, Archetypes, due out later this year. Described as Ravyn Lenae meets St Vincent, in 2019 Estère’s songwriting and producing prowess grabbed the attention of esteemed Massive Attack producer Stew Jackson. Together, they […]