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This Sunday 7th July, Base FM will host a 1-off on-air special… dedicated to the number 7! It’s the The 7th Day of the 7th month, and for 7 hours Base FM DJs will be dropping 7 tunes each on rotation.. all from 7 inch vinyl! Tune in from midday til 7pm… Base FM Sunday […]
SANTOS CAFE RELAUNCH 114 Ponsonby Road Friday 5th July | 7am – 10am Join us this Friday morning as Base FM Breakfast broadcasts live from Santos Café. FChip Matthews & Dylan C will be presenting the show from newly-renovated café and glass-covered courtyard. Giveaways on the day include: – Eggs Bene – Acai Smoothie – Santos […]
LATE AT THE MUSEUM Thursday 4th July at Auckland Museum Talks: New Zealander of the Year Dame Anne Salmond, with Profs Paul Tapsell & Michael Walker Music: Louise Potiki Bryant & Paddy Free, and BaseFM DJ Kina Cuts. Good talk wine and music. 20 bucks. BOOK NOW : Auckland Museum (09) 306 7048
Booker T will follow back-to-back GRAMMY wins for his previous two albums with ‘Sound The Alarm’ out June 28th via Stax Records/Universal Music NZ. This marks Booker’s return to Stax, a label revered for the gritty soul sound he helped create with Memphis’ first integrated band in the early ‘60s, and features collaborations with some of thefinest talents in modern soul and R&B including Mayer Hawthorne, Anthony […]
Blackbird is the third full-length release from the New Zealand band and will see Fat Freddy’s Drop exceed half-a-million album sales worldwide, the result of playing over 800 shows in their career to date, clocking up 412 appearances in Europe, 27 Australian Tours and over 300 shows in their homeland. Featuring nine tracks, Blackbird was […]
Monday 10th June. Delta was recorded in Berlin, Woodhill and Wellington and features ‘Monarch’, ‘Diamond Trade’ plus the new single ‘Gravity’. Delta is the embodiment of this spirit of exploration. The sublime opening chords of ‘Arcadia’ and junglist jabs of ‘Shadowboxer’ neighbour elevated trance progressions in ‘Diamond Trade’ and jagged guitar riffs on ‘Giving Up […]
Congratulations to a very happy Tim Checkley from Mt Eden who’s number fell out of our magical mystery prize barell and rolled down the mini-ramp to reveal his name! We are stoked to announce that nearly 800 people entered the prize draw from right around the country, and abroad. Massive thanks to everyone who entered. We’ve […]
The Woodhill 360, 6 hour Mountain Bike Event is in its inaugural year. It had to be one of the slickest cross country Mountain bike events on the event calendar, offering a dynamite Single-track course, great food, coffee and an awesome atmosphere. Base FM was there with a team of fit individuals, provide the tunes and dish out […]
Comprised of highly active members of Wellington’s vibrant music scene, Newtown Rocksteady has a great depth of experience to call upon. Its members are involved in numerous other groups including The Nudge, Brockaflowersaurus-rex, Roy G and the Bivinators, Fly My Pretties, Bella Cajon, Roseneath Centennial Ragtime Band and Zirigidum to name a few. The band […]
Santos Ponsonby continues to bring you café com espirita “Coffee with Soul” to Ponsonby Road. Now re-opened with a brand new fit out, Santos Ponsonby still brings a taste of Brazil to their courtyard also launch a new menu. Novo Novo Novo! SANTOS PONSONBY 114 Ponsonby Rd “Café com Espirita”