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On Wednesday night all the hiphop lovers of Auckland converged at Galatos to see the amazing line up of Blu, Houseshoes and @Peace. It was a real family affair with a whole lot of Base DJs, old school heads and younger heads all in attendance. The party started out with Dylan C warming the crowd […]

This week local MC released his album “Summer” as a follow up to last year’s “Dream Something” LP. The Hamilton based MC says he’s named the album after the amazing summer we’ve all enjoyed over the last few months, crediting the long days and extra sunshine with helping him create the album. Download the album […]

Outdoor music festivals are pretty special.  Even the ones I’ve been to where something (typically the weather) isn’t ideal, the punters that stick it out are part of a unique experience… like THAT Gathering, the Millennium one that rained solid crayon width ‘drops’ for the entire three days.  Well, not entirely; there was a half […]

Today we are sending a whole lot of respect and congratulations out to producer/beatmaker Christoph El Truento and to all of you dope music lovers who voted for his track Galaxy on theaudience as he has taken out the top place for March, securing him NZ On Air Wildcard Making Tracks funding. Many of our DJs really got behind […]

The Icon Artist Series is a diverse, hand-picked collection of artists who represent and epitomise the Serato ethos. Fatboy Slim, The Gaslamp Killer, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Erykah Badu, Z-Trip, Mix Mater Mike and Peanut Butter Wolf have all appeared in this informative yet entertaining videos. Check the full series here. Meet Hudson Mohawke, the next […]

Happy Easter everyone! While you’re munching down on hot cross buns this weekend, make sure you grab the new EP “Radiowaves” from Base DJ and YGB producer, Ben Jamin, due for release on Good Friday. Having played a couple of Base FM’s Radiowaves events, Ben Jamin was inspired to name his new piece of work […]

Bilal has just released a short film rather than your typical music video for his track “West Side Girl”. Clocking in at over 11 minutes, the film opens with Bilal and his “co-worker” having a hypothetical discussion over who they’d make a move for if they were a post-divorce Obama. The narrative, following the soul […]

  As usual, we had an amazing time down at WOMAD this year. The whole Base crew along with a bunch of our DJs and friends headed down to Taranaki for a weekend of some of the best music from all over the world. Check out these stunning pictures from Frybread Radio’s Reggie D and […]

The biennial Splore event returns to the sublime Tapapakanga Regional Park on 14-16 February, 2014 to mark its 10th anniversary on the Auckland region’s events calendar. Splore 2014 is sure to be dazzling, sophisticated and not to be missed and will once again provide a richly diverse festival to entertain and delight its audience.   […]

Dopamine and Base FM are proud to announce the first NZ appearance of LA based duo Blu & Exile, with DJ support from Detroit’s HipHop ambassador to the world HOUSE SHOES and Auckland’s kings of the underground @PEACE. Wednesday 3rd April @ GALATOS. Limited $35 tickets available: www.undertheradar.co.nz BLU & EXILE: When Blu & Exile dropped […]