This podcast was recorded at the Janet Frame Memorial Lecture, given by the NZSA President of Honour 2024 Barbara Else in November 2024 as part of the Verb Festival, Wellington. The prestigious position of NZSA President of Honour, is bestowed on a senior writer and long-serving member in recognition of their contribution to writing and writers and the literary arts sector in Aotearoa.

NZSA Live!

2024 Janet Frame Memorial Lecture

hard dark trance at southerly II <3 big ups the coven and everyone involved in putting this together 

had to edit out some technical difficulties at the start but thankfully the rest of the recording was sound :-)

Meilange at Southerly II

There aren't many things I would do without you, but this is one of them, when I'm not with you, my mind is on you. Those B-B-Beautiful Eyes staring at me. 

Thanks for all the support, I hope this track can make you think of that special person for you, Much love <3

Hazel Eyes

honey

DJ - @willjohnsxn on insta!
COVER GRAPHIC - @rubys_stuff on insta!
OUR INSTA - @wozerskatemag :)

OPEN DECKS 03 - #12 Willy J

After some writer's block, I'm back with a squelcher x

VELLA - ALIEN [BUY = FREE DOWNLOAD]

TRACKLIST:

1. Natty King v. Reality Chant - Fyah Bed (Dub Terminator remix)
2. Mungo’s Hi Fi ft. Daddy Freddy - Dread Inna Armageddon
3. Natty King - Rasta is the Light (Nah Bow Down Riddim)
4. Michael Prophet - Everybody Get Ready
5. L.Q. & Midnight Dubs - Neck Snapper
6. Pitch Black - 1000 Mile Drift (Adrian Sherwood remix)
7. Rome - Foliage (KHZ Collective compilation)
8. Pitch Black - Third Light (Adrian Sherwood’s Echoes of the Night remix)
9. Greedoe - Hide (KHZ Collective compilation)
10. Radikal Guru - All Nighter



RaFari presents 45 Live - a Digital meets Vinyl mix 28

Uploading the recordings of our fortnightly 2 hour show on Dropfm broadcasting from Queenstown, NZ.

RAFARI SESSIONS // DROP fm // 03-01-25

The New Zealand Fringe Festival is Aotearoa's largest open-access arts event. We talked to award-winning playwright, producer, and reviewer Jack McGee about some of the cool stuff to see at Fringe, and also learned about his theatre company Squash Co Arts Collective and the challenges of being a reviewer in a town like Wellington, where everyone knows everyone. We also learned what "durational theatre" involves!

Made with the support of Wellington Access Radio and NZ on Air

Playwright Jack McGee talks about the Fringe Festival

Aotearoa artist 1-800PRIVATEDRIVER turns in an atmos-focused, eyes-down club record for B2BO - Tāmaki Makaurau's techno torchbearer Eli Høff on remix duties for Merge One.

releases March 11, 2025

Music & Production: Freddie Williamson (@1_800privatedriver)
Remix by: Eli (@e.li)
Mastering: Cory Champion (@corychampion)
Artwork: Nicholas Rean (@re.nicholas)
Director: Josh Roberts (@kodi_lotto)

https://soundcloud.com/beentoberlinonce
https://soundcloud.com/1_800privatedriver

PREMIERE: 1-800PRIVATEDRIVER - Merge One (Dub) [B2BO: Been To Berlin Once]

Deep Liquid Drum 'N Bass track with some Linda Lyndell What A Man lyrics thrown in the track, I give all credit to the singer for her beautiful Lyrics, I gain no monetization from this track, this track was purely a way for new listeners and perhaps a younger generation to hear Linda Lyndell What A Man. All Musical elements to this track was written and produced by me and I can provide an instrumental version to this track if requested. 

Thanks for listening to my track and I appreciate your continued support, legends ;)

Much love to the music community <3

What a Man

snippet of the tumutumu kōhatu (stone percussion) out of a forthcoming release

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Kōhatu

Fetty Wap sample *(again) [i want you to be mine again baby, yuuuh bae]

Sky Prod. Taeyus (wokeupinthemud)

Sky Prod. Taeyus (wokeupinthemud) [chipmunk version]

"It was the most impactful story I've ever written".

When journalist Iona McNaughton wrote a feature about Vietnam-based Blue Dragon 
Children's Foundation, she didn't expect it to resonate so strongly with readers that it lead to the creation of the New Zealand branch of the charity. One of those those readers was Sue Chamberlain, and, in this episode of B-Side Stories, Sue and Iona talk to us about what brought them to found Blue Dragon NZ, and about the amazing work the Foundation does to help children living in extreme poverty and to rescue victims of human trafficking and slavery. 

Iona and Sue from the Blue Dragon Children's Foundation

Noa Noa Von Bassewitz grew up living on the back of the Taniwha Whātaitai. Her childhood dream of becoming a vampire was thwarted by braces, but she has woven personal and symbolic representations of supernatural beings through her art her whole life. 

Noa Noa is currently moving from woodblock printing into large scale multi-layered monoprints: "an explosion in the gallery" and is also exploring the medium of stand-up comedy on the side. She talked to Sadie Coe about connection and separation, love, travel, and putting fear aside.

We also played some tracks by Noa Noa's son Ngahere Wafer. You can see one of his video's here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1z-VQpkIn7Q

Made with the support of Wellington Access Radio and NZ on Air.

Growing up on the back of a taniwha: Artist and comedian Noa Noa Von Bassewitz

coldworld, rawheart

Unravel

Producer/Songwriter and DJ

"Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and life to everything."


TAWSO is a self-taught music producer, Producing music out of his caravan in the far north of New Zealand, He thrives behind the Decks and knows when it's time to pull out the thunderous basslines, he will truly get the dancefloor begging for more.


Mixcloud - https://www.mixcloud.com/DjUnchillz/

Spotify -
https://spotify.link/aZrrkOC8WCb

Facebook -
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61567201941264&mibextid=ZbWKwL

We are an all inclusive skate/culture magazine that has deep ties within the Wellington/Te Whanganui-a-Tara electronic music scene. This is a platform for our own DJs and local ones that we want to showcase.

NewtownSound
Bass is maternal 🌀

@__vanj4

Listen to the New Zealand Society of Authors Oral History Podcast, hosted by Karyn Hay and including author interviews collected over 30 years.  

Also find our new podcast, NZSA Live!  Featuring audio recorded at NZSA events.

How to submit music: http://bit.ly/How2SubmitMusic

My name is Moskalus and i run a YouTube channel and upload music regularly.
Booking/Contact/Promo/Submissions
moskalusxoxo@gmail.com

Stories from the people who make Wellington tick! 

B-Side Stories takes us beyond the mainstream to celebrate the unsung heroes, rebels and enthusiasts who shape the fabric and flavour of Wellington, New Zealand.

B-Side Stories is aired every Tuesday from 5-6 pm on Wellington Access Radio, with support from NZ on Air.

New tracks tagged #aotearoa