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“It was weird honey. I didn’t get some of it. But shit it was good” – (Audience Member). An old adage it may be, but for serious – due to popular demand the Chch Free Theatre are doing an extended season of their show Kafka’s Amerika. Get ya tickets here.   Oh, and check out more […]

Turns out three really IS the magic number. HUUUUUUUUUUGE congratulations to RUSE – the winner of Decknology 2012, 2013 and now 2014! REIGNING CHAMPIOOOON! The GRAND CHAMP receives mentoring, Press shots, EPK and Promo pack session with Forte Music, KIDNAP and Hannah Watkinson Photography. PLUS one the following – Option One: Pioneer DDJSP1 AL Dj Controller, […]

Hey check out who is in the running for Best Electronica Album in the 2014 Vodafone New Zealand Music awards – it’s OPIUO! 100% support for this guy from all of us here at RDU. Congratulations to all the RDU favourites who have been nominated, and all that are in the running for the awards! […]

ANATOMY OF A SONG – EP Seven – OPIUO “QUACK FAT” by Rdu 98.5fm on Mixcloud Anatomy of a Song is a radio series that explores the sound elements that make up a recorded song via deconstructed songs and interviews with well-known alternative New Zealand musicians. Each episode would see Spanky Moore, posing as the […]

Introducing the newest instalment to the top of the south party circuit! Run away from the real world, tie up your inhibitions and join this circus. Held on Takaka Hill from November 21-23, Marble Mountain Music Festival will kick off an unforgettable party season of memories for the moment, kinship for a lifetime and beats […]

1984 In 1984 the application was again filed to enable Radio U to broadcast for a total of 25 weeks between 20 February 1984 and 12 August 1984. Refer: Pink document 27 Proposed staff listed in this application was: Paul Claxton – second year science student and proposed station manger Andrew Glennie – acting president […]

For their first gig after playing the CMJ Music Marathon 2014 in New York, Doprah are set to play the MAINZ open night. It’s all happening Wednesday 12th November 7-9pm at 19 King Edward Terrace. There will also be DJing, Electronic Music Production and live sound workshops on the night. Check out all the info […]

Soane Filitonga, the pioneering deep house dance producer and DJ, passed away over the weekend of a suspected heart attack. Our hearts go out to his family and friends. Soane started DJing under the name DJ Big Daddy in the early 1990’s. In 1994 he toured with OMC during the ‘Proud tour’, and Audio Culture say […]

Wheehooooo! Check out the photo album of the Vespa X RDU X Quake City Rumblers Cruise. Our prize winners Aaron Jones, Catherine Hostead and Jase Hurley got to have a hoon around the hills with the Quake City Rumblers, and then nibbled on some damn tasty treats from Vespa. As you can probably tell by the photos, […]

RDU 98.5FM Making Tracks Exposed Season Two Episode 44 – French for Rabbits – Gone Gone Gone by Rdu 98.5fm on Mixcloud