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The first artists for the RDU Singles Club are French Concession & Jed Parsons! Join here: https://www.patreon.com/RDU985FM Jed Parsons has just released his first single “Get Lost” off his upcoming debut album. We have been smashing it on the RDU playlist over the last couple of weeks and are looking forward to seeing what else he […]

Join our RDU Singles Club on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/RDU985FM We have always loved and supported NZ music, but now we have thought of an extremely cute way that you can help us… and the artists too. So here is the back story: Since 2013 we have been lathe cutting RDU 7″ records with 2 hand-picked, stand […]

Nostalgia Festival is coming up on 10 February 2018 at Ferrymead Heritage Park, and we are proud to bring you the RDU stage at the festival! Get your tickets here: https://www.nostalgiafestival.co.nz/tickets/ INSTANT FANTASY Instant Fantasy is a Realistic Diva. When she isn’t performing her “soft synth siren” sets, she’s bringing the hits to the dancefloor. […]

Nostalgia Festival is coming up on 10 February 2018 at Ferrymead Heritage Park, and we are proud to bring you the RDU stage at the festival! Get your tickets here: https://www.nostalgiafestival.co.nz/tickets/ SIMON KONG A seasoned journeyman of New Zealand dj & dance culture. Simon has been selecting music for dancefloors since 1995 when he took […]

Nostalgia Festival is coming up on 10 February 2018 at Ferrymead Heritage Park, and we are proud to bring you the RDU stage at the festival! Get your tickets here: https://www.nostalgiafestival.co.nz/tickets/ PYLONZ James Meharry aka Pylonz joins the nostalgia lineup taking to the RDU stage with a historical dig directly from the RDU vinyl catalogue […]

Nostalgia Festival is coming up on 10 February 2018 at Ferrymead Heritage Park, and we are proud to bring you the RDU stage at the festival! Get your tickets here: https://www.nostalgiafestival.co.nz/tickets/ PICKLE DARLING Pickle Darling is the softly charismatic, woollen-jumper-wrapped project of Christchurch musician Lukas Mayo. This year he released his first EP Spring Onion […]

Nostalgia Festival is coming up on 10 February 2018 at Ferrymead Heritage Park, and we are proud to bring you the RDU stage at the festival! Get your tickets here: https://www.nostalgiafestival.co.nz/tickets/ JED PARSONS & HIS FRIENDS Having toured extensively with multiple projects throughout New Zealand and internationally, multi-instrumentalist and singer / songwriter Jed Parsons’ unique […]

It is list season and none is more fun than the movies list. This is the first year I’ve been properly using Letterboxd, which meant that I could go back through all the things I’ve seen, what I thought about them, and what I rated them. I had seen 116 films at the point at […]

RDU wants YOU! Are you a competent production engineer who wants to work in the best alternative radio station in the 03? Check out the details below, and if you fit the role apply with a cover letter and CV to simon@rdu.org.nz Also, here’s a link to the TradeMe job listing if you would like […]