Northern Bass

A frothy field guide to this year’s NYE festivals

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From vineyards to forests, beaches to baches, New Zealand offers a bloody smorgasbord of ways to bring in the New Year. Here’s where to go and why. Pack your bukkie hat and *get out the speed dealers*, she’s looking like a big one Ah, New Years Eve! There’s truly no way better to set your … Read more

What the Northern Bass lineup announcement says about electronic music’s diversity problem

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Miriama Aoake reacts to the male-dominated lineup announcement for dance music festival Northern Bass.  It’s hardly surprising that last week’s first lineup announcement for Northern Bass hardly set Aotearoa alight. The festival’s lineup has remained relatively unchanged for perhaps the past 10 to 15 years, with the exception of two or three international headliners. One … Read more