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RDU985FM
New Zealand
Registrace 14. 05. 2008
RDU 98.5FM is a registered not for profit student radio station based in Ōtautahi Christchurch.
For more than 40 years, RDU 98.5FM has supported alternative culture in Christchurch by championing emerging talent and giving a voice to people on the fringes.
Our principal mandate is to be an independent alternative to the mainstream. Alternative culture sits outside the mainstream but defies definition because of its diversity. Likewise, RDU 98.5FM also defies definition.
Our audience spans generations. Our playlist spans genres. Driven by a large collection of volunteers that come together every week to learn and to share their diverse range of musical interests with Ōtautahi and beyond. Creating an authentic listening experience that will keep you coming back for more.
TAGS
RDU / 98.5FM / Student Radio / Music / Christchurch / Ōtautahi / Alternative Radio / Live to Air / Beatbox Studios / NZ on Air / New Zealand
For more than 40 years, RDU 98.5FM has supported alternative culture in Christchurch by championing emerging talent and giving a voice to people on the fringes.
Our principal mandate is to be an independent alternative to the mainstream. Alternative culture sits outside the mainstream but defies definition because of its diversity. Likewise, RDU 98.5FM also defies definition.
Our audience spans generations. Our playlist spans genres. Driven by a large collection of volunteers that come together every week to learn and to share their diverse range of musical interests with Ōtautahi and beyond. Creating an authentic listening experience that will keep you coming back for more.
TAGS
RDU / 98.5FM / Student Radio / Music / Christchurch / Ōtautahi / Alternative Radio / Live to Air / Beatbox Studios / NZ on Air / New Zealand
Video
Velveteen | RDU Live-To-Air
zhlédnutí 166Před 28 dny
Velveteen joined us at SALTBOX Studios for a live performance. Velveteen is the solo project of Jai Oakley. A musician and artist living in Christchurch, New Zealand. Jai has a rich musical history which he weaves into the fabric of his solo project. Having made his mark as an integral part of the band Senica, Jai has emerged as a captivating solo artist, blending indie pop with shoegaze and 90...
HOIHOI | RDU Live-To-Air
zhlédnutí 242Před 2 měsíci
HOIHOI joined us at SALTBOX Studios for a live performance. HOIHOI means ‘be quiet’ as well as ‘noisy’ in te reo Māori and have been making post punk noise together since 2020. HOIHOI embarked on their first tour of Te Waipounamu in 2023 alongside the release of their 7” vinyl EP TAHITAHI through Leather Jacket Records, and are influenced by Aotearoa legends Die!Die!Die! and faraway legends Fug...
FLOODGATE | RDU Live-To-Air
zhlédnutí 462Před 2 měsíci
FLOODGATE joined us at SALTBOX Studios for a live performance. Ōtautahi's latest progressive math institution, FLOODGATE's hairy wings are flapping on its quest to find lamps. Young, dumb, and full of creative, unusual music, be prepared for adventures through chuggy grooves and soaring melodies. Inspired by the works of Pythagoras, Britney Spears, and King Gizz, the result is FLOODGATE: filthy...
Harmony & Rhythm | RDU Live-To-Air
zhlédnutí 195Před 4 měsíci
Harmony & Rhythm joined us at SALTBOX Studios for a live performance. Ōtautahi's HARMONY & RHYTHM Brass Band are a one-of-a-kind hip-hop live act that’s built different. An outrageous blend of two drummers, sousaphone and bass, full brass section, PLUS the finest MC’s makes H&R a potent combination. Engineered by saxophonist Jimmy Rainey, HARMONY & RHYTHM performs hip-hop ‘hornstrumentals’; pay...
Biters NZ | RDU Live-To-Air
zhlédnutí 156Před 4 měsíci
Biters NZ joined us at SALTBOX Studios for a live performance. New Zealand's premiere (and possibly only) BITERS tribute band are here to assault your earholes. Fans of first wave UK punk and collectors of impossibly-rare vinyl will recognise the name BITERS, as well as anyone brave enough to have witnessed their purportedly life endangering live performances between 1977 and 1982 in Northern E...
Elidi | RDU Live-To-Air
zhlédnutí 78Před 5 měsíci
Elidi joined us at SALTBOX Studios for a live performance. Formed in 2016 and based in Christchurch, Elidi have been turning heads with their heavy Tool and Deftones influence and Karnivool like vocals. Heavy, driving, progressive rock, with moments of introspective contemplation, Elidi explores diverse musical and lyrical groove-oriented themes with an ear to the ground and an eye to the sky. ...
Flamingo Pier | RDU Live-To-Air
zhlédnutí 121Před 7 měsíci
Flamingo Pier joined us at FLUX for a live performance. Describing themselves first as a music collective, Flamingo Pier make music, throw dance parties in places like Waiheke Island, and DJ at others. Blending disco hooks, classic house choruses and forays into funk they bring the spirit of dance to life. SET LIST ▸Beneath The Neon 00:00 ▸How 2 Feel 04:08 ▸Remedy 08:45 CREDITS Audio Engineer -...
Saint Martins | RDU Live-To-Air
zhlédnutí 99Před 7 měsíci
Saint Martins joined us in SALTBOX Studios for a live performance. Time and place is a significant factor for Ōtautahi/Christchurch folk trio Saint Martins. A collective feeling; running along the shaky city’s south side, diving into Banks Peninsula’s crisp waters and ending up with weekend recording sessions in the isolated township of Purau in late 2020 amongst strong songwriters that share p...
Soft Bait | RDU Live-To-Air
zhlédnutí 382Před 9 měsíci
Soft Bait joined us in SALTBOX Studios for a live performance. Soft Bait (Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland) is a 4-piece post-punk band known for their driving melodies and raw, unbridled energy. Their debut album, Plot Points, exploded onto the scene in October 2022, with singles, Big, True Stories, and Plot Points, peaking at #1 on 95BFM. Their songs switch between moments of vulnerable honesty and ...
Tealskie | RDU Live-To-Air
zhlédnutí 662Před 9 měsíci
Tealskie joined us in SALTBOX Studios for a live performance. Tealskie is a new exciting alternative rock band that blends 90’s rock, punk and psychedelic rock to create a unique sound! We are four creatives from Ōtautahi that love to make music and perform together and have a created a special vibe together. We can’t wait to release this song alongside RDU & ŌMAP and for people to hear more of...
Moider Mother | RDU Live-To-Air
zhlédnutí 257Před 10 měsíci
Moider Mother joined us in SALTBOX Studios for a live performance. Cults, cannibals & killers - these are the themes that make up the dark heart of this wholesome family band. When bassist Nick Harte (Shocking Pinks) and frontwoman Hannah Harte got together, she had a dream of forming a band together with her sons, Noah & Ethan. That dream swiftly became reality, and now this unusual combinatio...
Cam Giddens | RDU Live-To-Air
zhlédnutí 165Před 10 měsíci
Cam Giddens joined us in SALTBOX Studios for a live performance. Inspired by bass greats such as Michael Manring and Evan Brewer, Cam creates solo bass music. Mixing progressive, ambient and experimental genres, he utilises the full range of the bass guitar to create sounds that dwarf the solo act he is. His aim is to show how versatile bass can be while also demonstrating how it can stand on i...
He Kākano Puoro: The Mic Is Ours - Women In Broadcasting
zhlédnutí 203Před rokem
The Mic Is Ours - Women In Broadcasting, the final installment of He Kākano Puoro documentary series. This documentary shines a light on the wāhine who have been involved with RDU 98.5FM throughout the stations almost 50-year history. We hear from a range of broadcasters about their experiences in a male-dominated industry and find out how they broke down barriers, challenged perceptions and cr...
GO LIVE FESTIVAL 2023 | Live-To-Air Pool House
zhlédnutí 229Před rokem
Go Live Festival is back for 2023! Ōtautahi’s winter music festival returns for its third massive year, bringing 14 live and local artists to the Christchurch Town Hall with kiwi, music icon Tiki Taane headlining! The festival will feature four separate stages and an awesome mix of music performed by some of the best emerging indie, hip hop, rock and pop bands. Don’t miss it! Come and discover ...
The Late Starters | RDU Live-To-Air
zhlédnutí 217Před rokem
The Late Starters joined us in SALTBOX Studios for a live performance. The Late Starters is a Christchurch band who formed in 2019 and are forging a growing reputation for their live performances with a style best described as new Kiwi, old school music. The five-piece band is made up of singer David Stack, songwriter Ian Cartwright on rhythm guitar, Lowell Mallon playing lead, Paul Mallon on b...
Awesome young band , well fkn done Young Kiwis , From an Old Aussie Punk lover
Interesting. Thanks.
Best band in NZ right now!
aw these bros are from back home, te waipounamu representing hard, like dark tower and salmonella dub had mokos. far out i think i just found my new favorite band, i'm tearing up, hahaha, hell yeah.
Shit yeah
Fantastic film
Thats a ripping yarn - they MUST be famous
WOW FUKIN WOW.
32:30 Need the ID on this
What is the song at the start?
This is my husband's and my song ♥
Excellent beats, Floodgate you rock !
This is incredible!!
That lead guitarist is 😍😍😍
🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀
Big tunes! That drummer is a legend
Outstanding 🔥
Lets Go FLOODGATE
Holy crap! Never heard anything like this before. These guys are crazy good wtf
yooooooooo
FLOODGATE fuckin rules
best live to air ever 🎉
Hedley Jones built the first and a large sound system
sound system culture documentary and barely a person of color talking.... bitch, please!
First!
😠😠😠😠😠😠
Toppp
how do you keep a constant heat on the vinyl to cut 45 as im sure its got to be kept around 45 degrees heat regards steven
huge!
Beautiful
Holy moly this is wonderful!!
Love you ❤️
Beautiful stuff! Thanx ❤️
Love Zak’s design an build ❤ The UK is watching Brother 😉
This is some great music. I love CZcams and the ability to find great performances from bands that the establishment is not presenting to us!
My coupons expire this week.
Ka rawe hoki!
So underrated!!!!
Great!
whats the name of this band and the tune please?
Heard your set at Otautahi Smoke 2023 and thought you were the stand out performance for me. Hoping to find your music
🎉🎉🎉
I've just watched a video from ortofon where they talk about styli shapes and stuff, and then found this gem of a video of a guy grinding a welding rod into a cutting head. i love this
Yoji, bless, look how young he is.
THE GUY ON THE RIGHT FUCKS!!!!
Beautiful laid-back song, well performed.
12Tribes sound ? Duncan Campbell ? AKL 1980s ???
This is just about the Otautahi (christchurch) scene.
Anyone knows when that was recorded? Excellent!
Fuck yeah this goes hard
music is being destroyed. keep hope alive fellas. never stop.
She is so beautiful!!!