The Auckland Lantern Festival 2022 launches today. The latest shift to the red setting has meant the festival could no longer go ahead in person. So, this year, with the most comprehensive online platform yet, the Auckland Lantern Festival will be celebrated online. News and Editorial Director Jemima Huston speaks to Eric Naan, Event Producer for the Auckland Lantern Festival, about the history of the event and having to move online.
Johnny and Big Hungry are away for the public holiday, so Denzel steps in and takes over the reigns of the 4-7 with a special mix from the man himself.
Multi-hyphenate arts icon Coco Solid spoke with Rachel about Wheke Fortress, a new community and artist run space she is setting up in Onehunga with Big Fat Raro. Whakarongo mai nei to hear about the kaupapa and supoort the Boosted campaign here!
Image capturing of satellites orbiting the earth is set to be revolutionised with new images showing 60% more clarity.
Trishil Kyle Dahya spoke to University of Canterbury Associate Professor Steve Waddell about the work he has pioneered with the Computational Design and Adaption Research Group to capture clear images of low earth orbiting satellites and debris. Topics such as the funding stage of the project, as well as the use of Adaptive Optics to minimise atmospheric turbulence, and more form the basis of the conversation.
Tonight on Friendly Potential Radio, we hear from two Tāmaki touchstones - Friends Of All The World and Carlotta.
Friends Of All The World is an undersung producer and deejay who haunts Bandcamp and K Rd. Def check out his catalogue at friendsofalltheworld.bandcamp.com. He starts off with a witching hour set recorded at his brother's flat in Naarm.
Ladies and Gentleman hop on board Flight Morning Glory with Tuva'a and sit back and relax, while you get taken for a musical ride. During our flight, HINA and her band come onto the show and perform a magical set of songs live. As we land, we finish the show off with the Remix of the Day courtesy of MC Slave from the LoggCabin.
Last weekend, Friendly Potential hosted the wonderful Lauren Hansom in Auckland and Wellington. Tonight, we head back to the club, and hear the warm-up and closing sets from Saturday night at 121. We kick off with Simon ramping it up, and then close with Gus shutting it down.
We kick off the next episode of Friendly Potential Radio with Brotherhoodjz, two Tāmaki Makaurau-based brothers who champion amapiano and afro-house in Aotearoa. After that, we hear from Mr. Meaty Boy, a multi-disciplinary Pōneke-based Māori artist who runs WAY.PNT and is renowned for their genre-jumping club sets