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A weekly radio show on BeagleRadio that grew into; a mobile record store, DJ sets & concert curation
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10/12/2024

2024 Badgers Den Records Presented - A round-up.

With the year coming to an end we thought it was time to have a few round ups. In 2024 we were please to play a small part in bring some exciting live acts to Te Tai Tokerau. In January we had Good Habits & all the way from the UK to start the year off with a beautiful evening of alternative folk and fun.
On a chilly night in May with the Southern Aurora over the waterfront we presented an evening of dark country infused folk with We Mavericks & Velvet Arrow
And lastly in October we brought Lower Bar Collective north for the Whangarei Fringe and filled the tunnels at the Whangarei Quarry Gardens with beautiful improvised guitar noise and music.

Thank you to everyone who has come along to see a show and support original and interesting music - Keep your eyes open for some exciting plans in 2025 presented by Badgers Den 🦡

06/12/2024

Album of the Week: Nippon Girls - Japanese Pop, Beat & Bossa Nova 1967-69

A fascinating & fun celebration of the female side of Japan's 1960s pop scene. Reissued on yellow vinyl by ACE Records this compilation is highly recommended to girl group fanciers, J-pop groovers and anyone else with a keen ear for eclectic sounds.

04/12/2024

Radio show Setlist 4th December on Beagle Radio

Kerretta - Opal Victor
Jim Nothing - Grey Eyes, Grey Lynn
Michael Kiwanuka - Small Changes
Mustafa - I’ll Go Anywhere
Ezra Collective - Palm Wine
Badbadnotgood - Take Me With You
Courtney Marie Andrew’s - These Are The Good Old Days
Samantha Crain - Ridin’ Out The Storm
Marie Sioux - Flowers And Blood
Nadia Reid - Baby Bright (for Frankie & Archer)
Sharon Van Etten - Afterlife

7” Single Of The Week - The Beth’s
Side A - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
Side B - Happy Unhappy (demo)

The Shins - Know Your Onion
The Shins - Wonderful Christmastime
The Sonics - Good Golly Miss Molly
The Schizophonics - Won Your Love
The Animals - Hallelujah I Love Her So
Joe Pug - Heroes Pass Us By
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Long Dark Night
Gil Scott-Heron - I’ll Take Care Of You
Gil Scott-Heron - New York Is Killing Me (Mckaya McCraven reimagining)
Joe Kaptein & Nathan Haines - Unwavering
Joe Kaptein - Oh, By The Way
The National - Dark Side Of The Gym

02/12/2024

Summery 2nd hand records adds to the website - from the steel drums and electronic beats of Jamie XX, to Dancehall compilations - we’ve even put a copy of BadBadNotGood’s hiphop infused late night jazz/club album III

Get in quick these titles won’t hang around long 🦡

28/11/2024

Due to popular demand we now offer shipping to Australia on the website for all you Trans-Tasman vinyl lovers ✈️🦡

27/11/2024

A sample of the fun & varied 2nd hand stock filling the crates ready for Mangawhai Tavern Market this Saturday!
From Dance Hall & Reggae to Neil Young at his unhinged grunge guitar finest, something for everyone

20/11/2024

Radio Show Setlist on Beagle Radio 88.1fm - November 20th
“Everything spinning in its right place”

Sam Brookes - Black Feathers
Magnetic Ear - Everything In It’s Right Place (Radiohead Cover)
Ego Ella May - Undone
Nilüfer Yanya - Method Actor
Nilüfer Yanya - Rid Of Me
Mk.gee - Are You Looking Up
The Smile - The Smoke
Moby & Mindy Jones - Heroes (Bowie Cover)
David Bowie - Seven (Beck Mix #1)
Fontaines D.C - In The Modern World
Tiny Ruins - Sparklers
Nadia Reid - Runaway
Aldous Harding - Zoo Eyes
Courtney Barnett - Before You Gotta Go
Fruit Bats - Flamingo
Sad Boxer - one more cigarette
Kasey Anderson - The Dangerous Ones

7” Single of the Week
Side a The Eastern - Cthulhu (Beastwars Cover)
Side b - Beastwars - State Houses By The River (The Eastern Cover)

Fazerdaze - A Thousand Years
Fazerdaze - Dancing Years
The Cinematic Orchestra - Channel 1 Suite
Zero 7 - Truth & Rights
Noordpool Orchestra - suite: Everything In It’s Right Place / Pyramid Song (Radiohead Covers)

13/11/2024

Some classic albums restocked and a few new gems back in stock ready for Saturday at Roost. From the new FAT Freddy’s Drop album to classics by the Stone Roses & Jeff Buckley, Radiohead to indie darlings Fontaines D.C and Mermaidens
Something for everyone

13/11/2024

Radio Show Setlist on Beagle Radio - 13th Nov

Amanda Shires - Parking Lot Pirouette
Khrungabin - Pon Pòn
Oldu O Zaman - Sigarasi Yaldizli
Tapes - Datura Mystic
Glass Beams - Black Sand
Dina Ögon - Tombola 94
Vieux Farka Touré & Khrungabin - Tamalla
Surprise Chef - Have You Feed Baby Huey Today
The National - Mr November (Live)
The War On Drugs - I Don’t Wanna Wait (live)
Wild Pink - Amalfi (live)
Kasey Anderson - Leave An Echo
Wellness - Beach
Fazerdaze - Cherry Pie
Rob Thorne & Delaney Davidson - Ake Ake (Mauri Ora)
Salina Fisher & Rob Thorne - Toroa

7” Single Of The Week - Aretha Franklin
Side a - Jumping Jack Flash
Side b - Jimmy Lee

Lianne La Havas - Weird Fishes (Radiohead Cover)
Bevan O’Brien - This Is Not a B***y Call
Nubya Garcia - The Message Continues
Shihad - Pacifier

13/11/2024

This Saturday. Come on down to Roost Resturant & Bar where Chris will be spinning vinyl from 1-4 and we’ll have the mobile crate set up with a curated selection of the freshest vinyl for sale in Te Tai Tokerau!

Tasty tunes served up with a side of fries

06/11/2024

Radio Show Setlist 6th November on Beagle Radio 88.1fm

Womb - One Is Always Heading Somewhere
Alfa Mist & Amika Quartet - Just Dreams
Alfa Mist & Amika Quartet - Checkpoint (Violence)
Middle Kids - Bootleg Firecracker
Fazerdaze - A Thousand Years
Guardian Singles - Manic Attraction
Guardian Singles - Being Alone
The Cure - Alone
The Cure - The Last Days Of Summer
MJ Lenderman - She’s Leaving You

7” Single Of The Week - Echo & The Bunnymen
Side a - Lips Like Sugar
Side b - Rollercoaster

Death Cab For Cutie - I Will Follow You Into The Dark
Modest Mouse - Missed The Boat
sad boxer - Musical Confessions
The Smile - Don’t Get Me Started
Sharon Van Etten - Afterlife
David Bowie - I’d Rather Be High
Arooj Aftab - Last Night
Tasso Hayashi Trio - Wave
Good Habits - All That She Wanted
Watchhouse - My Blinded Heart
Joey Ramone - What A Wonderful World
The War On Drugs - I Don’t Live Here Anymore

31/10/2024

The Cure - Songs Of The Lost World!

Released today this is the first new album in 16 years and it sounds fabulous! Gloomy, English Gothic rock this is everything you could want from a new album by Robert Smith and The Cure.
Grab yourself a copy while they last - up on the webstore now.

30/10/2024

Radio show Setlist on Beagle Radio
A Halloween special with DJ Knox in the studio 🎃👻💀

Iron Maiden - Number Of The Beast
Warren Zevon - Werewolves Of London
Lou Reed - Halloween Parade
Mogwai - Kids Will Be Skeletons

7” Single Of The Week
Side a - The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
Side b - March with Hope

Dusty Springfield - Spooky
Otis Redding - Trick Or Treat
Nick Cave & The Bad Seed - Red Right Hand
Marlon Williams - Vampire Again (Live)
Timberjack Donoghue - Come To The Sabbat
Preservation Hall Jazz Band - Rattlin Bones
Louis Armstrong - The Skeleton In The Closet
Original Dixie Jazz Band - Skeletons Jangle
The Schizophonics - Like A Mummy
Ramones - Pet Sematary
The Cramps - I Was A Teenage Werewolf
The Sonics - The Witch
Oingo Boingo - Only A Lad
Danny Elfman - This Is Halloween (nightmare before Xmas soundtrack)
Siouxsie & The Banshees - Halloween
Earth Tongue - Out Of This Hell
Sonic Youth - Halloween
Bauhaus - Bela Lugosi’s Dead
Joy Division - Dead Souls
The WhiteStripes - Little Ghost
Bobby ‘Boris’ Pickett - Monster Mash

29/10/2024

Album of the week: Smashing Pumpkins - Rotten Apples, the Greatest Hits

Esoteric jazz is beautiful and delicate ambient music has its place but sometimes you need to just turn everything up load and air drum along with Jimmy Chamberlain and his into drum fills on Cherub Rock!
The first ever official vinyl pressing of the 2001 Rotten Apples – The Smashing Pumpkins Greatest Hits release. Covering the bands career from their debut Gish through until Machina & their final release under the initial guise of the band “untitled” the compilation features all the hits but fan favourites such as Drown & Stevie Nicks cover Landslide.

This 180gram pressing sounds beautiful - turn it up load, and let your teenage self sing along at top volume

Grab a copy via the webstore today

23/10/2024

Radio Show Setlist on 23rd October with Beagle Radio

Crystal Chen - Not Another Love Song
Dudu Moraes - Eloiá
Os Panteras - O Espaço
Chico Evangelists - Frutas & Línguas
Nubya Garcia - Odyssey
Nubya Garcia - Set It Free
Ezra Collective - What Am I To Do?
Sharon Van Etten - Seventeen
Nadia Reid - Baby Bright
Tiny Ruins - Dream Wave
The National - Laugh Track (feat Phoebe Bridges)
Crowded House - Locked Out
The Bats - North By North
Robert Scott - Days Run Together
Reb Fountain - Hawkes & Doves (Tali Remix)
PJ Harvey - Highway 61 Revisited (demo)
Dorothy Ashby - Soul Vibrations
Dorothy Ashby - The Windmills Of Your Mind

7” Single Of The Week - Trinidad All Stars Steel Band
Side a - Rum & Coca Cola
- Diana
Side b - Stone Cold Dead In The Market
- Trouble In Arima

Joe Kaptain - Sundown
The Circling Sun - Kohan
Avantdale Bowling Club - Home (live)

22/10/2024

A sample of the 2nd-hand stock we’ve got coming in filling the crates ahead of Labour Weekend at Mangawhai Tavern Market & Waipu Street Market - come on down and say hi, we’ll have a huge selection of the freshest new & used vinyl in Te Tai Tokerau on offer! 🦡

20/10/2024

Spirits by The Circling Sun - contemporary jazz super group and spiritual jazz at its finest.
Still on high rotation in the Badger’s Den

Grab yourself a copy via the website

17/10/2024

Sistema Whangarei - Toi Akorangi are an amazing organisation offering free classical music sessions to young kids. They are absolute saints and they need help unfortunately to keep doing what they do.

If you can help in anyway please have a look at the post below

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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Shipping tomorrow

New album Wild Gods by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds is out Friday - secure a copy now and let’s keep our fingers crossed for a tour in the near future! Let us know your favourite tracks in the comments below?

New Fela Kuti record drop at #badgersdenrecords ! The father of Afrobeat & one of the world’s greats. Stock is up on the website tonight or flick a message if you want one put aside for you#badgersdenrecordsrecommends #felakutilegacy #afrobeatmusic

A fun little restock hitting the crates with something for everyone! Mr Bongo, Pearl Jam’s new Dark Matters, Kamasi Washington & Taylor Swift with a few old classics thrown in as well. #BadgersDenRecords