🗿 How Modern Cocktail Bars Are Reimagining the Spirit of Island AdventureAn Exotic Tiki Island Feature ArticleAcross the mainland, a new generation of tropical cocktail...
Tiki News
TBC News & Culture Dispatch Island headlines, tiki happenings, and cultural currents from across the TBC network.
The Tiki News category celebrates the vibrant world of Polynesian Pop culture – your hub for everything happening across the tiki universe, from modern exotica and Hawaiian music releases to tiki bar openings, rum events, festivals, art shows, movie premieres, and global gatherings that keep mid‑century escapism alive; inspired by the spirit of classic newsletters and travel bulletins, this space highlights today’s thriving scene with updates on surf‑rock drops, mug launches, immersive pop‑ups, Polynesian‑themed documentaries, and major events like Tiki Oasis and The Hukilau, all curated to keep you connected to the evolving world of tiki culture that continues to inspire Exotic Tiki Island and energize ETI RADIO.
Wiki Tiki Magazine Releases Its New Limited‑Edition Issue for 2026
🌺 Wiki Tiki Magazine Releases Its New Limited‑Edition Issue for 2026 Wiki Tiki Magazine has officially announced the arrival of its newest limited‑edition, bi‑monthly...
The Legend of Captain Scotty B: ETI’s First Mate of Fun, Friendship & Friday Happy Hours
🌴 The Legend of Captain Scotty B: ETI’s First Mate of Fun, Friendship & Friday Happy Hours For longtime listeners of the Exotic Tiki Island Podcast and superfans of...
Tiki tOny’s Enchanted Tiki Mug: Sunset + Rain – A Hand-Sketched Memory Comes to Life in Ceramic
A TBC News Report from the Shores of Exotic Tiki Island Aloha, islanders! Tiki Brian here, and friends - some tiki mugs are vessels for drinks. Others are vessels for...
2026 Cocktail Trends: Tiki Is the Ultimate Escapism
2026 Cocktail Trends: Tiki Is the Ultimate Escapism How tropical nostalgia, bold flavors, and immersive bar culture made tiki the year’s most irresistible trend. Tiki...
The Martin Denny Monday Premium Broadcast
🌴 The Martin Denny Monday Premium Broadcast A TBC / ETI RADIO Exclusive Event - Monday, May 18th, 2026 at 4:30pm Eastern The Tiki Broadcasting Company proudly presents...
Tiki Brian’s Exotica Remix Project — A Timeless Tropical Soundscape Still Captivating Listeners Today
Back in 2013, long before ETI RADIO became the flagship station of the Tiki Broadcasting Company (TBC), Tiki Brian released a passion project that would quietly grow...
Geeki Tikis – The Haunted Mansion’s Hitchhiking Ghosts: The Eternal Charm of Phineas, Ezra, and Gus
Few characters in Disney history have achieved cult status with as little screen time as the Hitchhiking Ghosts — the spectral trio who appear near the end of the...
Tiki Paradise: A Vibrant New Guide to Living the Tiki Lifestyle
Tiki culture has always been more than carved idols, rum drinks, and bamboo décor - it’s a living, breathing community built on escapism, creativity, and shared joy. In...
🎶 Les Baxter’s Birthday: The Maestro Who Scored the Soundtrack of Tiki Dreams
Celebrating the birth of exotica’s founding father and his lasting influence on ETI RADIO On March 14, 1922, the world welcomed Les Baxter, a musical visionary whose...
Mr. Moai & The Tikiheads Release Echoes of Exotica – A High‑Fidelity Journey Into the Golden Age
A shimmering new wave rolls across the modern exotica scene as Mr. Moai & The Tikiheads unveil their newest EP, Echoes of Exotica—a lush, high‑fidelity tribute to...
Cabali Documentary Screening Brings Tiki Culture Spotlight to Tucson
Tiki culture will take center stage in Tucson this March as Film Fest Tucson and Arizona Arts Live host the Arizona premiere of Cabali and the Tiki Mug Obsession—a...
Bill Tapia: The Ukulele Virtuoso Who Bridged Hawaiian Jazz and the Roots of Tiki
🌺 Bill Tapia: The Ukulele Virtuoso Who Bridged Hawaiian Jazz and the Roots of TikiBorn March 20, 1908Few musicians embody the living history of Hawaiian music the way...
ETI RADIO Premium Broadcasts Are LIVE for 2026!
🌴📻 ETI RADIO Premium Broadcasts Are LIVE for 2026!Your all‑access pass to the official ETI RADIO Premium Programming Schedule has arrived. ETI RADIO is rolling out a...
Louisiana Tiki Festival 2026: A Three‑Day Celebration of Rum, Rhythm, and Tropical Escape
Louisiana Tiki Festival 2026: A Three‑Day Celebration of Rum, Rhythm, and Tropical EscapeMarch 27–29, 2026 • Baton Rouge & Arnaudville, LouisianaThe 4th Annual...
ETI RADIO Announces the Hawaiian War Chant Song Marathon Extravaganza – A Premium Broadcast Unlike Anything on the Airwaves
Exotic Tiki Island - April 2026 ETI RADIO is preparing to unleash one of the most ambitious, delightfully absurd, and musically immersive premium broadcasts in its...
The Atomic Martinis: Tales From the Lava Lounge
The Atomic Martinis: Tales From the Lava Lounge There are bands that form, bands that fade, and then there are bands that erupt back into existence — usually after a...
Tiki Oasis 2026 Returns to Scottsdale With a Desert‑Island Spectacle at Hotel Valley Ho
SCOTTSDALE, AZ - Tiki culture’s most colorful desert celebration is back. Arizona Tiki Oasis, the sister event to the long‑running San Diego festival, returns April...
Mai Tai Mayhem Returns to Ohio for 2026 — A Weekend of Rum, Revelry & Ohana Spirit
The Midwest’s wildest tiki weekender is back — and it’s bringing the boom. Mai Tai Mayhem with Tanduay Rum storms into Richfield, Ohio, March 6–8, 2026, delivering...
Les Waikikings Return With “Hapa Haole With a Twist” — A Fresh French Take on a Golden‑Age Island Sound
For more than two decades, Les Waikikings have carried the torch for hapa‑haole, exotica, and vintage Polynesian‑inspired music in Europe. Formed in the early 2000s,...
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Tiki Cocktails
Dr. Funk Cocktail
Ingredients: 2 oz light rum ½ oz lime juice (freshly squeezed) ½ oz lemon juice ¼ oz absinthe or pastis (for the...
The Jungle Echo Cooler Mocktail (inspired by Martin Denny)
Ingredients: 4 oz coconut water (chilled) 2 oz pineapple juice 1 oz fresh lime juice 1 oz lychee syrup (from canned...
The Enchanted Tiki Twirl Mocktail – A TBC Original
Ingredients: 3 oz - Pineapple juice (chilled) 2 oz - Passion fruit nectar 1 oz - Coconut water 1 oz - Blue...
Tropicando Cocktail By Tikimon
Ingredients: 1-1/2 oz Fresh Lime Juice 2/3 oz Raspberry Syrup 1/3 oz Passion Fruit Syrup 1 oz Banana Liqueur 1 oz...
Tiki Food
The Enchanted Island Fruit & Coconut Bites
This tropical-inspired recipe blends fresh island flavors with easy, everyday ingredients to create a dish that’s...
Hawaiian Meatballs
The suburban gourmet will tell you that any food becomes Hawaiian by the simple addition of pineapple. These...
Chicken Hawaiian
Take a flavorful trip back to the golden age of home entertaining with this Chicken Hawaiian recipe from Kay Kellogg’s...
Roast Pork with a Polynesian Touch
Serves 6 Ingredients 2/3 cup tomato paste 1/4 cup soy sauce 2 tablespoons brown sugar 8-1/2 ounces can pineapple 3 -...
