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Today on your bFM Breakfast: Keria's filling in for Rachel this morning, kicking off a week of guest hosts; Penelope Noir joins us for a rundown on Laneway's Fashun trends, and a new reality show on Netflix; Kiran pops in her book reckons to kick off February; and Keria got a chance to chat with The Chats at Laneway so we catch some of that. Happy Monday!
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: Keria's filling in for Rachel this morning, kicking off a week of guest hosts; Penelope Noir joins us for a rundown on Laneway's Fashun trends, and a new reality show on Netflix; Kiran pops in her book reckons to kick off February; and Keria got a chance to chat with The Chats at Laneway so we catch some of that. Happy Monday!
Benny Sings - Music
Aaron Neville - Hercules
Takako Mamiya - Morning Flight
U.S. Girls - Overtime
Polaroids of Polarbears - Pohangina Valley to Ashhurst Domain
The Uplifting Bell Ends - Summer Solstice
Tame Impala - Nangs
Grimes - Genesis
Charlie Freak - Sweet Tooth
Kim Gordon - Sliver
Tatsuro Yamashita - Daydream
Logic1000 - Therapy [Edit]
Sleaford Mods - B.H.S
SKILAA - But I Do
Lonnie Liston Smith - In The Park
infinite bisous - brake
Miles Davis & Robert Glasper - Maiysha (So Long) (Feat. Erykah Badu)
Today on your bFM Breakfast: So much sunshine this morning, just lovely really; we catch some of Rachel's chat with Holly Herndon during her Laneway; Dr. Kirsten Zemke is back with some British Blues; Tom Sainsbury pops in to talk about Auckland Museum's pride celebrations; Zoë joins us with Freya Finch to talk about OurGala; and Luke from Phoenix Foundation dials in for a quick chat.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: So much sunshine this morning, just lovely really; we catch some of Rachel's chat with Holly Herndon during her Laneway; Dr. Kirsten Zemke is back with some British Blues; Tom Sainsbury pops in to talk about Auckland Museum's pride celebrations; Zoë joins us with Freya Finch to talk about OurGala; and Luke from Phoenix Foundation dials in for a quick chat.
Today on your bFM Breakfast: A beautiful sunrise kicks off the Breakfast show this morning; Prof. Jennifer Curtin dials in to guide us through some of the political dramas that have unfolded in the last week; Leisha forecasts food trends for 2020; Louisa Nicklin joins us in studio to share her new single 'Pour It Down'; Troys got some ol' classics that have been reissued; and Ameila runs us through the Top Ten from last night.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: A beautiful sunrise kicks off the Breakfast show this morning; Prof. Jennifer Curtin dials in to guide us through some of the political dramas that have unfolded in the last week; Leisha forecasts food trends for 2020; Louisa Nicklin joins us in studio to share her new single 'Pour It Down'; Troys got some ol' classics that have been reissued; and Ameila runs us through the Top Ten from last night.
Fabulous/Arabia - The Ballad of State Highway 1
Merk - Manchuria
Gil Scott-Heron & Makaya McCraven - Where Did The Night Go
Shopping - For Your Pleasure
Kim Gordon - Sliver
Dinamarca - Culebra - SMS for Location, Vol. 3
Khruangbin - Maria También
Four Tet - Baby
Julia Shapiro - Around the Block
Alien Nosejob - Spin Cycle
M.I.A. - Bamboo Banga
Marlon Williams, Julia Jacklin - Nobody Gets What They Want Anymore (Live at Laneway 2020)
Today on your bFM Breakfast: Still somewhat recovering from Laneway, nothing a few coffees and good tunes can't fix; Rob talks us through the Antikythera mechanism; Brent and Morgan from Roady for Roadies join Rachel in studio to chat about a very worthy cause; and Rachel was lucky enough to have a chat with Stella Donnelly before her extraordinary Laneway set.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: Still somewhat recovering from Laneway, nothing a few coffees and good tunes can't fix; Rob talks us through the Antikythera mechanism; Brent and Morgan from Roady for Roadies join Rachel in studio to chat about a very worthy cause; and Rachel was lucky enough to have a chat with Stella Donnelly before her extraordinary Laneway set.
Roberta Flack - Go Up Moses
La Luz - California Finally
LONDON DRUGS - Scents of Mystery
Orville Peck - Winds Change
b-lush - Floor
The Chats - Mum Stole My Darts (Live at Laneway 2020)
P.H.F. - SORRY
Tirzah - Holding On
Molly Nilsson - Hey Moon!
four tet - Baby
SKILAA - But I Do
Alex G - Bobby
Leaping Tiger - Surefire
Steve Spacek - Rawl Aredo
Th' Dudes - Be Mine Tonight
Salad Boys - This Issue
Stella Donnelly - Lunch (Live at Laneway 2020)
Stella Donnelly - Boys Will Be Boys (Live at Laneway 2020)
Stella Donnelly - Beware of the Dogs
Stella Donnelly - Tricks (Live at Laneway 2020)
Stella Donnelly - Die (Live at Laneway 2020)
The Schizophonics - In Mono
Dera Meelan - Fire Sale feat. deadforest + Church & AP [Church & AP Remix]
Lorelle Meets The Obsolete - What's Holding You
Coco Solid - Vailima [Prod. Jizmatron]
Bon Iver - Holocene
BADBADNOTGOOD, Jonah Yano - Key to Love (Is Understanding)
Today on your bFM Breakfast: It's the day after Laneway, things are a little dusty; His Worship dials in to talk Ihumātao, Fuller's ferries, and the City Rail Link; Blain Cunneen joins us after playing guitar for Julia Jacklin, and ahead of his own gig tonight; Sam gives us a review of a show he's been keeping secret for a bit; and Chris Bainbridge chats to us about 3D printing. Happy recovery day.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: It's the day after Laneway, things are a little dusty; His Worship dials in to talk Ihumātao, Fuller's ferries, and the City Rail Link; Blain Cunneen joins us after playing guitar for Julia Jacklin, and ahead of his own gig tonight; Sam gives us a review of a show he's been keeping secret for a bit; and Chris Bainbridge chats to us about 3D printing. Happy recovery day.
My Bloody Valentine - Sometimes
Eartheater - Supersoaker
Logic1000 - Therapy [Edit]
Stella Donnelly - Die
Dera Meelan - Fire Sale feat. deadforest + Church & AP [Church & AP Remix]
The Breeders - Wait In The Car
Resavoir - Plantasy
Kikagaku Moyo/幾何学模様 - Zo No Senaka
Weyes Blood - Everyday
Holly Herndon - Eternal
Sneaks - True Killer
U.S. Girls - Overtime
Delta 5 - Mind Your Own Business
Julia Jacklin - Body
Wire - Three Girl Rhumba
Wasted Shirt - Double the Dream
Blain Cunneen - Feelin' Kinda Fragile
The Delfonics, Adrian Younge - Just Love
Tame Impala - Feels Like We Only Go Backwards (Live at Laneway 2013)
Roy Irwin - Goodbye Youth
The Leonard Simpson Duo - GUILTY
Alex Cameron - Stepdad
Eddy Current Suppression Ring - Medieval Wall
Emily Edrosa - Jesuss
choicevaughan - To Live & Die in AD feat. Tom Scott & Melodownz
We're broadcasting live from Laneway Festival NZ, thanks to Atomic Coffee Roasters. Rachel and Tess run through some highlights from Laneway's past, and look forward to what's to come in Laneway future (AKA, this afternoon). Plus, a quick chat with Laneway Founder, Danny Rogers, about how this magical day came to fruition.
Today on your bFM Breakfast: We're like two kids on Christmas Eve, but instead, the night before a long weekend; Rachel was lucky enough to have a chat with Weyes Blood ahead of the Auckland Arts Festival so we catch some of that; we have two of the people behind Heavy is the Head That Wears the Crown in the studio Zoë talking theatre; and we're ending Friday Breakfast with cake, what a dream.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: We're like two kids on Christmas Eve, but instead, the night before a long weekend; Rachel was lucky enough to have a chat with Weyes Blood ahead of the Auckland Arts Festival so we catch some of that; we have two of the people behind Heavy is the Head That Wears the Crown in the studio Zoë talking theatre; and we're ending Friday Breakfast with cake, what a dream.
Use No Hooks - The Hook
Ty Segall - Ice Plant
Wolf Alice - Space & Time
BEA1991 - Vizinho_0
Ounce - Crocodile
Steve Spacek - Rawl Aredo
DOG Power - Not Human
U.S. Girls - Overtime
Leaping Tiger - Surefire
Weyes Blood - Movies
Weyes Blood - Wild Time
Duster - Ghost World
Pulp - Disco 2000
choicevaughan - To Live & Die in AD feat. Tom Scott & Melodownz
Today on your bFM Breakfast: Phew, these nights are warm, lucky we've got some sizzlin' hot tunes to wake you up; Rod Oram runs us through some heavy topics on Political Commentary; Leisha's back talking nightshades and grilling; Troy brings in some goodies; and we've got Nicole, Billie and Xanthe on the line from Bitch Magic at Girls Rock Camp.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: Phew, these nights are warm, lucky we've got some sizzlin' hot tunes to wake you up; Rod Oram runs us through some heavy topics on Political Commentary; Leisha's back talking nightshades and grilling; Troy brings in some goodies; and we've got Nicole, Billie and Xanthe on the line from Bitch Magic at Girls Rock Camp.
Perfume Genius - Pop Song
Dick Diver - Water Damage
Patrick Cowley - Right Here, Right Now
Deerhunter - Famous Last Words
CHAI - THIS IS CHAI
Khruangbin - Evan Finds the Third Room
Aoife Nessa Frances - Less Is More
Jeanines - No Home
Garageland - Come Back
Amamelia - Unshelter Me
Wax Chattels - Career
Dera Meelan - Fire Sale feat. deadforest + Church & AP [Church & AP Remix]
The Clean - Getting Older
Holly Herndon - SWIM
SoccerPractise - Nightwing
French Vanilla - All the Time
The Schizophonics - In Mono
choicevaughan - To Live & Die in AD feat. Tom Scott & Melodownz
Today on your bFM Breakfast: Rob shares his not-so-hot tips to Rachel and Tess; Rick Breeze prepares us for some humidity; we learn a couple of things we didn't know before on The Mind Trench; and Tim Batt reminds us there's no updates on the TV Three sale or the RNZ merger. Phew, Wednesday already.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: Rob shares his not-so-hot tips to Rachel and Tess; Rick Breeze prepares us for some humidity; we learn a couple of things we didn't know before on The Mind Trench; and Tim Batt reminds us there's no updates on the TV Three sale or the RNZ merger. Phew, Wednesday already.
Delta 5 - Colour
Moses Sumney - Me In 20 Years
Cate Le Bon - I Was Born on the Wrong Day
KRUSH JUKE - LOVIN' U
SKILAA - But I Do
Rozi Plain, Ben Sloan - When There Is No Sun - Ben Sloan
U.S. Girls - Overtime
Primal Scream - Star
Pulp - Disco 2000
Skinny Pelembe - My Love Is Burning, Up
Marlon Williams - Dark Child
Ultraísta - Tin King
Bjork - The Gate
Björk - Army of Me
Suburban Reptiles - Saturday Night Stay At Home
Guardian Singles - Being Alone
Guardian Singles - Tea Lights Exploding
Holly Herndon - Frontier
Alex Cameron - She's Mine
Polaroids of Polarbears - Pohangina Valley to Ashhurst Domain
Today on your bFM Breakfast: After a pretty warm evening, Rachel's got some hot tunes to start your Tuesday; His Worship, Phil Goff, talks about the housing crisis, homelessness and expensive transport; Sam's been watching Stephen King adaptations; and Dr. David Welch joins us to talk about loud music. Nice.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: After a pretty warm evening, Rachel's got some hot tunes to start your Tuesday; His Worship, Phil Goff, talks about the housing crisis, homelessness and expensive transport; Sam's been watching Stephen King adaptations; and Dr. David Welch joins us to talk about loud music. Nice.
Julia Holter - Sea Calls Me Home
The Screaming Meemees - Day Goes By
Fruit Juice Parade - Legislation
Cowboy Machine - To The Border
Daniel Dimbas, Antal - La Differencia- Antal Edit
Sebadoh - License To Confuse
Nat Lover - Tūāpapa feat. Raiza Biza
Starry Cat - Starry Cat
YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA - Day Tripper
Maribou State - Feel Good feat. Khruangbin [Edit]
Duster - Ghost World
Filter - Hey Man, Nice Shot
Silver Jews - Night Society
Hamerkop - The Splendour That Was Rome
Asha Puthli - Space Talk
Japanese Breakfast - Diving Woman
Che Fu - Machine Talk
Pavlov's Puss - New Brighton's For Lovers
Molly Nilsson - The Lonely
Trash Kit - Every Second
Na Noise - Bad Dreams
Julia Jacklin - Pressure To Party
Wasted Shirt - Double the Dream
The Muttonbirds - Don't Fear The Reaper
Guardian Singles - Tea Lights Exploding
Shanti Celeste - Sesame
milk - Sugar Glider
Kaytranada - DO IT
Dixon Hill, Guilty Simpson - So True
Dera Meelan - Fire Sale feat. deadforest + Church & AP [Church & AP Remix]
Thigh Master - Subtropic Buck (Always a Loan)
Carnivorous Plant Society - It Followed Them feat. Tiny Ruins
For our last Travelling Tunes of the year, Kirsten is chatting with Rosetta and Milly about songs that 'tear you up inside' - let's all get in our feelings a little bit ahead of the festive season! Whakarongo mai nei.
Song selections:
Yusuf (Cat Stevens) - Father & Son (1970)
Chet Baker - I get along without you very well (1956)
Sarah McLachlan - When She Loved Me (Toy Story 2) (1999)
It's our last From The Crate of 2025! Cam joins Rosetta and Milly in the studio for a chat about all the wonderful new releases out on the shelves at Southbound today. Just in time for your Xmas shopping - because there's no better gift than some fresh wax! Whakarongo mai nei.
Song selections:
This is Lorelei - Holo Boy
A$AP Rocky - Both Eyes Closed
Viagra Boys - Call of the Wild
Rosetta and Milly phone up our lovely mates down in Te Whanganui a Tara at Radio Active, Sunaina and Emma! They catch up on the Aotearoa Alternative Awards, and what's happening across the Capital and up in Tāmaki. Whakarongo mai nei!
Rosetta and Milly are joined in the studio by the wonderful team behind In The Pitts (aka bFM alumni Rachel, Zoë, Annabel and Callum) - a visual podcast that launched this year to document the Aotearoa indie music scene. They're up in studio to chat about their 2025 Yearbook - which you can pick up in zine-format at Public Bar tonight! Whakarongo mai nei.
For our last catch up of the year, Rosetta and Milly have a kōrero with Deputy Mayor Desley Simpson to chat about the newly announced Te Ara Urutau – Climate and Emergency Ready Fund. They also cover some of the Council's goals for the new year. Whakarongo mai nei!
Ben from the NZ Drug Foundation is up in studio for a chat with Rosetta and Milly about all the ways you can keep yourself and your friends safe this festival season. Big ups to all the mates who go above and beyond to look after their loved ones, test their drugs, and keep the vibes good this raumati! Whakarongo mai nei.
For our monthly catch up with the Labour Party, Rosetta and Milly chat with Chris Hipkins about the party's latest policy announcement; the Family Doctor Loan Scheme. They also chat about the latest in the McSkimming scandal, and what changes are required within the NZ Police moving forward. Whakarongo mai nei!
Milly sits down to chat with Portland-based ambient-folk artist Marisa Anderson about her forthcoming trip to Aotearoa, playing Port Noise festival in Ōhinehou Lyttleton, alongside Jim White! Whakarongo mai nei.
Senior lecturer at the Auckland Law School Dr Katherine Doolin joins Rosetta and Milly for Ready Steady Learn today. They chat about Katherine's mahi at the Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Courts Conference, which took place last week. Whakarongo mai nei!
It's time for another Political Commentary with Lara - today we're covering Scrutiny Week, the latest in the McSkimming scandals and liability, and what's happening with Te Pāti Māori. Whakarongo mai nei!
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