Listen back to feature interviews and performances from the 95bFM Breakfast Show. Weekly features (such as Loose Reads or Travelling Tunes) all have their own feeds, so to listen or subscribe, pick and choose from the bCasts list on the right.
Penelope Noir chats about the history of umbrellas on Fashun. Rohan Evans from Wine Cellar is in the studio chatting about the 20 year anniversary of the venue and the week of gigs to celebrate, starting this week. Jenna’s in to review All Fours from Miranda July on Loose Reads. HOMINID (Benny Jennings) from Te Whanganui a Tara is chatting about his new project INTROVERT/EXTROVERT. Whakarongo mai nei!
Playlist
The Stereobus - Thank You
Summer Flake - Nothing Lasts Forever
Alex G - Election Night
Liam Finn - Purple Dress (RADIO EDIT)
Toro y Moi - Genius of Love feat. Brijean
moktar - Haraka feat. Saad El Soghayar
Kraus - Crystal Motors
The Lemon Twigs - In The Eyes Of The Girl
Voom - Everyone
Arthur Ahbez - Free as the Wind
FAHU - Get2gether - Gee Lane Remix
Alec - Another Party
JPSE - I Like Rain
Big Sur - Lands
Hans Pucket - You Must Chill
Fake Purr - Bear Wolf
Church - Interview with a Vampire
Louisa Nicklin - Slicing Through [Live at The Wine Cellar 19/12/20]
The Echo Ohs - The Crawl (Live at The Wine Cellar 26/04/19)
Dr Kirsten Zemke takes us through some old school Aotearoa hip hop on Travelling Tunes. Ringlets are in the studio talking about JUNK FEST and their new single. Our Viewmaster Litia Tuiburelevu reviews season two of Heartbreak High. Lilly Carron is in to talk about her EP, And The Clouds Came Undone, out today, as well as her performance this evening to celebrate on Drive Live. We share the final episodes of Industry Rider with The Beths, Lee Whall (Phys Ed Religious), and D.C. Maxwell. Whakarongo mai nei!
Max Harris helps us wade through the political goings-on of the nation on Political Commentary. Lucinda Bennett gives inner city food recommendations on Breakfast Food. D.C. Maxwell is in the studio chatting about his NZMM cover of the Skeptics track, Agitator, and what he’s up to before he heads to Naarm. The Hobby Goblins arrive for judgement day on their rave puppets. Billy T nominee Advait Kirtikar is in to talk about his Comedy Festival show, New Show Who Dis. Industry Rider today is with AJA and Louisa Nicklin. We recap your Top Ten. Whakarongo mai nei!
Playlist
The Clean - Golden Crown
Voom - Everyone
Alec - Another Party
Carb on Carb - Motuihe
Elliot and Vincent - Doberman [Live at Whammy for Fancy New Band 2023]
SJD - Rising, Falling, Rising
Amamelia - Jump The Moon
Vera Ellen - heartbreak for jetlag
milk - Sugar Glider
Te Huhu - Tūrangawaewae
D.C. Maxwell - Out Stealing Horses
D.C. Maxwell - Agitator (Skeptics cover)
beet-wix - slug level standards
Geneva AM - Pikipiki feat. Samara Alofa, Hawkins, Rewi McLay, Mara TK
On What's Up with Nicola Willis, the Deputy Leader of the National Party speaks to Rachel about the Pre-Budget Speech and MP David MacLeod being stood down. Alec is in the studio to talk about his recent signing to Sunreturn and his new single. Valere is chatting about her latest EP, Gold Dust. Industry Rider continues, with chats from Matthew Crawley and Geneva AM today. Whakarongo mai nei!
Playlist
HUMMUCIDE - The Moon
Family Band - Shib's Disco
Reb Fountain - How Bizarre
Joe Ghatt - Pale Blue Dot
Skeptics - Sensible Shoes
Che Fu - Machine Talk
Repairs - LYLAS
Mokotron - TŪHORONUKU feat. Sam Kiwan
Voom - Everyone
caru - KEEP IT UP
Alec - Another Party
Kolya - Breaking shallows (just breathe)
Beastwars - Dark Child
Dead Famous People - Barlow's House
Valere - Azariah's Lullaby
Valere - Gold Dust
Hans Pucket - No Drama
Vera Ellen - heartbreak for jetlag
The Brunettes - B-A-B-Y (95bFM Live Session at Red Bull Studios)
Ronsad takes out the NZMM Second Guessing win! On Isthmus'n That, Rachel speaks to Deputy Mayor Desley Simpson about overnight flooding, parking payment changes in the central city and the Auckland Long Term Plan. Romi Wrights is chatting about an upcoming performance at Auckland Live's "Kick Back in a Beanbag and Lean into the Weekend" lunchtime gig series on Friday, May 24th at The Civic. Lana Walters is in for Stage Direction, talking about her Comedy Festival show Don't Lick That. On Ready Steady Learn, senior marketing lecturer Shahper Richter talks us through her research on the Metaverse. Industry Rider (an NZMM special) continues, with chats from Anthony Metcalf and Gussie Larkin. Whakarongo mai nei!
Playlist
Voom - Marawannabe
The Naenae Express - Vegetables
Molly Payton - Accelerate
K M T P - First Date
LEAO - 1000 Fantoms [Live at 95bFM Drive Island XX]
Kraus - Crystal Motors
christoph el' truento - Pīwari (Gumboot Joe Version)
Amamelia - What's Your Damage?
JessB - Talk Of The Town
beet-wix - mindblock
LONDON DRUGS - Youth for Christ
Finn Johansson & Ny Oh - We Still Got It
Romi Wrights - Bring It Back
Romi Wrights - Without You
Avantdale Bowling Club - Still Feel Broke
Night Lunch - 1 MILLION PINES
Samara Alofa - CEASEFIRE
Reb Fountain - How Bizarre
Lola - Portal
Vera Ellen - part x
Geneva AM - Pikipiki feat. Samara Alofa, Hawkins, Rewi McLay, Mara TK
We kick off 100% New Zealand Music Week here on the b! The most wonderful week of the year. We also launch Industry Rider, a segment for NZMM 2024 where Stella speaks to promoters, musicians and makers in Aotearoa what they need on their list to fulfil this year's theme (amplifying Aotearoa). Listen to chats from Half Queen and Swallow The Rat. Pennie chats trench coats on Fashun. Dame Hinewehi Mohi speaks to Rachel about her induction into the Recorded Music NZ 2024 NZ Music Hall of Fame. Suri reviews James from Percival Everett on Loose Reads. Finn Johansson is in the studio to chat about the release of his single with Ny Oh, We Still Got It which came out on Friday with a music video. Whakarongo mai nei!
Playlist
TAWHITO - Tatau o te poo - Hasji Remix
Amamelia - Lemon Magnolia
beet-wix - mindblock
Geneva AM - Pikipiki feat. Samara Alofa, Hawkins, Rewi McLay, Mara TK
Stella is away so Evie is filling in as producer. Dr Kirsten Zemke chats working class anthems on Travelling Tunes. Taite Music Prize winner Vera Ellen dials in to chat about her brand new EP, heartbreak for jetlag, out today! Viewmaster Litia Tuiburelevu reviews Motherhood, an anthology streaming on TVNZ+. Goodnight My Darling dials in to chat about her brand new single, Ruby. Whakarongo mai nei!
Playlist
Cocteau Twins - Ivo
Alex G - Opening Theme from The Pink Opaque
October and The Eyes - Public Image
Ninajirachi - Things I Never Nu
Overmono & The Streets - Turn The Page
Lilly Carron - Wild For Change
Unknown Mortal Orchestra - Meshuggah
Leonard Charles - Nine Lives feat. Leroy Burgess
Caroline Polachek - Starburned and Unkissed
JessB - Talk Of The Town
Earth Tongue - Out of This Hell
Dehd - Hard to Love
The Local Group - what a time to be alive
Vera Ellen - heartbreak for jetlag
Vera Ellen - danger i feat. oli devlin
Tinariwen - Azawad
Repairs - STRANGE TIMES
Geneva AM - Pikipiki feat. Samara Alofa, Hawkins, Rewi McLay, Mara TK
Stella is away today so Rosetta's filling in as producer, Rachel chats to Marc Daalder about ministries firing employees and rehiring them as consultants and what's going on with Transpower for Political Commentary, we also chat to Pati AF about her new multi-media concert experience Ka'a, plus news, weather, surf, prizes and plenty of tunes! Whakarongo mai nei!
Playlist
Joe Ghatt - Pale Blue Dot
pickle darling - Laundromat
Gregor - Prelude
Mary Lattimore & Walt McClements - The Top of Thomas Street
On What's Up with Chris Hipkins, Rachel speaks to the leader of the opposition about the proposed repeal of Oranga Tamariki Act 77a, ministries hiring consultants after public sector cuts and the Labour Party's position on Aotearoa potentially joining Pillar Two of AUKUS. The Bard of Bollix chats parrots on The Mind Trench. Boh Runga is in the studio for a conversation about Synthony Pride. Spycc of SWIDT chats about SWIDT Music Month. Whakarongo mai nei!
Playlist
Gregor - The Magic Pony
The Lemon Twigs - Peppermint Roses
Goat Girl - motorway
Big Sur - Lands
Romi Wrights - Without You
Phoebe Rings - Mandarin Tree
Lady Shaka - E Tu
Dehd - Dog Days
The Fuzzy Robes - Collect for Midday
Prince - Alphabet St.
Faithless - Tarantula
Hans Pucket - Drag Me Through Your Heart
Daisy Rickman - Falling Through The Rising Sun
Tinariwen - Tenere Den feat. Fats Kaplin
LEAO - PUA MALIU
Parsnip - L.O.N.E.
La Luz - I'll Go With You
Earth Tongue - Grave Pressure
This Is The Kit - Careful of Your Keepers - Live at The Minack Theatre
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!
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.
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.
Rosetta has a kōrero with Julia Jacklin of Phantastic Ferniture about their forthcoming shows in Aotearoa this week! You can catch them at Double Whammy this Thursday December 11 - tickets from Under The Radar. 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!
Jenna is up in the studio chatting with Rosetta and Milly about all things books for Loose Reads! Today, they cover some recommendations for your Christmas shopping needs - whakarongo mai nei!
For a very special This Is How We Brew It, Christian is in the studio making cold brew for the girls to try tomorrow! He's using our delicious bean of the week: Ethiopian Koke Shalaye - which you can text in all week to win a bag of. Plus, we've got a special eighthirty tee shirt in our prize bundle this week, to mark the festive season! Whakarongo mai nei!
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