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Today on your bFM Breakfast: Rick Breeze tells us it's all sun for the weekend, like music to our ears; Fabian Fanboy chats to Rachel about some exciting cinema; Dr. Kirsten Zemke brings us PBRNB, slightly controversial; Dharmarat pops in with a brand new album to share; Sanaya & Mayen from My Heart Goes Thadak Thadak are here to gives us a run down of the play; and Director of Spring Interlude, Martin Sagadin, tells us about his brilliant film. Big day, lots of sunshine, make sure to wear sunscreen!
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: Rick Breeze tells us it's all sun for the weekend, like music to our ears; Fabian Fanboy chats to Rachel about some exciting cinema; Dr. Kirsten Zemke brings us PBRNB, slightly controversial; Dharmarat pops in with a brand new album to share; Sanaya & Mayen from My Heart Goes Thadak Thadak are here to gives us a run down of the play; and Director of Spring Interlude, Martin Sagadin, tells us about his brilliant film. Big day, lots of sunshine, make sure to wear sunscreen!
Today on your bFM Breakfast: It's a real space-y day on Breakfast today; Dr. Bryce Edwards chats local politics; Troy brings in his funky selections; and Amelia rounds up what went down on the 95bFM Top Ten last night. Special thanks to the hive mind for teaching us about space.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: It's a real space-y day on Breakfast today; Dr. Bryce Edwards chats local politics; Troy brings in his funky selections; and Amelia rounds up what went down on the 95bFM Top Ten last night. Special thanks to the hive mind for teaching us about space.
Lilith - Beach Mum
SASAMI - Take Care
B Boys - Bad Decisions
Kelsey Lu, Lafawndah - Due West - Lafawndah Remix
Amnesia Scanner - AS Acá feat. Lalita
Joe Ghatt - Farewell
Dinamarca - Nicole
Hiss Golden Messenger - Passing Clouds [Dub]
Hiss Golden Messenger - Passing Clouds [Dub]
Corridor - Goldie
BAMBOO - Daughters of the Sky - Single Edit
The Mint Chicks - Bad Buzz
The Good Ones, Nels Cline - Where Did You Go Wrong, My Love
Iggy Pop - The Passenger
Alec - Kingdom
Big Thief - Cattails
Church & AP - moneytalk
Melody's Echo Chamber - Crystallized
McLusky - Exciting Whistle-Ah!
Pelada - Desatado
SoccerPractise - Te Pō
Weyes Blood - Andromeda
Yeremy - Next Room Over
Robotron 4 - Electro-?
Peter Ivers - I've Seen Your Face
Colleen Grant - Latin Parang
Leaping Tiger - Screw Face feat Church & AP, JY Lee, Disciple Pati
Today on your bFM Breakfast: Rob and Tess are sleepy but thankfully Rachel's straight into some heavy politics with National Party Deputy Leader, Paula Bennett; Rob talks white noise, the pros and cons; Mark Fisher comes in to talk about some of the awesome events during World AIDS Day Festival; and our newly found media mate, Tim Batt joins us to solve the puzzle of Aotearoa's complex media landscape. Happy Days!
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: Rob and Tess are sleepy but thankfully Rachel's straight into some heavy politics with National Party Deputy Leader, Paula Bennett; Rob talks white noise, the pros and cons; Mark Fisher comes in to talk about some of the awesome events during World AIDS Day Festival; and our newly found media mate, Tim Batt joins us to solve the puzzle of Aotearoa's complex media landscape. Happy Days!
Beach House - Norway
Elkka - Every Body Is Welcome
Deerhunter - Timebends [Edit]
Able Tasmans - What Was That Thing?
P.H.F. - BAGS [clairo Cover]
Peter Ivers - I've Seen Your Face
SebastiAn - Pleasant feat. Charlotte Gainsbourg
Stef Animal - Secret Tunnel
Colleen Grant - Latin Parang
Demon Fuzz - Message To Mankind
Eartheater - Supersoaker
Anthonie Tonnon - Railway Lines
Flying Lotus - Never Catch Me ft. Kendrick Lamar
Hudson Mohawke - Thunder Bay
Salad Boys - Onwards and Downwards
Feon - Rising
CHAII - South
Edward Gains - I WANNA LIVE LIKE A GOLDEN RETRIEVER
Today on your bFM Breakfast: Kicking the show off with a round of Second Guessing; followed by an intense encounter with some very spicy Peaches Hot Chicken ahead of Laneway Festival; Sam talks some big names on Viewmaster; and Kate Hannah from the University of Auckland tells us about her research on the science Whisper Networks. A very big, very spicy Breakfast, this morning.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: Kicking the show off with a round of Second Guessing; followed by an intense encounter with some very spicy Peaches Hot Chicken ahead of Laneway Festival; Sam talks some big names on Viewmaster; and Kate Hannah from the University of Auckland tells us about her research on the science Whisper Networks. A very big, very spicy Breakfast, this morning.
U.S. Girls - Poem
Contenders - The Heat
FKA Twigs - Thousand Eyes
Mount Kimbie, Andrea Balency - You Look Certain (I'm Not So Sure) - WXAXRXP Session
CHAII - South
The Horrors - Still Life
The Cure - Just Like Heaven
Daphni - If
Mac DeMarco - Salad Days
Bat For Lashes - Daniel
Bailey Wiley - DWN4U feat. Noah Slee
Peter Ivers - I've Seen Your Face
Sarah Mary Chadwick - Please Daddy
Twerps - Coast to Coast
Warpaint - Undertow
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Organ Farmer
Stella Donnelly - Old Man
Julia Jacklin - Body
Gang Starr - Full Clip
Grizzly Bear - Two Weeks
Leaping Tiger - Screw Face feat Church & AP, JY Lee, Disciple Pati
Today on your bFM Breakfast: A moody Monday after a big weekend; Penelope talks iconic fashion statements and one special designer; Jenna brings us a book by the joint Manbook Prize winner; and Luke Wood is on the line talking about his exhibition at Objectspace. We're bringing back the Summer Sorted Super Prize Pack, but when you needed a sunny pick me up, get yourself involved.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: A moody Monday after a big weekend; Penelope talks iconic fashion statements and one special designer; Jenna brings us a book by the joint Manbook Prize winner; and Luke Wood is on the line talking about his exhibition at Objectspace. We're bringing back the Summer Sorted Super Prize Pack, but when you needed a sunny pick me up, get yourself involved.
Michael Kiwanuka - Rolling
The Beths - Great No One
The Chills - There's Only One Station
Dead Little Penny - Talk Show Goth
Arthur Russell - I Kissed The Girl From Outer Space
Alec - Salty
Yin Yin - Pingpxng
Church & AP - Hello Hello
PJ Harvey - The Life and Death of Mr. Badmouth
Hercules & Love Affair - Blind- Frankie Knuckles Remix
Kikagaku Moyo/幾何学模様 - Backlash
Kraak & Smaak - Sommeron feat. imugi 이무기
FKA twigs - fallen alien
John Maus - Rights For Gays
Shonen Knife - Lazybone
Dead Famous People - Looking At Girls
Portishead - Glory Box
PAPLOCO - BYE FOR NOW
Mikal Cronin - I've Got Reason
Vagabon - In A Bind
Ryuichi Sakamoto - THE END OF ASIA
Princess Nokia - Balenciaga
Molly Nilsson - The Lonely
Mura Masa - Deal Wiv It (with Slowthai)
Moses Sumney - Virile
Home Brew - Basketball Court feat. Esther Stephens
Aldous Harding - Stop Your Tears
Pumice - Eyebath
Hiss Golden Messenger - Born On A Crescent Moon
Leaping Tiger - Screw Face feat Church & AP, JY Lee, Disciple Pati
Today on your bFM Breakfast: Big morning after the VNZMA's, with many exciting awards to be had; Fabian Fanboy calls in from Tinsletown with all sorts of exciting cinema reckons; Dr. Kirsten Zemke is back and bringing us riot grrrl this week; we hear from Jonny and Big Hungry at the VNZMA's last night; and Zoë joins us for some study procrastination in the form of theatre. Get out there and catch that high tide folks.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: Big morning after the VNZMA's, with many exciting awards to be had; Fabian Fanboy calls in from Tinsletown with all sorts of exciting cinema reckons; Dr. Kirsten Zemke is back and bringing us riot grrrl this week; we hear from Jonny and Big Hungry at the VNZMA's last night; and Zoë joins us for some study procrastination in the form of theatre. Get out there and catch that high tide folks.
Screaming Meemees - Stars In My Eyes
Randa - Rock Bottom
Anna Meredith - Killjoy
Troy Kingi - Mighty Invader
Fanfickk - Pure
Arthur Russell - You Did It Yourself
Rolling Blackouts CF - Mainland
Aphex Twin - Slo Bird Whistle- Peel Session
Shonen Knife - Jump Into the New World
SebastiAn - Pleasant feat. Charlotte Gainsbourg
Colleen Grant - Latin Parang
The Beths - Little Death
Troy Kingi - Ethiopia
New Order - Temptation
McLusky - The London Whine Company
Jubilee - Call For Location
Sleigh Bells - Tell 'Em
Dry Cleaning - Dog Proposal
Mikal Cronin - Arsonist [Edit]
Sarah Mary Chadwick - Please Daddy
Nightmares On Wax - Deep Shadows [Moodymann Remix] [Edit]
Th' Dudes - Be Mine Tonight
Church & AP - Knock Knock
Beastie Boys - Three MCs And One DJ (Live Video Version)
Today on your bFM Breakfast: Rachel's excited about some upcoming tours; Rick promises we'll be fine for Drive Island tomorrow; David Slack's been thinking about maunga; Leisha's been thinking about hangover cures; Danielle sends in a sneak peek of her Church & AP interview; Troy makes a stop at 'the hole in the road'; Amelia's celebrating Kirikiriroa's finest - and apparently, so are you.
Today on your bFM Breakfast: We're talking Christmas already, yikes; Rob takes us back to the roots of left and right; we've got the Prime Minister on the line to talk Zero Carbon Bill, Armed Response Teams, and changes to partnership visas; Nato from Beastwars pops up to the studio ahead of the VNZMA's and to chat about some other exciting things on the horizon; and Tim Batt gives us the lowdown on some hot media-related takings. Good stuff.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: We're talking Christmas already, yikes; Rob takes us back to the roots of left and right; we've got the Prime Minister on the line to talk Zero Carbon Bill, Armed Response Teams, and changes to partnership visas; Nato from Beastwars pops up to the studio ahead of the VNZMA's and to chat about some other exciting things on the horizon; and Tim Batt gives us the lowdown on some hot media-related takings. Good stuff.
Little Dragon - Ritual Union
SebastiAn, Syd - Doorman
Gong Gong Gong 工工工 - Moonshadows 月後殘影
Seun Kuti - Struggle Sounds- Night Dreamer D2D Version
Corridor - Goldie
Sports Dreams - SD3
Blood Orange - Sutphin Boulevard
Shonen Knife - Top of the World
Cate Le Bon and Bradford Cox - What Is She Wearing [Edit]
Dimmer - Crystalator
Itasca - Only a Traveller
Beastwars - Damn the Sky
Beastwars - Storms of Mars
Billy Bragg - Sexuality
Lilith - Beach Mum
SoccerPractise - Te Pō
Gil Scott-Heron - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
Today on your bFM Breakfast: A gloomy morning, but nothing like a bitta Breakfast to brighten it up; another tough Second Guessing stumps the listeners; His Worships touches on a few hot topics this week; Steve Newall pops into the studio to talk the Fraud Film Festival; Sam returns to a genre close to his heart whilst reviewing Watchmen; and we're learning about the dark side of tourism with Professor Andreas Neef. Make sure you've packed your umbrella today.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: A gloomy morning, but nothing like a bitta Breakfast to brighten it up; another tough Second Guessing stumps the listeners; His Worships touches on a few hot topics this week; Steve Newall pops into the studio to talk the Fraud Film Festival; Sam returns to a genre close to his heart whilst reviewing Watchmen; and we're learning about the dark side of tourism with Professor Andreas Neef. Make sure you've packed your umbrella today.
The Tall Dwarfs - Nothing's Gonna Happen
Girlpool - Pretty
Yazmin Lacey - 90 Degrees
Lucy Dacus - Dancing in The Dark
Arthur Russell - You Did It Yourself
Mac DeMarco - Salad Days
Dead Famous People - Looking At Girls
Shikoswe - Swimming
christoph el' truento - new jack
Pavement - Gold Soundz
CHAII - South
French For Rabbits - Middle of the House
Ben Woods - INDULGE
Ty Segall - Papers
Chelsea Wolfe - Vex
The Marias - Carino
3Ds - Dust
Clipping. - Blood of the Fang
Wu-Tang Clan - Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthing Ta F' Wit
Dry Cleaning - Phone Scam
Soundwalk Collective, Patti Smith, Mulatu Astatke, Sufi group of Sheikh Ibrahim - Song of the Highest Tower
Hiss Golden Messenger - Cat’s Eye Blue
Vivian Girls - All Your Promises
Warmduscher, Iggy Pop - Rules of the Game
Leaping Tiger - Screw Face feat Church & AP, JY Lee, Disciple Pati
Today ony your bFM Breakfast: It's officially hayfever season folks; Harry Josephine Giles pops into the studio to chat about their play Drone, and other exciting projects, all the way from Scotland; Kiran brings in a real personal fave of hers this week; and of course, special mention to the Bird of the Year, the Hoiho. Aww.
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Today ony your bFM Breakfast: It's officially hayfever season folks; Harry Josephine Giles pops into the studio to chat about their play Drone, and other exciting projects, all the way from Scotland; Kiran brings in a real personal fave of hers this week; and of course, special mention to the Bird of the Year, the Hoiho. Aww.
Julia Jacklin - Leadlight
My Bloody Valentine - Come In Alone
Contenders - The Heat
Roisin Murphy - Narcissus
Lynda Dawn - Theme for Cha-Cha
Omni - Moat
CHAII - South
The Mutton Birds - White Valiant
Lucy Dacus - My Mother & I
Free Nationals, Syd - Shibuya
Future Islands - Seasons (Waiting On You)
Eartheater - Fontanel
Fanfickk - Pure
Kraak & Smaak - Sommeron feat. imugi 이무기
Flying Lotus - Do The Astral Plane
Longbeard - Getting By
Anna Meredith - Killjoy
Primal Scream - Uptown
Thigh Master - 6 Ft Barrier
Jacques Greene - For Love
Blue Boy - Remember Me (v.1)
Sleaford Mods - Jobseeker
Divide and Dissolve - Prove It
Shonen Knife - When You Sleep [My Bloody Valentine Cover]
The Terrorways - She's A Mod
Moor Mother - After Images
Best Coast - Something in the Way
Angel Olsen - Spring
Wiki, Princess Nokia - Dame Aqui (Feat. Princess Nokia)
Rosetta catches up with First Nations Artist Miss Kaninna, who is based out of Naarm in so-called Australia. Following the release of her debut EP Kaninna in 2024, Miss Kaninna has had a huge year of touring with the likes of Amyl And The Sniffers and Kneecap, and is heading back to Aotearoa in February, to play the last ever Splore! Whakarongo mai nei.
For our final catch up with The National Party of 2025, Rosetta and Milly have been declined interview requests by 16 Ministers. Rosetta catches up with Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey to chat about his recent comments regarding whether another hike in the alcohol levy is on the cards for 2026. Whakarongo mai nei!
Ladi6 joins Rosetta in the studio for a kōrero about her NYE House Party - taking over Whammy, Double Whammy and Public Bar to bring in 2026 the right way. The night features an all-star lineup of established icons and fresh talent including: Ladi6, Bailey Wiley, Benny Salvador, Christoph El Truento, DJ Pom, DJ Kerb, DylanBiscuit, Lijah, Mokomokai, and Nganeko. Whakarongo mai nei!
For our last Political Commentary of the year, Rosetta and Milly catch up with Lara to recap 2025 and chat about what to look out for in 2026 - election year! Whakarongo mai nei.
Today on Ready Steady Learn, Rosetta and Milly chat with Kavishan Ranatunga, who is a PhD student at the Faculty of Engineering, and is studying the potential for volcanic rock alternatives to cement, to reduce carbon emissions. Whakarongo mai nei!
It's our last Loose Reads for the year, and Suri's last Loose Reads ever! Rosetta and Milly chat with her about her favourite reads of 2025, whats in her summer reading pile, and her ins and outs for 2026 literature. Whakarongo mai nei!
Christian from eighthirty is up for our final kōrero of the year! This week, we're giving away the boujee new black label Colombian - Sebastian Ramirez beans, so make sure you text in throughout the week to win! Whakarongo mai nei.