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The perfect cure for midweek blues! Jonny chats to Fazerdaze ahead of her show this weekend at the Powerstation, then there was the weekly Aural Emporium, and indie icon Kristin Hersh phones in to chat about her return to Aotearoa for her shows at The Vic and The Tuning Fork.
Playlist
JJ Grey & Mofro - Turpentine
Shanghai Restoration Project - Dark Horse Reverve
Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls
Partying at the Disco - Puff Puff Pass
R.E.M. - Radio Free Europe
BlueMoonDisco - Bungle's Bungle
The Chills - Steel Skies
Marina Zispin - Deep Blue
The Confederate Dead - Hal Ra'ayt Alnuwr - (You There)
Tom Lark - Fuselage
Annabelle Chairlegs - Brain Freeze
The Hongi Slicker - Falling Off [prod. Kenny Sterling]
LTJ Bukem - Watercolours
LTJ Bukem - Horizons
Lake - Wonderful Sunlight
Fazerdaze - Cherry Pie
CINDY - Best Part
Fazerdaze - Bedroom Talks
MELODOWNZ, Jappa & kingman Dewuro - REVOLUTION
Ripship - CHROME
Takeshi's Cashew - Serpentines (to Nikšić)
Waxahatchee - Mud
All Them Witches - Workhorse
Reb Fountain - How Bizarre
Lucy Dacus - Talk
Joan As Police Woman - The Magic
Throwing Muses - Summer of Love
Chris Cornell - Seasons
Kristin Hersh - Ms Haha
Mammalien - I Don't Want to Live on This Planet Anymore
Featuring the fortnightly catch-up with Deputy Mayor Desley Simpson on Isthmus'n That, an interview with Benedict from Scottish folk-trio Talisk ahead of their gig tonight as part of Auckland Arts Festival, and Ready Steady Learn thanks to the University of Auckland!
Playlist
Curse Of Lono - Think I'm Alright Now (Flying Mojito Bros - Refrito)
16 Underground - Chasing a Comfort
Wooden Shjips - Golden Flower
Voom - TROUBLE
Perfume Genius - No Front Teeth (feat. Aldous Harding)
BlueMoonDisco - Bungle's Bungle
Body of Work - Secondhand Blues
Tom Lark - Fuselage
Zuke - Ice Bear
Marlon Williams - Kahore He Mane E (featuring Lorde)
New Candys - Regicide
CCTV - big wheels
Talisk - Maverick
Talisk - Abyss (Live at the Barrowlands)
Abigail Lapell & Great Lake Swimmers - Wait Up (Acoustic)
Jonny brings you three hours of music, features, opinion and probably-other-stuff-as-well to get Monday into gear. Featuring Fashun with Pennie Black and our weekly book review by Suri on Loose Reads, thanks to Time Out Bookstore.
Playlist
Naxatras - Numenia
Mandrake Handshake - Lorenzo's Desk
Franc Moody - Driving On The Wrong Side Of The Road
Orions Belte - The Carneddau
Erny Belle - Boudoir
Phoebe Rings - Drifting
BlueMoonDisco - Bungle's Bungle
Sudan Archives - Glorious
Steakfry - thinking about yesterday
My Bloody Valentine - Soon
Half Hexagon - Shadow
The Naenae Express - Go Out And Vote
The Psychedelic Shafferson Jetplane - Fender Madness Take 1
Stephen Malkmus - Xian Man
Tom Lark - Radio Blaster
Father John Misty - I Guess Time Just Makes Fools of Us All
Giraffage - Maybes (feat Japanese Breakfast - RAC mix)
Japanese Breakfast - Mega Circuit
Mammalien - I Don't Want to Live on This Planet Anymore
Featuring Travelling Tunes with Dr Kirsten Zemke, Litia's telly review on Viewmaster, and track selections and recommendations thanks to Southbound Records! Plus, 95bFM News, Weather Report & The Progear Surf Report on the hour, every hour.
Playlist
Zuke - Hyperion (Piano Version - Rhian Sheehan Remix)
Featuring an interview with The D4, plus Ready Steady Learn thanks to The University of Auckland. This week's Short Player features a snippet of Hunter's chat with Reb Fountain about her new album How Love Bends, which also happens to be the 95bFM Album of the Week this week!
Playlist
Andy Bell - pinball wanderer
Lake - Wonderful Sunlight
Father John Misty - I Guess Time Just Makes Fools of Us All
Red Project - Booty (Original Mix)
flypaper - cut it up
BlueMoonDisco - Bungle's Bungle
KARKARA - Anthropia
Perfume Genius - No Front Teeth (feat. Aldous Harding)
Featuring Jazzy Vocals on Travelling Tunes with Dr Kirsten Zemke, Litia's telly review on Viewmaster, and track selections and recommendations from Cam on From The Crate thanks to Southbound Records!
Playlist
Casper Skulls - Dying in Eight Verses
KNEECAP - H.O.O.D 2025 mix
Peter Matson - Melancolía (feat. Pahua)
Abigail Lapell & Great Lake Swimmers - Wait Up (Acoustic)
Tom Lark - Rock & Roll Baby
BlueMoonDisco - Bungle's Bungle
Perfume Genius - No Front Teeth (feat. Aldous Harding)
Serebii - Dime
Billy Strings - Home
The Veils - Melancholy Moon
Horsegirl - Frontrunner
CHAII - Safar
DvirNuns - Old School TB
Yamagucci & DvirNuns - First Choice
Sanoi, Boznich - Chill Bill
Judy Mowatt - Black Woman
Beyond The Wizards Sleeve - Delicious Light
Reb Fountain - He Commands You to Jump Into the Sea
It's a busy morning at the b! Jonny's packed show featured Political Commentary with David Slack and a chat with Sola Rosa and premiere of the new single The Sun Doesn't Shinefeaturing Joe Probert. Later, Jonny speaks with Florian Habicht, director of Pulp: A Film About Life, Death & Supermarkets, about the film's ten year anniversary and special screening at The Hollywood. Plus, Hayden from The Drug Foundation chats cocaine, harm reduction and the importance of testing on What's The Buzz? brought to you by The Level.
Artistic director at Te Ahurei Toi o Tāmaki Auckland Arts Festival Bernie Haldene joins Rosetta and Milly for a kōrero about what's on this month - make sure you get out and see some of the incredible shows and works on display before the festival wraps up on March 22! Whakarongo mai nei.
Rosetta and Milly chat with Festival Director Jay Law, about the recently announced programme for the NZ International Comedy Festival! The fest kicks off in May, but early tickets are available for shows now - the programme spans over 150 events! Whakarongo mai nei.
Jim is back on the radio with Rosetta and Milly - this week chatting about harvesting seeds from your fave crops, to ensure that you get many more of the same flowers, fruit, veggies, etc! Whakarongo mai nei!
Pennie joins Rosetta and Milly for a kōrero about knitting! Specifically, the role that knitting played in women's involvement in the world wars. Whakarongo mai nei!
For our monthly catch up with the Green Party, Rosetta and Milly chat with Steve Abel about the Government's response to the unfolding conflict in Iran, what would happen if the Clear Car Standard was scrapped, and the recent announcement that live agriculture exports at sea will not resume this term. Whakarongo mai nei!
Lara joins Rosetta for a debrief about the dramas surrounding Luxon's popularity in recent polls, and how the unfolding war in Iran will impact petrol prices and Aotearoa's economy. Whakarongo mai nei!
Rosetta is joined by Doctoral Candidate at the Faculty of Engineering Poornima Meegammana, who speaks about her research in creating interactive workshops for young girls to increase their confidence in seeing themselves as creators of technology. Whakarongo mai nei!