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.
Whakarongo mai to hear the fortnightly catch up with Deputy Mayor Desley Simpson on Isthmus'n That, a kōrero with the Ōtepoti-based Wax Mustang ahead of his Aotearoa tour, Short Player recap of Max's chat to CCTV about their new album Austerity Blues, plus talking about the just-launched Ingeniouspodcast on Ready Steady Learn with Nikki Maddow, thanks to the University of Auckland.
Featuring the announce of the finalists up for this year's Taite Music Prize, check out the list here! This week's book review on Loose Reads is Suri's take on the debut novel by Nussaibah Younis, Fundamentally - brought to you by Time Out Bookstore.
Playlist
Graham Central Station - The Jam
Orions Belte - The Carneddau
Soul Family Sensation - I Don't Even Know If I Should Call You Baby (Marshall Jefferson Symphony)
There's a Tuesday - Margo
BlueMoonDisco - Bungle's Bungle
Morgan Nagler - Cradle The Pain
Womb - Angels
Waxahatchee - Mud
J-Live - Satisfied
Chris Joss - Rififi Rococo
School Fair - You only love me cause you want something
Shame - Angie
Ezra Collective - No One's Watching Me (feat. Olivia Dean)
Featuring a special announcement, Marlon Williams is about to embark on a nation-wide tour for his forthcoming album Te Whare Tīwekaweka! Check out all the info here. Plus the weekly Aural Emporium.
Playlist
Marlon Williams - Kahore He Mane E (featuring Lorde)
BARB - Leo
Nadia Reid - Send It Down The Line
Good Block - Dub 4 Joy
Lana del Rey - Blue Jeans (RAC remix)
Goat + MC Yallah - Nimerudi
BlueMoonDisco - Bungle's Bungle
Ghost Woman - Street Meet
Hominid - You are not a wallflower
Sanoi, Boznich - Chill Bill
The Nomad - Betta Stand Up
Fontaines D.C. - Starburster
jasmine.4.t - Guy Fawkes Tesco Dissociation
Baby Cool - The Sea
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Over And Over Again (Lost And Found)
LTJ Bukem - Watercolours
Womb - Angels
Rattlesnake Milk - On the Road
Heavy Sentence - Give Yourself To The Night
Dirt - Dreams and Happiness
Earthboogie - Overground
ngaru - Uphill Battle
Jack Glacier - upb4thasun
CHAII - Safar
Six Figga Digga - C.O.C. Flow (feat. Stan Spit, McGruff & Big L)
Featuring a chat with Wazza from Westpac on how to better manage your moolah, avoid scams and how Kiwisaver actually works, plus Ready Steady Learn with Nusch Herman thanks to the University of Auckland. Whakarongo mai nei!
Featuring David Slack on Political Commentary, a special 95bFM announcement that legendary influential Punk rockers The Saints are playing at the Powerstation this Halloween, an interview with Buzz Moller of Voom about the just-announced forthcoming album Something Good Is Happening, and a chat with Tee – the organiser of this Saturday's bike rave on Māngere Bridge in collaboration with Auckland Transport Streets For People programme.
Playlist
Smile - Dressed For Success
Weird Owl - Interstellar Caterpillar
The Streets - On the Edge of a Cliff
Tim Heidecker - Say Yes
The Bemsha Swing - Kintsugi Kids
BlueMoonDisco - Bungle's Bungle
King Buzzo - Dark Brown Teeth
CCTV - austerity blues
The Saints - Know your product
Being Dead - Godzilla Rises
Perfume Genius - No Front Teeth (feat. Aldous Harding)
Serebii - Verrans Corner (ft Leith Sye Towers)
Fontaines D.C. - Living In America
Beverly Kills - Eyes Wide Open
Rubi Du - Played Me
Caru & Brandn Shiraz - Back 2 Back
Half Hexagon - Shadow
School Fair - You only love me cause you want something
The monthly check in with Green Party MP, discussing the Net Zero Carbon Emissions plan by the government and pine planting on Crown land and the Treaty Principles Bill being voted down during the second reading.
Very tired 95bFM correspondents Elle Daaji and Rosetta Stone recap all the excitement from last night's award ceremony for the Taite Prize 2025. They spoke to a bunch of the very talented nominees, and interviewed award recepients Byllie-Jean, MOKOTRON, and Rohan Evans in the green room post-ceremony. It was a massive night and a true testament to the importance of celebrating independent music and recognising the artistry, mahi and dedication to community that defines indie music in Aotearoa. Congratulations to this years' recepients -
IMNZ Taite Music Prize
MOKOTRON - WAEREA
Auckland Live Best Independent Debut
Byllie-Jean - Filter
Independent Spirit Award
Rohan Evans
NZ On Air Outstanding Music Journalism Award
Chris Schulz for Boiler Room
Dr Theo Portlock from the Liggins Institute speaks to Jonny about his research into alternative approaches to Bowel Cancer detection in Aotearoa. Thanks to the University of Auckland.
Suri reviews the novella Stag Dance by Torrey Peters, the follow-up publication to Peters' Women's Prize-nominated Detransition, Baby. The novella is a collection of acidicly sharp short stories that trace the 'rough edges' of trans experiences. Suri highly recommends this read so whakarongo mai nei! Thanks to our friends at Time Out Bookstore.
Cam's selects tracks From The Crate to inspire you sonically! This week's From The Crate couldn't be more relevant with International Record Day just around the corner. Thanks to our friends at Southbound Records.
Travelling Tunes takes us to whichever musical motherland our resident ethnomusicologist, Dr Kirsten Zemke, sets course for. This week's topic is Yé-yé!
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