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Welcome to Monday! To start your week, we bring you Fashun with Penelope Noir where Pennie talks colour matching, and Proteins of Magic comes into the studio to talk about new work and upcoming shows. Jenna graces Loose Reads with a new recommendation, and Justine Sachs gives us the employment lowdown on Red Dead Redemption. Whakarongo mai nei!
It's Zoë's last day as Breakfast Producer today! Whakarongo mai nei for some big feels in the studio, lots of lovely texts from the listeners, the Friday usuals like Breakfast Buffet, Travelling Tunes, and Viewmaster and to send her off. Also, the wonderful Liam K. Swiggs phones up for a chat about the Footmahi for Tāmaki Makaurau compilation! Bye bye Zoë! We will miss you!
Playlist
Unknown Mortal Orchestra - Nadja
Princess Chelsea - Dream Warrior
Caroline Polachek - Butterfly Net
Ladi6 - Whāia Te Māramatanga (Walk Right Up)
Mr. Ho - Angel Number 909 (US BREAKS MIX)
The Umbrellas - Near You
Bill Callahan & Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - Miracles feat. Ty Segall [Johnnie Frierson Cover]
Terrible Sons - Asperatus
RIOT GULL - ROUTINE FOR CHAMPS
BUB - Bored
The Phoenix Foundation - Bright Grey
Pearl & The Oysters - Konami
Barrie - Races
Sleaford Mods - Force 10 From Navarone feat. Florence Shaw
Finally, Rāmere is here! On The Breakfast Buffet we chat to Maggie from RadioActive about Cyclone Gabrielle and the people who have been affected from the Hawke's Bay region. Rachel explores anti nuclear music with with Dr. Kirsten Zemke in Travelling Tunes, Revulva's Phoebe Johnson dials in to talk about their latest music ahead of their gig tonight, and on Viewmaster Sam Sinnott talks about the chaos that ensues in the second season of 'Hunters'. Last but not least, Mac from Juno Is came in and had a chat with Rachel about their music and creative process. Whakarongo mai nei!
Playlist
The Fuzzy Robes - I Will Lie Down/Lord It Is Night
Caroline Polachek - Smoke
Princess Chelsea - In Heaven
Gemini - Take A Chance
Surf Friends - Dreaming
KÉDU CARLÖ - Endless
Str8breetha - Without a Paddle
Whitney - For A While
Vicky Tafoya - The Moment
Fazerdaze - Break!
Herbs - French Letter
Yaeji - For Granted
Masahiro Takahashi - Cloud Boat
Wurld Series - Grey Men
Revulva - This Town
Dean Blunt - Flaxen
Mainline Magic Orchestra - Tranchera
Ezra Collective & Fela Kuti - Lady (Ezra Collective Version)
It's almost Rāmere in this exceptionally long week, and we have a packed show for you today! On Political Commentary with Dr Lara Greaves, we chat about the happenings of the week, and co-governance post-Waitangi. Rachel chats to Princess Chelsea about her new album, her shows in Tāmaki Makaurau, and her tour around Europe. And on Breakfast Food, Delaney Mes talks kai! Whakarongo mai nei!
Jonny chats to Steve Simpson of the re-formed Tāmaki band Pash (pre-dating Steve's time on bFM too) who have recently played with Voom and will be supporting The Lemonheads this Wednesday night!
Jenna phones in to review the latest from award-winning authour Tina Makereti (Te Āti Awa, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāti Rangatahi-Matakore, Pākehā). Makereti's newest work is a collection of essays titled This Compulsion Within Us is introspective and personal, whakarongo mai nei to hear Jenna's whakaaro on this week's recommended read! Thanks to our pals at Time Out Bookstore!
This week's Fashun topic is teeth whitening! Penelope Noir delves into the history of augmenting your gnashers and why some people choose to have radioactive looking white teeth.
This week Cam picks local selections for From The Crate! Featuring the gorgeous new album from Arjuna Oakes, The Circling Sun's 2023 record Spirits and re-issued Tall Dwarfs. Thanks to our friends down the road at Southbound Records!
This week's brainbox is Sam Lasham, a doctoral student at the Faculty of Health Sciences. Sam's research focuses on the link between psilocybin variability and consumer saftey, and developing a method for species identification. Whakarongo mai nei and read more about Sam's mahi here.
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