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I tēnei ata kei te Hōtaka Parakuihi: Fabian Fanboy is on the line talking about what's new in movies forFabian's Hollywood;Dr. Zemke plays some Western Gothic in Travelling Tunes; Callum Devlin pops in to chat about the new Dateline single and Sports Team music videos; and Sam's spills the beans on Netflix's new show, Sweet Tooth in Viewmaster. Whakarongo mai!
I tēnei ata kei te Hōtaka Parakuihi: David Slack phones up for aPolitical Commentary; Sam talks about the history and science of latte art on Breakfast Food; Friendly Potential's Sam and Scarlett pop in to talk about the fast approaching 'Catacombs'; Sarah talks us through what's new on the playlist in Praise of Songs; and Natural Angeis here! Whakarongo mai!
I tēnei ata kei te Hōtaka Parakuihi: the Prime Minister phones up to talk about what's happening around Aotearoa in What's Up w/ Jacinda Ardern; Rob Bollix tells animal truths and lies on the Mind Trench; Rachel has a chat with Ellie Roswell of Wolf Alice about the new album, 'Blue Weekend'; and hold your horses, because Amelia is chatting about equine etymology onWord Salad. Whakarongo mai!
I tēnei ata kei te Hōtaka Parakuihi: the show kicks off with another round of Second Guessing; the Mayor is on the line talking about what's happening in and around Tāmaki Makaurau inSounding Off w/ Phil Goff; Alice is in for Stage Directionwith one of theatre's best, Jacob Rajan talking about Indian Ink Theatre Company's new show; and we learn about mussel preservation onReady Steady Learn! Whakarongo mai!
Playlist
LIAM K. SWIGGS X YOUNG GHO$T - ABC
Anika - Change
Japanese Breakfast - In Hell
Night Lunch - Hot Cops
Kraus - Candy
milk - MAPLE
imugi 이무기 - Be Here Soon
Troy Kingi - Sleep (Slumber)
Virtual Shadow Ensemble - New Moon (Whiro)
shannengeorgiapetersen - Home Again 4
Julien Dyne - Hours feat. Ladi6
The Orielles - Whilst The Flowers Look - La Vita Olistica Verion
I tēnei ata kei te Hōtaka Parakuihi: Jennifer Curtin phones up to keep us in the loop with what's happening in the big bad world for Political Commentary; Sam brings in some jellyfish in Breakfast Food; and one of the Doc Edge Festival directors, Dan Shanan, pops in to talk us through what documentaries we can catch at this year's festival! Whakarongo mai!
Playlist
Lido Pimienta - Te Queria
shannengeorgiapetersen - Home Again 4
Weyes Blood, Tim Heidecker - Oh How We Drift Away
SPELLLING - Turning Wheel
Wax Chattels - Efficiency
black midi - Chrondromalacia Patella
Running Stitch - Hunted
Heavenly - P.U.N.K. Girl
The Goon Sax - In The Stone
T.G. Shand - Weak Odyssey
Silver Jews - People
skirts - Always
Eden Burns - Rat's a Rat
Deb5000 - Rats
Heather Trost - I'll Think of You
Swallow the Rat - Bird of Ill
Arooj Aftab - Suroor
Eyeliner - Chit Chat [Liam K Swiggs Remix]
Bathysphere - hungova
christoph el' truento - OST13
Perfume Genius - Just a Touch - Danny L Harle Hardcore Remix
I tēnei ata kei te Hōtaka Parakuihi: Rachel catchs up with Dr Shane Reti to discuss the budget and Nick Smith for What's Up w/ Dr Shane Reti, Rob Bollix pops in for some UFO/alien debate for The Mind Trench, Deb5000 give a sneak peak of their latest single Rats, and Tim Batt fills us in on the big wide world of media for MediaBatt. Also, Lyric is in the studio today! Whakarongo mai!
Playlist
Oneohtrix Point Never - Nothing’s Special feat. ROSALÍA
I tēnei ata kei te Hōtaka Parakuihi: We kick off the show with a round of Second Guessing; the Mayor is on the line chatting to Rachel about what's happening around Tāmaki inSounding Off w/ Phil Goff; Kraus pops into the studio to chat about his new record; Alice is here with what's good in theatre forStage Direction; and we've got another Ready Steady Learnfor all the boffins and brainiacs. Whakarongo mai!
Playlist
Julia Jacklin - to Perth, before the border closes
CHAI - KARAAGE
Fable - Karakia
T.G. Shand - Weak Odyssey
Pepe - In Due Time
Emmanuelle - Wasted
BABii - SHADOW
Jorge Elbrecht - This Time or Never
Anika - Change
Gabriels - In Loving Memory
Sons Of Kemet - To Never Forget The Source
Hazel English - California Dreamin' [Mamas & Papas cover]
Phodiso - Double Double
Kraus - Candy
Kraus - The Land of Compliments
PACKS - New TV
Violent Femmes - Gone Daddy Gone
The Clash - Spanish Bombs
LIAM K. SWIGGS X YOUNG GHO$T - ABC
Cleophus - Desensitized [Produced by Christoph El' Truento]
I tēnei ata kei te Hōtaka Parakuihi: Penelope Noir talks about the ethereal Stevie Nicks on Fashun; Ladi6 come into the studio to talk about their very exciting 'The Alpha Sessions Tour'; Suri has a good book recommendation for the wintery Auckland weather on Loose Reads; and Salene answers all your crappy landlord questions onA Room of One's Own. Whakarongo mai!
Playlist
Shannengeorgiapetersen - Home Again 4
Louisa Nicklin - Slicing Through [Live on 95bFM Breakfast - 2021]
Jorge Elbrecht - Leaf Cycle
Galcher Lustwerk - Can't Believe
Eyeliner - Chit Chat - Liam K Swiggs Remix
LEAO - MUSIKA MALIE
ABG - jazz breaks holes
Mara TK - Met at the River
pickle darling - Everything Is Flammable
mary - Someone Else
Bathysphere - hungova
Stevie Nicks - Stop Draggin' My Heart Around feat. Tom Petty
milk - MAPLE
Van Staden & Böhm (VSB) - Spirit Level
Ladi6 - Royal Blue [Silent Jay, Sensible J and Leigh Fisher Remix]
Cam's picks for today include tracks from Tami Neilson's forthcoming album Neon Cowgirl, The Circling Sun's Orbit, and Kokoroko's Tuff Times Never Last.
Dr Kirsten Zemke phones into the studio to have a yarn with Annabel and Callum about jazz scat vocals and is evolution this morning on Travelling Tunes!
Playlist: Dizzy Gillespie - Oop-Pop-A-Da (1947-1994 Remastered) Tania María - Yatra – Ta (1981) Mark Murphy - Bebop Lives (Boplicity) (2015)
David finally clocks the reference in the Political Commentary introduction and discusses how former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern may be called in front of the Royal Commission investigating New Zealand's Covid-19 pandemic to give evidence on the government's response, as well as the discourse in the political and media sphere.
Dr Alicia Didsbury, a research fellow in the Faculty of Science, joins Hugh Sundae in the studio to chat about her research into cell and gene based therapies for Cancer treatment.
This week Penelope Noir phones in to delve into battle jackets and how the style evolved within subcultures, particularly Punk, from the '70s until today. Whakarongo mai nei!
This week Jenna reviews the new novel from Jamaican/U.K. author William Rayfet Hunter, Sunstruck. It's a sun-drenched yet turbulent novel and marks a bold debut for Hunter. Whakarongo mai nei!
Sam Harmony speaks with festival director Paolo Bertolin just after the announce of this year's programme and that 95bFM is veeeery stoked to be presenting Whānau Mārama New Zealand International Film Festival for 2025. It's a stacked programme, so whakarongo mai nei to Sam and Paolo's kōrero on this year's curation.
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