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I tēnei ata on the Breakfast Show we have a very speedy round of Second Guessing; then the Mayor phones up for his weekly chat on Sounding Off w/ Phil Goff; the fantastic Toby Laing of Fat Freddy's Drop is on the line to chat about the new album and concert film 'Wairunga'; then Alice offers some great theatre recommendations for lockdown on Stage Direction and her take on how the arts industries could better support artists during times of crisis; and finally we do some learning on Ready, Steady, Learn! Whakarongo mai!
Today we dish up a hearty serving of the regular Monday stuff along with some super cool interviews. Whakarongo mai to hear from one of the phenomenal actors involved with The Panthers, Lealani Siaosi, about playing Dr. Melani Anae; then we've got a cozy as Loose Reads for you, courtesy of Jenna at Time Out; and finally Salene answers all your stressful renting-in-the-time-of-COVID q's in A Room of One's Own!
Playlist
Phoebe Rings - January Blues
Beverly Glenn-Copeland - Sunset Village - Blood Orange Remix
Stereolab - Strobo Acceleration
Ty Segall - Whisper
Fat Freddy's Drop - Wairunga Blues
Sofie & Speckman - Leave
Frankie Rose - You For Me
Vera Ellen - I Want 2 B Boy
PACHYMAN - Destroy The Empire
Diggy Dupé - WEON
Good Morning - Country
Barry - Stretch Your Legs
King Stingray - Milkumana
Arthur Russell - You Did It Yourself
Ginger Root - Loretta
Stinky Jim - Frying Symbols
Nice Girl - Hot mm & Hmms
The Panthers - My Heart Never Sleeps feat. Diggy Dupé, Troy Kingi & choicevaughan
The Panthers - Kong feat. MELODOWNZ, Troy Kingi, Diggy Dupé & choicevaughan
Joe Sampson & Friends - Dedication
Amyl and the Sniffers - Guided By Angels
Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith & Emile Mosseri - Log In Your Fire
We've reached the end of the week! Rachel's back in the hot seat and we've got some great tunes to get day 3 of lockdown off to, hopefully, a nice and chill start for you. Also, Dr. Kirsten Zemke chats about duets on Travelling Tunes, and Sam has the perfect bingewatching recommendation on Viewmaster. Whakarongo mai!
It's day two of COVID radio but the tunes are good and I hope you are too. Whakarongo mai for some Political Commentary thanks to the lovely Rod Oram, and some delicious lockdown recipe ideas on Breakfast Food from bFM's food connaisseur, Sam Low!
Today we welcome the four capable hands of the absolutely fire duo of Imugi 이무기! Carl and Yery set the mood of Tuesday's Breakfast show with their favourite tunes, all intersperced with the usual Tuesday stuff, such as Sounding Off with Phil Goff; your theatre guide Stage Direction with Alice Canton, and Ready Steady Learn! Oh, and the Callums from Hans Pucket pop in for a chat about their upcoming tour as well! Whakarongo mai!
It's a jam packed show today featuring the usual dose of Wednesday goodness. There's a Mind Trench thanks to Sir Rob Bollix,Mediabatt with Tim, Amelia's Word Salad, and Gussie Larkin of the extremely cool Mermaidens band pops up to say hey! Whakarongo mai!
Playlist
The Umbrellas - Lonely
Khruangbin - Time (You and I) (Put a Smile on DJ's Face Mix) - Felix Dickinson
The Go-Betweens - Love Goes On!
Tidal Rave - The Four Seasons
T. G. Shand - Lemony
Arushi Jain - Richer Than Blood
The Nudge & Troy Kingi - He Ōrite
Mega Bog - Crumb Back
Phoebe Rings - Cheshire
Little Dragon - Ritual Union
Sulfate - There You Are!
Ghostpoet - Cash and Carry Me Home
Fur Patrol - Not Your Girl
Mermaidens - Millennia
Mermaidens - Soft Energy
Dry Cleaning - Tony Speaks!
Leith Sye Towers - When Suits
Big Thief - Little Things
Gino October - Limbo
Amyl and the Sniffers - Guided By Angels
Tame Impala - Half Full Glass Of Wine
The Beths - Future Me Hates Me - Live at Auckland Town Hall
I tēnei ata kei te Hōtaka Parakuihi: the show kicks off with a quick and speedy round of Second Guessing; then the Mayor is on the line talking about housing, public transport and film funding inSounding off with Phill Goff; the amazing Alice Canton chats with us about the Pork and Poll Taxes play on our segment Stage Direction; and finally on Ready Steady Learn we have University of Auckland's Tim Welch talking all things Urban planning. Whakarongo mai!
Playlist
Ty Segall - Night of the Vampire [Roky Erickson Cover]
Rat Columns - It's Your Time (To Suffer Now)
Say Sue Me - So Tender
Thee Golden Geese - GGBB
The Umbrellas - She Buys Herself Flowers
TE KAAHU - E Hine Ē
Phoebe Rings - Spissky
Blur - Girls and Boys
Shannon Lay - Awaken and Allow
Dan Kye - Actually
Garageland - Fingerpops
Ladi6 - Beffy
Deb5000 - Bad Guts
The Bug - Pressure feat. Flowdan
Anika - Never Coming Back
Mermaidens - I Might Disappear
Goat - Queen of the Underground
Rachel Lime - Idked
Geoffrey O'Connor - Strange Feeling feat. Sarah Mary Chadwick
Listen back to Milly and Rosetta chatting with all the winners at the IMNZ Taite Music Prize 2026! They sat down after the awards with KOMMI on behalf of Marlon Williams, winner of the Taite Award for Te Whare Tīwekaweka, Geneva AM winner of Best Independent Debut for PIKIPIKI, Carmel Bennett winner of the Independent Spirit Award, and Newzician winners of the Outstanding Music Journalism award. Whakarongo mai nei!
Rosetta and Milly catch up with Deputy Mayor Desley Simpson to chat about changes to the legal loophole through which illegal boarding houses are operating in Tāmaki Makaurau, and the large amounts of reports of illegal dumping across the city. Whakarongo mai nei!
Rosetta and Milly catch up with Penelope Noir after the Taite Awards last night - to chat about all the best looks from the evening! Whakarongo mai nei!
As a little mid-week treat for you, Jenna is up in the studio chatting pukapuka for Loose Reads - after the long weekend! She chats with Rosetta and Milly about Lily King, who Jenna is chatting to at the Auckland Writers Festival on Sunday May 17! Whakarongo mai nei.
Gab Vincent joins Rosetta and Milly in the studio for a chat about some of her mahi with the Auckland Writers Festival this year - including Streetside and Plot Twist, the latest addition to the lineup on May 17 which features a takeover at Q Theatre aimed at rangatahi! Whakarongo mai nei!
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