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Today on your bFM Breakfast: We made it to Breakfast without getting blown away in these gale-force winds; Natalie talks sweet and savoury, what a combo; SPYCC from Swidt joins us for a chat about their latest singles and an upcoming album; Troy's still dip feeding us Record Store Day specials; and Sarah gives us the lowdown on some of the new playlist additions.
Today on your bFM Breakfast: Rach, Rob and Tess are all here this morning, talking about getting spooked; the Prime Minister dials in to cover some breaking news, Oranga Tamariki, borders, and film and TV; Rob's been investigating and writing poems; The Beths join us ahead of their sold out gig on Saturday with a new album; Tim talks leaks in the media; and Amelia's gives us the TLDR on acronyms.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: Rach, Rob and Tess are all here this morning, talking about getting spooked; the Prime Minister dials in to cover some breaking news, Oranga Tamariki, borders, and film and TV; Rob's been investigating and writing poems; The Beths join us ahead of their sold out gig on Saturday with a new album; Tim talks leaks in the media; and Amelia's gives us the TLDR on acronyms.
Peel Dream Magazine - New Culture
Juan Wauters - Mi Guitarra
French Concession - Again
Exnovios - Dimelo a Mi
Baby Zionov - Sudoku Class feat. Chansey
Suzi Analogue - LIKE LIKE
Vanessa Worm - Heaven to Hell [Eden Burns Remix]
Chelsea Jade - Great No One [The Beths Cover]
SPOOL - Be My Valentine
Cass McCombs - Sweet Lucy feat. Steve Gunn
The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart - This Love Is Fucking Right!
Today on your bFM Breakfast: Jam-packed show this morning; Second Guessing gets a clue from a listener; His Worship talks water and the RMA; Lala Rolls joins us for bMovies to talk about her incredible film, Tupaia's Endeavour; Sarah reviews Dark City Beneath the Beat; and Gabi Baron from the University of Auckland joins us to talk about design and sustainability.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: Jam-packed show this morning; Second Guessing gets a clue from a listener; His Worship talks water and the RMA; Lala Rolls joins us for bMovies to talk about her incredible film, Tupaia's Endeavour; Sarah reviews Dark City Beneath the Beat; and Gabi Baron from the University of Auckland joins us to talk about design and sustainability.
Ohmme - Ghost
Cleo Sol - Why Don't You
Bananagun - Taking the Present for Granted
Soccer96, Alabaster DePlume - Children Will Dance
Killing Joke - I Am The Virus
Phoebe Bridgers - Graceland Too
The Beths - Happy Unhappy
Ty Segall & Cory Hanson - She's a Beam
Forest Bees - Alone/Together
King Sweeties - Lydia
Arca - Watch feat. Shygirl
Guy Blackman - Missy
The Style Council - Shout To The Top!
Head Like A Hole - I'm On Fire
Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band - The Healer
The Echo Ohs - The Moon
Momma - Carny
Chloe Alison Escott - Stranger Than Death
Roy Irwin - Awful
Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Can't Hear My Eyes
Today on your bFM Breakfast: Keep dry folks, it's raining outside; Rupert is here with financial and relationship advice; Pennie talks glam rock, and glitter rock; Kiran brings in a thrilling page turner; and Justine's talking unions.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: Keep dry folks, it's raining outside; Rupert is here with financial and relationship advice; Pennie talks glam rock, and glitter rock; Kiran brings in a thrilling page turner; and Justine's talking unions.
Today on your bFM Breakfast: Brrrr, it's a chilly one this Friday morning; Fabian reviews the new Netflix original, Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga; Dr. Kirsten Zemke brings us Minneapolis Sound; Graeme Jefferies from The Cakekitchen chats to us ahead of their gig tomorrow; real life theatre is returning on Stage Direction; and Thom from Guardian Singles joins us for a chat about their new album and upcoming tour.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: Brrrr, it's a chilly one this Friday morning; Fabian reviews the new Netflix original, Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga; Dr. Kirsten Zemke brings us Minneapolis Sound; Graeme Jefferies from The Cakekitchen chats to us ahead of their gig tomorrow; real life theatre is returning on Stage Direction; and Thom from Guardian Singles joins us for a chat about their new album and upcoming tour.
The Leaders - (It's A) Rat Race - Vocal
Don Cherry - I Walk
Baby Zionov - Sudoku Class feat. Chansey
Brian Tamaki and the Kool-Aid Kids - Sick Sick Sick
Today on your bFM Breakfast: Waking up with some truly delicious coffee, thanks Espresso Workshop; Dr. Bryce Edwards chats to Rachel as we near closer to the election; Natalie comes in to talk about a hero vegetable, cabbage; Chopper from Fat Freddy's dials in as summer festival line-ups start to roll out, starting with Rhythm and Alps; Troy's got more new vinyl rolling into Southbound; and Pharaoh Swami chats to us after the Black Lives Matter protests and ahead of the Phoenix Summit on Friday.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: Waking up with some truly delicious coffee, thanks Espresso Workshop; Dr. Bryce Edwards chats to Rachel as we near closer to the election; Natalie comes in to talk about a hero vegetable, cabbage; Chopper from Fat Freddy's dials in as summer festival line-ups start to roll out, starting with Rhythm and Alps; Troy's got more new vinyl rolling into Southbound; and Pharaoh Swami chats to us after the Black Lives Matter protests and ahead of the Phoenix Summit on Friday.
Chris Knox - The Woman Inside of Me
Groove Armada, Nick Littlemore, Joe Goddard - Get Out on the Dancefloor (feat. Nick Littlemore) - Joe Goddard Remix
Phoebs & Maxwell Owin - Come With The Ragga (Original Mix)
Reb Fountain - Samson
King Sweeties - Lydia
White Fence, Tim Presley - Must Let Go
Mystery Waitress - Red, Red, Red
Berry Blacc, Angel Bat Dawid - George Floyd
Roy Irwin - No Question
Fat Freddy's Drop - The Raft (Radio Edit)
Fat Freddy's Drop - Wairunga Blues
Vanessa Worm - Heaven to Hell [Eden Burns Remix]
Hospital Sports - Life Support
Tenderlonious - Down In The Village [Feat. Hamish Balfour, Pete Martin, Tim Carnegie, Nick Walters]
The Sound of the San Francisco Christian Center - I Found Jesus
Today on your bFM Breakfast: We made it to July in this strange year, and what a beautiful morning it is; Rob joins us with some interesting findings about Stonehenge, and a poem; Tim talks local and international media news; and Amelia talks about words that originated from Hindu and Urdu. Happy July!
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: We made it to July in this strange year, and what a beautiful morning it is; Rob joins us with some interesting findings about Stonehenge, and a poem; Tim talks local and international media news; and Amelia talks about words that originated from Hindu and Urdu. Happy July!
Gloria Ann Taylor - Love Is a Hurtin' Thing - 12" Version
Silver Jews - The Wild Kindness
Gordon Koang - Tiel e Nei Nywal Ke Ran (We Don't Have a Problem With Anyone)
U.S. Girls, Alex Frankel - Overtime - Alex Frankel Remix
Mystery Waitress - Red, Red, Red
French Concession - Again
Clea Vincent - Bahia
Biig Piig - Switch
Khruangbin - One to Remember
Giantess - Good Looking Girls
Gordon Koang - Tiel e Nei Nywal Ke Ran (We Don't Have a Problem With Anyone)
Ase Manual - SON OF SIREN
Lene Lovich - Lucky Number
Sarathy Korwar, MC Mawali - Mumbay (feat. MC Mawali)
Mystery Guest - The Red Dance
Guardian Singles - Gold Plated Cars
Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith - Expanding Electricity - Single Edit
Charlotte Dos Santos, Jam City - Harvest Time - Jam City Remix
Don Cherry - I Walk
Melenas - 29 grados
Kelly Lee Owens - On
Scott Walker - 30 Century Man
The Beths - Out of Sight
Katie Von Schleicher - Brutality
Vera Ellen - go 4 a swim
Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Can't Hear My Eyes
The Green Child - Rats On the Roof
Joe Armon-Jones - Almost Went Too Far - Live From Maida Vale
Today on your bFM Breakfast: We're pushing through winter with some hot tunes to warm you up; Second Guessing features a cover this morning; Short Player features Raiza Biza's new project; bMovies is back, and we've got Richard Riddiford in the studio to talk about his film Before Everest; Sam from Viewmaster reviews Dinner in America; and Associate Professor Katie Groom talks to us about birth.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: We're pushing through winter with some hot tunes to warm you up; Second Guessing features a cover this morning; Short Player features Raiza Biza's new project; bMovies is back, and we've got Richard Riddiford in the studio to talk about his film Before Everest; Sam from Viewmaster reviews Dinner in America; and Associate Professor Katie Groom talks to us about birth.
Covid Collab - Glass Mountain
Kate NV - Telefon
Park Hye Jin - NO
Lianne LaHavas - Weird Fishes
The Beths - Dying to Believe
Gum Country - I Don't Stay Up
L V J - Durst
Special Interest - Passion
My Bloody Valentine - Sometimes
Baby Zionov - Clubbing in the Time of Cholera
The Flaming Lips - Race For The Prize
The Breeders - Cannonball
King Sweeties - Lydia
Sisters Underground - In the Neighbourhood
Amamelia - So Good
Bullion - We Had A Good Time
Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Can't Hear My Eyes
The B-52's - Give Me Back My Man
Phoebs & Maxwell Owin - Come With The Ragga (Original Mix)
Today on your bFM Breakfast: It's been a big weekend, thankfully we've got a pick me up; Rupert guides us through the scary world of credit and payment schemes; Pennie joins us with Andre and James to talk about their YouTube channel, Beauty Benders; Sophie from Soft Plastics brings us a brand new song; Jenna's reading a book that makes her feel a little hopeful; and Justine helps us through on Red Dead Redemption. Mondays, eh?
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: It's been a big weekend, thankfully we've got a pick me up; Rupert guides us through the scary world of credit and payment schemes; Pennie joins us with Andre and James to talk about their YouTube channel, Beauty Benders; Sophie from Soft Plastics brings us a brand new song; Jenna's reading a book that makes her feel a little hopeful; and Justine helps us through on Red Dead Redemption. Mondays, eh?
Khruangbin - Shida
Becca Mancari - Hunter
Basic Plumbing - It All Comes Back
Vanessa Worm - Heaven to Hell [Eden Burns Remix]
WAKE IN JUNE - Delusion
Ripship - Man After Man
Mystery Waitress - Red, Red, Red
sault - Wildfires
The Beths - I'm Not Getting Excited
The Echo Ohs - The Moon
Sonic Youth - Kool Thing
Diggy Dupé - CT&T
Soft Plastics - I Love My Wife
Soft Plastics - My World / Your Girl
Ty Segall & Cory Hanson - She's a Beam
The Fiery Furnaces - Down at the So and So on Somewhere
Today on your bFM Breakfast: It's Fancy New Band day and safe to say we're pumped; Dr. Kirsten Zemke talks us through sixties American folk music; Deb 5000 pop into the studio ahead of playing Fancy New Band tonight for a quick catch up; and Sunday Painter teaches you everything you needed to know this morning. Don't miss out on all the fun, get yourself to Whammy Bar tonight.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: It's Fancy New Band day and safe to say we're pumped; Dr. Kirsten Zemke talks us through sixties American folk music; Deb 5000 pop into the studio ahead of playing Fancy New Band tonight for a quick catch up; and Sunday Painter teaches you everything you needed to know this morning. Don't miss out on all the fun, get yourself to Whammy Bar tonight.
Aoife Nessa Frances - Geranium
serpentwithfeet - Psychic
Ishmael Ensemble - The Chapel - Live From Maida Vale
Suzi Analogue - PPL PWR
Elegant World - FREQ
Melenas - Primer tiempo
Coco Solid - Just One Kiss [Prod. Jizmatron]
Yves Tumor - Noid
The Beths - Out of Sight
Baby Zionov - Bada Ooom. (A Ba Nup Nup Nup Nup Nup Na Na Bada Oooom)
Kate NV - Telefon
Vera Ellen - go 4 a swim
Rolling Blackouts CF - French Press
Angel Olsen - New Love Cassette (Mark Ronson Remix)
Deb5000 - Termite Queen (live at 95bFM 20/03/2020)
Deb5000 - Bad Guts (live at 95bFM 20/03/2020)
L V J - Durst
Fenne Lily - Alapathy
The Breeders - Divine Hammer
Moses Boyd - BTB
PollyHill - Rare View feat. LB
M.A.R.R.S - Pump Up The Volume
Kokoshca - No Volvere
Ripship - Plume on Europa
Pantayo - Heto Na
Gordon Koang - Tiel e Nei Nywal Ke Ran (We Don't Have a Problem With Anyone)
For our last Travelling Tunes of the year, Kirsten is chatting with Rosetta and Milly about songs that 'tear you up inside' - let's all get in our feelings a little bit ahead of the festive season! Whakarongo mai nei.
Song selections:
Yusuf (Cat Stevens) - Father & Son (1970)
Chet Baker - I get along without you very well (1956)
Sarah McLachlan - When She Loved Me (Toy Story 2) (1999)
It's our last From The Crate of 2025! Cam joins Rosetta and Milly in the studio for a chat about all the wonderful new releases out on the shelves at Southbound today. Just in time for your Xmas shopping - because there's no better gift than some fresh wax! Whakarongo mai nei.
Song selections:
This is Lorelei - Holo Boy
A$AP Rocky - Both Eyes Closed
Viagra Boys - Call of the Wild
Rosetta and Milly phone up our lovely mates down in Te Whanganui a Tara at Radio Active, Sunaina and Emma! They catch up on the Aotearoa Alternative Awards, and what's happening across the Capital and up in Tāmaki. Whakarongo mai nei!
Rosetta and Milly are joined in the studio by the wonderful team behind In The Pitts (aka bFM alumni Rachel, Zoë, Annabel and Callum) - a visual podcast that launched this year to document the Aotearoa indie music scene. They're up in studio to chat about their 2025 Yearbook - which you can pick up in zine-format at Public Bar tonight! Whakarongo mai nei.
For our last catch up of the year, Rosetta and Milly have a kōrero with Deputy Mayor Desley Simpson to chat about the newly announced Te Ara Urutau – Climate and Emergency Ready Fund. They also cover some of the Council's goals for the new year. Whakarongo mai nei!
Ben from the NZ Drug Foundation is up in studio for a chat with Rosetta and Milly about all the ways you can keep yourself and your friends safe this festival season. Big ups to all the mates who go above and beyond to look after their loved ones, test their drugs, and keep the vibes good this raumati! Whakarongo mai nei.
For our monthly catch up with the Labour Party, Rosetta and Milly chat with Chris Hipkins about the party's latest policy announcement; the Family Doctor Loan Scheme. They also chat about the latest in the McSkimming scandal, and what changes are required within the NZ Police moving forward. Whakarongo mai nei!
Milly sits down to chat with Portland-based ambient-folk artist Marisa Anderson about her forthcoming trip to Aotearoa, playing Port Noise festival in Ōhinehou Lyttleton, alongside Jim White! Whakarongo mai nei.
Senior lecturer at the Auckland Law School Dr Katherine Doolin joins Rosetta and Milly for Ready Steady Learn today. They chat about Katherine's mahi at the Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Courts Conference, which took place last week. Whakarongo mai nei!
It's time for another Political Commentary with Lara - today we're covering Scrutiny Week, the latest in the McSkimming scandals and liability, and what's happening with Te Pāti Māori. Whakarongo mai nei!
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