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Today on your bFM Breakfast: Back at it after a weekend full of gigs; Rick Breeze runs us through the weather, looking forward to Laneway; Penelope Noir talks High-Vis, practical and exciting; and we have a very special announcement to help you through another Monday.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: Back at it after a weekend full of gigs; Rick Breeze runs us through the weather, looking forward to Laneway; Penelope Noir talks High-Vis, practical and exciting; and we have a very special announcement to help you through another Monday.
The Stevens - Chancer
Mitski - Washing Machine Heart
Omni - Equestrian
Guardian Singles - Being Alone
Ultraísta - Tin King
Steve Spacek - Rawl Aredo
Bleached - Think of You
Bon Iver - We
Obongjayar - God's Own Children
Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Can't Hear My Eyes
Today on your bFM Breakfast: A beautiful sunny Friday morning, no better way to kick off the weekend; Fabian Fanboy dials in from the US to chat about the state of cinema on the weekend; Rachel got a chance to catch up with Sarah Mary Chadwick while she was walking her dog yesterday; and Zoë tells us what's hot in theatre this week. Plus, a special announcement, niceee.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: A beautiful sunny Friday morning, no better way to kick off the weekend; Fabian Fanboy dials in from the US to chat about the state of cinema on the weekend; Rachel got a chance to catch up with Sarah Mary Chadwick while she was walking her dog yesterday; and Zoë tells us what's hot in theatre this week. Plus, a special announcement, niceee.
Hamerkop - The Splendour That Was Rome
School Damage - Assimilate
Khruangbin, Leon Bridges - C-Side
Frankie Cosmos - Windows
Kaytranada - DO IT
Alex Cameron - The Comeback
Contenders - Attract/Repel
Vagabon - Flood
Wasted Shirt - Double the Dream
bb gurl - Real Gurl
Porridge Radio - Sweet
Roy Irwin - Goodbye Youth
Kero Kero Bonito - When the Fire Comes
Nat Lover - Tūāpapa feat. Raiza Biza
Sarah Mary Chadwick - Let's Fight
Digable Planets - Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)
Today on your bFM Breakfast: David Slack's in for his morning coffee; Will-the-Surf-Guy won't be held to any ratings systems; Troy makes the most of Tess' absence with a fourteen minute song excerpt; and Amelia's in, talking the usual bunch of nonsense. Peke atu, e taku hoa.
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Ann Peebles - I Can't Stand The Rain
Unknown Mortal Orchestra - SB-07 Pt.1
Sam Evian - Dark Love
Les Filles de Illighadad, Dauwd, Maryisonacid - Tende II - Dauwd & Maryisonacid Mix
P.H.F. - SORRY
Sebadoh - Beauty Of The Ride
Best Coast - Something in the Way
BEA1991 - For Money
Thundercat, Steve Lacy, Steve Arrington - Black Qualls - Single Version
Polaroids of Polarbears - Pohangina Valley to Ashhurst Domain
Galaxie 500 - Strange
Grace Jones - Private Life
Yves Tumor - Lifetime
No Age - Everybody's Down
Kikagaku Moyo/幾何学模様 - Green Sugar
Van Hunt - Polis (saint anthony falls)
Habibi - Come My Habibi
JessB - Warrior [Prod. Tia Drumma]
Ryuichi Sakamoto - THE END OF ASIA
Jorge Elbrecht - Corpse Flower
The Crop - Run Tha Track
Mukhtar Ramadan Idii - Baayo (Hey Woman)
The Professionals - Superhumans
Bratmobile - Gimme Brains
First Move - Badland
Nadia Reid - Get The Devil Out
Ghost Wave - Here She Comes
Dera Meelan - Fire Sale feat. deadforest + Church & AP [Church & AP Remix]
Today on your bFM Breakfast: Rob's bringing some ~posi-vibes~ to the studio this morning; plus his usual deep dive into The Mind Trench, featuring his own brain this week; Deputy Leader of the Opposition, Paula Bennett, dials in to catch up with some political happenings post holidays; and we hear a snippet from Danielle's Long Player last weekend. Good times.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: Rob's bringing some ~posi-vibes~ to the studio this morning; plus his usual deep dive into The Mind Trench, featuring his own brain this week; Deputy Leader of the Opposition, Paula Bennett, dials in to catch up with some political happenings post holidays; and we hear a snippet from Danielle's Long Player last weekend. Good times.
Big Thief - Contact
Mall Grab - Positive Energy Forever [Edit]
sault - We Are the Sun
Moon Duo - Eye 2 Eye
Nat Lover - Tūāpapa feat. Raiza Biza
BEA1991 - Vizinho_0
IMPORT4NT - When You Cry
Dum Dum Girls - It Only Takes One Night
Blanco - Pull Up
Vanishing Twin - Who Wants To Live Forever?
Flying Lotus - More feat. Anderson .Paak
Arcade Fire - Neighborhood #4 (7 Kettles)
The Gotobeds - Calquer the Hound
Shikoswe - To The Dogs
Eartheater & LEYA - Mint
Street Chant - Salad Daze
P.H.F. - SORRY
Duster - Ghost World
Westcoast Goddess - Satisfaction & Clarity
The Schizophonics - World Of Our Own
Shiraz & LSJ - Bedda Thangz
SASAMI - Turned Out I Was Everyone
The Crop - Run Tha Track
Midnite Snaxxx - You Kill Me
Earl Sweatshirt - Sunday feat. Frank Ocean
King Krule - (Don't Let The Dragon) Draag On
Jade Imagine - Dream Wave
Pavement - Gold Soundz
Warmduscher, Decius - Disco Peanuts - Decius Remix
Today on your bFM Breakfast: Plowing through January, we're back for another Breakfast show to keep you going; His Worship returns for our regular chat about some of the happenings in Tāmaki; and Sam reviews AJ and The Queen, Ru Pauls latest Netflix show. Feels good to be back in the swing of things, eh?
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: Plowing through January, we're back for another Breakfast show to keep you going; His Worship returns for our regular chat about some of the happenings in Tāmaki; and Sam reviews AJ and The Queen, Ru Pauls latest Netflix show. Feels good to be back in the swing of things, eh?
Molly Burch - True Love
Beaches - Void
Anika - In the City
Coco Solid - Heaven's Gate
Wire - Primed and Ready
Barking - Kollwitzkiez
Jay Som - Pirouette
Le Tigre - What's Yr Take On Cassavetes
Young Fathers - Liberated
Eddy Current Suppression Ring - Medieval Wall
Kofi Stone - Karma
Guardian Singles - Tea Lights Exploding
Able Tasmans - The Shape Of Dolls
U.S. Girls - Overtime
Jorge Elbrecht - Corpse Flower
Altin Gün - Gelin Halayi
Sonic Youth - Bull in the Heather [Live from Battery Park, NYC - 2008]
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Maps
Rupa - Aaj Shanibar
Mermaidens - She's Running
The Horrors - Who Can Say
Logic1000 - Therapy [Edit]
Vivian Girls - Most of All
Kikagaku Moyo/幾何学模様 - Majupose
Sarah Mary Chadwick - The Queen Who Stole the Sky
Shopping - Initiative
Robert Glasper, Bilal, Black Milk, Jewels - Letter to Hermione- Robert Glasper and Jewels Remix
Today on your bFM Breakfast: After a beautiful weekend, we're back again. This time, with news AND guests, aren't we lucky; Penelope Noir talks foot binding (maybe put your breakfast down while you listen to this part); and Jenna's here with a summer read that you'll be sure to whiz through. Oh, and apparently toe thongs are back in, who knew?
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: After a beautiful weekend, we're back again. This time, with news AND guests, aren't we lucky; Penelope Noir talks foot binding (maybe put your breakfast down while you listen to this part); and Jenna's here with a summer read that you'll be sure to whiz through. Oh, and apparently toe thongs are back in, who knew?
Repulsive Woman - Some Body
Bobbie Gentry - Fancy
Dera Meelan - Fire Sale feat. deadforest + Church & AP [Church & AP Remix]
Laurie Anderson - Born, Never Asked
The Leonard Simpson Duo - My Inspiration
New Order - Blue Monday '88
U.S. Girls - Rosebud
Renee-Louise Carafice - You Are A Little Ghost
Courtney Barnett - So Long, Marianne - MTV Unplugged
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Nuclear Fusion
Orville Peck - Take You Back (The Iron Hoof Cattle Call)
Today on your bFM Breakfast: One week of work down, we're fully back into it now; Fabian Fanboy is back with an review that'll blow your socks off; and Georgia from Park Up Collective and Chelsea from SKILAA pop into the studio to talk about their gig that is fundraising for the Australian bushfires. Happy first week back!
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: One week of work down, we're fully back into it now; Fabian Fanboy is back with an review that'll blow your socks off; and Georgia from Park Up Collective and Chelsea from SKILAA pop into the studio to talk about their gig that is fundraising for the Australian bushfires. Happy first week back!
A. Savage - Eyeballs
Eartheater & LEYA - Angel Path
The Orielles - Space Samba (Disco Volador Theme)
Eartheater & LEYA - Angel Path
ARLO - Bright Red Butterflies
Amyl and The Sniffers - Got You
Love Square - Where Does It Go
Wurld Series - Rip KF
Jay Som - Baybee
Julia Jacklin - Someday (The Strokes) [Live at Laneway 30/01/17]
Soaked Oats - Driftworld
Mega Bog - Dolphine
Hans Pucket - Level Headed
Jorge Elbrecht - Corpse Flower
Jayda G - Stanley's Get Down (No Parking on the DF) (Honey Dijon Remix)
Dengue Dengue Dengue, Sara Van, Mikongo - El Cavilante
Today on your bFM Breakfast: It's thursday! Troy's back with some nice new vinyl; Rod's got us covered for what's happening in the politcal realm; and Lawrence Arabia is in the studio to chat about his gig this weekend with Tiny Ruins. Whakarongo mai nei!
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: It's thursday! Troy's back with some nice new vinyl; Rod's got us covered for what's happening in the politcal realm; and Lawrence Arabia is in the studio to chat about his gig this weekend with Tiny Ruins. Whakarongo mai nei!
Way It Goes (It Is What It Is)
Roy Irwin - Goodbye Youth
Smog - Cold Blooded Old Times
Hachiku - Body Language
DJ Plead - Mercy [Edit]
B Boys - Cognitive Dissonance
Yin Yin - Sui Ye
Dehd - Letter
Alex Cameron - Stepdad
Dera Meelan - Fire Sale feat. deadforest + Church & AP [Church & AP Remix]
Stella Donnelly - Old Man
Arthur Russell - Everybody Everybody
Duster - Ghost World
Tiny Ruins - Holograms
The Growlers - Truly
Barking - Kollwitzkiez
The Raincoats - Adventures Close to Home
Obongjayar - Endless
Darcy Clay - Jolene
Lawrence Arabia - Cecily
Lawrence Arabia - Everything's Minimal w/ Tiny Ruins
Sebadoh - Not Too Amused
Museum Stork - First Ever [Demo]
SoccerPractise - Nightwing
Miriam Makeba - Pata Pata (Mono Version)
Messiahs of Glory - No Other Love
The Crop - Run Tha Track
Polaroids of Polarbears - Pohangina Valley to Ashhurst Domain
Today on your bFM Breakfast: Don't worry, we're halfway there! If you're struggling away at work, Rachel's got plenty of tunes to keep you going; plus Rob Bollix and Tim Batt are back in studio to fill us in on what's happening in this mad old world. Whakarongo mai nei!
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: Don't worry, we're halfway there! If you're struggling away at work, Rachel's got plenty of tunes to keep you going; plus Rob Bollix and Tim Batt are back in studio to fill us in on what's happening in this mad old world. Whakarongo mai nei!
Fazerdaze - Treading Lightly
Georgia Anne Muldrow - Always
Kero Kero Bonito - Battle Lines
Cate Le Bon, Bradford Cox - Fireman
Logic1000 - Therapy [Edit]
The Marias - Carino
Na Noise - Bad Dreams
Tiny Ruins - Tell Her She's Dreamin'
Marianne Faithfull - As Tears Go By
Pixies - Gigantic
Fever Ray - Mustn't Hurry [Dinamarca Remix]
Kaytranada - DO IT
Palehound - Worthy
The Mint Chicks - Octagon Octagon Octagon
Sarah Mary Chadwick - When Will Death Come
Hemlock Ernst, Kenny Segal - Messy
The Growlers - Drop Your Phone in the Sink
Radiohead - National Anthem
Cowboy Machine - Sand Dunes (Radio Edit)
Gnoomes - Irma
Mac DeMarco - Still Beating
Dylan Moon - A Witch
Moses Sumney - Me In 20 Years
Hamerkop - The Splendour That Was Rome
David Bowie - Ashes to Ashes
Raiza Biza - City Girl feat. Embher [Edseven Remix]
Wet Fruit - Goodbaddog
Basement Jaxx - Where's Your Head At?
P.H.F. - SORRY
Logic1000 - My Choice
The Dodos - The Atlantic
SOPHIE - It's Okay To Cry
Eilen Jewell - It's Your Voodoo Working
DIIV - The Spark
Black Milk - The Matrix ft Pharoahe Monch & Sean Price
Today on your bFM Breakfast: The sun returns for another glorious morning in the bFM studios; a round of Second Guessing gets your brain moving; and tunes galore to help you through the back-to-work-blues.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: The sun returns for another glorious morning in the bFM studios; a round of Second Guessing gets your brain moving; and tunes galore to help you through the back-to-work-blues.
arlo - Giving Up Every Day
Arcade Fire - Ready To Start
Arlt - Les commencements
Shopping - Initiative
Jayda G - Move to the Front [Disco Mix]
Mall Grab - Positive Energy Forever
Silver Jews - Random Rules
Nat Lover - Paeruru
ana roxanne - I'm Every Sparkly Woman
Lawrence Arabia - Everything's Minimal w/ Tiny Ruins
Willie J Healey - Polyphonic Love
Gorillaz - On Melancholy Hill
Neue Grafik Ensemble, Neue Grafik, Nubya Garcia - Voodoo Rain
Jon Hopkins & Kelly Lee Owens - Luminous Spaces [Edit]
The Growlers - Night Ride
Lucy Dacus - Forever Half Mast
Sufjan Stevens - Casimir Pulaski Day
Damon Locks, Black Monument Ensemble - Sounds Like Now
Empath - Soft Shape
Shana Cleveland - Face of the Sun
Jorge Elbrecht - Minus Sign feat. Tim Koh
Roy Irwin - No Question
Fat White Family - Tastes Good With The Money
Womb - When the Night Breaks Up [Shishi Remix]
Guardian Singles - Tea Lights Exploding
Eilen Jewell - You Know My Love
The Paranoyds - Face First
Sleaford Mods - A Little Ditty
Solange - Stay Flo
Deaton Chris Anthony - Sircles
Hanna - Spaceland
Eddy Current Suppression Ring - Medieval Wall
Sebadoh - License To Confuse
French For Rabbits - The Wounded Bird
Renee-Louise Carafice - Psychonaut (You at the Centre)
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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