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Today on your bFM Breakfast: We've Breakfast with a side of tracks nominated for the APRA Silver Scroll's; David Slack pops in for a coffee and some political yarns; Kirin J Callihan comes up to the studio ahead of his gig tonight at Galatos; Troy's got a few selections From The Crate (only vinyl, obvs); and Amelia counts down the 95bFM Top Ten, again.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: We've Breakfast with a side of tracks nominated for the APRA Silver Scroll's; David Slack pops in for a coffee and some political yarns; Kirin J Callihan comes up to the studio ahead of his gig tonight at Galatos; Troy's got a few selections From The Crate (only vinyl, obvs); and Amelia counts down the 95bFM Top Ten, again.
Jenny Hval - High Alice
Sampa The Great - Freedom
The Clean - Tally Ho!
M.I.A. - Jimmy
Dry Cleaning - Conversation
Kirin J Callinan - Halo [Edit]
Benee - Soaked
The Echo Ohs - Wild Weeds
Dudley Benson - Matariki [Kolya Remix]
Ariel Pink - Stray Here With You
The B-52s - 52 Girls
The Beths - Happy Unhappy
Nightmares On Wax - Flip Ya Lid
Kirin J Callinan - The Whole of the Moon [Waterboys Cover]
Today on your bFM Breakfast: Rachel, Tess and Rob are balancing themselves this Wednesday morning; Rob has done a deep dive into chakras, all seven of them; the Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern talks Hōkai Rangi, tackling homelessness and the latest with the teachers pay negotiations; and Billie Rogers from Girls Rock Camp pops up to talk their all ages stage at The Others Way and the camp itself. Plus, a bit of toast-crunching-ASMR. Nice.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: Rachel, Tess and Rob are balancing themselves this Wednesday morning; Rob has done a deep dive into chakras, all seven of them; the Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern talks Hōkai Rangi, tackling homelessness and the latest with the teachers pay negotiations; and Billie Rogers from Girls Rock Camp pops up to talk their all ages stage at The Others Way and the camp itself. Plus, a bit of toast-crunching-ASMR. Nice.
PJ Harvey - The Wheel
Scott Walker - The Old Man's Back Again (Dedicated To The Neo-Stalinist Regime)
Today on your bFM Breakfast: Another early rise for Rachel and Tess; His Worship calls in bright and early to talk local body elections, recycling and online abuse; another muscial genius is dubbed in Second Guessing; Suri from Time Out pops up to talk about All Tomorrows Poets 2019; and Sam talks Years and Years, it's a yes from Sam, Tess and Lillian.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: Another early rise for Rachel and Tess; His Worship calls in bright and early to talk local body elections, recycling and online abuse; another muscial genius is dubbed in Second Guessing; Suri from Time Out pops up to talk about All Tomorrows Poets 2019; and Sam talks Years and Years, it's a yes from Sam, Tess and Lillian.
The Jesus and Mary Chain - Just Like Honey
Power Nap - Forever Man
Dry Cleaning - Magic of Meghan
violent femmes - Blister in the Sun
A. Billi Free, Tensei, Angel Bat Dawid - Flourish
Lithics - Excuse Generator
Die! Die! Die! - Casualties of Decades
Nightmares On Wax - Deep Shadows [Moodymann Remix] [Edit]
N0V3L - To Whom It May Concern
Muddy Waters - Tom Cat
DIIV - Skin Game
Dyson Stringer Cloher - Falling Clouds
Surf Friends - You've Got To Know
Liz Lawrence - None of My Friends
Ariel Pink - Stray Here With You
The Flaming Lips - Do You Realize??
The Stone Roses - She Bangs The Drums
JessB - New Era
G&D, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Declaime, LaToiya Williams - Again (feat. LaToiya Williams)
Today on your bFM Breakfast: A stunning start to the week, Rachel and Tess are stoked about the sun rays coming into the studio; as we edge closer to NZFW, Penelope introduces us to another ambassador, Sarah Stuart; Tony reckons we've gotta hit the snow at Cadrona ASAP; and Jenna brings in her favourite book of the year. Need we say more?
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: A stunning start to the week, Rachel and Tess are stoked about the sun rays coming into the studio; as we edge closer to NZFW, Penelope introduces us to another ambassador, Sarah Stuart; Tony reckons we've gotta hit the snow at Cadrona ASAP; and Jenna brings in her favourite book of the year. Need we say more?
Talking Heads - I Zimbra
Grimes - Genesis
Beverly Glenn-Copeland - In the Image
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard - Venusian 2
Bat for Lashes - Jasmine
Hans Pucket - Comfort
Carnivorous Plant Society - Take
The Murder Capital - More Is Less
Ohio Players - Fire
Bill Callahan - 747
Tiny Ruins - Holograms
Voom - Beth
Loyle Carner, Rebel Kleff - NO CD
Chastity Belt - Elena
Kirin J Callinan - Halo [Edit]
Chromatics - Lady
Purple Pilgrims - Sensing Me
Ross From Friends - Epiphany-Edit
Blood Orange - Dark & Handsome feat. Toro y Moi
Soaked Oats - Shuggah Doom
The Coathangers - Make It Right
Archi Banal - soft x sweet
Sam Cooke - A Change Is Gonna Come
Ty Segall - The Fall
Big Thief - Not
Perfume Genius - Fool
Jordan Rakei - Nerve [Ross From Friends Remix]
Rotary Connection - I Am The Black Gold of the Sun
Today on your bFM Breakfast: A plethora of new music to take you into the weekend; Fabian Fanboy gives us a quick review of Tarantino's new film; Dr. Kristen Zemke brings in some strong Power Pop vibes; Jo Randerson and Thomas LaHood talk clowning and Soft N Hard; and Zoë packs the studio with some special guests from the theatre community. Rachel reckons you better catch some rays while you can.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: A plethora of new music to take you into the weekend; Fabian Fanboy gives us a quick review of Tarantino's new film; Dr. Kristen Zemke brings in some strong Power Pop vibes; Jo Randerson and Thomas LaHood talk clowning and Soft N Hard; and Zoë packs the studio with some special guests from the theatre community. Rachel reckons you better catch some rays while you can.
Blondie - Atomic
Bailey Wiley - Lady [Amamelia in the Garage Mix]
(Sandy) Alex G - Southern Sky
Echo Ohs - Wild Weeds
Beastie Boys - Intergalactic
Penelope Isles - Leipzig
Kirin J Callinan - Big Enough (REMIX) (feat. Alex Cameron, Molly Lewis & Jimmy Barnes)
JessB - New Era
Rolling Blackouts CF - Sick Bug
Vivian Girls - Something To Do
The Skatalites - Man In The Street
Mermaidens - Millennia
The Bats - Treason
Die! Die! Die! - Casualties of Decades
Raiza Biza - Stolen Youth
Ariel Pink - Stray Here With You
SJD - i wanna be foolish
Cleophus & Lightskinjohn - D-LOW
Brittany Howard - Stay High
Oh Sees - The Daily Heavy
Jordan Rakei - Sorceress [Photay Remix]
Massive Attack, Young Fathers - Voodoo In My Blood
Today on your bFM Breakfast: It's getting lighter in the mornings and Rachel's convinced some sunshine is just around the corner; Dr. Bryce Edwards discusses prisoners voting rights, the 2018 census and harassment allegations against the Labour Party; a special announcement to perk up a grim morning; Leisha's back with tales of tasty treats; Troy brings in a few surprises; and Amelia recaps the Top Ten from last night.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: It's getting lighter in the mornings and Rachel's convinced some sunshine is just around the corner; Dr. Bryce Edwards discusses prisoners voting rights, the 2018 census and harassment allegations against the Labour Party; a special announcement to perk up a grim morning; Leisha's back with tales of tasty treats; Troy brings in a few surprises; and Amelia recaps the Top Ten from last night.
The Cure - Just Like Heaven
Dad Jokes - Dog's Best Friend
Gwenno - Patriarchaeth
Water - Alligator
Gordons - Coalminers Song
The Mauscovic Dance Band - Percussione & Spazio Sounds
Today on your bFM Breakfast: Oooh, some fancy international interviews for your Wednesday? Yes please; but to begin with, National's Deputy Leader, Paula Bennett, dials in to talk with Rachel about drug reform, Labour Party harassment allegations and Abortion Law Reform; Rob discovers some undersea conflicts between the Orca's and Great White's; Rachel spoke with Carrie Brownstein from Sleater-Kinney about their upcoming album, The Center Won’t Hold; and 95bFM's own Paddy interviewed Alex from Metz. A very full Breakfast of international artists. Lucky us.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: Oooh, some fancy international interviews for your Wednesday? Yes please; but to begin with, National's Deputy Leader, Paula Bennett, dials in to talk with Rachel about drug reform, Labour Party harassment allegations and Abortion Law Reform; Rob discovers some undersea conflicts between the Orca's and Great White's; Rachel spoke with Carrie Brownstein from Sleater-Kinney about their upcoming album, The Center Won’t Hold; and 95bFM's own Paddy interviewed Alex from Metz. A very full Breakfast of international artists. Lucky us.
The Clean - Beatnik
Parsnip - When the Tree Bears Fruit
Na Noise - Then Who
Black Milk - Blame
Moses Boyd, Kevin Haynes Grupo Elegua - Rush Hour/Elegua (feat. Kevin Haynes Grupo Elegua)
Street Chant - Pedestrian Support League
Blood Orange - Dark & Handsome feat. Toro y Moi
Fontaines D.C. - Big
Sugarcubes - Regina
H. Hawkline - Television
Toots & The Maytals - Funky Kingston ft Bootsy Collins & The Roots
Ross From Friends - The Revolution [Edit]
Vivien Goldman - Launderette
Jordan Rakei - Say Something
Sleater-Kinney - The Center Won't Hold
Sleater-Kinney - Can I Go On
Surf Friends - You've Got To Know
Bon Iver - Jelmore
Metz - Eraser
Nightmares On Wax - Deep Shadows [Moodymann Remix] [Edit]
Power Nap - Forever Man
Jenny Hval - High Alice
Créme Jéan - Sleepin' (At My House) (feat. Princess Chelsea)
Today on your bFM Breakfast: Rick Breeze reckons this trough just continues to deliver; Second Guessing shows us who really knows music; His Worship talks planting trees, dodgy dams, and land rezoning; Grace and Tash pop up to talk about Outlier Festival, happening this weekend; and Sam returns for Viewmaster to talk about The Boys.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: Rick Breeze reckons this trough just continues to deliver; Second Guessing shows us who really knows music; His Worship talks planting trees, dodgy dams, and land rezoning; Grace and Tash pop up to talk about Outlier Festival, happening this weekend; and Sam returns for Viewmaster to talk about The Boys.
Frankie Cosmos - Wannago
Bobby Womack - Across 110th Street
Ty Segall - The Fall
Bon Iver - Sh'Diah
Idles - I Dream Guillotine
GODTET - Oubladi feat. Mariam Sawires
Mac DeMarco - My Kind of Woman
GOON - Deny
Primal Scream - Some Velvet Morning (New Version)
Duds - No Remark
Archi Banal - soft x sweet
slowthai - Dead Leaves
Jean Paul Sartre Experience - Elemental
(Sandy) Alex G - Hope
Totems - $3.50
Motte - Give It To Me
Carnivorous Plant Society - Take
M.I.A. - Born Free
The War On Drugs - Under The Pressure
Die! Die! Die! - Casualties of Decades
Cate Le Bon - Sad Nudes
Kirin J Callinan - Love Delay
G&D, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Declaime - Peace Peace
Equip - Shadow Dancer [Eyeliner Remix]
Surfbort - Billy
Lightskinjohn, Cleophus - Conversation
Mbongwana Star ("bow-enna star") - Malukayi ft Konono No. 1
Today on your bFM Breakfast: Ah, another dusty Monday morning but that's nothing a good cuppa coffee and some tunes can't fix; Penelope Noir brings Sammy Salsa in the studio to talk NZFW and the life of a stylist in Aotearoa; JessB pops up to talk the cathartic birth of her new EP, New Views; Kiran brings in Wild Honey, basically an encyclopedia of NZ's Women poets; and Natural Ange talks about anxiety, depression and chilblains. That's Monday done.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: Ah, another dusty Monday morning but that's nothing a good cuppa coffee and some tunes can't fix; Penelope Noir brings Sammy Salsa in the studio to talk NZFW and the life of a stylist in Aotearoa; JessB pops up to talk the cathartic birth of her new EP, New Views; Kiran brings in Wild Honey, basically an encyclopedia of NZ's Women poets; and Natural Ange talks about anxiety, depression and chilblains. That's Monday done.
(Sandy) Alex G - Hope
Darcy Clay - All I Gotta Do
Purple Pilgrims - I'm Not Saying
Charles Bradley - The World (Is Going Up In Flames)
Hybrid Rose - No Vacancy
Charles Bradley - Heartaches and Pain
The Murder Capital - Don't Cling to Life
Carnivorous Plant Society - Take
The Orb - Little Fluffy Clouds
Water - Alligator
Kamasi Washington - Agents of the Multiverse
Power Nap - Forever Man
Shonen Knife - When You Sleep [My Bloody Valentine Cover]
Jay-Z - Brooklyn Go Hard ft Santogold
Nightmares On Wax - Gotta Smile [Folamour Remix] [Edit]
Today on your 95bFM Breakfast: so many new tracks, so many bloody prizes; Dr. Kirsten ventures into the world of the Juggalo; it's only the legendary Don McGlashan, live in-studio; Zoë has three picks, noble in reason and infinite in faculty; and Na Noise join Rachel in studio to talk about their new single and busy gigging schedule.
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Today on your 95bFM Breakfast: so many new tracks, so many bloody prizes; Dr. Kirsten ventures into the world of the Juggalo; it's only the legendary Don McGlashan, live in-studio; Zoe has three picks, noble in reason and infinite in faculty; and Na Noise join Rachel in studio to talk about their new single and busy gigging schedule.
Silver Jews - Smith & Jones
G&D [Georgia Anne Muldrow & Dudley Perkins] - P.A.L.
Harper Finn - Teenage Queen
Hookworms - Boxing Day
Church & AP - Roulette
Ciccone Youth - Addicted To Love
Mac DeMarco - Another One
Miss June - Enemies
Tyvek - Frustration Rock
Qaadir Howard - Bloodied and a Mess
Ladi6 - Royal Blue [Silent Jay, Sensible J and Leigh Fisher Remix]
Pixies - Vamos (pilgrim)
Wukong the Monkey King 悟空 - Decay
Sleater-Kinney - Modern Girl
Blam Blam Blam - Like My Job
Blam Blam Blam - There Is No Depression In New Zealand
Surf Friends - You've Got To Know
Kirin J Callinan - Big Enough (REMIX) (feat. Alex Cameron, Molly Lewis & Jimmy Barnes)
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!
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.
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.
Rosetta has a kōrero with Julia Jacklin of Phantastic Ferniture about their forthcoming shows in Aotearoa this week! You can catch them at Double Whammy this Thursday December 11 - tickets from Under The Radar. 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!
Jenna is up in the studio chatting with Rosetta and Milly about all things books for Loose Reads! Today, they cover some recommendations for your Christmas shopping needs - whakarongo mai nei!
For a very special This Is How We Brew It, Christian is in the studio making cold brew for the girls to try tomorrow! He's using our delicious bean of the week: Ethiopian Koke Shalaye - which you can text in all week to win a bag of. Plus, we've got a special eighthirty tee shirt in our prize bundle this week, to mark the festive season! Whakarongo mai nei!
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