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Lots on the show today! Rosetta is producing while Stella is off having an Aussie holiday, we've got Travelling Tunes with Dr Kirsten Zemke, Phoebe from Revulva phones in to chat about their new single 'Bush Bash', and Diaz Grimm comes up to the studio to chat about his new album 'Māui and the Sin'! Also - a couple of big announcements about the future of The Wine Cellar + Whammy, and our beloved host Rachel is hanging up her headphones after 5 years in the hot seat! All these feels, plus prizes and great tunes. Whakarongo mai nei!
Playlist
hanbee - lovers
Cassandra Jenkins - Delphinium Blue
Cindy Lee - Diamond Jubilee
Tashi Wada & Julia Holter - Asleep to the World
Maxim Ludwig - Mercury Avenue feat. Angel Olsen
caru - KEEP IT UP
K M T P - 2 Days
Mel Parsons - Tiny Days
Internn - Cada
Gorillaz - On Melancholy Hill
Nia Archives - Cards On The Table
Na Noise - Open The Door
ANDWAHN - FOUXWORK
Blonde Redhead - For the Damaged Coda
Sarah Mary Chadwick - Drinkin’ on a Tuesday
Revulva - Bush Bash
Anna Coddington - Moohou Raa
Queens Of The Stone Age - Go With The Flow
Nathan Haines - Come Into The Light feat. La Coco
Joe Ghatt - Pale Blue Dot
Habibi - In My Dreams
Dexy's Midnight Runners - Geno
christoph el' truento - Moe Mai Rā
Vera Ellen - heartbreak for jetlag
Bar Italia - Sarcoustica
The Jesus and Mary Chain - Just Like Honey
AW - ONE BLAH NIGHT
John Carroll Kirby - Fuku Wa Uchi Oni Soto feat. Mizuhara Sisters
This week for Political Commentary Max Harris speaks to Rachel about the fallout of the Government's budget and the rise of protest action across Aotearoa. Lucinda Bennet provides the remedy for the winter chills as she discusses broth on Breakfast Food. And, Eli Superflyy joins the show to talk about his forthcoming album 'MOTOR' and his latest single 'Happy'. Whakarongo mai nei!
Playlist
Ela Minus - COMBAT
Blonde Redhead - Before
christoph el' truento - Traffic Jam
Bar Italia - The only concious being in the universe
Cate Le Bon - Are You with Me Now?
P.H.F. - A GIRL WITH SHIT ON HER MIND
AW - ONE BLAH NIGHT
Salt Water Criminals - My Greatest Achievement
JessB - Talk Of The Town
Kate Bollinger - Any Day Now
Molly Nilsson - Absolute Power
Kraus - Crystal Motors
Nice Girl - Pot Red
ELI SUPERFLYY - Mockingbird
Eli Superflyy - Happy
clairo - Sexy to Someone
Jess Cornelius - Laps in the Drugstore
LIAM K. SWIGGS - SKATE PARK feat. YOUNG GHO$T
Princess Chelsea - Everything Is Going To Be Alright (Pt. 2)
Marlin's Dreaming - Earnestly feat. Erny Belle
Polaroids of Polarbears - The Day Of Frasers Birthday
Eli Superflyy joins Breakfast to chat about his forthcoming album 'MOTOR' and his latest single 'Happy'. He also delves into the back story of the car he is giving away to one luck fan!
On What's Up with Marama Davidson, Rachel speaks to the co-leader of the Green Party about the recent Budget, the subsequent action day and the government's position on the situation in Rafah. The Bard of Bollix is in to guide us through The Mind Trench, and gifts us a cursed mash up. Liam K Swiggs chats about the 2024 Big Fresh Collective’s Footmahi and the his single, Skate Park featuring Young Ghost. Salene helps you out with your whack rental situations on A Room Of One's Own. Whakarongo mai nei!
Playlist
Anna Coddington - Moohou Raa
Goodnight My Darling - Ruby
Jess Cornelius - Laps in the Drugstore
Esy Tadesse - Buna
Habibi - Losing Control
clairo - Sexy to Someone
Guardian Singles - Midnight Swim
Cassandra Jenkins - Delphinium Blue
Blonde Redhead - For the Damaged Coda
The Bug - Skeng
Half Hexagon - The Method
Polaroids of Polarbears - The Day Of Frasers Birthday
We announce a delightful second tier of the Second Guessing prize, and Maria takes the win on today's level! Tessa from Mystery Waitress chats about their new single, Nightbug, out on Flying Nun. For Stage Direction, one of the presenters of The Gaza Dialogues, Rand Hazou, chats about the five-night mini-cultural festival fostering engagement with Palestine that begins tonight. Kendra Cox from the School of Counselling, Human Services and Social Work is on Ready Steady Learn in to discuss her masters research, a critical kaupapa Māori analysis of the pre-WWII child care and protection system. Whakarongo mai nei!
Playlist
Hominid - Stay With Me (Rework)
T.G. Shand - The Cheese
Hans. & hanbee - Warmer
Chris Knox - Not Given Lightly
Internn - Clammy Heart
Mount Kimbie - A Figure In The Surf
Blonde Redhead - For the Damaged Coda
Church - Fairytale
Mitski - Love Me More
Suede - Animal Nitrate
moktar - Haraka feat. Saad El Soghayar
K M T P - 2:45 (Getting Old)
Kindness - فلسطين
Joanne Robertson & Dean Blunt - SASSY
Dad Jokes - JCVD
clairo - Sexy to Someone
Phoebe Rings - Mandarin Tree
Mystery Waitress - Baby
Mystery Waitress - Nightbug
Marlin's Dreaming - Earnestly feat. Erny Belle
Polaroids of Polarbears - The Day Of Frasers Birthday
Ninajirachi - Things I Never Nu
Samara Alofa - CEASEFIRE
Geneva AM - Pikipiki feat. Samara Alofa, Hawkins, Rewi McLay, Mara TK
We share the behind the scenes goss from the Aotearoa Music Awards last night! Listen back for chats with winners and nominees across the evening's celebration. Dr Kirsten Zemke chats about the lap steel on Travelling Tunes. Whakarongo mai nei!
Dr Lara Greaves gives us some Political Commentary about Budget day, and strike action across the motu. Jim chats winter planting on Greening Out. Emily Bateman is in the studio to chat about her new EP, Like I Always Do.
Playlist
Kurawai, Ria Hall, Troy Kingi, Te Kuru Dewes - Toitū Te Tiriti
Bob Dorough - The Magic Number
Internn - Bob's Bathroom
Reb Fountain - How Bizarre
The Cat's Miaow - It Might Never Happen
Tinariwen - Imidiwan Mahitinam
GUM and Ambrose Kenny-Smith - Ill Times
Big Sur - Lands
Hans Pucket - My Brain Is A Vacant Space
Mokotron - Decolonize Existence (Big Fat Raro Remix)
African Head Charge - Heading For Glory
Mystery Waitress - Nightbug
Church - Fairytale
Alec - Another Party
Sarah Mary Chadwick - I Felt Things In New Zealand - Live
Rob Bollix chats about aardwolves and lungless frogs on The Mind Trench. Semisi from Marlin’s Dreaming is in the studio to chat about the band’s new single with Erny Belle, Earnestly, out today with a music video to go along with it. Justine helps the listeners navigate employment and union questions on Red Dead Redemption. Whakarongo mai nei!
Playlist
Jessica Pratt - Here In The Pitch
Joe Ghatt - Orange October
Warpaint - Undertow
King Loser - Morning Dew
Troy Kingi - Ocelli
Louisa Nicklin - Thick
Shy One - Gyallis Spiral
Anna Coddington - Kātuarehe
Internn - All The Knots Are Loose
christoph el' truento - Pīwari (Gumboot Joe Version)
Half Hexagon - The Method
Frank Chickens - We Are Ninja - Yasuharu Konishi Mix
Michelle takes out Second Guessing, catching a Dimmer track! Tender Moonlight dials in in to chat about his single release party this Friday 31st May at Whammy Bar w/ Baby Zionov, Magic Factory, Moppy and Roy Irwin. Stage Direction is with Vincent Andrew-Scammell, chat about how Bull Rush, the newest improv group in residency at Basement’s Friday night is going. On Ready Steady Learn, Senior Lecturer in the School of Biology Kristal Cain chats about how the Titipounamu is changing what we thought we knew about bird evolution. Whakarongo mai nei!
Playlist
Internn - Cada
Nap Eyes - Feline Wave Race
The Golden Awesome - A Thousand Nights and One Night
Warpaint - Undertow
beet-wix - mindblock
Night Lunch - 1 MILLION PINES
Sababa 5 - Bezani
Hans Pucket - You Must Chill
Alec - Another Party
Mystery Waitress - Night Bug
Lola - Portal
Sarah Mary Chadwick - Shitty Town - Live
Baby Zionov - Jeremy (The Magnetic Fields)
Tender Moonlight - Distant Memory of a Girl
Joe Ghatt - Orange October
The Go-Betweens - Love Goes On!
Mount Kimbie - A Figure In The Surf
Summer Flake - Nothing Lasts Forever
Kraus - Crystal Motors
hanbee - days months years
The Cat's Miaow - Faded (original cassette version)
Rosetta and Milly catch up with Zac from Radio One to hear about what's happening down in Ōtepoti, upcoming gigs, and favourite recent releases! Whakarongo mai nei!
HALFQUEEN had a kōrero with Nabihah Iqbal ahead of her DJ set at Neck of The Woods this Saturday, as part of Strange Universe Autumn Edition - with Mariam on support. Whakarongo mai nei!
Rosetta and Milly catch up with Deputy Mayor Desley Simpson to chat about the Auckland Council's annual plan which is now out for public consultation, the proposed rates rise, and fires in rubbish trucks started by lithium batteries. Whakarongo mai nei!
Continuing our journey in the fashion of uniforms, Pennie chats with Rosetta and Milly about the evolution of military uniforms from flamboyance to camoflage - and how military tactics and changes and influenced uniforms. Whakarongo mai nei!
Natural Ange is back for another kōrero with Rosetta and Milly! This month, the trio catch up about which natural sweeteners are the best, perimenopause, psoriasis and more. Whakarongo mai nei!
Milly sat down for a kōrero with Robert from The Bats ahead of their Corner Coming Up Aotearoa tour - including their show this Saturday at The Hollywood Avondale as part of Strange Universe! Whakarongo mai nei.
Strange Universe has begun, and opening the line-up is Norwegian duo Smerz!
Performing off the back of their 2025 album, Big City Life, Smerz eloquently flit between slower, melancholic tracks and flirtier club numbers, all bound by this thread of romance that runs throughout their work. Blending experimental art pop, electronic, alternative R&B, and even classical elements, their sound embraces the unpredictable, making them impossible to pin down to a single genre.
Listen back to Sof's interview with Catharina Stoltenberg and Henriette Motzfeldt ahead of their Tāmaki debut.
Political Scientist Lara Greaves joins the show to discuss the current state of global conflict and its nuances, as well as our nation's leaders' reactions to it. As well as Kiwi’s thoughts about our parties in the face of an imminent election this year. And the rise of minor parties globally.
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