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Penelope Noir chats about the history of umbrellas on Fashun. Rohan Evans from Wine Cellar is in the studio chatting about the 20 year anniversary of the venue and the week of gigs to celebrate, starting this week. Jenna’s in to review All Fours from Miranda July on Loose Reads. HOMINID (Benny Jennings) from Te Whanganui a Tara is chatting about his new project INTROVERT/EXTROVERT. Whakarongo mai nei!
Playlist
The Stereobus - Thank You
Summer Flake - Nothing Lasts Forever
Alex G - Election Night
Liam Finn - Purple Dress (RADIO EDIT)
Toro y Moi - Genius of Love feat. Brijean
moktar - Haraka feat. Saad El Soghayar
Kraus - Crystal Motors
The Lemon Twigs - In The Eyes Of The Girl
Voom - Everyone
Arthur Ahbez - Free as the Wind
FAHU - Get2gether - Gee Lane Remix
Alec - Another Party
JPSE - I Like Rain
Big Sur - Lands
Hans Pucket - You Must Chill
Fake Purr - Bear Wolf
Church - Interview with a Vampire
Louisa Nicklin - Slicing Through [Live at The Wine Cellar 19/12/20]
The Echo Ohs - The Crawl (Live at The Wine Cellar 26/04/19)
Dr Kirsten Zemke takes us through some old school Aotearoa hip hop on Travelling Tunes. Ringlets are in the studio talking about JUNK FEST and their new single. Our Viewmaster Litia Tuiburelevu reviews season two of Heartbreak High. Lilly Carron is in to talk about her EP, And The Clouds Came Undone, out today, as well as her performance this evening to celebrate on Drive Live. We share the final episodes of Industry Rider with The Beths, Lee Whall (Phys Ed Religious), and D.C. Maxwell. Whakarongo mai nei!
Max Harris helps us wade through the political goings-on of the nation on Political Commentary. Lucinda Bennett gives inner city food recommendations on Breakfast Food. D.C. Maxwell is in the studio chatting about his NZMM cover of the Skeptics track, Agitator, and what he’s up to before he heads to Naarm. The Hobby Goblins arrive for judgement day on their rave puppets. Billy T nominee Advait Kirtikar is in to talk about his Comedy Festival show, New Show Who Dis. Industry Rider today is with AJA and Louisa Nicklin. We recap your Top Ten. Whakarongo mai nei!
Playlist
The Clean - Golden Crown
Voom - Everyone
Alec - Another Party
Carb on Carb - Motuihe
Elliot and Vincent - Doberman [Live at Whammy for Fancy New Band 2023]
SJD - Rising, Falling, Rising
Amamelia - Jump The Moon
Vera Ellen - heartbreak for jetlag
milk - Sugar Glider
Te Huhu - Tūrangawaewae
DC Maxwell - Out Stealing Horses
DC Maxwell - Agitator (Skeptics cover)
beet-wix - slug level standards
Geneva AM - Pikipiki feat. Samara Alofa, Hawkins, Rewi McLay, Mara TK
On What's Up with Nicola Willis, the Deputy Leader of the National Party speaks to Rachel about the Pre-Budget Speech and MP David MacLeod being stood down. Alec is in the studio to talk about his recent signing to Sunreturn and his new single. Valere is chatting about her latest EP, Gold Dust. Industry Rider continues, with chats from Matthew Crawley and Geneva AM today. Whakarongo mai nei!
Playlist
HUMMUCIDE - The Moon
Family Band - Shib's Disco
Reb Fountain - How Bizarre
Joe Ghatt - Pale Blue Dot
Skeptics - Sensible Shoes
Che Fu - Machine Talk
Repairs - LYLAS
Mokotron - TŪHORONUKU feat. Sam Kiwan
Voom - Everyone
caru - KEEP IT UP
Alec - Another Party
Kolya - Breaking shallows (just breathe)
Beastwars - Dark Child
Dead Famous People - Barlow's House
Valere - Azariah's Lullaby
Valere - Gold Dust
Hans Pucket - No Drama
Vera Ellen - heartbreak for jetlag
The Brunettes - B-A-B-Y (95bFM Live Session at Red Bull Studios)
Ronsad takes out the NZMM Second Guessing win! On Isthmus'n That, Rachel speaks to Deputy Mayor Desley Simpson about overnight flooding, parking payment changes in the central city and the Auckland Long Term Plan. Romi Wrights is chatting about an upcoming performance at Auckland Live's "Kick Back in a Beanbag and Lean into the Weekend" lunchtime gig series on Friday, May 24th at The Civic. Lana Walters is in for Stage Direction, talking about her Comedy Festival show Don't Lick That. On Ready Steady Learn, senior marketing lecturer Shahper Richter talks us through her research on the Metaverse. Industry Rider (an NZMM special) continues, with chats from Anthony Metcalf and Gussie Larkin. Whakarongo mai nei!
Playlist
Voom - Marawannabe
The Naenae Express - Vegetables
Molly Payton - Accelerate
K M T P - First Date
LEAO - 1000 Fantoms [Live at 95bFM Drive Island XX]
Kraus - Crystal Motors
christoph el' truento - Pīwari (Gumboot Joe Version)
Amamelia - What's Your Damage?
JessB - Talk Of The Town
beet-wix - mindblock
LONDON DRUGS - Youth for Christ
Finn Johansson & Ny Oh - We Still Got It
Romi Wrights - Bring It Back
Romi Wrights - Without You
Avantdale Bowling Club - Still Feel Broke
Night Lunch - 1 MILLION PINES
Samara Alofa - CEASEFIRE
Reb Fountain - How Bizarre
Lola - Portal
Vera Ellen - part x
Geneva AM - Pikipiki feat. Samara Alofa, Hawkins, Rewi McLay, Mara TK
We kick off 100% New Zealand Music Week here on the b! The most wonderful week of the year. We also launch Industry Rider, a segment for NZMM 2024 where Stella speaks to promoters, musicians and makers in Aotearoa what they need on their list to fulfil this year's theme (amplifying Aotearoa). Listen to chats from Half Queen and Swallow The Rat. Pennie chats trench coats on Fashun. Dame Hinewehi Mohi speaks to Rachel about her induction into the Recorded Music NZ 2024 NZ Music Hall of Fame. Suri reviews James from Percival Everett on Loose Reads. Finn Johansson is in the studio to chat about the release of his single with Ny Oh, We Still Got It which came out on Friday with a music video. Whakarongo mai nei!
Playlist
TAWHITO - Tatau o te poo - Hasji Remix
Amamelia - Lemon Magnolia
beet-wix - mindblock
Geneva AM - Pikipiki feat. Samara Alofa, Hawkins, Rewi McLay, Mara TK
Stella is away so Evie is filling in as producer. Dr Kirsten Zemke chats working class anthems on Travelling Tunes. Taite Music Prize winner Vera Ellen dials in to chat about her brand new EP, heartbreak for jetlag, out today! Viewmaster Litia Tuiburelevu reviews Motherhood, an anthology streaming on TVNZ+. Goodnight My Darling dials in to chat about her brand new single, Ruby. Whakarongo mai nei!
Playlist
Cocteau Twins - Ivo
Alex G - Opening Theme from The Pink Opaque
October and The Eyes - Public Image
Ninajirachi - Things I Never Nu
Overmono & The Streets - Turn The Page
Lilly Carron - Wild For Change
Unknown Mortal Orchestra - Meshuggah
Leonard Charles - Nine Lives feat. Leroy Burgess
Caroline Polachek - Starburned and Unkissed
JessB - Talk Of The Town
Earth Tongue - Out of This Hell
Dehd - Hard to Love
The Local Group - what a time to be alive
Vera Ellen - heartbreak for jetlag
Vera Ellen - danger i feat. oli devlin
Tinariwen - Azawad
Repairs - STRANGE TIMES
Geneva AM - Pikipiki feat. Samara Alofa, Hawkins, Rewi McLay, Mara TK
Stella is away today so Rosetta's filling in as producer, Rachel chats to Marc Daalder about ministries firing employees and rehiring them as consultants and what's going on with Transpower for Political Commentary, we also chat to Pati AF about her new multi-media concert experience Ka'a, plus news, weather, surf, prizes and plenty of tunes! Whakarongo mai nei!
Playlist
Joe Ghatt - Pale Blue Dot
pickle darling - Laundromat
Gregor - Prelude
Mary Lattimore & Walt McClements - The Top of Thomas Street
On What's Up with Chris Hipkins, Rachel speaks to the leader of the opposition about the proposed repeal of Oranga Tamariki Act 77a, ministries hiring consultants after public sector cuts and the Labour Party's position on Aotearoa potentially joining Pillar Two of AUKUS. The Bard of Bollix chats parrots on The Mind Trench. Boh Runga is in the studio for a conversation about Synthony Pride. Spycc of SWIDT chats about SWIDT Music Month. Whakarongo mai nei!
Playlist
Gregor - The Magic Pony
The Lemon Twigs - Peppermint Roses
Goat Girl - motorway
Big Sur - Lands
Romi Wrights - Without You
Phoebe Rings - Mandarin Tree
Lady Shaka - E Tu
Dehd - Dog Days
The Fuzzy Robes - Collect for Midday
Prince - Alphabet St.
Faithless - Tarantula
Hans Pucket - Drag Me Through Your Heart
Daisy Rickman - Falling Through The Rising Sun
Tinariwen - Tenere Den feat. Fats Kaplin
LEAO - PUA MALIU
Parsnip - L.O.N.E.
La Luz - I'll Go With You
Earth Tongue - Grave Pressure
This Is The Kit - Careful of Your Keepers - Live at The Minack Theatre
Hamish guesses an Amamelia track on Second Guessing. James of Carb on Carb chats about their upcoming album coming out on Friday and their show to celebrate on the same evening. Tom Sainsbury and Johanna Cosgrove are on Stage Direction talking about their respective Comedy Festival shows. Kelsey Miller, doctoral candidate from the school of biology is on Ready Steady Learn explaining her work on kina barrens. Whakarongo mai nei!
Playlist
Camera Obscura - We're Going To Make It In A Man's World
The Lemon Twigs - Church Bells
Emma Russack - Everything Is Big
Caroline Polachek - Starburned and Unkissed
Crystal Egg - What Money?
Fontaines D.C. - Starburster
christoph el' truento - Pīwari (Gumboot Joe Version)
The Native Cats - Kay Carroll
Earth Tongue - Grave Pressure
Lionlimb - Dream of You feat. Angel Olsen
Eyedress - Okanagan Lake feat. Daryl Johns & Horse Morrison
Ty Segall - Night of the Vampire [Roky Erickson Cover]
Richard Tripps - Blue Eyed Open Sky
How Get - Te Tai Pari
Cara Beth Satalino - Volvo Station Wagon
The Cat's Miaow - The Phoebe I Know (original cassette version)
Carb on Carb - 2009
Carb on Carb - I Know the End 2
Family Band - Shib's Disco
Daisy Rickman - Sunflowers Of Your Mind
Washed Out - New Theory
Repairs - LYLAS
Archi Banal - Mind Is Dumb
P.H.F. - A GIRL WITH SHIT ON HER MIND
Baby Zionov - Clubbing in the Time of Cholera [deepState PureRave Remix]
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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