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Pennie chats about rag and bone men on Fashun (brought to you by Re:Circle). Troy Kingi is dialling in to talk about his recent documentary on TVNZ+, Troy Kingi’s Desert Hikoi. Abby gives us the lowdown on shortlisted novels for the Ockham fiction category on Loose Reads. C. Zukey is in the studio talking about his debut record, Stone Fruut. Whakarongo mai nei!
Playlist
Gregor - Reality Rings Loud
Nia Archives - Cards On The Table
Jessica Pratt - Better Hate
Lady Shaka - E Tu
Daisy Rickman - Falling Through The Rising Sun
hanbee - Days Months Years
Louisa Nicklin - Thick
Nice Girl - My Feeling
The Cat's Miaow - Dust From A Memory
Hans Pucket - You Must Chill
The White Stripes - Rag and Bone
Tinariwen - Tenere Den feat. Fats Kaplin
Troy Kingi - Bastard
Troy Kingi - Link Link Link
The Brunettes - Summer Love
Mount Kimbie - A Figure In The Surf
King Kapisi - Sub-cranium Feeling (Full Version)
Liam Finn - Purple Dress (RADIO EDIT)
Kraus - Crystal Motors
Lola - Portal
The Local Group - what a time to be alive
Keepsakes - Scene Analysis
C. Zukey - Keep Love
C. Zukey - Holy Water
Helicon - Permo (Al Lover Remix)
christoph el' truento - Pīwari (Gumboot Joe Version)
Dr Kirsten Zemke chats psychobilly tracks on Travelling Tunes. Julien Dyne from Half Hexagon is chatting about The Method, the new track with an accompanying video. Viewmaster Litia reviews a new film out of Aotearoa, The Moon Is Upside Down. Holly Arrowsmith chats about Neon Bright, the second single from her forthcoming album. Whakarongo mai nei!
Playlist
Low - Laser Beam
Kara Jackson - Right, Wrong or Ready
Mary Lattimore & Walt McClements - Stolen Bells
The Lemon Twigs - Church Bells
christoph el' truento - Performer Dub feat. Mara TK (Locomotive Version)
Max Harris gives us some Political Commentary about the nation. Lucinda Bennett chats banoffee pie on Breakfast Food. Geneva AM is in the studio to chat about her new single Pikipiki and the launch for the track this weekend. Natural Ange answers your holistic health queries. We recap your Top Ten. Whakarongo mai nei!
Playlist
The Breeders - Divine Mascis
Nathaniel Russell - Bloodsucker
carpet dust - friday morning
Parsnip - Clear Blue Sky
Tom Lark - Dumb Luck
Justice, Tame Impala - One Night/All Night
christoph el' truento - Pīwari (Gumboot Joe Version)
BADBADNOTGOOD - Take What’s Given feat. reggie
The Fuzzy Robes - Invocation
PJ Harvey - Rid Of Me
Four Tet - Daydream Repeat
Slint - Breadcrumb Trail
Kim Gordon - I'm A Man
The New Mourning - Lost in Contemplation
Angus and Julia Stone - Cape Forestier
Young Gho$t & Midknight Moon - Live & Direct
Caroline Polachek - Starburned and Unkissed
Voom - Martin Phillipps
Geneva AM - T(M)²I
Geneva AM - Pikipiki feat. Samara Alofa, Hawkins, Rewi McLay, Mara TK
On What's Up with Marama Davidson, Rachel speaks to the co-leader of the Green Party about recent polling, AUKUS discussions, and goings on in the education sector. The Bard of Bollix chats orangutans and Roman dodecahedrons on The Mind Trench. We listen to a conversation with Blonde Redhead about their upcoming show in Aotearoa. Joseph Harper of the What Now team is dialling in to chat about Lil Gigs,the segment with wonderful Aotearoa musicians performing in kids spaces for New Zealand Music Month. Justine Sachs helps the listeners wade through employment relations and union queries on Red Dead Redemption. Whakarongo mai nei!
Playlist
Daisy Rickman - Howl
Jessica Pratt - Empires Never Know
Gregory Uhlmann - Apple Head
Marina Allen - Swinging Doors
Family Band - Shib's Disco
Voom - Martin Phillipps
Mercury Rev - Holes
Angus and Julia Stone - Cape Forestier
Kraus - Crystal Motors
Carlotte Day Wilson - Walk With Me
Earth Tongue - Grave Pressure
Pulp - Common People
Disciple Pati - The Boy Who Cried Woman
Shonnon Lay - Mirrors
P.H.F. - ENJOY
Blonde Redhead - Snowman
Mount Kimbie - A Figure In The Surf
CC:DISCO - Magic (Is In Tempo) - Midnight Mix feat. Jennifer Loveless
Sam Gendel & Sam Wilkes - SWEET FIRE
christoph el' truento - Pīwari (Gumboot Joe Version)
Erny Belle - Tutira Mai
Vera Ellen - You Are My Sunshine
Hovvdy - Clean
Pachyman - Goldline
Teenage Fanclub - Neil Jung
Awning - Benevolent
The Cat's Miaow - Make A Wish
Folk Implosion - Natural One
King Loser - Troubled Land
Elliot and Vincent - Buffalo [Live at Whammy for Fancy New Band 2023]
Dim makes a return to Second Guessing, taking out this week's win. On Isthmus'n That with Desley Simpson, Rachel speaks to the Deputy Mayor about Watercare's separation from Auckland Council and reduction of public bins around the city. Anna Coddington is in the studio to have a korero about her new single Kātuarehe from her forthcoming album, out in June. Robbie Nicol and Rhiannon McCall are on Stage Direction to talk about their respective Comedy Festival shows. On Ready Steady Learn, Kate Kersey from the School of Population Health is in to talk about her research into alcohol consumption demographics. Whakarongo mai nei!
Pennie chats 19th century recycling on Fashun. Tom Lark is in the studio to talk about his new single Dumb Luck and his show this week before he heads off to the UK. On Loose Reads, Suri reviews two of the shortlisted poetry collections for the Ockham Awards. We listen to a chat from Rosetta had with Charlotte Day Wilson about her new record, Cyan Blue. Whakarongo mai nei!
Playlist
Happy Mondays - Kuff Dam
Hamid Al Shaeri - Ayonha
Amiria Grenell - Burnt Coffee
Caroline Polachek - Starburned and Unkissed
Big Sur - Lands
Lady Shaka - E Tu
Kara Jackson - Right, Wrong or Ready
Chris Cohen - Damage
Funk'n'SloCuts - lazy susan
Phoebe Rings - Mandarin Tree
Emma Russack - Everything is Big
Louisa Nicklin - Thick
Broadcast - Follow The Light
Tom Lark - Brave Star
Tom Lark - Dumb Luck
Sarah Mary Chadwick - Let's Fight
Romare - Rising Sun
Angus and Julia Stone - Cape Forestier
Parsnip - Placeholder
The Local Group - what a time to be alive
P.H.F. - A GIRL WITH SHIT ON HER MIND
Repairs - LYLAS
Kraus - Crystal Motors
Fruit Juice Parade - the more you don't know the less you know
Happy New Zealand Music T Shirt Day! On Travelling Tunes Dr Kirsten Zemke chats about cursive singing. Amiria Grenell speaks to Rachel about her release show this Sunday May 5 at Frieda Margolis for her new album, The Winter Light. Viewmaster Litia reviews the new Netflix series, Baby Reindeer. Lily and Beth of Sure Boy are chatting about their show this evening at The Wine Cellar, as part of the Testing If You Like This Tour. Whakarongo mai nei!
Playlist
Jessica Pratt - The Last Year
The Damned - New Rose
Te Huhu - Tūrangawaewae
Broadcast - The Games You Play
Jim Nothing - Hourglass
DONK DOBBO - CRAZY YES! DONK YES! feat. DJ BAX
Julien Dyne - Hours feat. Ladi6 (Lord Echo Remix)
花溪 Flowerstream - Instant Zen
Nice Girl - Yummy
Voom - Beth
Big Sur - Lands
P.H.F. - ETERNAL MASS
Caroline Polachek - Starburned and Unkissed
Wurld Series - Distant Business
Adrienne Lenker - Donut Seam
Amiria Grenell - Oamaru by Night
Amiria Grenell - Burnt Coffee
Cindy Lee - Diamond Jubilee
Repairs - LYLAS
Sababa 5 - Bezani
The Fuzzy Robes - Collect for Midday
DAIISTAR - Clear
Geneva AM - Pikipiki feat. Samara Alofa, Hawkins, Rewi McLay, Mara TK
Dr Lara Greaves gives us some Political Commentary on the rolling of two ministers, recent polls and a potential payrise for MPs. On Breakfast Food, Lucinda chats fermenting- including kombucha, and how to avoid botulism. Excellent. Louisa Nicklin chats about her new single, Thick, which is from her forthcoming album. The Hobby Goblins fill the world with song via their dinosaur themed vegetable (or fruit...) instruments. Damien Owen from Music Helps reminds us about NZ music t shirt day- which is tomorrow!
Playlist
Dehd - Mood Ring
Habibi - On The Road
Sam Evian - Why DoesIt Take So Long
Geneva AM - Pikipiki feat. Mara TK, Samara Alofa, Hawkins, Rewi McLay
Stinky Jim - Cry For The Ute
Phoebe Rings - Mandarin Tree
Mel Parsons - Little Sadness
Earth Tongue - Grave Pressure
P.H.F. - BUG
Kindness - فلسطين
Mokotron - Decolonize Existence (Big Fat Raro Remix)
The Bard of Bollix takes us through The Mind Trench, chatting space rulers and mystery blobs. Marlon Williams dials in to chat about his recent multiple nominations in the Aotearoa Music Awards. Sara Wiseman is in the studio to chat about The Effect, the play from Lucy Prebble. Salene gives advice for your renting woes on A Room Of One's Own. Happy first day of New Zealand Music Month!
Playlist
Tom Lark - Dumb Luck
The Morning Star - The Night That Moved So Slowly
Voom - Martin Phillipps
Big Sur - Lands
DBLDBL - Fakey feat. Randa
Cindy Lee - Diamond Jubilee
Reb Fountain - Lacuna
花溪 Flowerstream - Flying Sofa
Awning - Benevolent
P.H.F. - BUG
Hannah Everingham - María
Toots & The Maytals - 54-46 Was My Number
Lady Shaka - E Tu
Marlon Williams - Don’t Go Back
Marlon Williams - My Boy
Geneva AM - Pikipiki feat. Samara Alofa, Hawkins, Rwei McLay, Mara TK
Jim Nothing - Hourglass
Astrid Sonne - Do you wanna
Funk'n'SloCuts - lazy susan
Angus and Julia Stone - Cape Forestier
The Bug - Demon feat. Irah
Habibi - Do You Want Me Now
Romare - Rising Sun
micronism - engaging causeless mercy
Bill Callahan & Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - Miracles feat. Ty Segall [Johnnie Frierson Cover]
The Beths chat about their nominations in the Aotearoa Music Awards and their performances at Coachella. Courtney Dawson is on Stage Direction to chat about her Comedy Festival show Dreams are Free. Emmy Rākete is in for Ready Steady Learn to talk about her work regarding the Three Strikes law and People Against Prisons Aotearoa. Whakarongo mai nei!
Playlist
Tashi Wada - GrandTrine feat. Julia Holter
Prince - Controversy
Cindy Lee - Diamond Jubilee
Anna Coddington - Kaatuarehe
DIIV - Frog In Boiling Water
Nathaniel Russell - Wonderful To Be In Love
Big Sur - Lands
Gnoomes - Ule (radio edit)
Sunny Morris - Mother, It's Not My Fault
Voom - Magic feat. Fazerdaze
Earth Tongue - Grave Pressure
Adrienne Lenker - Donut Seam
P.H.F. - ENJOY
Jim Nothing - Hourglass
The Beths - Knees Deep
Romare - Rising Sun
Auto Angel - What Else But Love? feat. FABLE & Yuko Miyoshi
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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