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Today on your bFM Breakfast: What a glorious morning to start counting down the NZVAPOR Top 95; Dr. Kirsten Zemke pops in to join the fun, bringing Bossa Nova to the party; and Johanna's back for Stage Direction, this week talking about her must-see performances. A special day for 95bFM as we countdown the Top 95 songs voted by the listeners. Arohanui.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: What a glorious morning to start counting down theNZVAPOR Top 95; Dr. Kirsten Zemke pops in to join the fun, bringing Bossa Nova to the party; and Johanna's back for Stage Direction, this week talking about her must-see performances. A special day for 95bFM as we countdown the Top 95 songs voted by the listeners. Arohanui.
Today on your bFM Breakfast: Straight into some politics this morning with Rod Oram, talking climate strikes and economics; Stella Donnelly takes the stage for the Laneway Spotlight; Leisha's indulging in a celebration of veg; Troy brings us his selections From The Crate with a couple helpful facts; and Amelia talks democracy on the Top Ten last night.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: Straight into some politics this morning with Rod Oram, talking climate strikes and economics; Stella Donnelly takes the stage for the Laneway Spotlight; Leisha's indulging in a celebration of veg; Troy brings us his selections From The Crate with a couple helpful facts; and Amelia talks democracy on the Top Ten last night.
Today on your bFM Breakfast: Rachel's back for Breakfast with two very expensive pieces of paper; the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, Paula Bennett talks about the climate strikes, the Royal Commission Inquiry, and NZ history in schools; Rob talks about Greta Thunberg's moving UN speech, and the Lord of the Rings; and Kura Forrester pops into the studio about HUMP and winning the Billy T Award. Another rainy Spring morning in Tāmaki.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: Rachel's back for Breakfast with two very expensive pieces of paper; the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, Paula Bennett talks about the climate strikes, the Royal Commission Inquiry, and NZ history in schools; Rob talks about Greta Thunberg's moving UN speech, and the Lord of the Rings; and Kura Forrester pops into the studio about HUMP and winning the Billy T Award. Another rainy Spring morning in Tāmaki.
The Echo Ohs - Anna Ant
Neneh Cherry - Buffalo Stance
Gauche - Boom Hazard
Perfume Genius - Eye In The Wall [Edit]
Coco Solid - Heaven's Gate
UV-TV - Happy
Die! Die! Die! - Like Everyone Else
JID, J. Cole - Off Deez (with J. Cole)
Björk - Venus As A Boy
U.S. Girls - New Age Thriller
Shonen Knife - Catnip Dream
Beverly Glenn-Copeland - In the Image
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - We Real Cool
(Sandy) Alex G - Taking
Common - Leaders (Crib Love) feat. A-Trak
The Jesus and Mary Chain - Darklands
Nightmares On Wax - Flip Ya Lid
Anohni - 4 Degrees
Wiki - Eggs
Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Round and Round
Molly Nilsson - (Won't Somebody) Take Me Out
Sparks - This Town Ain't Big Enough for the Both of Us
Today on your bFM Breakfast: Rachel is off graduating (congrats Rachel) so Pearl is in the drivers seat; His Worship talks to Pearl about vaping, climate strikes and the Kōkako; Sam pops up to talk about Women Who Kill; and Dr. Shane Lavery pops into the studio to talk about the threatened dugong. Always lovely to have you here, Pearl.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: Rachel is off graduating (congrats Rachel) so Pearl is in the drivers seat; His Worship talks to Pearl about vaping, climate strikes and the Kōkako; Sam pops up to talk about Women Who Kill; and Dr. Shane Lavery pops into the studio to talk about the threatened dugong. Always lovely to have you here, Pearl.
Chris Cohen - Sweet William
Mannequin Pussy - Who You Are
ROSALÍA - Millionaria
Show Me The Body - Camp Orchestra
Jarina De Marco - Malcriada
Sudan Archives - Confessions
Tiny Ruins - My Love Leda [Solo]
Nightmares On Wax - Deep Shadows [Moodymann Remix] [Edit]
Today on your bFM Breakfast: Rachel and Tess talk the spring equinox; a round of Second Guessing kick starts your week; Jenna pops in with Patti Smith's latest memoir; and Natural Ange brings some breaking news, don't leave us Ange! All that, and some Laneway excitement to cure your Mondayitis.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: Rachel and Tess talk the spring equinox; a round of Second Guessing kick starts your week; Jenna pops in with Patti Smith's latest memoir; and Natural Ange brings some breaking news, don't leave us Ange! All that, and some Laneway excitement to cure your Mondayitis.
Gary Chandler - Kaleidoscope
Vivian Girls - At It Again
Anna Calvi - Blackout
Brittany Howard - History Repeats
Karen Dalton - Something On Your Mind
Chastity Belt - Drown
Surfbort - Saturday Night
Voom - Beautiful Day
Sampa The Great - Dare To Fly feat. Ecca Vandal
Fontaines D.C. - Too Real
Darcy Clay - Jesus I Was Evil
Mac DeMarco - Another One
Hex - Witches of the Hex
Taciana - Tudo Faz Sentido
Bailter Space - Retro
Shonen Knife - When You Sleep [My Bloody Valentine Cover]
Today on your bFM Breakfast: Rachel gets Tess to disclose her shortlist for NZVAPOR Top 95 picks; Fabian talks must-see movies; Dr. Kirsten Zemke helps us with all our feelings with some emo; Liz from The Beths pops into the studio for a chat about touring, Sliver Scrolls and homecoming; and Zoë joins us with special guests from Alofa to talk about some tip-top theatre selections. Ahh, Friday at last.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: Rachel gets Tess to disclose her shortlist for NZVAPOR Top 95 picks; Fabian talks must-see movies; Dr. Kirsten Zemke helps us with all our feelings with some emo; Liz from The Beths pops into the studio for a chat about touring, Sliver Scrolls and homecoming; and Zoë joins us with special guests from Alofa to talk about some tip-top theatre selections. Ahh, Friday at last.
PJ Harvey, John Parish - Black Hearted Love
Angel Olsen - Lark
Wu-Tang Clan - Wu-Tang Reunion
Girlboss - Real
Unsanitary Napkin - Corporatist Coup
(Sandy) Alex G - Taking
Nilufer Yanya - Heat Rises
JessB - MOOD
Cate Le Bon - Mother's Mother's Magazines
Die! Die! Die! - Like Everyone Else
Mac DeMarco - Chamber Of Reflection
Perfume Genius - Eye In The Wall [Edit]
The Beths - Future Me Hates Me
The Beths - Happy Unhappy
Dead Famous People - Postcard From Paradise
Indian Summer - Truman
Vayne - waitwait!
LCD Soundsystem - Someone Great
Common - Leaders (Crib Love) feat. A-Trak
Raiza Biza - Trouble feat. Oddisee & Zenyth
Home Brew - Basketball Court feat. Esther Stephens
Today on your bFM Breakfast: Sunny morning morning seem to be the speciality on bFM Breakfast this week; Prof. Jennifer Curtin talks about what's been happening with the Labour Party, Brexit and NZ history being compulsory in all schools; Leisha talks asparagus and the elephant in the room; Troy brings in a few longer tracks; and Amelia runs us through the Top Ten and her love for democracy.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: Sunny morning morning seem to be the speciality on bFM Breakfast this week; Prof. Jennifer Curtin talks about what's been happening with the Labour Party, Brexit and NZ history being compulsory in all schools; Leisha talks asparagus and the elephant in the room; Troy brings in a few longer tracks; and Amelia runs us through the Top Ten and her love for democracy.
The Mint Chicks - Crazy? Yes! Dumb? No!
Iggy Pop - Loves Missing
Brittany Howard - 13th Century Metal
Taciana - Tudo Faz Sentido
Shonen Knife - Burning Farm
Kim Gordon - Air BnB
The Clean - Beatnik
Chastity Belt - Drown
Julia Jacklin - You Were Right
Lightning Bug - Vision Scraps
Dry Cleaning - Sit Down Meal
The Little Shadows - Time For Peace
Jonny Fritz - Are You Thirsty
Stereolab - The Free Design
Salami Rose Joe Louis - Suddenly
Sisters Underground - In The Neighbourhood
Mega Bog - Diary of a Rose
Common - Leaders (Crib Love) feat. A-Trak
Omni - Skeleton Key
Nils Frahm - All Armed
Joe Armon-Jones - Yellow Dandelion (feat. Georgia Anne Muldrow)
Today on your bFM Breakfast: Rachel and Tess are in the studio with Rob and Yuki this morning, bright and early; Rob takes us into The Mind Trench looking for money; Spawts pop in ahead of their show tomorrow night to talk about the album release and playing across Aotearoa; and Elyssia, Vaimaila, and Falencie pop in to talk Auckland's vogue scene, and their show at The Basement, Reclamation. Big sunny Wednesday to get you through the week.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: Rachel and Tess are in the studio with Rob and Yuki this morning, bright and early; Rob takes us into The Mind Trench looking for money; Spawts pop in ahead of their show tomorrow night to talk about the album release and playing across Aotearoa; and Elyssia, Vaimaila, and Falencie pop in to talk Auckland's vogue scene, and their show at The Basement, Reclamation. Big sunny Wednesday to get you through the week.
Arcade Fire - Rebellion (Lies)
Sudan Archives - Confessions
Jonathan Bree - Waiting on the Moment
Wire - Ex-Lion Tamer
Pip Blom - Freckles
Pixies - Hey
The Bug - Skeng ft Killa P and Flow Dan
Miss June - Polio
Fazerdaze - Lucky Girl (Live at Laneway 2017)
Alexander Tucker - Energy Alphas
N. T. Honey - Running with Wolves
Dimmer - Crystalator
Trupa Trupa - Another Day
Black's Myths - Rapture
SPAWTS - Piss in the Wind
SPAWTS - Fairy Tales
Joan As Police Woman - Kiss [Prince Cover]
Desmond Dekker & the Aces - Israelites
Tiny Ruins - One Million Flowers [Solo]
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Y Control
Pokey LaFarge - Something In The Water
Gary Wilson & R. Stevie Moore - Gary Lives in a Weird, Weird World
Today on your bFM Breakfast: Straight into a catch up with His Worship this morning; we've got a classic for Second Guessing; Lulu Macrae from the Whammy pops in for a chat about the Whammyfest 2019; Sam's back for Viewmaster with a binge-worthy series; and Fabio comes up for Ready, Steady, Learn to teach us about human-computer interaction with music technology, hefty stuff.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: Straight into a catch up with His Worship this morning; we've got a classic for Second Guessing; Lulu Macrae from the Whammy pops in for a chat about the Whammyfest 2019; Sam's back for Viewmaster with a binge-worthy series; and Fabio comes up for Ready, Steady, Learn to teach us about human-computer interaction with music technology, hefty stuff.
Today on your bFM Breakfast: Rachel and Tess talk about their pets; Penelope gives us the history of the pocket; Tony tells us Cadrona has had a spring dump of snow; Jenna's found Margaret Atwood's new book compelling, predictable and satisfying; and Natural Ange helps a couple of callers out with their ailments.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: Rachel and Tess talk about their pets; Penelope gives us the history of the pocket; Tony tells us Cadrona has had a spring dump of snow; Jenna's found Margaret Atwood's new book compelling, predictable and satisfying; and Natural Ange helps a couple of callers out with their ailments.
Rosetta catches up with First Nations Artist Miss Kaninna, who is based out of Naarm in so-called Australia. Following the release of her debut EP Kaninna in 2024, Miss Kaninna has had a huge year of touring with the likes of Amyl And The Sniffers and Kneecap, and is heading back to Aotearoa in February, to play the last ever Splore! Whakarongo mai nei.
For our final catch up with The National Party of 2025, Rosetta and Milly have been declined interview requests by 16 Ministers. Rosetta catches up with Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey to chat about his recent comments regarding whether another hike in the alcohol levy is on the cards for 2026. Whakarongo mai nei!
Ladi6 joins Rosetta in the studio for a kōrero about her NYE House Party - taking over Whammy, Double Whammy and Public Bar to bring in 2026 the right way. The night features an all-star lineup of established icons and fresh talent including: Ladi6, Bailey Wiley, Benny Salvador, Christoph El Truento, DJ Pom, DJ Kerb, DylanBiscuit, Lijah, Mokomokai, and Nganeko. Whakarongo mai nei!
For our last Political Commentary of the year, Rosetta and Milly catch up with Lara to recap 2025 and chat about what to look out for in 2026 - election year! Whakarongo mai nei.
Today on Ready Steady Learn, Rosetta and Milly chat with Kavishan Ranatunga, who is a PhD student at the Faculty of Engineering, and is studying the potential for volcanic rock alternatives to cement, to reduce carbon emissions. Whakarongo mai nei!
It's our last Loose Reads for the year, and Suri's last Loose Reads ever! Rosetta and Milly chat with her about her favourite reads of 2025, whats in her summer reading pile, and her ins and outs for 2026 literature. Whakarongo mai nei!
Christian from eighthirty is up for our final kōrero of the year! This week, we're giving away the boujee new black label Colombian - Sebastian Ramirez beans, so make sure you text in throughout the week to win! Whakarongo mai nei.
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