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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)
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
Penelope Noir joins Rosetta and Milly for a chat about the Black Carpet at the Taite Music Prize this year! See Pennie and all the stars at the NZICC next Wednesday April 29 - it's open to the public this year! Whakarongo mai nei.
Hayden from The NZ Drug Foundation is back up in the studio for What's The Buzz - this week chatting with Rosetta and Milly about magic mushrooms. Whakarongo mai nei!
Rosetta and Milly catch up with Minister Paul Goldsmith to talk about yesterday's caucus meeting and the rumoured instability in National caucus support for Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, and the sweeping changes made to clauses across 23 laws surrounding the authority given to the Treaty of Waitangi. Whakarongo mai nei!
Rosetta catches up with Tom Scott, ahead of Home Brew's show at the Auckland Town Hall on May 31st! They'll be performing their 2008 EP Last Week in full, and we're giving away single passes all week on Breakfast. Whakarongo mai nei!
This week on Ready Steady Learn, Rosetta is joined by Kaiārataki (Deputy Pro Vice-Chancellor Māori) Michael Steedman at Waipapa Taumata Rau, about new five-year te reo Māori revitalisation strategy has been
launched at Waipapa Taumata Rau, bringing together AI research on a pronunciation tool, a new dictionary, and the redesigned Te Kūaha app to help both Māori and non-Māori navigate tikanga across the University.
Your bosom selectas i tēnei wiki were Jude and Sofie of Teenage Frequencies! Tune in to the show every Friday 5-7am, or anytime via the bCasts Whakarongo mai nei!
Nate joins Rosetta and Milly in the studio to chat all things pukapuka, on Loose Reads! This week he's reviewing Hannah Lillith Assadi'sParadiso 17 - which is longlisted for the Women’s Prize this year! Whakarongo mai nei.
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