Listen back to feature interviews and performances from the 95bFM Breakfast Show. Weekly features (such as Loose Reads or Travelling Tunes) all have their own feeds, so to listen or subscribe, pick and choose from the bCasts list on the right.
Dr Kirsten Zemke takes us through some songs about revenge on Travelling Tunes. Gussie Larkin of Earth Tongue is dialling in to chat about their new single out today, and their trips around Aotearoa opening for Queens of the Stone Age. Viewmaster Litia is in to review Miles From Nowhere, a new show streaming on NEON. 2022 APRA Maioha-winner Byllie-Jean is chatting about her debut EP, Filter. Whakarongo mai nei!
Today on Breakfast Rachel is joined by Producer Lou while Stella moves house: Dr Lara Greaves gives us some Political Commentary about the closure of Newshub, the dissolution of the Maori Health Authority and the Gang Patch Ban. Lucinda Bennett chats all things pub snacks on Breakfast Food. Leonard Powell visits the studio to chat about his new album 'slow mover'. Jim chats about spring bulbs in Greening Out with Jim, and last but not Charlie Underhill joins the studio to chat about Lunar Collaborative's Auckland Pride Festival event, Cowboy Dreaming. Whakarongo mai nei!
Playlist
Yirinda - Galangoor Baya (Welcome)
Warpaint - Common Blue
Nourished By Time - Hand On Me
Mdou Moctar - Funeral For Justice
Joy Orbison - Flight FM
Hiatus Kaiyote - Everything's Beautiful
Sleater-Kinney - Untidy Creature
Oceans Before Me (Mara TK and Troy Kingi) - RAAHAPA
Grecco Romank - 2 Hot 2 Hunt
Black Country, New Road - Chaos Space Marine
Leonard Powell - Parallel Parking Phobia
Leonard Powell - Lucky
Caroline Polachek - Butterfly Net feat. Weyes Blood
Ōtautahi-based indie-folk singer-songwriter Fraser Ross joins us on the show today for a chat about his most recent single ‘Cards’, and all the exciting new music he has in store for the next couple of months. He’s got an exciting record out later in March and a new single ‘Thunderhead’ out on the 8th of March, that’s available to pre-save now! Whakarongo mai nei!
Today on Breakfast Rachel is joined by Producer Nick while Stella moves house in the rain (kia kaha): We play a rousing round of Second Guessing; The Deputy Mayor Desley Simpson joins us for Isthmus 'n' That; Harriet Fraser-Barbour of Australian band Workhorse chats Camp A Low Hum and her upcoming gigs in Tāmaki this week; Alice Canton bring in Paddy Free for Stage Direction; and Analosa Veukiso-Ulugia is in on Ready Steady Learn to talk Pacific youth health and wellbeing. Whakarongo mai nei!
Playlist
Adrianne Lenker - Fool
Erika de Casier - ice feat. They Hate Change
Spdrtwnbby - PIXEL PIXIE
Kelela - Enough For Love - TAYHANA Remix
Laetitia Sadier - The Inner Smile
Te Huhu - Skipping Stones
Molly Lewis - Cocosette
pickle darling - Laundromat
Glass Beams - Mahal
BADBADNOTGOOD - Take What’s Given feat. reggie
Ducks Ltd. - Train Full of Gasoline
Goat Girl - Ride Around
WITCH - Avalanche Of Love feat. Sampa the Great
serpentwithfeet - Lucky Me
Delivery & Workhorse - Who Makes Demands?
Workhorse - Rode A River
Delaney Davidson - Out Of My Head
Kraus - Crush on Ice
Wax Eye - No. 9 train
Hiatus Kaiyote - Everything's Beautiful
Rubi Du - Day Dreaming
Current Bias - TRAIN UR GRAIN VIP
ELI SUPERFLYY - Mockingbird
Mykki Blanco - It's Not My Choice feat. Blood Orange
Fashun with Penelope Noir has a gorgeous new sponsor- Re:Circle. Pennie chats big hair! Dainis from Cool Sounds chats about their upcoming shows in Aotearoa. On Loose Reads Suri reviews Study for Obedience (Sarah Bernstein) and Too Much of Life (Clarice Lispector). Machinedrum is in the studio chatting about gigs coming up fast. Whakarongo mai nei!
Travelling Tunes is back in business for 2024, and Dr Kirsten Zemke shares some Indonesian pop. Church of Church and AP dials in to speak about the duo's new record, Postal. Viewmaster Litia is in to review the Vince Staples Show. Katie Everingham of Dateline is chatting about the band’s new single, Choose Me. Whakarongo mai nei!
Rod Oram gives us some Political Commentary about the recent goings on in Aotearoa. Lucinda Bennett is chatting pizza on Breakfast Food. Party Dozen are in the studio to talk about their show this evening at Whammy Backroom with Cable Ties. Sami Afuni, Arlo Green and Roxie Mohebbi are in the studio to talk about the six-part drama comedy series’ first season playing on Neon, Miles From Nowhere. We recap your Top Ten. Whakarongo mai nei!
On What's Up with Chris Hipkins, Rachel speaks to the leader of the opposition about Grant Robertson's recent resignation from the Labour party, recent poll results and policy coming out of the government as of late. Rob Bollix talks wonderful science and fossil stuff on The Mind Trench. Maté Vella talks about Family Band's debut single, Large Dirt Piles, out today. Estère is in the studio talking about her Mākara Peak EP release tour and upcoming performance at Splore. Justine Sachs gives you the union and employment lowdown on Red Dead Redemption. Whakarongo mai nei!
Mykki Blanco speaks with Rachel about their upcoming shows in Aotearoa, reaching Tāmaki Makaurau 8 March. Stage Direction is with Oli Mathiesen, Lucy Lynch and Sharvon Mortimer, as they chat about The Butterfly Who Flew Into The Rave, a dance experience as part of Auckland Pride. Cristal Salatas is on Ready Steady Learn, speaking about her research into developing a map and dataset to try to reduce the prevalence of pre-term birth in NZ. Whakarongo mai nei!
Camp A Low Hum jealousy is rife this morning- but Rachel and Stella are very happy for all those there. Grace from Rebel Yell chats about their show with Power Nap and Marcus Whale this Wednesday. Lochie Noble from Mirror Ritual speaks to Rachel about Cross Street Music Festival on Saturday 9 March. Jenna dials in from Camp A Low Hum to review the reprint of Lord Jim At Home on Loose Reads. Sam Brooks (writer and actor) and Sean Rivera (actor) are in the studio talking about their play, The Perfect Image, on as part of Auckland Pride. Whakarongo mai nei!
For a very special Record Store Day edition of From The Crate, Rosetta joins Cam in the shop at Southbound! Whakarongo mai nei, listen back to hear them chat about some of the RSD exclusive titles, and walk around the magical store that is Southbound Records. Get down there tomorrow e te whānau!
Matt Kent, Community Conservation Ranger at DoC, joins Rosetta and Milly for a chat about Conservation Week - next week April 20-26! Whakarongo mai nei, listen back to hear about Matt's mahi and how you can get involved next week!
Rosetta and Milly catch up with Deputy Mayor Desley Simpson, to discuss the recently announced Auckland City Deal, and what it will mean for Tāmaki moving forward. They also chat about the latest on the St James Theatre rennovation. Whakarongo mai nei!
For our monthly catch-up with The Labour Party, Rosetta and Milly are joined by Willow-Jean Prime, for a chat about the where the polls are sitting, Labour's concerns over the FTA with India, and the Government's response to the fuel crisis thus far. Whakarongo mai nei!
Rosetta has a chat with Liza of DROOK - a Viriginia indie band making their overseas debut with an Aotearoa tour this month and next, presented by A Low Hum! Whakarongo mai nei!
Today on Ready Steady Learn, Rosetta and Milly are joined by Dr Sarah McLean-Orsborn, to chat about her new paper An apology to my body: Mapping the changing relationship with my fat body, a reflection on childhood & PCOS. Whakarongo mai nei!
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