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Today on your bFM Breakfast: Fabian Fanboy sits through a third helping of minions; Dr. Kirsten brings in a great bag of tracks to celebrate the sunshine-y steel pan; Sarah flubs an attempt to sneak Debussy into the wee hours; and - on the day of its release - we give the brand new Kane Strang album, Two Hearts and No Brain, a spin ...as well as having a chat with the man himself, live from Dunedin.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: Fabian Fanboy sits through a third helping of minions; Dr. Kirsten brings in a great bag of tracks to celebrate the sunshine-y steel pan; Sarah flubs an attempt to sneak Debussy into the wee hours; and - on the day of its release - we give the brand new Kane Strang album, Two Hearts and No Brain, a spin ...as well as having a chat with the man himself, live from Dunedin.
Alain Planes - Debussy - Suite bergamasque: III. Clair de lune. Andante très expressif.
Connan Mockasin - I'm The Man, That Will Find You
Broadcast - Come On, Let's Go
Blam Blam Blam - There Is No Depression In New Zealand
Gabriel Garzón Montano - Sour Mango (Seven Davis Jr. Remix)
Promises - Baby It's You
Ill Camille - Almost There (feat. SIR)
The Undertones - You've Got My Number (Why Don't You Use It)
The Stooges - TV Eye
Michael Mayer & Joe Goddard - For You (Solumun Morning Version)
Today on your bFM Breakfast: the wonderful Rod Oram lets slip his vicar's anarchist reading habits; an underslept Gareth Popham stops by to let Mikey in on the first wave of acts playing this year's Northern Bass - including, oh, only a live bloody interview with legendary musician, actor and artist Goldie; Troy's From the Crate biscuits/cakes are particularly tasty; and Sarah and Pearl fill you in on all things theatre and bFM Top Ten.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: the wonderful Rod Oram lets slip his vicar's anarchist reading habits; an underslept Gareth Popham stops by to let Mikey in on the first wave of acts playing this year's Northern Bass - including, oh, only a live bloody interview with legendary musician, actor and artist Goldie; Troy's From the Crate biscuits/cakes are particularly tasty; and Sarah and Pearl fill you in on all things theatre and bFM Top Ten.
Gloria Ann Taylor - Love is a Hurtin' Thing (12" Version)
Today on your bFM Breakfast: Rob's got the meat on animal sentience; Dr. Maria discusses the superhero parody anime, One Punch Man; Phil Goff gets comprehensive on Watercare and proposed America's Cup developments; Tool videos are pretty weird; and Ant Timpson gives us the rundown on his Incredibly Strange selections for the New Zealand International Film Festival.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: Rob's got the meat on animal sentience; Dr. Maria discusses the superhero parody anime, One Punch Man; Phil Goff gets comprehensive on Watercare and proposed America's Cup developments; and Ant Timpson gives us the rundown on his Incredibly Strange selections for the New Zealand International Film Festival.
Mbongwana Star ("bow-enna star") - Malukayi ft Konono No. 1
Tricky - Hell Is Around The Corner
Garageland - Come Back
The Ramones - I Don't Want To Grow Up
Tool - Eulogy
SoccerPractise - Amene
Unkle - Looking for the Rain feat. Mark Lanegan
Iggy Pop - Evil California
Caribou - Odessa
Ocean Beach - Evil Little People
Kane Strang - My Smile Is Extinct
The Undertones - My Perfect Cousin
rebel mc - Street Tuff
Hallelujah Picassos - Dirty Suits
Swidt - Little Did She Know
Queen Neptune - The Queen's Speech
Pixies - Debaser
Eelke Kleijn - Home
The Beatles - Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (Streetlab Mix)
Today on your bFM Breakfast: we bring you Breakfast LIVE from the Team New Zealand America's Cup camp in Bermuda**; Pennie, Mikey and Sarah praise the virtues and history of the humble Doc Marten boot; and Mike interviews Dr. Pauline Gulliver of the New Zealand Family Violence Clearinghouse about their new release of truly shocking NZ family violence statistics.
**bFM cannot stand by the veracity of these claims.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: we bring you Breakfast LIVE from the Team New Zealand America's Cup camp in Bermuda**; Pennie, Mikey and Sarah praise the virtues and history of the humble Doc Marten boot; and Mike interviews Dr. Pauline Gulliver of the New Zealand Family Violence Clearinghouse about their new release of truly shocking NZ family violence statistics.
**bFM cannot stand by the veracity of these claims.
Today on your bFM Breakfast: Mike, Sarah and Jules smash out some pretty mean desk drumming to your Metal Memory Monday track; Jacinda gives her verdict on Bill English's National Party conference speech (spoiler: not good); Geneva from SoccerPractise and Belinda + Jarrad from Puha & Pakeha drop by to talk us through Matariki on the Waterfront, this weekend at Silo Park; Jenna recommends the well-established joys of David Sedaris; and Angela 'Eagle' Haldane advises the sick and helps the aged.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: Mike, Sarah and Jules smash out some pretty mean desk drumming to your Metal Memory Monday track; Jacinda gives her verdict on Bill English's National Party conference speech (spoiler: not good); Geneva from SoccerPractise and Belinda + Jarrad from Puha & Pakeha drop by to talk us through Matariki on the Waterfront, this weekend at Silo Park; Jenna recommends the well-established joys of David Sedaris; and Angela 'Eagle' Haldane advises the sick and helps the aged.
Curtis Mayfield - Pusherman
Rolling Blackouts CF - Julie's Place
Scott Mannion - Your Kinda Love
The Horrors - Machine
David Bowie - All The Young Dudes
Gabriel Garzón Montano - Sour Mango (Seven Davis Jr. Remix)
Today on your bFM Breakfast: Mike is absent; Sarah's buzzed out on codeine while recovering from a lost voice; Fabian calls in from Chicago to talk blockbuster mediocrity; Dr. Zemke brings the knowledge with regards to the 'king' of all instruments, the Hammond organ; and playwright Briar Grace-Smith and actor Jack Buchanan drop in to discuss their involvement in Auckland Theatre Company's Matariki play, When Sun & Moon Collide.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: Mike is absent; Sarah's buzzed out on codeine while recovering from a lost voice; Fabian calls in from Chicago to talk blockbuster mediocrity; Dr. Zemke brings the knowledge with regards to the 'king' of all instruments, the Hammond organ; and playwright Briar Grace-Smith and actor Jack Buchanan drop in to discuss their involvement in Auckland Theatre Company's Matariki play, When Sun & Moon Collide.
Asha Puthli - Space Talk
Pascale Project - Enough Feelings
Blood Orange - Sutphin Boulevard
Childish Gambino - Riot
The Damned - Stab Yor Back (Peel Session 30/11/76)
Kirin J Callinan - Down 2 Hang (feat. James Chance)
Today on yourbFM Breakfast: Pennie and Mike enquire as to just what constitutes the 'it' in 'it' girl; director Pete Gleeson stops in to talk about his sensational doco, Hotel Coolgardie; Milly Tabak of The Miltones chats to Mike about the band's current tour, as well as performing live-in-studio for your listening pleasure; the newsteam and Mike discuss immigration approaches; and Dr. Alys Clark details the development and uses for virtual (!) lungs.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: Pennie and Mike enquire as to just what constitutes the 'it' in 'it' girl; director Pete Gleeson stops in to talk about his sensational doco, Hotel Coolgardie; Milly Tabak of The Miltones chats to Mike about the band's current tour, as well as performing live-in-studio for your listening pleasure; the newsteam and Mike discuss immigration approaches; and Dr. Alys Clark details the development and uses for virtual (!) lungs.
Massive Attack - Angel
Chromatics - I Can Never Be Myself When You're
Primus - John the Fisherman
Prince - Sign O' The Times
Om Alec Khaoli - Say You Love Me
Unkle - Burn My Shadow
Chastity Belt - This Time of Night
Kool & The Gang - Jungle Boogie
Ocean Beach - Evil Little People
Palm - Shadow Expert
Winter Gloves - Someone Great (LCD Soundsystem cover)
Nuggiez - I GOT LOVE (FOR THE COMPANY)
Sex-O-Sonique - I Thought It Was You (Salt City Orchestra's Herbie Rides Again remix)
Funkadelic - One Nation Under A Groove
coldcut - Mr Nichols
The B-52s - 52 Girls
Benjamin Booker - Witness
Milly Tabak - Darling [Live on bFM Breakfast]
Milly Tabak - Carlos [Live on bFM Breakfast]
The Echo Ohs - Hot Pockets
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Coming Down (ft. Matt Berninger)
Today on your bFM Breakfast: Jacinda Ardern walked Waterview and lived to tell the tale; some stonkers from artists old and new; evocative post-punk fiction with Kiran; and a hearty Natural Ange to start your week.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: Jacinda Ardern walked Waterview and lived to tell the tale; some stonkers from artists old and new; evocative post-punk fiction with Kiran; and a hearty Natural Ange to start your week.
The Bats - North By North
Love Deluxe - Cool Breeze Over The Mountains
Chelsea Wolfe - 16 Psyche
Blues Explosion - Mars Arizona (DFA MIx)
Pixies - Debaser
Alemayehu Eshete - Temar Ledje
Ounce - Hooch
Yukon Era - Tongue
Queen Neptune - The Queen's Speech
Ween - Baby Bitch
Big Walnuts Yonder - Ready To Pop!
MELODOWNZ - Butter Chiccen & Naan Bread
Soundgarden - Mind Riot
Ibeyi - Away Away
Little Simz - Backseat
Blam Blam Blam - There Is No Depression In New Zealand
The Miltones - The Wanderer
Snowden - Black Eyes (Le Castle Vania Remix)
Josef K - Sense Of Guilt
Dave Clarke - No One's Driving (Chemical Brothers Remix)
It's your bFM Breakfast Club - live from Real Groovy Records. Feat. Fabian Fanboy phoning in; Dr. Zemke talking some vibraslap; Big Hungry doing some furtive sneaking; the climax of our Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson giveaway; and LIVE PERFORMANCES from JessB and Siobhan Leilani. Bloody choice.
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It's your bFM Breakfast Club - live from Real Groovy Records. Feat. Fabian Fanboy phoning in; Dr. Zemke talking some vibraslap; Big Hungry doing some furtive sneaking; the climax of our Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson giveaway; and LIVE PERFORMANCES from JessB and Siobhan Leilani. Bloody choice.
Francis the Great - Look Up In The Sky
Fischerspooner - The 15th
Bomb The Bass - Bug Powder Dust Remix
The Beatles - Dear Prudence
Al Massrieen - Sah
The Lemon Pipers - Green Tambourine
Dr Dre & Snoop Dogg - Nuthin' But A G Thang (Clean Version)
Today on your bFM Breakfast: Assoc. Prof. Curtin talks Labour's new immigration policy; Dominic Hoey talks stagenames and his debut novel with Mikey; Troy brings in some tasty special occasion foods; and Pearl, Sarah and Mikey fight Top Ten voter corruption.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: Assoc. Prof. Curtin talks Labour's new immigration policy; Dominic Hoey talks stagenames and his debut novel with Mikey; Troy brings in some tasty special occasion foods; and Pearl, Sarah and Mikey fight Top Ten voter corruption.
Childish Gambino - Me and Your Momma
Snapper - Buddy
KRS-One - Sound Of Da Police
Moodymann - I Can't Kick This Feeling When It Hits
the cruel sea - Better Get A Lawyer
Ocean Beach - Evil Little People
Spookers Cast - Sausages
Mermaidens - Satsuma
Smashing Pumpkins - Tonight, Tonight (Strings Only Mix)
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.
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!
The legendary Stinky Jim is your bosom selecta i tēnei rā! Catch his show Stinky Grooves (which has been running for almost 30 years!) every Tuesday from 7 - 10pm, or replayed 4 - 7am on Wednesdays. Whakarongo mai nei!
Rosetta and Milly phone up our lovely mates down in Te Whanganui a Tara at Radio Active, Sunaina and Emma! They catch up on the Aotearoa Alternative Awards, and what's happening across the Capital and up in Tāmaki. Whakarongo mai nei!
For our last Travelling Tunes of the year, Kirsten is chatting with Rosetta and Milly about songs that 'tear you up inside' - let's all get in our feelings a little bit ahead of the festive season! Whakarongo mai nei.
Song selections:
Yusuf (Cat Stevens) - Father & Son (1970)
Chet Baker - I get along without you very well (1956)
Sarah McLachlan - When She Loved Me (Toy Story 2) (1999)
It's our last From The Crate of 2025! Cam joins Rosetta and Milly in the studio for a chat about all the wonderful new releases out on the shelves at Southbound today. Just in time for your Xmas shopping - because there's no better gift than some fresh wax! Whakarongo mai nei.
Song selections:
This is Lorelei - Holo Boy
A$AP Rocky - Both Eyes Closed
Viagra Boys - Call of the Wild
For our last catch up of the year, Rosetta and Milly have a kōrero with Deputy Mayor Desley Simpson to chat about the newly announced Te Ara Urutau – Climate and Emergency Ready Fund. They also cover some of the Council's goals for the new year. Whakarongo mai nei!
Rosetta and Milly are joined in the studio by the wonderful team behind In The Pitts (aka bFM alumni Rachel, Zoë, Annabel and Callum) - a visual podcast that launched this year to document the Aotearoa indie music scene. They're up in studio to chat about their 2025 Yearbook - which you can pick up in zine-format at Public Bar tonight! Whakarongo mai nei.
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