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Featuring Stage Direction with Ben Ashby and Nadiyah Akbar discussing Running into the Sun showing at Basement this week. Peter Lineham phones into the studio for That's The Spirit. In the final hour of the show, Matthew is joined by Andrew Wilson aka AW to chat new music and his upcoming show at the Old Folks' Association via No Label / No Venue. Whakarongo mai nei!
Your prayers have been answered, Tuva'a is back in town and back on Rāmere Drive! Featuring a double bill of two bands both by way of Te-Whanganui-a-Tara on Friday Live. First up is Goya who are in town for the release tour of their LP Home Turf. Luckily, E.U.G. are also in town for the same tour and bring you another in-studio set of heavy hitting Welly punk, brought to you by NZ On Air Music, with thanks to McLeod's Brewery.
Feautring Marijuana Media with Chris Fowlie, thanks to TheHemp Store. Later, HALFQUEEN speaks to Aotearoa for Palestine spokesperson Nadine Mortaja about the upcoming March For Humanity this Saturday.Then Holly is in for a delicious vino taster on Cocktail Corner, thanks to Decibel Wines.
Featuring an interview with james K (NYC) about her latest LP 'Friend', Flicks 'n' That with Steve Newall, What's Cooking with Georgia Knight, and an interview with Winter (US) about her latest LP 'Adult Romantix'.
It's time for Rātū Drive with Nicholas. On today's show, Nicholas is joined by Chris Cudby for Audioculture! The pair discuss Chris' illustrious musical career. Oh, and there is heaps of music as well!
Starting off with Stage Direction with Amber Curreen, director of Kōanga Festival. Later, Peter Lineham phones in for That's The Spirit. Crawley then makes a call down to Ōtautahi to chat with musician Adam Hattaway about his new album Hot Variety. Whakarongo mai nei!
Featuring a mix of hardcore punk, emoviolence and smooth jazz. Te Whanganui-a-Tara two-piece emo duo Park Flyers are in for Friday Live, brought to you by NZ on Air Music and our mates at McLeod's Brewery. Whakarongo mai nei to listen to their new single 'friends!'
Featuring Marijuana Media with Chris Fowlie from The Hempstore. Later Theia phones into the studio for a korero about her gorgeous new waiata Patupaiarehe, and the maaassive announce of her debut album Girl, In A Savage World. Whakarongo mai nei!
Featuring Elle's interview with shoegaze legends Alison's Halo, Flicks 'n' That with Steve Newall, Sof's interview with James Krivchenia of Big Thief about their sixth studio album 'Double Infinity', and What's Cooking with Joel Field of Ōtepoti-based Pearly*.
Featuring Stage Direction with the castmembers of Mother Play showing next month at Silo Theatre, Baby Zionov and Brad of Créme Jéan phone in to yarn about their free show at Public Bar this Thursday and new music. Later, Peter Lineham phones in for your weekly dose of That's The Spirit, and then Em is in the studio for a yarn about new music and her just-released track Lucky Star.
Chris Fowlie chats to HALFQUEEN about politicians and major brands celebrating Cannabis culture on 4/20, drug-related executions in Singapore, a study showing Marijuana is helping people to stop using opioids and other prescription drugs to sleep, and more!
Elle spoke with Robber Robber, about their sophomore album Two Wheels Move the Soul, released earlier this year. The album was written in amounst precarious circumstances, after a fire had sent their building to demolition.
The uncertainty and chaos of the band’s experience is reflected within the hefty guitar riffs and sharp abstracted lyrics. It's so awesome.
Chris Fowlie joins HALFQUEEN to chat about medicinal cannabis exports getting overseas faster, goverment considering more permanent licences, calls to further reduce restrictions on medicinal cannabis industry, charges against cannabis users on the rise, and award-winning cannabis horror comedy movie The Weed Eaters coming to Whanganui.
Elle spoke to Molina about her single released February this year, Golden Brown Sugar. Rebecca spoke about her working relationships and friendships with contemporaries such as Smerz, ML Buch, Astride Sonne and Fine, her turn towards acoustic instruments and how the space between releases leads to greater exploration within her music.
Molina is a Danish-Chilean producer and musician based in Copenhagen. Golden Brown Sugar, is full of grounded imagery within a lyrically complex narrative. One texter said they wanted it played at their funeral.
In September last year, British artist Baxter Dury released his ninth studio album, Allbarone, under Heavenly Recordings.
From the end of this month, Dury will be performing across the globe as a part of his Allbarone tour, with two dates at the Hollywood Avondale in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland on the 2nd and 3rd of May, and at Meow Nui in Te Whanganui-a-tara Wellington.
Joel spoke to Dury ahead of this tour, chatting about the album and how he’s feeling about heading down under.