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It's 100% local tunes on Drive all week long to celebrate NZ Music Month. Whakrongo mai nei to hear Milly and Tuva'a's fave tracks from Aotearoa. This Friday Pōneke artist is in the studio Michael Llewellyn for Friday Live, brought to you by NZ On Air Musicwith thanks to McLeod's Brewery.
Starting off with Marijuana Media, thanks to The Hempstore and then JessB is in the studio to discuss Power being nominated for Single of the Year at the Aotearoa Music Awards and to select some great local music.
Charlotte returns to bFM to guest host your Rāapa Drive. Featuring Taylah on What's Cooking to share her fave tracks and talk about the new Fly My Pretties album and her feature on Fire Fighting out May 23!
Today on the show, Nick and Rosetta are playing 100% Aotearoa Music for Te Marama Puoro o Aotearoa, NZ Music Month! Strap in, the pair also catch up with Arjuna Oakes to chat about his new album While I'm Distracted, and Gareth Shute is up in the studio, to relive some epic moments over the last 25 years of NZMM, for AudioCulture!
Featuring Friday Live with post-punk Tāmaki three-piece Swallow the Rat live from the bFM lounge ahead of their much-awaited EP release, brought to you by NZ On Air Music, with thanks to McLeod's Brewery.
A stacked Rāpare Drive for you! Featuing Marijuana Media with Chris Fowlie, thanks to The Hempstore! Then a recipe for a Best Foods Mayo White Russian crafted up by comedian Michelle Wiley and inspired by this years' NZ Intl. Comedy Festival. Catch Michelle inIs Who She Says She Is at The Classic Studio from 20 May. Then, local legend selector GoldTooth was in the studio to chat about ActionStation and Dental For All's party Flossin, happening this Saturday at East Street Hall!
Playlist
milk - MAPLE
Rage Against The Machine - Bulls On Parade
xiao xiao - Left Right
CRUSH - What if I wanted it
Ezra Collective - Hear My Cry
PollyHill & Samara Alofa - PAIN (QUEEN OF THE HILL EDGING REMIX)
Elliot Dawson - I Don't Want to Have to Ask The Question
MOKOMOKAI, The Hongi Slicker - GET OUT
ardini orca - Saint Mikhael and the Dragon
Hildegard - Cruel
Jessica Pratt - World on a String
Moses Sumney, Hayley Williams - I Like It I Like It
Clear Path Ensemble - Cascade d'Ars
Greatsouth - Speedstar
Wet Leg - catch these fists
Voom - TROUBLE
Arca - Puta
Vv Pete, UTILITY, Brodinski - GO DUMB
Teether, Kuya Neil - BLUSH
The Beths - Metal
Hemi Hemingway - (To Be) Without You
Womb - Just Like Waves
Yukimi - Winter Is Not Dead
1tbsp - Isso (feat. MC Pânico)
Bloc Party - Hunting For Witches
FUTURE BROWN - Dangerzone (feat. Kelela & Ian Isiah)
Yusef Dayes - Turquoise Galaxy
Lefto Early Bird - Diane Charlamagne feat. Iman Houssein
treV - For You Around Me
Son of Dan - Affirmation
Florence Adooni - Vocalize My Luv
Westside Gunn, Slick Rick, Busta Rhymes - Ocean Prime
Featuring a bunch of great guests this Rāapa Drive, Leif Vollebekk starts off the show with an acoustic set, then Steve reviews the newest addition to the Final Destination franchise and more on Flicks 'n' That. Priya of BUB is on What's Cooking with to talk through some of her favourite tracks and the band's new album Can't Even, and Ant Timpson phones in to talk about the 12 hour TRASHATHON happening at the Hollywood Avondale the weekend after next.
Today on the show, Nick and Rosetta chat with Josh for Spaced Out, thanks to the Stardome! Nick has a kōrero with Australian house DJ 1tbsp about his forthcoming EP and show at Neck Of The Woods on May 24, and Rosetta catches up with Liam K. Swiggs of The Big Fresh Collective to chat about FOOTMAHI 2025! Plus news, weather, surf, prizes, and plenty of good toooons :) Whakarongo mai nei!
Tom of Tarndanya-based noise country band Twine calls in from Pōneke to select tracks for What's Cooking and chat about Junk Vol. II happening this weekend across both Whammys and Public Bar. Tom's track selections include:
The Drones - Jezebel
Allegra Krieger - A Place for It to Land
Pavement - Father to a Sister of Thought
Michael Hurley - I Stole the Right to Live
Twine - New Cleaner
Steve recommends a couple good series to hunker down with as Winter kicks-in. First up is the series Mind Menders with Sonia Grey which investigates psychedelic therapy for mental health treatments and tracks the recent LSD trial at the University of Auckland. Then, Steve talks Murderbot and why you should watch it on cold and rainy nights.
Today on Audio Culture, Andrew Schmidt is up in studio to chat with Nick and Rosetta about his article, Harmonic Generators: 10 NZ Garage Rock Classics. The trio listen to some tracks from Chants R&B, The Axel Grinders, and the D4, and chat about how the sound has evolved over the years.
Nick catches up with Benny Salvador to chat all things Aunty Records, and get the scoop on their upcoming gig this Friday June 6 at Whammy Bar! Featuring an all star lineup of Benny, Borrowed CS, Goldtooth, Zi!, and Surly - you can get your tickets from UTR.
Tusekah is in the studio to perform an acoustic version of her brand new track Always! Brought to you by NZ On Air Music, with thanks to McLeod's Brewery!
Arahi is in the bFM studio to provide you with a sample of what's to come when they perform at one of Tāmaki's most beloved festivals, The Others Way on 29th November 2025. Brought to you by NZ On Air Music, with thanks to McLeod's Brewery.
Whakarongo mai nei to HALFQUEEN's kōrero with Aniva Artist in Residence Moe Laga about the upcoming show Fetū x Fetu'u, part of this year's F.O.L.A. programme.
Jude and Celina of Manawatū super-group either eyether jump on the phone with Lou to share some of their favourite tracks and discuss their forthcoming EP The Dog's Gone. The band's track selections include:
The Breeders - No Aloha The Muffs - Lucky Guy Marty Robbins - Doggone Cowboy Aegis - Fouler
Callum and Annabel chat to brothers and directing duo Danny and Michael Philippou about their new film, the suburban, quintessentially Aussie, and absolutely terrifying Bring Her Back, which releases tomorrow in New Zealand cinemas!
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