Ruban Nielson from Unknown Mortal Orchestra visits bFM to chat about their upcoming show at the Auckland Town Hall. We also talk about Portland and the contemporary psychedelic music scene.
After a big weekend, we're crusing smoothly into Monday with music from the depths of the bFM CD Archive. Peter Lineham talks to us about why some Russians dip themselves into freezing waters, Tyler Baikie breaks down how far we've come with AI making future decisions, and huh that's odd... Corey doesn't read the news at 6pm....
Rosetta is driving today! She plays some of her current faves, new and old. She also has a catch up with Nabihah Iqbal before her show at Neck of The Woods tonight, and chats with Chelsea from Skilaa about what the group has been up to. Thanks for tuning in!
This week Milly and Chris reconvene to talk some good, bad and ugly news in the world of cannabis including; The Herald's double page spread on the harm prevention that cannabis could provide, to a study that finds no imparement the morning after cannabis use in 'novice' users, and an indepedant MP in Australia caught but not 'whacked up'. All here on Marijuana Media.
Cello from Womb comes up to chat thier new single 'Sometimes', as well as thier upcoming album One Is Always Heading Somewhere which comes out on March 14th, leaving us very exciting for this amazing music!
花溪 Flowerstream come up to chat Kiriata me Puoro - an animation and music festival at Double Whammy on the 16th of November. An exhibition of art and music and plenty of fun is to be had. Tickets from under the radar!
Rita Mae jumps on What's Cooking to walk through some of her favourite tracks and sonic inspiration behind her upcoming EP Kiss The Sky, out this Friday! Whakarongo mai nei.
Featuring the selections:
1. Sharon Van Etten - The End Of The World
2. Sorry - Let The Lights On
3. Porches - Okay
4. Katy Perry - Waking Up In Vegas
5. Rita Mae - When You Go (unreleased)
Prof. Emeritus Peter Lineham is back from hiatus to talk to Matthew Crawley about the forthcoming apology from Christopher Luxon for historical abuse in state care, the outcome of The Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care.
This week on Audio Culture, Nick Bollinger discusses the recent digital-release of The Underwater Melon Man and Other Unreasonable Rhymes and reminisces on the book and album's influence on Kiwis in the past 25 years since the CD was originally released. Check out Nick's article on Fane Flaw's creation over on Audio Culture here. Thanks to our friends over at the noisy library of new Zealand music, a.k.a. Iwi Waiata - AudioCulture!
Listen back to Rosetta's yarn with Aotearoa's icon Ladyhawke on what it's like to guest judge RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under. The show has just kicked off it's fourth season this month and if you're keeping tabs, be sure to tune into Radio Mother every Thursday morning for Joel's elimination interviews with the show's competing Queens.