Whether you're stuck in traffic, on your bike, or just chilling on the couch, 95bFM Drive will get you where you wanna be! Brought to you by The Beer Spot.
What a stacked show for Monday! Matthew Crawley jumps into Drive by announcing the talented list of nominees up for awards at this year's The Mighty Aotearoa Alternative Awards brought to you by The Student Radio Network in association with NZ On Air. Read the full list and all the details here. Matthew then spoke to multi-hyphenate Emily Wheatcross-Snape a.k.a Em about her brand new album Phases and work with RecordEnable. Whakatū-based artist Young Moon phones in ahead of his show at The Tuning Fork on Saturday, 19 October. To round out the show, Matthew and Finn of The Veils kōrero about their new single The Ladder. Whakarongo mai nei!
Featuring an interview with RNZŌ about Laneway 2025 and Exploding Rainbow Orchestra, Friday Live with Ocean Beach thanks to McLeod's Brewery and NZ On Air Music, and Nick talks to Greta O'Leary about her gig with Fables on Sunday + an acoustic performance! Thanks to The Beer Spot!
Playlist
AJA Ft. MĀ - Quiet Storm
Ice - Ozan Koukle
RNZŌ - Stick up
Ezra Collective, M.anifest, and Moonchild Sanelly - Streets is Calling
Lo Borges - Tudo Que Voce Podia Ser
Juno Is - Another Deal
MOKOTRON - WAEREA
We Will Ride Fast - Born In The Heart Of The Universe
This Thursday on 95bFM Drive Milly takes you through two exciting hours including Marijuana Media, a live performance from Louis Baker, and some cocktails with help from Pink Plates and Harry. Just good vibes!
Featuring That's The Spirit with Peter Lineham and a guest interview with mentor Rei and student Uta ahead of the Play It Strange award ceremony happening next week. Whakarongo mai nei!
We're bloody lucky here at bFM, the one and only Wiri Donna graced us with an epic performance in the bFM lounge for Drive Live thanks to McLeod's Brewery and NZ On Air Music.
This Thursday, Milly is joined by Chris Fowley from the Hempstore to talk all things green, James and Craig from Pink Plates who make a delicious cocktail, A. Savage from Parquet Courts to talk his solo show at The Others Way. What a show, cheers for tuning in!
Brandn Shiraz and Caru join Milly in the studio to play some tracks off their latest EP back to back, and chat about closing the Cross Street Music Festival tomorrow night! Grab your tickets here! Thanks again to Brandn Shiraz and Caru, and thanks to NZ on Air and McLeod's Brewery.
Cello from Womb joins Milly to play an acoustic set that will woo your socks off. Ahead of the release of their album One Is Always Heading Somewhere, coming out next Friday 14th March. Thanks again to Cello and thanks to NZ on Air and McLeod's Brewery.
This week on Marijuana Media, Chris discusses the arrest of Gandalf the Green Fairy and public outcry, and a Vietnamese visa scam that's resulting in the exploitation of works in the cannabis industry, an update to the review of hemp industry laws, plus patients in Australia being offered dubious medicinal cannabis by a liquidated Christchurch firm. Thanks to The Hempstore!
HALFQUEEN is joined by Te-Whanganui-a-Tara artist, singer and rapper MĀfor a bFM exclusive spin of their latest track Decay feat. Mato Wayuhiplus a kōrero on how the track came about with the collab with Seattle-based Oglala Lakota artist and the meaning behind their new waiata. Whakarongo mai nei!
This week's cocktail corner is brought to you by Black Sands Brewing, and indeed it's a dangerous day to be a cold one! Craig and Harry join HALFQUEEN in the studio to make a spicy mango twist (and smash) on a Black Sands brew.
Lou chats to Mammalien about their current tracks on repeat, some bangers from the massively talented Cross Street '25 lineup, and their new single I Don't Want to Live on This Planet Anymore.
Josh catches us up on the news off-planet, including a successful moon landing by Firefly Aerospace, the probability of an Asteroid impact in 2032 has dropped but it may hit the moon, and in more happy news a total lunar ecplipse will occur next Rāmere/Friday.
The people's prince Marlon Williams graces Tuesday drive this week. The prolific artist sits down for a kōrero with Rosetta and Nick. The team discusses Marlin's recently announced reo Māori album Te Whare Tiwekaweka, the accompanying documentary and his much anticipated tour of Aotearoa. Listen along as the the team cover everything from the albums artwork to the advice Marlon's Grandmother would give him.
Matthew chats to Miles of the Te-Whanganui-a-Tara band Welcomer about their latest single, Nothing of You Remaining and what it's like collaborating not only across cities, but oceans too. Listen back!