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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.
Featuring some good punk and a touch of electroclash on Rāmere Drive. Punk quartet The Sourare in for Friday Live, brought to you by NZ on Air Musicand our mates at McLeod's Brewery. Whakarongo mai nei to catch a heavy set and get some insight into the band's origins as a Hole covergroup.
Featuring Marijuana Media with Chris, thanks to The Hempstore. John Minto appears in the bFM studio for a kōrero with HALFQUEEN about the maaassive Splore 2026 lineup (Sister Nancy and Nightmares on Wax?!). Later, a delicious tipple recipe courtesy of our mates at Stiffy.
On a stacked and packed day on Wednesday Drive, we unfortunately have no Flicks 'n' that as Steve was in absentia, instead, however, we listened back to Sofia's interview with Freak Slug.
Jim Nothing came in to chat about some absolutely stunning tracks for What's Cooking.
Finally, we listened back to Elle's interview with Flooding, an impressive noise rock trio, based out of Kansas.
Featuring AudioCulture with Martyn Pepperell discussing the career of Philippa McIntyre, also known as DJ Philippa, and more recently as Philippa. Check out Martyn's write-up on AudioCulture.
This week Chris discusses last week's "cannabis arrests up 50% while cocaine surges" with Police Minister Mark Mitchell saysing drug law enforcement is working, a new study out this week: legalisation drives out crime and metabolic desease affecting 1 in 3 adults.
Sof chats with Ben Easton, Dottie Cockram and Harry Catchpole of deary (UK) ahead of releasing their debut LP Birdingvia Bella Union on April 3. The album is a curated act of care for the listener, guiding us through its ethereal, dreamy shoegaze, fuzzy guitar tones, and vocal instrumentation, all while giving us these instrumental intervals to reflect as the band considers their place in the world and the consequences of our being as people on this earth.
Birding by deary is out this Friday 3 April via Bella Union, where all good music is found.
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