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This week for Friday Drive, the team of news directors took over the show with some crazy danceable tunes to celebrate Stella's last day at bFM. We also heard a set from PONZ, an Auckland based DJ with a new single to share live on the show.
Plenty of tunes, laughs, and Breaking News in this Friday Drive, brought to you as always by The Beer Spot!
Milly takes the helm with so many special guests, Marijuana Media with Chris Fowlie and Michael Balderstone, president of the Aussie Legalise Cannabis Party and the Nimbin Hemp Embassy, Cocktail Corner with Rob Elliot, founder of Winetopia, and Joel Field of Pearly to talk about their upcoming gig this Saturday at Whammy Bar.
Welcome back to Tuesday Drive with Rosetta! Today on the show we had a kōrero with Violet Hirst about her latest single 'For You', did a recap of the SRN Top 10 (spoiler alert, it's bangin' this week), alongside your usual faves Pete Surf, the News Team, Entertainment Guide - and looooots of music! Kia pai te wiki whānau!
Playlist
Joe Kaptein - Eternal Afternoon
Modern Artefact - Apollonia (Oyobi Rework)
Yannis & The Yaw, Tony Allen, Yannis - Under The Strikes
Allysha Joy - david
Izo FitzRoy, Sam Redmore - Chasing Days - Sam Redmore Remix
SAM MORTON - Kaleidoscope
salvia palth - you wouldn't ask a fire to stop
Skilaa - Solos
FKA Twigs - oh my love
Estere - Control Freak
Sol Paradise - Earth
MJ Lenderman - She's Leaving You
Mercury Rev - Holes
Marlin's Dreaming - Hello My Dear
Dateline - Hands
T. G. Shand - Scenes
Violet Hirst - Alternate Ways to Pray
Rita Mae - My Bad
Violet Hirst - For You
Truth - Acid Test
VIËW - Stop It feat. Mike Tea & MĀ
Cleo Sol - Nothing on Me
Diaz Grimm - Pepeha feat. Diggy Dupé
Caru & DylanBiscuit - Boys a Liar
Hallelujah Picassos - Kiss The Smiling Electric Buddha
The Trouble Twins take Drive, yarning to Pat and Cam from Soft Bait about their new single from their forthcoming record and hear some tunes from Frank On Tap for Drive Live. Whakarongo mai nei!
This week on Thursday Drive, Milly is joined by a delectable smorgasbord of guests, from Marijuana Media with Chris Fowlie, Cocktail Corner thanks to Bar Magda, to Goodwill chatting his brand new single.
Tuva'a takes you through hump day! Listen back for chats with Steve Newall on Flicks'n That about what films you've got to see, and a What's Cooking session with Wellington's Sure Boy. Whakarongo mai nei!
Rosetta chats to T.G. Shand about her new single and has a yarn to Simon from Audio Culture about Lance Ferguson's Contemporary South Sea Rhythms. Whakarongo mai nei!
Playlist
Troy Kingi - Silicone Booby Trap
Skilaa - Scratch Me Out
Dana and Alden - Frigate Bay
Emanuele Triglia, Davide Savarese, QWALE, Francesco Fratini - Samo
Nathan Haines - Belo Dia
weird - Solomon Fox
Kodak To Graph - Summertime
Alec - Old Faith
Mousey - Dog Park
Keira Wallace - Leap Landing
Princess Chelsea - Forever Is A Charm
Mercury Rev - Holes
7ebra - Daybreak
Dateline - Dumb for My Age
Crack Cloud - The Medium
Japes - Lighter Thief
Porta D'Oro - O Sentiero Futuro
Deva Rani - Moon Dweller
Starla Online - Starla's Call
Aldous Harding - Leathery Whip
Hannah Everingham - So Long Underground
T.G. Shand - The Cheese
T. G. Shand - Scenes
Hallelujah Picassos - Kiss The Smiling Electric Buddha
SOPHIE - Reason Why (feat. Kim Petras & BC Kingdom)
We Will Ride Fast - Born In The Heart Of The Universe
Home Brew - 80 Down Scenic
Wiri Donna - The Gold
Flamingo Pier - Deeper Soul (Make A Dance 'Frogs in space mix')
Crawley takes you through your Monday commute, chatting to Peter Lineham on That's The Spirit, and SKILAA about their new tracks off their forthcoming record. Whakarongo mai nei!
Milly takes on Thursday Drive; Turpene Drink in hand thanks to Marijuana Media, wax on the turntables, great tunes in stock - all to beat the Australian allegations. Will she do it?!?! Yeah Nah, all to be revealed.
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.
Rosa Nevison, co-editor at Newzician Magazine came in with some recommendations after their recent nomination for NZ On Air Outstanding Music Journalism Award at the Taite Awards 2026.
Today Steve brings us some television recommendations! These include Japanese Comedy show You Laugh You Lose, Deadloch and murder series Imperfect Women.
Coming off the back of his self-titled record released September last year, Sof spoke with London-based singer-songwriter mark william lewis ahead of his upcoming Australia and New Zealand tour. Mark talks about balancing solitude and routine on the road, exploring music, art, and poetry in equal measure, and walking the line between vulnerability and ambiguity. Listen back to the long-cut of their interview <3
mark william lewis is playing at Double Whammy on April 6th. Tickets available here.
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