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No Sof this week, but listen back to Flicks 'n' That with Steve Newall and Princess Chelsea came in to discuss her Midwinter Ball, and plays us some Swords and Sorcery inspired music on What's Cooking.
It's Tuesday Drive with Nick and Rosetta! Today on the show, we chat menstrual cups, interstellar comets, and NASA with Josh for Spaced Out - and Rosetta has a kōrero with Geneva AM about her new waiata 'Toitū Te Tiriti'! Whakarongo mai nei!
Featuring Stage Direction with Alice Canton and the cast of Rongo Whakapā, Matthew chats with Delaney Davidson about his upcoming Anniversary Tour, later Peter phones in for That's The Spirit, then Lake South is up to discuss their fourth album We lived our lives on top of this.
Liv and Molly take over Drive before Milly and Tuva'a return from Breakfast! Featuring stunning acoustic versions live-and-direct of My Brilliance and Back of the Bar by Jazmine Mary on Friday Live, brought to you by NZ On Air Musicwith thanks to McLeod's Brewery.
Featuring Marijuana Media with Chris and his recap of his recent trip to Japan, brought to you by The Hempstore. Then, Ina from Whau Pasifika Festival calls in for a kōrero about the 12 hour movie marathon happening at the Hollywood Avondale on Friday. Later, Liam from Garage Project is up for Cocktail Corner for a taster of all the nonnies the brewery has on offer for Dry July.
Featuring Flicks 'n' That with Steve Newall, Arabella Poulsen of Ringlets was in the studio to select tunes on What's Cooking, then later Sof speaks to Irish band Junk Drawer about their new album Drawer of Heaven.
First up is Stage Direction with Alice Canton and members of the cast of Saint Joan which you can catch at Q Theatre later in the month. Peter Lineham phones in for That's The Spirit to discuss Brian Tamaki's march and flag-burning. Later Matthew is joined by members of the Medena Ensemble, the only Bulgarian Folk Choir in Aotearoa, to discuss their upcoming trip to a folk festival in Bulgaria and to perform two pieces live-and-direct from the 95bFM studio.
It's a Drive Island! Hell yeah! We're stoked to be down at our favourite spot (The Beer Spot) for a mid-winter broadcast outside the studio. Featuring fantastic sets from CINDY and Voom on Friday Live thanks to our mates at McLeod's Breweryand NZ On Air Music. Thanks to everyone who came along, we'll see you next time!
Former lead vocalist of The Instigators and Kiwi music stalwart - Sonya Waters, shared a number of alternative songs by Kiwi artists that you should know about.
Molly is joined in the studio by Toody Cole, the aptly dubbed 'Godmother of Rock n Roll'. Toody has returned to Aotearoa to play music from the catalogue of the infamous garage-rock pioneers Dead Moon and Pierced Arrows. Toody played bass and sung in both bands alongside her husband Fred Cole, who passed away in 2017. This time around, Toody's band is comprised of Pierced Arrows bandmate Kelly Haliburton, as well as Kelly's bandmate, Christopher March, from Jenny Don't & The Spurs. Toody plays Tāmaki tonight before heading across the country and then making a final stop back at Galatos for The Others Way 2025. Whakarongo mai nei!
Molly speaks with Craig Robertson, a professor in Media Studies at Northeastern University over in the U.S., former writer for Aotearoa’s longest running music mag Rip It Up, who's back in Aotearoa to tour his newly published book, Chris Knox: Not Given Lightly. Published via Auckland University Press, the biographry is a comprehensive account of Knox's life and career from Invercargill to current day. It's an honest account of an artist who's innumerable creative outputs since the '70s have cemented his place as behemoth in the musical landscape and cultural history of this country.
You'll be able to catch Craig in conversation with Russell Brown at Real Groovy from 6pm, alongside Don McGlashan and SJD, Groopchat and Gemma Gracewood.
Josh discusses the rescue mission underway for the astronauts stranded at the Tiangong space station, NASA's plans in early 2026 to send a space mission to the moon, and new images of the interstellar comet, 3I/ATLAS.
This week in the news, Chris covers new proposals for drug testing drivers and whether it will lead to safer roads, as well as arguments against increasing the legal age for medical marijuana to 25. Thanks to The Hemp Store!
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