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Featuring a chat with Brenna about the 7th annual gig photography showcase FromThePit, the fortnightly catch up with Deputy Mayor Desley Simpson on Isthmus'n That, a chat with a brainbox on Ready Steady Learn thanks to the University of Auckland.
Playlist
Space Food - Cama
Angelo Outlaw - Time Traveler
The Heavy Heavy - Desert Raven
Shanghai Restoration Project - Dark Horse Reverve
BlueMoonDisco - Bungle's Bungle
Curse Of Lono - Think I'm Alright Now
Bloc Party - This Modern Love
Surf Friends - Holiday
Ghost of Vroom - Pay the Man
Surf Friends - Outdoors
Roots Manuva - Clockwork
Chris Joss - You've Been Spiked
R.M.F.C. - Harmless Activity
Ringlets - Street Massage
Strawberry Fuzz - Bad Dreams
Jack Bromwich - Never Dreamed
ardini orca - Saint Mikhael and the Dragon
Pumice - A Huckory Crucifix.
LEAO - MEA UMA
Les Big Byrd - Roundhouse Blues
Beyond The Wizard's Sleeve - Creation (Psychemagik Rework Dub)
Featuring a kōrero with MOHI about his new track, Travelling Tunes with our resident ethnomusicologist Dr Kirsten Zemke, the weekly telly review with Litia on Viewmaster and Cam's local wax selections on From The Crate thanks to our mates at Southbound Records.
Playlist
Emma Paki - System Virtue
The Hot Grits - Transit
The Nomad - Breaking Rocks
The Nomad - Betta Stand Up
Salmonella Dub - The Bromley East Roller
The Mint Chicks - Licking Letters
Sola Rosa - Tears Roll Down
BlueMoonDisco - Bungle's Bungle
buffcat - Phantasmagoraphobia
Nadia Reid - Oh Canada
MOHI - Flowers in Hendo
Southside of Bombay - All Across The World
La Goon - Perfect Thing
Team Dynamite - Coconut Lime ft Che Fu
Nima Astria - Cologne
Blam Blam Blam - There Is No Depression In New Zealand
Upper Hutt Posse - E Tu
Team Dynamite - Who? feat. Diggy Dupé
Concord Dawn - Vengeance
Baitercell and Timmy Schumacher - Lay It Down (ft C.T)
Voom - Magic feat. Fazerdaze
The Veils - More Heat Than Light
Ringlets - Street Massage
Keira Wallace - Lambs Arent Waking Yet
Julien Dyne - Rice and Beans
BARB - Leo
Ojerime - JETSET (ANDWAHN'S JUNGLE EDIT)
Pieces of Molly - Road Warrior
Unknown Mortal Orchestra - Swim and Sleep (Like a Shark)
Jonny chats to Grecco Romank about their forthcoming album Arts Colony and the trio play a first spin of their new track Opt Out, which drops Friday. You can witness the new album in all it's glory at Double Whammy this Saturday too!
Featuring Political Commentary, then Tāmaki Makaurau's most beloved new-wave/goth/cyber-punk/tumblrcore/opera/chamber-music/synthwave/techno three-piece Grecco Romank were in the studio to chat to Jonny about their new book and do a first spin of their fresh track Opt Out. Later in the show, Georgia Lines is on the air to discuss her nomination for Album of the Year and Single of the Year at the Aotearoa Music Awards '25.
Featuring kōrero with Greta O'Leary for the release of her debut album and an early morning acoustic set, then the Aural Emporium, later Jim Nothing is in the studio to discuss his nomination for Best Alternative Artist at this year's Aotearoa Music Awards.
Playlist
Raw Collective - Good Things (All We Need)
The Hot Grits - Transit
Grand Prix - Travelling Companion
Sojourn - Where we go
La Goon - Manama Nuts
Antix - Moses
SuperVillains (RMC) - Durham Lane
BlueMoonDisco - Bungle's Bungle
salvia palth - i was all over her
Clear Path Ensemble - Cascade d'Ars
Proteins of Magic - Family
The Clean - Point That Thing Somewhere Else
An Emerald City - Moon
Beastwars - Cold Wind
Misfits of Science - Fools Love
Voom - B Your Boy
Jim Nothing - Sundown Clown
Jim Nothing - Hourglass
Nima Astria - Cologne
Salad Boys - This Issue
Jack Bromwich - Never Dreamed
Letterbox Lambs - 20 Cigarettes
The Situations - Family Ties
Moon Lander - I could go out again
The Eversons - Boyfriend
Ghost Club - Punch (Your Brother)
Voom - TROUBLE
Ha the Unclear - Wallace Line
Tomorrowpeople - Nuclear Weapons Are Morally Indefensible (Remastered)
Home Brew - Blowing Smoke
The Naked and Famous - Kill The Littleblackdots
Tali - Love & Migration feat. Malaky & Georgie Fisher
Featuring Fashun with Pennie Black, the weekly book review on Loose Reads - thanks to Time Out Bookstore, and a chat with Lucie Watson about the Noteworthy NZMM campaign run by Goodtwin.
Playlist
Salmonella Dub - Andy's Jam - Instrumental mix
The Hot Grits - Transit
Darryn Harkness - Mars Again
Shapeshifter - One
BlueMoonDisco - Bungle's Bungle
Luke Buda - Here Comes The Wind
Hemi Hemingway - (To Be) Without You
Unknown Mortal Orchestra - Ffunny Ffrends
Princess Chelsea - The Loneliest Girl
Keira Wallace - Lambs Arent Waking Yet
Ahoribuzz - Turnaround
An Emerald City - Ulica Bolslaw
Dirt - Dreams and Happiness
The Coshercot Honeys - We're All Lions
Bespin - Waking Dream
The Bats - Loline
Baby Zionov - Cirrus Homebound
Superette - Touch Me
The Mint Chicks - Licking Letters
Marlon Williams - Rere Mai Nga Rau
Funk'n'SloCuts - esperando por ti
Pumice - A Huckory Crucifix.
Mokotron - TAWHITO
Front Lawn - Andy
David Kilgour and the Heavy Eights - Ngapara
Voom - Magic feat. Fazerdaze
The Tutts - White Out
The Nomad - Destinations
The Wasp Factory - Steel Blue Skies
The Larry Normans - Note For Your Brother
Soaked Oats - Headline Opinion
ngaru - 4AM COCO WATER
Grecco Romank - Don't Get Caught (Feat. Princess Chelsea)
Featuring a chat with Dick Johnson about new music out today, Travelling Tunes with Dr Kirsten Zemke discussing the best basslines, Viewmaster with Litia, and a live-to-air with Joan As Policewoman, and From The Crate with Cam - thanks to Southbound Records!
Deano of HDU phones from Vienna to chat about the band's return to Aotearoa, new music (finger's crossed more to come) and their headline slot on this year's The Others Way fest!
Reuben Bonner phones-in from Bestie in St Kev's to chat to Jonny all about the announce of K'Rd's most beloved festie.That's right, The Others Way is back for 2025! Taking place on 29 November, the festival has another stellar line-up for you and this year will be shutting down an entire block on Karangahape Road for a brand new outdoor stage.
Jonny chats to Labour MP Deborah Russell about the budget and it's impacts on young people, beneficiaries, and whether it favours high-income earners over social equity.
Get ready to learn all about how rocks can tell us about ancient climate catastrophes from PhD candidate Katie Gilchrist. Katie was part of a team from the School of Environment whose recent Antarctic expedition took samples from sedimentary and igneous rocks in order to better understand the conditions during an extinction event over 183 million years ago. Curious to learn more? Whakarongo mai nei, then head over here to read more about the trip, and Katie's research.
Jonny chats to Dave and Robin about the annual FromThePit exhibition, in it's 7th inception this year. You can catch the exhibition online and across heaps of locations across Tāmaki Makaurau. Head over to their website to see photos and videos capturing epic moments in NZ music from some of our most talented and where you can view it in the flesh.
This week's Fashun topic is teeth whitening! Penelope Noir delves into the history of augmenting your gnashers and why some people choose to have radioactive looking white teeth.
Jenna phones in to review the latest from award-winning authour Tina Makereti (Te Āti Awa, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāti Rangatahi-Matakore, Pākehā). Makereti's newest work is a collection of essays titled This Compulsion Within Us is introspective and personal, whakarongo mai nei to hear Jenna's whakaaro on this week's recommended read! Thanks to our pals at Time Out Bookstore!
Jonny chats to Steve Simpson of the re-formed Tāmaki band Pash (pre-dating Steve's time on bFM too) who have recently played with Voom and will be supporting The Lemonheads this Wednesday night!
This week Cam picks local selections for From The Crate! Featuring the gorgeous new album from Arjuna Oakes, The Circling Sun's 2023 record Spirits and re-issued Tall Dwarfs. Thanks to our friends down the road at Southbound Records!
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