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.
Poppa Jax has made a name for herself as one of the most talented young selectors to come out of the local scene. She joins Nicholas ahead of her debut WOMAD performance. The pair discuss the origin of her name, her legendary Bolier Room debut and her go-to tracks.
Ramzy Suleiman of the Palestinian/Jordanian band 47Soul joins Nicholas for a discussion at WOMAD 2025. The pair discuss the origin of the band's name, their iconic Tiny Desk stunt and the rise in global Indigenous solidarity.
Fresh of two stellar performances at WOMAD 2025, Brazilian band Bala Desejo joins Nicholas for a discussion. They discuss the band's origins, their Grammy winning debut album Sim Sim Sim, and the possibility of future music.
Nicholas speaks to Trinidadian legend Queen Omega. They discuss her origins as a recording artist, the recent success of her "No Love Dubplate," and even try a local delicacy.
Featuring That's The Spirit, a chat with Elliot Dawson about his new album Certain Death, and Keira Wallace phones in to discuss her new single Lambs Aren't Waking Yet.
Friday Live this week is Tom Lark who joins Milly and Tuva'a in the bFM studio to play a few tracks from their out-the-gate new LP Moonlight Hotel. Shout out to NZ On Air Music and our friends at McLeod's Breweryfor bringing us (and you) great live music every Friday night. Then Melodownz hops on the phone to chat about their new track KAVAFIED.
Featuring Flicks 'n' That with Steve Newall and guest selections on What's Cooking with the Ōtepoti-based Neive Strang. Plus, a bFM first spin of Neive's song Time Of Year off her forthcoming album out this Friday.
Thanks to The Beer Spot!
Playlist
Wet Leg - catch these fists
Miami Horror, Telenova - WE'RE ALL MADE OF STARS
The Bamboos - Caicos Dawn
Maz - Kiss Kiss Boom
Eda Diaz - Nenita
Etella - Baby Brazil feat. Las Palabras
Polo & Pan, Beth Ditto - Petite Etoile
CCTV - big wheels
Durand Jones & The Indications - Been So Long
Orion - Cambodia
Nilufer Yanya - L/R
Lucy Dacus - Talk
Lontalius - Come Straight To Me
Total Fucking Darkness - Desolation Boys
The Voidz - Blue Demon
Mermaid Chunky - chaperone
Evil Priest - xMealx
Baby Zionov - PJ Princess feat. Moody V.
The Go! Team - Hold Yr Terror Close - The Orielles Rework
Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory - Southern Life (What It Must Be Like)
Ora the Molecule - Intergalactic Dance
Neive Strang - Gather Round
Art d'Ecco - Tree Of Life
Lucinda Williams - Learning How To Live
Black Country, New Road - Happy Birthday
Tom Lark - Brave Star
Neive Strang - Time of Year
Darkside - HELL SUITE (PART II)
Jamie xx - LET'S DO IT AGAIN
The Chills - Steel Skies
Horsegirl - Switch Over
Addison Groove - F1nk
The Architect - Reve
Il Mago Del Gelato - Granturismo
Transistors - Country Music
Sarvi, Koji. - Hold On
Franc Moody - Space Between Us
Joan As Police Woman - I Defy
The Knife - Heartbeats
Steve Monite - Only You - Frankie Francis Disco Jam Edit
It's a double feature! This week Milly and Tuva'a kick off the weekend with two Friday Live bands, first up are the Baltic inspired dance/folk group from Ōtautahi - Yurt Party. Coast Arcade played a thrashing set for the second Friday Live, brought to you by NZ On Air Music, with thanks to McLeod's Brewery.
Cheers to The Beer Spot!
Playlist
AW - ONE BLAH NIGHT
Crowded House - Don't Dream It's Over
Lisa Crawley - What You Can Do
Reb Fountain - How Bizarre
Grecco Romank - Bootlicker (Body Beat Ritual Radio Edit)
MĀ - DECAY
Yaeji & E.Wata - Pondeggi
Sex Pistols - God Save The Queen
Mel Parsons - Post High Slide
The Cramps - Goo Goo Muck
Ballot Box - From Nothing
Chris Knox - Not Given Lightly
Tom Lark - Fuselage
Jane's Addiction - Jane Says
Transistors - Country Music
Danzig - Mother (Live)
Badd Energy - Ba-Zing
Beastie Boys - Three MCs And One DJ (Live Video Version)
Alice Canton spoke with actor and playwright Gideon Smith about Black Faggot - a black comedy production at Q Theatre telling the experiences of queer Pasifika in response to Destiny Church’s “Enough is Enough” march on Parliament in 2004 and the 2012 protests against the Marriage Equality bill.
Oto and Peter had a kōrero about Shia Islam, the differences between it and the more widely followed Sunni sect and it's role in Middle-Eastern geopolitics.
MELODOWNZ walks Tony Stamp through some of his favourite tracks and chats about his upcoming release MELO & BASS. Featuring the the following tracks:
Bone Thugs n Harmony - Thuggish Ruggish Bone
Skepta - Bullet From A Gun
The Isley Brothers - That Lady Pt. 1 & 2
MELODOWNZ - FEEL GOOD AURA w/ Caru feat. Romi Wrights
Naarm-based musician Paul Bender (Hiatus Kaiyote) has begun a tireless and nobel social media call to action, after his project The Sweet Enoughs had their streaming profiles hijacked by what appears to be AI-generated music. Turns out, it's becoming a really common issue; the low barriers for entry of digital distributors and lack of verification processes, combined with the speed and scale of AI content, making it harder for artists to protect their creative identities and autonomy across streaming. Rosetta decides to investigate, chatting with Paul, Dave Gibson from Elemeno P about a similar experience last year, Recorded Music NZ CEO Jo Oliver, and AI Music researcher Dr Fabio Morreale.
DUSTY and GHOS from MOKOMOKAI are up in the studio for a kōrero with Nick and Rosetta about the new record PONO!, the release of their debut self-titled record on vinyl, and their forthcoming tour! They're playing Double Whammy on July 19, tickets and more info from Madcap.
Today on Audio Culture we pay tribute to wāhine toa Lorraine Barry, who sadly passed over the weekend. Manager to Dave Dobbyn, Tom Scott and countless other artists, and an absolute force in the Aotearoa music scene - Gareth Shute came up to the studio to chat with Nick and Rosetta about Lorraine's impact. The trio chat about Lorraine's Northern Irish roots and involvement with global icons The Spice Girls, what brought her to Aotearoa, and her commitment to mentoring emerging industry professionals through organisations such as MMF. Lorraine features in AudioCulture's article Five Wāhine Toa of The Industry.
Matthew is joined in the studio by folk musicians Australian Ned Collette and American Thalia Zedek (on the phone) to chat about their upcoming show at the Auckland Unitarian Church this Wednesday. Whakarongo mai nei!
Peter Lineham phones in to catch up Crawley and us listeners about his recent travels to China and the ways in which religions are currently practiced in China.
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