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We have our bi-weekly Space chat with our space mentor, Josh Aoraki.
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Following the announcement that Bill Direen had become an Arts Foundation Te Tumu Toi Laureate, Andrew Schmidt joins the show to discuss his extended bio, published on Audio Culture.
Matthew starts of the show with a bang, announcing that 95bFM is pleased to be presenting the return of Black Country New Road to Tāmaki Makaurau next year! Peter Lineham phones in for That's The Spirit. Later, Billie is up from the Hollywood Avondale to yarn about the cinema's 110th birthday bash,. Then we hear Crawley's korero with Karl Sölve Steven about his recent work creating the soundtrack for the just-released Pike River film. Whakarongo mai nei!
SPOOOOKY HALLOWEEN SPECIAL, on todays edition of Friday drive, Tuva'a is joined by the one and only "Count" who famously voices the 95bFM Count sting. A very packed show with lots of scary songs. Todays Friday Live is Castle Garden. While the show is going, a party is also happening out in the bFM Lounge, so we decide to have a Halloween Fashion show with everyone and choose a winner.
HALFQUEEN is on hiatus this week, so 95bFM legend Charlotte Ryan hops in the driver's seat to host Rāpare Drive. Featuring a recap of this year's APRA Silver Scrolls awards held down in Ōtautahi at the Isaac Theatre Royal, then Chris is in the studio to catch you up on the week just been for Marijuana Media, thanks to The Hemp Store. Then, Mat returns to make a delicious tipple on Cocktail Corner, thanks to Thomson Whiskey.
Featuring a gorgeous What's Cooking with the wonderful Reb Fountain, and Elle's kōrero with Lyon-based electronic trio eat-girls about their latest single Off The and their upcoming debut album Area Silenzio.
Very packed show! Tuva'a chats to the band Dillastrate about their nomination for the Silver Scroll Award Tohu Maioha, D.C Maxwell graces the airwaves for this weeks Friday Live. And finally the legendary UK comedian Bill Bailey comes into the studio to chat about his upcoming tour.
Starting off the show is an update of what's been happening in the cannabis world on Marijuana Media with Chris, thanks to The Hemp Store. Mat returns with another TOMMY liqueur recipe, this time with an apple twist on Cocktail Corner thanks to Thomson Whiskey. To round it off, Silver Scroll finalist JessB is in the studio to chat about her massive year, the story behind the nominated track Power, and 3 Nights In Amsterdam 5th Anniversary Deluxe Edition - out tomorrow!
Weapon of the Week: JessB - BULLSEYE (HalfQueen & Pasquinel Remix)
Featuring Flicks 'n' That with Steve Newall, guest selections from Luke Buda of The Phoenix Foundation for What's Cooking, and an interview with London-based band bar italia about their latest album 'Some Like It Hot' and upcoming show at the Hollywood Avondale.
Elle spoke with Robber Robber, about their sophomore album Two Wheels Move the Soul, released earlier this year. The album was written in amounst precarious circumstances, after a fire had sent their building to demolition.
The uncertainty and chaos of the band’s experience is reflected within the hefty guitar riffs and sharp abstracted lyrics. It's so awesome.
Chris Fowlie joins HALFQUEEN to chat about medicinal cannabis exports getting overseas faster, goverment considering more permanent licences, calls to further reduce restrictions on medicinal cannabis industry, charges against cannabis users on the rise, and award-winning cannabis horror comedy movie The Weed Eaters coming to Whanganui.
Elle spoke to Molina about her single released February this year, Golden Brown Sugar. Rebecca spoke about her working relationships and friendships with contemporaries such as Smerz, ML Buch, Astride Sonne and Fine, her turn towards acoustic instruments and how the space between releases leads to greater exploration within her music.
Molina is a Danish-Chilean producer and musician based in Copenhagen. Golden Brown Sugar, is full of grounded imagery within a lyrically complex narrative. One texter said they wanted it played at their funeral.
In September last year, British artist Baxter Dury released his ninth studio album, Allbarone, under Heavenly Recordings.
From the end of this month, Dury will be performing across the globe as a part of his Allbarone tour, with two dates at the Hollywood Avondale in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland on the 2nd and 3rd of May, and at Meow Nui in Te Whanganui-a-tara Wellington.
Joel spoke to Dury ahead of this tour, chatting about the album and how he’s feeling about heading down under.
Laika Rountree joins Monday Drive w/ Crawley to discuss and review three current and upcoming productions: Helen Clark in Six Outfits, Arthur Miller’s A View from the Bridge, and Selene.