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Another Rātu Drive with Nick and Rosetta in the bag! Today on the show, the duo catch up with Josh for your bi-weekly space news scoop on Spaced Out. There's also news, weather, surf, a recap of the ripping SRN Top 10, and plenty of music! Plus some yarns about what the texters are having for dinner, because who doesn't love a bit of kai inspo?
Featuring Stage Direction with Alice Canton and the team behind Prima Facae at Pumphouse Theatre, a kōrero with Geneva AM about her new single Urban Planning and forthcoming album PIKIPIKI, and a chat with Gussie of Earth Tongue about their show at Whammy this Rāhoroi and new music in the works.
Rosetta fills in for Milly and Tuva'a on a stacked Drive, featuring a double bill Friday Live brought to you by NZ On Air Music, with thanks to McLeod's Brewery. Up first is Ōtepoti sludge-duo HŌHĀ, then Pōneke rockers Dropper, who are in town for Junk Vol II.
Featuring Marijuana Media with Chris Fowlie thanks to The Hempstore, discussions on the future of the Western Springs Speedway, and kōrero with Mel Parsons ahead of her album release show at The Tuning Fork on Friday.
Hugh Sundae fills in for HALFQUEEN, featuring Marijuana Media with Chris Fowlie, a chat with Campbell Smith about the Western Springs "Auckland Bowl" proposal (submit your support here before June 15), Jolisa Gracewood from Bike Pt Chev on this Saturday's twin events, and Mel Parsons phones in ahead of her show at the Tuning Fork Friday night.
Today on Drive, Nick has a kōrero with Pōneke based DJ/producer Benny Salvadorabout their upcoming Aunty Records gig on June 6 at Whammy Bar. For AudioCulture, Andrew Schmidt is up in the studio to chat with Nick and Rosetta about all things NZ Garage Rock. Plus prizes, news, weather, surf, and plenty of tunes. Whakarongo mai nei!
Join Milly and Tuva'a for a jam-packed show! Featuring a recap of thier jaunt to the Aotearoa Music Awards 2025 the night before plus interviews with nominees and winners at this year's ceremony. Later on in the show, we celebrate the last Friday Live with not one, but two sessions with Arahi and Tusekah! Thanks to NZ On Air Musicand McLeod's Breweryfor making Friday Live possible.
Featuring Marijuana Media with Chris Fowlie thanks to The Hempstore, then later kōrero with Aniva Artist in Residence Moe Laga about the upcoming show Fetū x Fetu'u part of this year's F.O.L.A programme.
LEIGH joins Geneva in the studio to chat about her new album Empathy for My Future Self which dropped last Friday, plus selects some of her favourite tunes. Whakarongo mai nei!
LEIGH's track selections
Totorro - Yaaaago
Heroes for Sale - Bouvet Waltz
Kynikos - Blue Eyes (demo)
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.
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.
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.
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