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Aneeka takes care of Breakfast for you this morning! We listen to a chat that Nicholas Lindstrom had with Jagari from W.I.T.C.H. (We Intend To Cause Havoc) about their recent work, and upcoming show in Auckland on Wednesday 13 March at the Hollywood Avondale. Suri is in to review The Extinction of Irena Rey, a novel from Jennifer Croft on Loose Reads. Whakarongo mai nei!
We chat with Radio Active’s new breakfast host, Sunaina to see what’s going on down in the capital on Breakfast Buffet. Dr Kirsten Zemke gives us a rundown of songs with mallet percussion on Travelling Tunes. James from Carb On Carb dials in to talk about the band’s new single, 2009. Our Viewmaster Litia reviews Dark City: The Cleaner, streaming on Neon. Whakarongo mai nei!
Max Harris gives us some Political Commentary on the government's recent policy decisions, revoking of associative press passes from parliament and more. Lucinda Bennett chats about the mighty quince on Breakfast Food. Mykki Blanco graces the studio to talk about their recent shows, album ideas and upcoming tour of Aotearoa. We chat about Kelmarna Festival with Louisa Nicklin and Billie Rogers. Whakarongo mai nei!
Rob Bollix causes mass hysteria with an explanation of bird milk on The Mind Trench. Jen Cloher dials in to talk about their solo show in Tāmaki Makaurau next week. D.C. Maxwell is in the studio to talk about D.C. Maxwell presents Dog Day Afternoon at the Hollywood Avondale. Justine Sachs lets us know what's up with union and employment queries the listeners have on Red Dead Redemption. Whakarongo mai nei!
Dylan Pellet from the board of Independent Music New Zealand (IMNZ) dials in to let us know who the finalists for the Taite Prize 2024 are. Naoko Yamana from Shonen Knife is in the studio for a kōrero about their return to Aotearoa. Stage Direction is with Villa Junior Lemanu, assistant choreographer of O le Pepelo, le Gaoi, ma le Pala’ai The Liar, the Thief, and the Coward. On Ready Steady Learn, Professor Deidre Brown from the school of Architecture and Planning is chatting about her work discovering eight treasured Māori whakairo rākau that had previously been declared lost. Whakarongo mai nei!
Penelope Noir gives us an overview of the accomplished life of the legendary Iris Apfel on Fashun. Danz from DARTZ has a chat about the band’s new album, Dangerous Day to be a Cold One, out via Flying Nun. On Loose Reads Jenna’s reviewing Kids Run the Show from Delphine De Vigan and Alison Anderson- a thriller about social media’s impact on family dynamics. Aleks Petrovic is in the studio to chat about Lovers and Castaways, a show in the Auckland Arts Festival. Whakarongo mai nei!
Dr Kirsten Zemke takes us through some songs about revenge on Travelling Tunes. Gussie Larkin of Earth Tongue is dialling in to chat about their new single out today, and their trips around Aotearoa opening for Queens of the Stone Age. Viewmaster Litia is in to review Miles From Nowhere, a new show streaming on NEON. 2022 APRA Maioha-winner Byllie-Jean is chatting about her debut EP, Filter. Whakarongo mai nei!
Today on Breakfast Rachel is joined by Producer Lou while Stella moves house: Dr Lara Greaves gives us some Political Commentary about the closure of Newshub, the dissolution of the Maori Health Authority and the Gang Patch Ban. Lucinda Bennett chats all things pub snacks on Breakfast Food. Leonard Powell visits the studio to chat about his new album 'slow mover'. Jim chats about spring bulbs in Greening Out with Jim, and last but not Charlie Underhill joins the studio to chat about Lunar Collaborative's Auckland Pride Festival event, Cowboy Dreaming. Whakarongo mai nei!
Playlist
Yirinda - Galangoor Baya (Welcome)
Warpaint - Common Blue
Nourished By Time - Hand On Me
Mdou Moctar - Funeral For Justice
Joy Orbison - Flight FM
Hiatus Kaiyote - Everything's Beautiful
Sleater-Kinney - Untidy Creature
Oceans Before Me (Mara TK and Troy Kingi) - RAAHAPA
Grecco Romank - 2 Hot 2 Hunt
Black Country, New Road - Chaos Space Marine
Leonard Powell - Parallel Parking Phobia
Leonard Powell - Lucky
Caroline Polachek - Butterfly Net feat. Weyes Blood
Ōtautahi-based indie-folk singer-songwriter Fraser Ross joins us on the show today for a chat about his most recent single ‘Cards’, and all the exciting new music he has in store for the next couple of months. He’s got an exciting record out later in March and a new single ‘Thunderhead’ out on the 8th of March, that’s available to pre-save now! Whakarongo mai nei!
Today on Breakfast Rachel is joined by Producer Nick while Stella moves house in the rain (kia kaha): We play a rousing round of Second Guessing; The Deputy Mayor Desley Simpson joins us for Isthmus 'n' That; Harriet Fraser-Barbour of Australian band Workhorse chats Camp A Low Hum and her upcoming gigs in Tāmaki this week; Alice Canton bring in Paddy Free for Stage Direction; and Analosa Veukiso-Ulugia is in on Ready Steady Learn to talk Pacific youth health and wellbeing. Whakarongo mai nei!
Playlist
Adrianne Lenker - Fool
Erika de Casier - ice feat. They Hate Change
Spdrtwnbby - PIXEL PIXIE
Kelela - Enough For Love - TAYHANA Remix
Laetitia Sadier - The Inner Smile
Te Huhu - Skipping Stones
Molly Lewis - Cocosette
pickle darling - Laundromat
Glass Beams - Mahal
BADBADNOTGOOD - Take What’s Given feat. reggie
Ducks Ltd. - Train Full of Gasoline
Goat Girl - Ride Around
WITCH - Avalanche Of Love feat. Sampa the Great
serpentwithfeet - Lucky Me
Delivery & Workhorse - Who Makes Demands?
Workhorse - Rode A River
Delaney Davidson - Out Of My Head
Kraus - Crush on Ice
Wax Eye - No. 9 train
Hiatus Kaiyote - Everything's Beautiful
Rubi Du - Day Dreaming
Current Bias - TRAIN UR GRAIN VIP
ELI SUPERFLYY - Mockingbird
Mykki Blanco - It's Not My Choice feat. Blood Orange
Rosetta had a kōrero with the legendary Bic Runga about her first record of all-original material in 15 years, Red Sunset - out today! You can catch Bic touring across Aotearoa this March, alongside Silicon. Whakarongo mai nei!
Cam is back up in the studio, chatting with Rosetta and Milly about the latest new releases on the shelves at Southbound! Whakarongo mai nei!
Gal Costa - Baby
Ratboys - The World, So Madly
Ranil (Galaxia Tropical) - Pueblo
You can head down to Southbound in person at 132 Symonds street, check out the website at www.southbound.co.nz or even call the store and get yourself a copy put aside.
Penelope Noir joins us for another epic Fashun, this week discussing the history of prison uniforms - kicking off a series of delving into the fashion of uniforms. Whakarongo mai nei!
Mainard Larkin and Shannon Fowler (Tom Lark) are in the studio, chatting about their brand new single 'Rattlesnake Boy' - and forthcoming album out May 22! Whakarongo mai nei!
Jim is back for another year of stellar gardening chats, on Greening Out! Today, he catches up with Milly and Rosetta on all the latest happenings in his garden, and what is means to 'garden by feeling'. Whakarongo mai nei!
Hayden is back up in the studio for What's The Buzz, chatting with Rosetta and Milly about pressed MDMA pills and the risks involved. Whakarongo mai nei!
For our monthly catch up with the Green Party, Rosetta and Milly chat with Steve Abel about what took place at Waitangi over the weekend, and the government's new plan for a liquefied natural gas import terminal. Whakarongo mai nei!
Co-creator of ANITO - an immersive theatre experience taking place this week as part of Auckland Pride Festival - Justin Shoulder, is up in the bFM studio for a chat with Rosetta and Milly! Catch ANITO at Q Theatre this week running from Feb 12-14th. Whakarongo mai nei!
Rosetta and Milly tune in to Radio Active down in Pōneke, for a chat with their current brekkie host Nico! The trio catch up on all the latest gig-wise and new music, and we listen to a track selected by Nico. Whakarongo mai nei!
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