Friday August 22 is National Poetry Day, and to celebrate, Wordcore Wayfinders are producing Illuminated Horizons - a high-energy inter-arts event blending spoken word, music, movement, and projection. The event runs 22 August in West Auckland and includes 20+ artists across poetry, sound, and visual performance - and Christian Jensen, producer & Wordcore Wayfinders co-director is up in studio alongside performers Club Ruby, for a chat about the event! Whakarongo mai nei!
Your Bosom Selecta today is none other than Paul Taylor, one of the fabulous hosts from Border Radio! One of bFM's oldest shows, Border Radio explores all things country, folk, and Americana. Catch the show on Sundays 7-9pm, or via the bCasts. Whakarongo mai nei!
Brian from Swallow The Rat is in to chat about their forthcoming EU tour! They're also playing at Public Bar on Wednesday as a send-off, whakarongo mai nei!
Milly and Rosetta are fizzing to have Australian DJ and producer Ninajirachi up in the studio - chatting about her new album I Love My Computer, and shows with Nympho in Tāmaki Makaurau and Te Whanganui a Tara this weekend! Whakarongo mai nei!
The legendary Lucky Lance is up in the bFM studio for a kōrero with Milly and Rosetta about Team Dynamite's forthcoming gig at Double Whammy this Friday! They've also just reissued their debut album Shepherd's Delight on vinyl - available at all good record stores from Friday August 22. Whakarongo mai nei!
Te Whanganui a Tara based band Debt Club phone in for a kōrero about their latest track 'Windows'. They've got their debut EP dropping on September, and potentially even some Tāmaki Makaurau shows coming up! Whakarongo mai nei!
Today's Bosom Selecta is legendary bFM DJ Dubhead! He joins Rosetta and Milly for a kōrero about his time at 95bFM, what to expect for his iconic specialty show The Rhythm Selection (Mondays 9-11pm, replayed Tuesday 5-7am) and pick some tunes!
Selections:
Clifton Gibbs and The Selected Few - Leave Me To Cry