Guest Interviews

This year's APRA Silver Scroll Awards featured stunning interpretations of some of Aotearoa's finest music, guided with grace and precision through the awards' new online format by musical director Julia Deans.

95bFM Breakfast's Rachel was present at the Tāmaki Makaurau tapings of two such interpretations: Disciple Pati's rendition of Reb Fountain's 'Don't You Know Who I Am'; and Alien Weaponry's stonking take on Troy Kingi's 'Mighty Invader'.

Later, at the awards screening, 95bFM's Tess & Zoë caught up with Scroll winners Stella Bennett (better known as Benee), Josh Fountain and Djeisan Suskov as they celebrate their win for Benee's 'Glitter'.

Rachel was lucky enough to have a chat with Tunisian-born, New York-based, experimental singer, Emel who is releasing The Tunis Diaries; a two-part album that features a collection of newly recorded reworks from Emel’s catalog ‘Day’, paired with an eclectic selection of covers ‘Night’. Definitely worth checking out.

Jed Parsons dials in whilst roaming around the country to talk about a brand new single, 'Sad Together',  and the video to go with it that's officially out this Friday. With the video made by Sports Team, aka Callum and Annabel, it's definitely one you want to check out!

Comedian Chris Parker spent lockdown felting away the iso blues on instagram, and now he's making a theatre show out of the experience. Whakarongo mai nei to hear about how his lockdown crafting has ended up in The Auckland Museum AND Te Papa, and grab tickets to 'This is How I Felt' at the Basement theatre!