Imugi 이무기 are back with their first release of 2020, and this morning we caught up with Yery and Carl to hear what they've been getting up to. Whakarongo mai nei to hear about the new track 'Somebody Else' and Dragonfruit, their EP which is out in October!
Matt Hunter- AKA Jerry Tompkins- is the brains behind Tāmaki Makaurau dance imprint Heat Rocker Records. We caught up with Matt today to hear about how Heat Rockers came to be, and also talk to him about his new project Kenny Sterling who has a dystopic and croony new track 'Seismic Commotion' out now.
The top 5 finalists for the APRA Silver Scroll 2020 have been revealed! Tracks by Nadia Reid, Reb Fountain, L.A.B., BENEE and Troy Kingi have all been selected from the top 20 by the judging panel. We caught up with Nadia, Reb and Troy to hear about their shortlisted songs. Whakarongo mai nei!
Robert Scott from The Bats joins us, excitingly, to talk about the upcoming album Foothills and share a brand new single with us, 'Warrick'. Rach chats to Robert about how the band has changed over the last 38 years and what we can expect from the new record.
Vera Ellen phoned in for a chat this morning to tell us about Girl Friday's new record 'Androgynous Mary' which is out today. Gender, covid, and cross-continental shredding- whakarongo mai nei!
K M T P has a beautiful new EP out now called 'P.S. C U SOON' all about coming home, loving your friends and reflecting on changes. It's some seriously wholesome stuff, and we caught up with K M T P to hear about how it was made. Whakarongo mai nei!
David Farrier is back on the show this morning for a chat about conspiracy theories. How do they start, why are people so keen on them, and how do you talk to your aunty/hairdresser/school friend who's fallen deep down the rabbit-hole about it? Tune in to hear more and check out David and Dylan Reeve's investigation into some local covid conspiracies on webworm.
Gordon Koang is a bonafide living legend. Born blind, and hailing from the Nuer Tribe of the Upper Nile region, he is a massive pop star in what is now know as South Sudan. When civil war broke out in 2013, he stayed in Australia as an asylum seeker, which is where he now resides permanently. His 11th album 'Unity' is out today via Melbourne imprint Music In Exile. Whakarongo mai nei to hear his conversation with Rachel.
Drop Shadow is the new album from New Zealand native Luke Rowell, and his first release under the Eyeliner name since 2015’s Buy Now. The album explores Rowell’s fascination with American and Japanese music culture and their many intersections. bFM Newsboy, Corey Fuimaono, gave Luke a call on Discord and the two had a mean as chin-wag.
Ary Jansen is one of the artists in this year's New Artists Show at Artspace Aotearoa. Ary is curating two Live AV Nights with an awesome lineup of acts including Roy Irwin, Ron Gallipolli and more. Whakarongo mai nei!
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