Kiki Van Newtown, formerly of Hex, has a new band Giantess. Tune in to hear from Kiki in Wellington ahead of the release of Giantess' debut album 'Big Woman' this friday.
This morning old mate Marlon Williams had a chat with Rachel about his 2018 concert at the Auckland Town Hall, which you can relive in all its glory this sunday with the screening of the concert film. Tune in to hear about the show, writing new music and what he's been listening to in isolation over the last few weeks.
Millie Lovelock, aka Repulsive Woman, has been announced as this year's winner of the Auckland Live Best Independent Debut Award for her wonderful 2019 album 'Relief'. We caught up with Millie all the way from Manchester to chat about the win and what she has been up to over the last few months. Tune in!
Lucky for us, we've got an early spin of PolyHills new single, 'Rare View' from her EP that comes out tomorrow, ‘Greatest Hits’. Paloma joins us to chat about the forthcoming EP, and how iso has been for her. Check it out here.
The mighty Troy Kingi has been announced as the winner of the Taite Music Prize 2020 for his wonderful abum 'Holy Colony Burning Acres' at the online awards ceremony last night. We caught up with Troy this morning to hear how he's feeling and chat a bit about what's on his horizons for the next few months.
JessB is back with a brand new single 'Pon It' which was recorded in Amsterdam last year and is the first track from a mixtape which we'll be able to wrap our ears around in July. Jess' 2019 EP 'New Views' is also nominated for the Taite Music Prize 2020, which is going to be announced tonight. You can tune in to the live stream via 95bfm's facebook page.
While we are all holed up at home Church & AP have been busy: not only have have got a mint new single 'War Outside', but they are also nominated for four awards at The Pacific Music Awards 2020. Church Leon phoned in today to have a chat about it and what he's been getting up to in iso.
What would we do without Whammy Bar or The Wine Cellar?! These venues are literally the wind beneath the wings of Auckland's music scene- and a bunch of great musicians have put together a Boosted campaign to help them keep the lights on during these very weird times. This morning we spoke with Lucy Macrae from Whammy about how we can help these spaces out, and look back on some fave gigs from across the years.
Reb Fountain has a brand new self-titled album out tomorrow via Flying Nun. This morning she spoke with Rachel about making the record, the latest single 'Don't You Know Who I Am', and beloved local venues that she hopes we can support in these very weird times.
This morning David Farrier (journalist, documentary maker, lover of a strange story) had a chat with Rachel about his latest project; an online newsletter called 'Webworm'. It's free and it's full of weird things David has stumbled across through his work and the great wormhole that is the internet. Tune in!
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