Anne O'Brien pops into the studio, very excitingly, to chat about the line up for the Auckland Writers Festival this year. With many authors you will be familiar with, there's plenty to get excited about. Grab yourself a booklet at your local library or book store, and start planning your schedule!
Bona-fide techo legend Richie Hawtin, aka Plastikman, is back in New Zealand for Beacon Festival this weekend. He spoke with Rachel about his project 'CLOSE combined', the relationship between club music and visual art, and what we can expect from his saturday set.
Anthonie Tonnon has a new track out ahead of schedule, and we've got him on the phone to tell us why. Mataura Paper Mill is out now and talks about the campaign to remove the dross from Mataura for the safety of the nearby urban community. Go and check out the video here, important stuff.
Luke and Andrej from Same Name Confusion pop into the studio to chat with Rachel about playing at Cross Street Music Festival and if you want to catch them in a more intimate setting, at Galatos tonight. The pair chat about how their music comes about and what we can expect looking in the future. Get your tickets!
Holy smokes, it's The Bats! Paul and Kaye popped into the brekky studio this morning to have a chat about a brand new unreleased track, their contribution to the recent Mansfield compliation, and playing the Cross Street Music Festival this weekend. Whakarongo mai nei!
Disciple Pati has a big weekend coming up: she's playing our Drive Island alongside Dick Move tomorrow evening, and she'll be killing it down at Silo Park on Sunday for Milk & Honey's curated Silo Session. Both those gigs are free so get yerself down there and hear some sick music!
Anji Sami of She's So Rad (and The Sami Sisters) stops by the studio ahead of their appearance at Milk & Honey's Silo Session, this Sunday. Talking candidly about the gig; how family life interferes with recording; and how her sister bought her too much fizzy wine at Stereolab last night - don't miss She's So Rad this Sunday, playing free for you in an absolutely stacked bill at Silo Park.
Illinois-born, Toronto-based artist Meg Remy, a.k.a. U.S. Girls, has a new album out on Friday. Called 'Heavy Light', the album was recorded live with 20 musicians - a new way of working for Meg who has, prior to her last album 'In A Poem Unlimited', been known for her use of looping and sampling to create tracks. Rachel spoke to Remy about the project, becoming more personal in her writing, revisiting old material, and using collaboration as a political and musical tool.
Contemporary jazz legend and 'Beat Scientist' Makaya McCraven spoke to Rachel all the way from Chicago this week about his re-working of Gil Scott-Heron's final album for it's 10 year anniversary. 'Gil Scott-Heron, We're New Again: A Reimagining by Makaya McCraven' is out now via XL Recordings.
Paloma, aka PollyHill, popped into studio this morning to talk about Summer Fruits: a mint gig happening tomorrow night at Whammy Backroom, featuring the likes of Half.Queen, Disciple Pati and more!
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