Back from LA, Emily Edrosa returns to the bFM studios for a quick catch up with Jenn and Tess about her debut solo album Another Wave is Coming. Don't miss her homecoming show tomorrow night at Whammy Backroom with TOOMS, Bitch Magic & Roy Irwin. Get your tickets here.
Rachel was lucky enough to have a chat with Alex Cameron ahead of his show in New Zealand in support of his new album Miami Memory. Rachel asks Alex Cameron about album and how he juggles the heavy themes he writes about. Don't miss out, get your tickets here.
Matthew Crawley and Reuben Bonner join Oscar and Tess in studio to announce their very exciting upcoming gig, Strange Universe. A collaboration between Strange News and Banished From The Universe / Banished Music presents DIIV, Cut Off Your Hands, Wax Chattels, Imugi 이무기, and DJ Mealy Worm, an absolutely epic line-up and hopefully the first annual Strange Universe gig. You can't miss this one.
Keria was lucky enough to have a quick chat with Josh Price, Matt Boggis, and Eamon Sandwith, aka The Chats, during Laneway, before their exceptional performance last week. Plus a lil' sneak peak into the recording of their set incase you missed it. Look out for their new album, High Risk Behaviour, out next month.
Berlin-based composer and electronic musician Holly Herndon spoke with Rachel ahead of her spectacular set at Laneway Festival about her 2019 album PROTO. For the project Herndon created an "AI baby" called Spawn, that worked with her choral ensemble of human singers to create a body of work which explores the human-technology relationship and our place in the grander scheme of things. Phew! Whakarongo mai nei!
We've got Luke Buda from the Phoenix Foundation on the line this morning ahead of their first performance in Auckland in 18 months. Rachel catches up with Luke about what the band has been up to, with a few lil' hints about what we can expect. You can catch this special gig on Sunday at the Silo Sessions down at Silo Park.
As Pride month is fast approaching, we've got Tom Sainsbury back in the studio chatting about Auckland Museum and Auckland Pride's panel discussion, Uenuku - Pride at Auckland Museum, with Louisa Wall, Welby Ings, and Ngahuia Te Awekotuku. Tom talks to Rachel about what we can look forward to in the discussion and why it's important to have these conversations. Get your tickets here.
Louisa Nicklin popped into studio today to give us a first spin on her new single 'Pour it Down', the second track we have heard from her forthcoming EP 'When Are You Home'. Whakarongo mai nei!
Roady for Roadies founders, Morgan and Brent, join Rachel to chat about their 16km walk that's raising money for MusicHelps and the people behind the scenes of the gigs we love. The pair talk about how the event started, and why supporting people in the industry is so important. Put on your walking shoes and grab your tickets here.
You might have seen him shredding guitar for Julia Jacklin at Laneway yesterday- but tonight you can catch him playing his own tunes at Wine Cellar! It's the lovely Blain Cunneen from Sydney up in the brekky studio this morning!
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