Sandy Mill pops up to the studio to talk about her love for books and reuniting with the Bellbirds for the opening night of Going West Writers Festival. Rachel and Sandy chat about kindles, poetry and what makes a good song.
JustSpeak Director, Tania Sawicki Mead, pops into the studio to talk about the Kōrero Pono Exhibition in Tāmaki tonight. Rachel and Tania chat about restorative justice and whether our current justice system is actually working or not. Head along to the exhibition over the next two weeks and the panel discussion tonight to hear more.
Zahra Killeen-Chance and Cat Ruka from the Tempo Dance Festival are here to talk contemporary dance, what to expect this year round. Artistic Director, Cat Ruka, talks about going from performing in the festival to now directing the festival itself. And Zahra talks about the NZ Music Double Bill: Dances with Aldous, why Aldous Harding is so inspiring and how that translates into the show itself. Get involved here.
Lucky for us, Jen Cloher brought her guitar into the studio to play us a lovely song, and have a chat about playing in Tāmaki Makaurau. After playing The Others Way on Friday night, Jen and Rachel chat about performing in Hopetoun Alpha, Girls Rock Camp, touring with Tiny Ruins (tickets here) and catching some sunshine.
In studio this morning we have Jamie Lee and Marcel, aka Crap Date: Auckland's premier "soap-pop" synth band! They have a new song 'Ephemera', complete with a and heckers video, and they are playing the Others Way Festival tonight! Go check them out at the Thirsty Dog.
What a morning: we've only gone and got bona fide legends Dave Dobbyn and Peter Urlich in the studio! Th' Dudes are being inducted into the NZ Music Hall of Fame, and will be playing at the VNZMAs in celebration. Peter and Dave spoke to us about the early days of touring pubs, tight pants and shredding gats. Mint!
Mark Easterbrook, also 95bFM alumni, pops up to talk Going West Writers Festival, a beautiful celebration of literature and the West Auckland community. Mark talks what's coming up, a few things to catch and opportunities for young poets keen to get involved in the festival. This year marks a wooping 24 years of the festival, so get yourself a ticket and head along.
Durham Fenwick, aka Green Grove, talked us through his upcoming album 'Machine Music' this morning and brought in his latest single 'Silently'. Taking inspiration from lounge and library music its very lush, and you can check it out live at The Night Before The Others Way!
The Miss June boys came into studio today to talk touring, new tunes and their exciting upcoming album 'Bad Luck Party' out on September 6th via Sony French Kiss. It's been a busy few months for the band- and it's only getting more hectic- so catch them at their NZ shows wile you can! Mint!
Legendary Aussie flouncer, and crop-top wearer, Kirin J Callinan swung past the studio this morning to chat about his excellent new album Return To Center. It’s a covers album, with everything from Momus, to Ultravox, to PiL, and it was all made in 14 days on gear purchased from, and then returned to, Guitar Center. He's touring New Zealand this week, and playing Galatos in Auckland tonight so grab a ticket asap!!
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