Qiane Matata-Sipu chats to Rachel about Matariki, beginning on June 25, and how different iwi and hapū celebrate the Mãori New Year. Qiane tells the story of Tāne Mahuta separating his parents, Ranginui and Papatūānuku, and his brother Tāwhirimātea getting so upset he tore out his eyes, crushed them into pieces and thew them into the sky.
First Thursday's is back! And Chippy joins us in studio to talk about his live installation on the night. If this isn't a great reason to come out and enjoy some art, music and culture in the winter time, we don't know what is.
The boys from Loop Group, Carl & Dylan, are in the studio on a bittersweet note as their beloved makers space is about to be turned into a carpark. Loop Group rescues trash (mainly bikes) and believes cooperation, democracy, circularity, sharing, wisdom, justice, ecology and mahi. Get down there this Friday or Saturday, 12 - 4pm, to forage through some goodies before they move out.
Rachel chats to Annabel from Miss June, while she's all the way over in London town. After smashing out 17 tour dates across Australia, the band are recuperating in preparation for their European shows. Annabel talks to Rach about their new single and a forthcoming album, ooooh, exciting.
Elijah chats to Rachel after releasing Dandelion, which you've probably heard knocking around on bFM for the last week. Calling from the other side of the world as Church & AP have touched down in London for their first trip to Europe to perform some sick shows, as well as gathering inspiration for a debut album that's in the works. Always good to see some of Aotearoa's finest nailing it overseas.
Rachel's got Ezra Simons from Earth Tongue on the line to talk about their new record all the way from Berlin this morning. Astonishing Comet is off their forthcoming album, due to be released next Friday, called Floating Being. Nothing like a wee international phone call and some brand new Earth Tongue bright and early on your Friday morning.
Old mate Kermath is at E3 2019 giving us the skinny on all things happening in the wild world of gaming. Keanu Reeves, portable players, new Zelda and heaps more- it's all going down in Los Angeles!
Local music Kool Kid, and all-round nice person, Randa is in studio today with an exclusive first play of their brand new single 'Rock Bottom'. It's bloody mint, and you can catch Randa live at Whammy bar this thursday night. Lucky us!
Nadia Reid pops up to the studio to talk about a very special show with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra at The Civic tomorrow night, The NZ Mix Tape. Rachel and Nadia get nostalgic about The Front Lawn, Dave Dobbyn, Bic Runga and many more beautiful tracks from Aotearoa. Joined by Anna Coddington and Liam Finn, this is not something you wanna miss. Tickets here.
Lucky for us, Alexandre Philippe, touches down in Aotearoa for Doc Edge Film Festival, and joins Rachel in studio to talk about Memory - The Origins of Alien. And needless to say, Tess and Rachel have missed a cornerstone of cinema, neither of them have seen Alien, but Alexandre Philippe is here to guide them through the deep dive of key moments in the movie world.
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