Crawley chats with his pal Karly Hartzman of North Carolina band Wednesday, who've just released a fantastic new album Bleeds(also our Album of the Week this week on 95bFM). Matthew and Karly cover touring, musical influences such as PJ Harvey and Unwound, as well as a potential return to Aotearoa for the band!
Shortly after an album announcement last week, Elle spoke to Stella Donnelly aboutLove and Fortune, out November 7th. An honest and revealing body of work, laden with synths (and sometimes bird sounds) the album comes after a step back from the music industry and a refreshed perspective on making music. Made with close friends, supporting the album’s sound and vulnerabilty was supported by: Marcel Tussie, Jack Gaby and Julia Wallace and new guests Sophie Ozard, Timothy Harvey, and Ellie Mason.
Parehuia Mackay joins the show to discuss Waiata Anthems new initiative Waiata in Our Whare.
The kaupapa is about showing waiata where it already lives - in our whare, our offices, our classrooms, and our communities. The campaign brings these everyday moments to life through short video stories that celebrate the diverse ways Aotearoa embraces waiata Māori.
HALFQUEEN talks with Aotearoa for Palestine spokesperson Nadine Mortaja about the upcoming March For Humanity across the Auckland Harbour Bridge, as well as the group's demand that the New Zealand government sanction Israel. The march follows recent actions in Australia in Melbourne and Sydney, as well as rallies held by Aotearoa for Palestine each Saturday in central Auckland since October 2023.
New York musician and producer james K chats to Sof about her latest LP, 'Friend'. Together they chat about opening up lyrically, the cathartic process of music making, and the intersection between the audio and visual within james K as a project.
Fans of shoegaze and dreampop can rejoice! Winter, released her fifth album 'Adult Romantix' and spoke to Elle about the inspirations behind and process of writing the project.