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I tēnei ata kei te Hōtaka Parakuihi: It's Friday morning and we've made it to the weekend! To round off a great week of music, Rachel chats to Fabian Fanboy about his latest movie recommendations inFabian's Hollywood;Dr. Zemke is in studio taking us on a journey through the pioneers of early electronica in Travelling Tunes;David Feauai-Afaese of LEAO pops in to chat about Mermgrown and what's been happening in their life; and finally, Sam Sinnott is in with a fresh new TV recommendation in Viewmaster! Whakarongo mai and have a safe weekend!
Playlist
Helado Negro - Futurism [Deerhunter cover]
Salami Rose Joe Louis - Peculiar Machine [Georgia Anne Muldrow Remix]
Merk - Deep Dive
Yves Jarvis - Body of Work
David Adison - Knice
Parallel Dance Ensemble - Graffiti Girls
Jazmine Mary - Keep My Cool
DAWN - Bussifame
lau.ra - Don't Waste My Time feat. JessB
Tono & The Finance Company - Twenty-Three
TOOMS - Blanket
Skody Banks - Sick
LEAO - PUA MALIU
LEAO - MUSIKA MALIE
Dam Native - The Son (feat. Che Fu, Beware & Blackman)
Wurld Series - Moaning Future Times
Rubi Du - LockUp [R. Smith Stepping Dub Mix]
Tune-Yards - Cannonball [The Breeders cover]
Hysterical Love Project - Psychic Nausea
Nadia Reid - Oh Canada
milk - Sugar Glider [Live at Ellen Melville Centre 12/04/19]
Aldous Harding - Revival [Deerhunter Cover]
Van Staden & Bohm - Dreamy
Disasteradio - AWESOME FEELING [LIAM K. SWIGGS 160 BOOTLEG REMIX]
I tēnei ata kei te Hōtaka Parakuihi: it's a jam packed show today! The Prime Minister herself kicks it off with a fantastic chat with Rachel forWhat's Up w/ Jacinda Ardern;then Natalie Guest teaches how to make pasta on Breakfast Food;music master and train enthusiatist Anthonie Tonnon chats to Rachel about his up coming gigs and Auckland public transport; Troy's in with some fresh and funky tunes in From the Crate;and finally, Ange is here to answer all your boil, bumps, and rash questions in Natural Ange!
Playlist
White Poppy - Broken
pickle darling - A Deep Breath
One Dove - White Love
Theia, Vayne - CREEP
Kaytranada - Caution
Gum Country - Pills
There's a Tuesday - Amsterdam
Lido Pimienta, Las Acevedo, Diana Pereira - La Capacidad
Lockdown radio is back, baby! Zoë takes the show as Rachel is still away and our guests hosts are in their bubbles. There's heaps of good stuff - What's Up with Dr. Shane Reti on COVID-19 and National's vote against banning conversion therapy; Guy Montgomery is on the line sharing some juicy behind the scenes details of Task Master season 2; and Tim Batt does a Mediabatt down the telephone lines! Whakarongo mai!
I tēnei ata kei te Hōtaka Parakuihi: Professor Jennifer Curtains calls up to give us a fantasticPolitical Commentary; Rob's in studio chatting saints, bugs, and swearwords forthe Mind Trench; the studio is graced by two of the amazing team behind the Agenda Zine; Tim Batt has the lowdown on the wild world of media in Mediabatt;and finally, Amelia D'Screte gives us an english lesson on words with Polynesian roots inWord Salad! Phew! What a line up. Whakarongo mai.
I tēnei ata kei te Hōtaka Parakuihi: The Mayor is on the line chatting about Alert Levels, vaccines, transport and emissions, and water usage controversy in Sounding Off with Phil Goff; and later in the show Rachel is joined in studio by University of Auckland doctoral candidate Regan Duff about his working regarding how people and groups respond to crisis in Ready Steady Learn!Whakarongo mai!
Playlist
Björk - Venus As A Boy
Nana Yamato - If
Sofia Kourtesis - La Perla
TOOMS - Blanket
Princess Chelsea - The Loneliest Girl
Polaroids of Polarbears - Hey Jazebelle
Aldous Harding - Revival [Deerhunter Cover]
Death Valley Girls - It All Washes Away
Brown Boy Magik - Trust Me Darling
L V J - YESS!
CMON - Blu-Ray Saturday
Wurld Series - Distant Business
Roy Irwin - King Of Pop
Chelsea Jade - Shark Attack (Split Enz cover)
Hysterical Love Project - Psychic Nausea
The Amps - Tipp City
Coco Solid - Just One Kiss [Prod. Jizmatron]
Na Noise - Sun Stone Air
Altin Gün - Sevda Olmasaydi
A.A.L. [Against All Logic] - Fantasy
Phoebe Bridgers - Summer's End [John Prine Cover]
Gabriel Rios - Panteon de amor
DAWN - Bussifame
The Veils - Calliope!
Sonic Youth - Bull In The Heather
Ha the Unclear - (All of Our Friends Have Moved to) Australia
Wire - Outdoor Miner
Jazmine Mary and Finn Johansson - Dancing Queen [ABBA Cover - Live on 95bFM Breakfast 2020]
I tēnei ata kei te Hōtaka Parakuihi: Penelope Noir is in studio talking about the life, legacy and style of the complicated and sophisticated Josephine Baker forFashun; Time Out's Jenna chats to Rachel about collection of short stories, Bug Week, on Loose Reads; and all your favourite tunes are peppered throughout. Whakarongo mai!
Playlist
The Phoenix Foundation - Tranquility feat. Hollie Fullbrook
Carnivorous Plant Society - My Mum is Proud of Me
Bressa Creeting Cake - Palm Singing
Amamelia - Operator PLZ [Imugi 이무기 Remix]
India Jordan - And Groove
Nadia Reid - Best Thing
Emily Edrosa - Action
The Breeders - The Dirt Eaters [His Name Is Alive cover]
Voom - Happy Just Bumming Around
Ounce - Golden Whip
Babyteeth - Poser
Josephine Baker - De temps en temps
Samara Alofa - Knowtice
L V J - YESS!
LEAO - Track 4 [Live at 95bFM Drive Island XX]
deepState - Sunrise
DAWN - Bussifame
Mermaidens - Soft Energy
Perfume Genius - Whole Life (Jakko Eino Kalevi remix)
Friday has rolled around once more bringing the usual end of week goodness. I tēnei rā, we've got Fabian Fanboy with some fantastic recommendations in the world of cinema for Fabian's Hollywood;Dr. Zemke teaches us about the wonderful and indelible world of Gospel for Travelling Tunes;the studio is graced by the presence of Imugi 이무기 and Amamelia talking about a brand spanking new covers album for Amamelia fantastic 2020 release, WOW!; Sam Sinnott has defeated the crap TV gods and comes in with a hot recommendation on Viewmaster; and finally Dylan Pellett from Independent Music NZ tells us about the TAITE music prize shortlist.
Playlist
Voom - Let's Go Home
Kelsey Lu, Yves Tumor, Kelly Moran, Moses Boyd - let all the poisons that lurk in the mud seep out
I tēnei ata kei te Hōtaka Parakuihi: Political commentator David Slack is on the line talking with Rachel about the Canal Road trees, police photographing innocent rangatahi, and the calls for the decriminalisation of cannabis; the studio is graced by the presence of Saraid de Silva and Julie Zhu to speak about the second season of their podcast, Conversations With My Immigrant Parents;Troy is back with some fresh records on From the Crate, and Sarah tells us all about what's good in the new 95bFM playlist on Praise of Songs. Whakarongo mai!
Playlist
Perfume Genius - Describe [A.G. Cook Remix]
Negative Nancies - Heatwave
The Chills - Destiny
Jacques Greene - For Love
L V J - YESS!
TV Priest - Fathers and Sons
Moontype - 3 Weeks
Voom - B Your Boy
Voom - We're So Lost
The Jesus and Mary Chain - Just Like Honey
Sweet Whirl x Gregor - Have You Ever Seen The Rain [CCR Cover]
pickle darling - A Deep Breath
Samara Alofa - 111
Crumb - Trophy
King Kapisi - Screems From Da Old Plantation
Eraserheads - Huwag Kang Matakot
N. T. Honey - Run Away
Doug Carn, Ali Shaheed Muhummad & Adrian Younge - Processions
Noriko Miyamoto - Arrows & Eyes
Pete Rock and the Soul Brothers - Told Y'all
Kaytranada - Caution
Ben Woods - Praise
Emmanuelle - Time Sure Flies When You're Young and Jerking Off
Team Dynamite - Principle
The Zenmenn - Homage to a Friendship feat. John Moods
I tēnei ata kei te Hōtaka Parakuihi: The National Party's Deputy Leader Dr. Shane Reti is on the line talking to Rachel about the government's handling of the latest COVID outbreak, tsunami's and more; Rob Bollix is in studio with some facts on glowing sharks and a blahdy banger of a song; and Amelia D'screte is back with a fantastic World Salad all about "egg corns." Tune in for the usual goodness.
Playlist
The Go-Betweens - Love Goes On!
Pauline Anna Strom - Tropical Convergence
Good Sad Happy Bad - Blessed
Fruit Juice Parade - the more you don't know the less you know
Skody Banks - Sick
Power Nap - Club Dinos
Rubi Du - LockUp [R. Smith Stepping Dub Mix]
pickle darling - A Deep Breath
Skody Banks - Sick
Church & AP - Happy Song feat. Deadforest
The Mint Chicks - This Is Your Last Chance To Be Famous, My Love
Ben Woods - Body Rhyme
Lion Dixon - Malibu
The Bard - MR [Edit]
Cut Off Your Hands - Blue Smoke Draft
Emmanuelle - Release The Doves
The Veils - Pan
Girl Friday - Gold Stars
The Stroppies - Holes in Everything
Nadia Reid - Fade Into You (Mazzy Star cover)
SassyBlack - Karen Don't Care
Jazmine Mary - Skeleton [Live at The Wine Cellar 20/02/21]
Welcome to the new Breakfast Show producer, Zoë Larsen Cumming! I tēnei ata kei te Hōtaka Parakuihi: Rachel speaks to Mayor Phil Goff about being back in alert level 2, a new monument which is causing a bit of controversy, and last Friday's tsunami warnings; Gussie Larkin of Mermaidens chats to Rachel about the Mermgrown lineup; we get to hear a new Fruit Juice Parade song and chat to Tharushi Bowatte about their imminent sophomore album; Dr. Rowan Light chats to Rachel about the history of commerating war in New Zealand!
Playlist
Louisa Nicklin - To Be Fine
Frankie Cosmos - Outside with the Cuties
Ciccone Youth - Addicted To Love
Sneaks - This World
Perfume Genius - Describe [A.G. Cook Remix]
Phodiso - Respek
Roberta Flack - Go Up Moses
Raudie - Now the Spark Has Flown
David Adison - Knice
Sheep, Dog & Wolf - Fine
Fazerdaze - Lucky Girl
imugi 이무기 - Swimming feat. Hans.
Mermaidens - I Might Disappear
Mermaidens - Soft Energy
Water - Turn Out The Lights
Yves Tumor - Medicine Burn
Polaroids of Polarbears - There's No Reasons I Know
lau.ra - Don't Waste My Time feat. JessB
Fruit Juice Parade - Legislation
Fruit Juice Parade - the more you don't know the less you know
For our last Political Commentary of the year, Rosetta and Milly catch up with Lara to recap 2025 and chat about what to look out for in 2026 - election year! Whakarongo mai nei.
Today on Ready Steady Learn, Rosetta and Milly chat with Kavishan Ranatunga, who is a PhD student at the Faculty of Engineering, and is studying the potential for volcanic rock alternatives to cement, to reduce carbon emissions. Whakarongo mai nei!
Christian from eighthirty is up for our final kōrero of the year! This week, we're giving away the boujee new black label Colombian - Sebastian Ramirez beans, so make sure you text in throughout the week to win! Whakarongo mai nei.
It's our last Loose Reads for the year, and Suri's last Loose Reads ever! Rosetta and Milly chat with her about her favourite reads of 2025, whats in her summer reading pile, and her ins and outs for 2026 literature. Whakarongo mai nei!
The legendary Stinky Jim is your bosom selecta i tēnei rā! Catch his show Stinky Grooves (which has been running for almost 30 years!) every Tuesday from 7 - 10pm, or replayed 4 - 7am on Wednesdays. Whakarongo mai nei!
For our last Travelling Tunes of the year, Kirsten is chatting with Rosetta and Milly about songs that 'tear you up inside' - let's all get in our feelings a little bit ahead of the festive season! Whakarongo mai nei.
Song selections:
Yusuf (Cat Stevens) - Father & Son (1970)
Chet Baker - I get along without you very well (1956)
Sarah McLachlan - When She Loved Me (Toy Story 2) (1999)
It's our last From The Crate of 2025! Cam joins Rosetta and Milly in the studio for a chat about all the wonderful new releases out on the shelves at Southbound today. Just in time for your Xmas shopping - because there's no better gift than some fresh wax! Whakarongo mai nei.
Song selections:
This is Lorelei - Holo Boy
A$AP Rocky - Both Eyes Closed
Viagra Boys - Call of the Wild
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