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Today on your bFM Breakfast: Another day, another host, this time Sarah takes the wheel with plenty of bangers and chats to carry you through; Professor Jennifer Curtin dials in to talk us through what's going on in the US; Natalie returns for Breakfast Food; very exciting, Oscar Kightley joins us in the studio to talk about his film, Dawn Raid - telling the story of the iconic record label and cultural force; Troy's got some fresh tunes to share; and Tharushi and Shannen from fruit juice parade pop in to talk about Girls Rock Aotearoa and the fundraiser happening at Whammy! Bar, tomorrow night.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: Another day, another host, Sarah takes the wheel this morning with plenty of bangers and chats to carry you through; Professor Jennifer Curtin dials in to talk us through what's going on in the US; Natalie returns for Breakfast Food; very excitingly, Oscar Kightley joins us in the studio to talk about his film, Dawn Raid; Troy's got some fresh tunes to share; and Tharushi and Shannen from fruit juice parade pop in to talk about Girl's Rock Aotearoa and the fundraiser happening tomorrow night.
Bob Lind - Drifter's Sunrise
Hahko - S99 V2
Westerman - Blue Comanche - Sketch
Buke and Gase / So Percussion - Hold It In [Edit]
Chez Damier - I Never Knew Love [Made in Detroit Extended Mix]
Ha the Unclear - Wallace Line
LEAO - MUSIKA MALIE
Syl Sylvain & The Teardrops - I Can't Forget Tomorrow
SOPHIE - BIPP [Autechre Mx]
Kenny Sterling - Lady Red
The Sugarcubes - Birthday [Justin Robertson 12" Mix]
Shiraz & LSJ - Foreva feat. Ranui Marz
Short-Chain - Upbringing
Amamelia - Drop It Low
Shame - 6/1
Deceptikonz - Elimination
Polaroids of Polarbears - The Secret To Treading Water, Take A Deep Breath
El Grupo Folclórico - Tamba
Kelly Lee Owens - Corner Of My Sky feat. John Cale
Paquito D'Rivera - La Patica
Sun Ra - UFO
Techtones - On Your Mind
Amyl & The Sniffers - Born to Be Alive [Patrick Hernandez Cover]
Navy Blue - Post Panic!
Recitals - Tongue
Fruit Juice Parade - Rice Cooker
Waterfalls - impressionistic
Jarvis Cocker - I Never Said I Was Deep
Run the Jewels - ooh la la feat. Mexican Institute of Sound & Santa Fe Klan
Today on your bFM Breakfast: Charlie's in the drivers seat this morning and Rob here's after a bit of a wake up call on his way in; The Mind Trench features another fabulous story about nature; Aw B joins us in the studio to talk about the Girls Rock Camp Aotearoa fundraiser happening at Whammy Bar this Friday; and Tim pops in for Mediabatt, plenty going on there.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: Charlie's in the drivers seat this morning and Rob here's after a bit of a wake up call on his way in; The Mind Trench features another fabulous story about nature; Aw B joins us in the studio to talk about the Girls Rock Camp Aotearoa fundraiser happening at Whammy Bar this Friday; and Tim pops in for Mediabatt, plenty going on there.
Robert Glasper, Lalah Hathaway - Cherish The Day
Gabriel Garzón-Montano - Moonless
Brown Boy Magik - Pooks Road
The Joubert Singers - Stand on the Word
Buke and Gase / So Percussion - Hold It In [Edit]
Emily Edrosa - Circle Of Love [Steve Miller Band Cover]
Today on your bFM Breakfast: Zoë and Tess and taking you through three hours of tunes and chats; His Worship dials in to catch up after a summer break about what's going on in our fair city; Short Player features the work of Brown Boy Magik; Will and Bess pop in to talk us through Shakeapeare in the Park; and Dr. Helen Murray talks us through her research around smell and the brain.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: Zoë and Tess and taking you through three hours of tunes and chats; His Worship dials in to catch up after a summer break about what's going on in our fair city; Short Player features the work of Brown Boy Magik; Will and Bess pop in to talk us through Shakeapeare in the Park; and Dr. Helen Murray talks us through her research around smell and the brain.
Today on your bFM Breakfast: Keria's in the drivers seat this cruisy Monday morning; Pennie pops in to talk about Missy Elliot and her iconic outfits; Jenna's got a big book to review this morning; and Justine helps us with all your union questions. Happy Monday!
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: Keria's in the drivers seat this cruisy Monday morning; Pennie pops in to talk about Missy Elliot and her iconic outfits; Jenna's got a big book to review this morning; and Justine helps us with all your union questions. Happy Monday!
GZA - Life Is A Movie ft RZA
Tanukichan - Bitter Medicine
The Clash - London Calling
Hiroshi Sato - Sweet Inspiration '85
Navy Blue - Post Panic!
Womb - Dust to Dust
Broadcast - Message From Home
The Veils - Jesus for the Jugular
Kate NV - Kata
Eden Mulholland - Shanty Town
Pavement - STEREO
Missy Elliot - Work It
Archie Shepp - Blues For Brother George Jackson
Delroy Edwards - I Love Sloane
Wu-Tang Clan - Bring Da Ruckus
Recitals - Tongue
A.G. Cook - Beetlebum
The Weather Station - Atlantic
Fimo - You Love Me [Baby Zionov Cut]
Samara Alofa - 111
Stereolab - Diagonals
French Vanilla - Evolution
Q-Tip - Let's Ride
Church & AP - MUSTBE feat. Aiden Fine
Salami Rose Joe Louis - Suddenly
Shiraz & LSJ - Foreva feat. Ranui Marz
Rejoicer - Double Astral Move
Marlon Williams - Vampire Again [Live at Auckland Town Hall]
Today on your bFM Breakfast: It's Friday and the surf's up, apparently; Fabian Fanboy dials in to tell us of an exciting release tonight; Steph and Nicole from Girl's Rock Camp Aotearoa pop in to catch up about the exciting week ahead; Callum from Ripship is in the studio ahead of their gig with Transitor tomorrow night; and Sam binge watched The Wilds on Christmas Day.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: It's Friday and the surf's up, apparently; Fabian Fanboy dials in to tell us of an exciting release tonight; Steph and Nicole from Girl's Rock Camp Aotearoa pop in to catch up about the exciting week ahead; Callum from Ripship is in the studio ahead of their gig with Transitor tomorrow night; and Sam binge watched The Wilds on Christmas Day.
Cool Sounds - Crimson Mask
Prefab Sprout - I Trawl the Megahertz
Nightshift - Make Kin
Disasteradio - AWESOME FEELING [LIAM K. SWIGGS 160 BOOTLEG REMIX]
Macho Macho - Blue Peopl
Girlpool - Like I'm Winning It [Devonté Hynes Remix]
Marlon Williams - I Wonder Why [Live at 95bFM 13/11/2020]
The Weather Station - Atlantic
Yoko Ono, The Apples In Stereo - Nobody Sees Me Like You Do
Transistor - Contextualise
Carb on Carb - It's Been A Rough Year [Live at Upoko Alpine Resort, 13/05/18]
Deb5000 - Bad Guts (live at 95bFM 20/03/2020)
Kiwi Jr. - Waiting in Line
Girl Friday - I Hope Jason Is Happy
The Cure - Just Like Heaven
Ripship - Lube the Cube
Ripship - Plume on Europa
Aldous Harding - Elation
Moor Mother & Billy Woods - The Blues Remembers Everything The Country Forgot feat. Wolf Weston
Today on your bFM Breakfast: Reminding you that it's Friday eve (Thursday) and we've got plenty of good tunes to carry you through; Rod Oram dials in amongst a busy time in politics; Justin pops in to talk us through Sweet Treat Punx at Whammy Bar; Troy's got some fresh new vinyl From The Crate; and Sarah shares some sweet tunes that she has been loving.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: Reminding you that it's Friday eve (Thursday) and we've got plenty of good tunes to carry you through; Rod Oram dials in amongst a busy time in politics; Justin pops in to talk us through Sweet Treat Punx at Whammy Bar; Troy's got some fresh new vinyl From The Crate; and Sarah shares some sweet tunes that she has been loving.
Grace Cummings - The Look You Gave
Weyes Blood - Titanic Risen
Yves Jarvis - For Props
Brown Boy Magik - Pooks Road
(Stacey B) recycleifpossible - Positive Affirmation
The Breeders - New Year
King Sweeties - Tonight We Could Go Out Dancing (As If It's The Last)
Recitals - Tongue
Voom - Beautiful Day
Leaping Tiger - Gems
U.S. Girls - Velvet 4 Sale
Reb Fountain - Round The Bend
Princess Chelsea - The Crystal Ballroom
Eris Drew - So Much Love to Give
Moor Mother & Billy Woods - The Blues Remembers Everything The Country Forgot feat. Wolf Weston
Hazy Sour Cherry - Hot Summer Night
A Blunt Jester - Breeze [None more blue - MIX]
Dick Move - Femoids Attack
Dick Move - Ladies Night
The Veils - Pan
Spinning Coin - Feel You More Than The World Right Now
Jayda G - Stanley's Get Down (No Parking on the DF) (Honey Dijon Remix)
serpentwithfeet / Virgil Abloh - Delicate Limbs
Sleaford Mods - Elocution
Rew - Buttercup feat. P.H.F.
Four Tet - Parallel 2
Kacy & Clayton and Marlon Williams - I'm Unfamiliar
Darkside - Liberty Bell
Polaroids of Polarbears - The Secret To Treading Water, Take A Deep Breath
Today on your bFM Breakfast: It's Wednesday morning which means Rachel and Tess are joined by Rob in the studio for their morning coffee; National Party's Deputy Leader, Dr. Shane Reti, dials in for the first chat of 2021; Rob updates us and informs us, as usual, on The Mind Trench; Anthony Metcalf pops in to talk about the We Love Whammy compilation; Tim takes us through the current media situation; and Amelia talks the double f on Word Salad.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: It's Wednesday morning which means Rachel and Tess are joined by Rob in the studio for their morning coffee; National Party's Deputy Leader, Dr. Shane Reti, dials in for the first chat of 2021; Rob updates us and informs us, as usual, on The Mind Trench; Anthony Metcalf pops in to talk about the We Love Whammy compilation; Tim takes us through the current media situation; and Amelia talks the double f on Word Salad.
This Is The Kit - Coming to Get You Nowhere
Jahari Massamba Unit - Deux Fakes Jayers (Aussi Pour Le Riche Enculé)
L.A. Salami - Things Aint Changed
Darkside - Liberty Bell
Polaroids of Polarbears - The Secret To Treading Water, Take A Deep Breath
Samara Alofa - 111
Here Lies Man - Collector of Vanities
Primal Scream - Uptown
Thibault - Late Expectations
Church & AP - MUSTBE feat. Aiden Fine
Altered Images - I Could Be Happy
Peaking Lights - Walking with You
Marlon Williams - Bright Eyes [Art Garfunkel Cover]
Dad Jokes - Bad Idea
Carb on Carb - It's Been A Rough Year [Live at Upoko Alpine Resort, 13/05/18]
Yaeji - WHAT WE DREW 우리가 그려왔던
Emily Edrosa - Circle Of Love [Steve Miller Band Cover]
Sofie, MISS WORLD, Peanut Butter Wolf - Melody
Marlon Williams - Bright Eyes [Art Garfunkel Cover]
Today on your bFM Breakfast: A sunny Tuesday, easing into things; Second Guessing features The Flaming Lips and one lucky winner; we throwback to a Long Player with Jess B on Short Player this week; Stage Direction dives into Shakespeare; and Francisca Griffin dials in to catch up with Rach ahead of the gig on Sunday.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: A sunny Tuesday, easing into things; Second Guessing features The Flaming Lips and one lucky winner; we throwback to a Long Player with Jess B on Short Player this week; Stage Direction dives into Shakespeare; and Francisca Griffin dials in to catch up with Rach ahead of the gig on Sunday.
Today on your bFM Breakfast: We're slowly making our way into the new year with the return of Tess and the News team; Penelope pops in to talk us through one of Rach's faves, PJ Harvey and her iconic style; Troy Kingi dials in to catch up about his upcoming album, and the 48th Folk Festival; and Justine returns with some sound advice on Red Dead Redemption.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: We're slowly making our way into the new year with the return of Tess and the News team; Penelope pops in to talk us through one of Rach's faves, PJ Harvey and her iconic style; Troy Kingi dials in to catch up about his upcoming album, and the 48th Folk Festival; and Justine returns with some sound advice on Red Dead Redemption.
Kass Richards - Full Fathom Five
David Kilgour - When You Hit The Ground Running
Hen Ogledd - Crimson Star
Molly Nilsson - Hey Moon!
Daisies, DJ Rap Class - Lifestyles
K M T P - Acting Out
Church & AP - MUSTBE feat. Aiden Fine
Maria Minerva - Down Low (Motor City You Make Me Wanna)
There's a Tuesday - FOMO
Anjimile - Your Tree
Cootie Cuties - Panic Attack
Marlon Williams - Party Boy
Marlon Williams - Slipping Away (Max Merritt & The Meteors) [Live at 95bFM - 30/11/18]
PJ Harvey - Sheela-na-gig
Madlib - Road of the Lonely Ones feat. Kieran Hebden & J-Zone
Welcome to the last Breakfast of the first week of 2021! What a year it's already turning out to be. Kicking off the show is Tinseltown's Fabian Fanboy with his latest movie recommendations. Then Rachel chats to Associate Professor Amy Fletcher on what the flying hell is happening over the U.S. which proves to be a highly interesting and informative talk. Later in the show she talks to PHF about new music and their upcoming gig. All with some great music leading us through the show. Whakarongo mai and have a wonderful weekend.
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The Weather Station - Atlantic
Sudan Archives - Pelicans in the Summer
Exploding Flowers - I Need Your Devotion
Arthur Russell - This Is How We Walk on the Moon
Bill Callahan & Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - Miracles feat. Ty Segall [Johnnie Frierson Cover]
Borrowed CS - Don't Touch
Peach Milk - Antipode
Blood Orange - Charcoal Baby
Womb - Dust to Dust
Moses Sumney - Bystanders
Salami Rose Joe Louis - Peculiar Machine - Georgia Anne Muldrow Remix
King Sweeties - Who Wouldn't Want To Be In Love
Babeheaven - Human Nature
Moor Mother & Billy Woods - The Blues Remembers Everything The Country Forgot feat. Wolf Weston
Estère - Calculated Risk
French Vanilla - Protective
Xani Hall - Space
Damon Locks and Black Monument Ensemble - The Colours that You Bring
Anderson .Paak - Lockdown
Soccer96 - I Was Gonna Fight Fascism
Here Lies Man - Collector of Vanities
The Beths - Not Running (Live at Dive/The Cook 01/11/19)
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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