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Thursday host Emma Gleason is joined in the 95bFM studio by the Soundscape Sirens, who tell her how they've turned a pilot gig into a nationwide tour. You'll also hear new music from Big Sigh, Dagmar Zuniga and Junny, plus some old tracks from The Chills and New Order.
kia ora mai tātou! usual tunes pumping on mg i te ata nei! we got some waiata māori, dubs, and tracks to shake ur booty too. piet joins liv at 11 to talk about the takahē! whakarongo mai nei!
Thanks for tuning in! A varied mix today, including new releases from Tycho, Beabadoobee (who covers Elliott Smith beautifully) and show staple Elijah Minnelli.
This Morning Glory Huia started off soft and sweet with songs such as mitski's new track 'Cats', then the show lead onto some jangly guitar to get us in the spirit for this weeks Fancy New Band, The Bright Ideas !
Thanks for tuning in to today’s show! Jangly guitar music is today’s theme – cosy vibes to offset the cold southerlies starting to blow through Tāmaki Makaurau, marking the end of summer, and beginning of autumn.
Artist highlights this morning: Mouseatouille, The Verve and Shintaro Sakamoto.
This friday morning Huia started the show off with a couple chill tracks then eased into the wakeup zone with some good ol rock and a touch of electronic music. And as usual at 11am we were joined Bare Bear for Fancy New Band !
After a hiatus following their first release in 2019, Young Baptistare back with new material. The Tāmaki Makaurau four-piece is comprised of vocalist and guitarist Hugo Collins, drummer Emlyn Williams, Tim Burrows on lead guitar, and Nico Fitzpatrick on bass. Whakarongo mai nei to hear their forthcoming singles, plus a live version of a tune familiar to bFM listeners, Ice Cold Sensation. Keep an ear out for more recorded tunes set for release this year.
Priya Sami stops by the 95bFM studio to talk about Bub, her Taite-nominated music project. Bub's debut album, Can't Even, is a finalist for Best Independent Debut. Priya tells Thursday Morning Glory host Emma Gleason how it feels to have songs she began writing as a teenager acknowledged for such a prestigious prize. They also discuss The Strokes, The Warriors and using music as a coping mechanism. Priya is playing at the Powerstation tonight with The Beths. You can buy Bub's album (irridescent purple vinyl!) on Bandcamp and at all good music stores now.
Holly Shervey joins Thursday Morning Glory host Emma Gleason to talk about her new show Crackhead, which charts the trials and tribulations of a young woman sent to mental health facility The Laast Resort to deal with her addiction issues. Shervey discusses how her own experiences in a mental health unit informed the show, how the whole series came together, and what they used for that visceral faeces scene.
Crackhead is airing on Sky New Zealand’s TV3 and streaming on 3NOW.
This Morning for Fancy New Band we had very fancy and new Tamaki based band, Masc/Femme!Despite not having anything released so far they shredded the studio!
Thursday host Emma Gleason is joined in the 95bFM studio by the Soundscape Sirens trio of MxDicey (Marissa Holder), Talmar (Hannah Berry) and Vanessa Tottle. They discuss how a pilot gig in 2025 (read the bFM review here) turned into a nationwide tour, how they came to play music together and what influences their respective sounds. Catch the Sirens at Whammy Bar on March 14, Christchurch’s Dark Room on March 21 and Hamilton’s Last Place 28 March. Tickets from Under The Radar.
this week piet (birdman 3000) and liv (birdlover 3000) are talking about everyone's fav fatty boom bird, the takahē! the hide and seek champion of aotearoa and truly the biggest comeback story to come out of the murchison mountains.
This morning we had Garage-Punk Tamaki band The Bright Ideas come in for Fancy New Band to play a few tunes and talk about their debut ep 'Bright Sharp Things' !
Local legend and vintage purveyor Alison Reid of Search & Destroy joins Thursday Morning Glory host Emma Gleason in the 95bFM studio (with Jonny Brug in tow) to talk about the return of Karangahape Road's FAM Fashion Art Market and her career of slinging vintage in Tāmaki Makaurau. The trio reminisce about past digs in St Kevins Arcade, Cross Street and Ponsonby Road, discuss how to choose good denim and reveal what you can expect at saturdays market. Alison also unpicks her personal style for the new Morning Glory segment Sound Looks.
FAM Food. Art. Market is on this Saturday, 7 March, from 10am to 2pm in Beresford Square (on Pitt Street) and Mercury Lane.
Local legend and vintage purveyor Alison Reid of Search & Destroy joins Thursday Morning Glory host Emma Gleason in the 95bFM studio (with Jonny Brug in tow) to talk about the return of Karangahape Road's FAM Fashion Art Market and her career of slinging vintage in Tāmaki Makaurau. The trio reminisce about past digs in St Kevins Arcade, Cross Street and Ponsonby Road, discuss how to choose good denim and reveal what you can expect at saturdays market. Alison also unpicks her personal style for the new Morning Glory segment Sound Looks.
FAM Food. Art. Market is on this Saturday, 7 March, from 10am to 2pm in Beresford Square (on Pitt Street) and Mercury Lane.
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