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Sof's last show of the year eee... feeling extremely grateful for the b whānau and wider community - arohanui ki a koutou katoa! On today's show we talked favourite local and international releases from 2024... and, god, weren't we lucky this year. Playlist here, but listen on bandcamp / otherwise if you can :)
Today, on the last Morning Glory of the year with Elle, the divas yapped. Elle spoke to Park Road about their latest single 'English Boy,' Fun! Then she is joined by Joel to air their interview with Erin G and Altercation about their latest collaboration. We look back at some of Elle's most played songs, just don't ask her about what her Spotify Wrapped was, that's privileged information. Thanks for listening, see you next year!
Playlist
Julia Jacklin, Faye Webster - Good Guy
Sun's Signature, Elizabeth Fraser - Underwater
Paul Cathro - Distance
Beat Rhythm Fashion - Turn of the Century
The Go! Team - The Power Is On
Jess Cornelius - People Move On
SLIX - Gimmie! Gimmie! Gimmie!
Fat Freddy's Drop - STAND STRAIGHT
TE TOKOTORU - Ka Whiua Ngā Ringa
Park Road - English Boy
Jess Cornelius - People Move On
Drop Nineteens - Shannon Waves
The Beatniks - Flowers
AW - CAUGHT
Ha the Unclear - Where Were You When I Was All You Needed
Joel speaks to Erin G & Altercation about their latest single, 'Kind Eyes,' which released in late November, touching on their upcoming festival run, and what they have recently been up to in Queenstown!
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.
this week whānau, piet and liv talk about the pūtangitangi/paradise shelduck! a very common manu but a very special one for piet, i mean what bird isn't special for piet at this point!
liv chats to geneva am about her recent double nom for taite award 2026 and best independent debut! babes i hope u win and i hope u get to see the mint chicks xo
liv talks to nicki and wayne from howick about ginge and minge's show @ basement theatre this wiki, then talks to ginge and minge about the same show! house of ick guys u have to see it, u will never be the same!
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.
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