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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 !
On today's show, we heard fresh tracks from Menzies, xiao xiao and Altın Gün, attic classics by Cocteau Twins and Tangled Shoelaces, plus some of bFM's current high-rotate favourites by Grecco Romank and Vera Ellen.
he rāapa tēnei! and u know what that meansssssss, it's once again time 4 morning glory w/ liv. ft. some talk about the moa with piet tuinder in our native manu segment and some baile/kuduro/gqom bangers to get u up from ur desk and shakinggggg a$$! that's right baby shake ur ass it's ancestral x
Kia ora whānau, thanks for tuning in to Tuesday Morning Glory. Two key words today: psychedelia and electronica – we cycle through the folky goodness of Dream Sitch and Snowy Band before the swirling ambience of Cousin and Yu Su later in the show.
Friday Morning Glory! This morning Huia played a groovy muddle of lofi indie rock tracks with dashes of rap and danceable basslines near the end. For Fancy New Band Huia welcomed in DIBS! who played an incredable array of songs aswell as some great chats.
On today's show Thursday host Emma Gleason catches up with New Zealand author Eva Wyles to discuss her new book of short stories, Deliverywoman. There's also new music from Fables, Mainard Larkin and the latest from Damon Albarn, Grian Chatten and Kae Tempest, plus some old tracks by the likes of The Secret Garden (the Audioculture article Emma mentions can be found here).
For Fancy New Band today Huia was joined by Grey Lynn based rapper, Joe Foley who was showcasing his current project 'Sophisticated Sarcasm' to which the name says it all, he's able to blend well thought out lyricism, cheeky remarks and still pull a strong sense of vulnerability and honesty to his art.
Thursday Morning Glory host Emma Gleason talks to Frankie Curac and Nikkie Rich from Niko Ne Zna ahead of their Auckland shows. The Wellington-based Balkan brass band is heading up to play at Leigh Sawmill on Friday April 10 and at the Dalmatian Cultural Society in Tāmaki Makaurau on Saturday 11 April (tickets are still available for both dates). They discuss their distinctive sound, how the band started and what to expect from their live shows. (Plus how their music ended up in What We Do In The Shadows and where to get good Balkan food in Auckland.)
liv chats to Kipling DC about his nomination for the prestigious billy t award and his upcoming show, Skuxx Cowboys get lonely sometimes too in the 2026 New Zealand International Comedy Festival! tickets to kip's show available here!
are u feeling a lil cheekiana, do you like rubber and assorted car parts, do you classify yourself as an extrovert? well do we have the perfect manu for you! this week e te whānau, we are talking about the kea! a special olive-coloured parrot now located only in te wai pounamu, and a tāonga species for kai tahu! whakarongo mai nei xo
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.
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!
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!