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Kia ora e te whānau! Thanks for tuning into the NZMM special edition of Thursday Morning Glory. Big love to all the talented musicians in Aotearoa - we are truly blessed . We have some concentric themes today: firstly, some formative moody high school tracks from Kane Strang, New Gum Sarn and Connan Mockasin. Then we enter the mix with local producers Nice Girl, Eden Burns, Hugo Jay and GG Mothra. See you all next week <3
Rosetta is covering your Morning Glory on this fine Friday, and it's jam-packed with tunes and good vibes. BEX is up in the studio for a stunning wee Fancy New Band segment, and we've got news, weather, surf, the entertainment guide for an epic weekend, and more! Thanks for tuning in xx
Playlist
Repairs - LYLAS
Voom - Martin Phillipps
Louisa Nicklin - Thick
Los Palms - From The Shadows
YOBS - Head The Ball
Earth Tongue - Grave Pressure
Fu Manchu - Hands of the Zodiac
Te Huhu - Tūrangawaewae
Eli Superflyy - Happy
Vera Ellen - anodyne
Milton Nascimento, Esperanza Spalding - Outubro
Clear Path Ensemble - Solar Eclipse
Yussef Dayes - Afro Cubism
Church - Fairytale
Chaii - Night Like This
Nubiyan Twist - Find Your Flame
Cindy Lee - Diamond Jubilee
Reemie Emma, Bedouine, Indigo De Souza - Greatness
Milly has a chat with Maungaturoto band The Advocators. Discussing all sorts from their upcoming album Songs From An Endless Night that releases 15th May, to what make a true Hillbilly.
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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