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Stay tuned for some epic beats by producer Simphiwe on Fancy New Band, and for some non English TV show and movie recommendations during the second hour :) Highlight recommendations: City of Lost Children, Hometown Chachacha, and Skritek!
Playlist
Radiohead, anime theme songs, and bFm bops: what more could you ask for!?
The Specials - Concrete Jungle
MELODOWNZ - Slow Jamz
700 Bliss - Sixteen
Nice Girl - untitled22
Mayzie - Party
Perel - The Principle Of Vibration
Mokotron - Streetlights
Yaya Bey - alright
Ingrid and the Ministers - Boofhead
F.A.I.R.Y - Business Man
Current Bias - TRAIN UR GRAIN VIP
Freyja - Qualified 2 Love
The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots pt. 1
Afio mai, Susu mai, Maliu mai. Talofa lava, it's Samoan Language Week and Samoan Independence Day! I am joined by the wonderful Oscar Kightley, and we delve into all aspects of Samoan Culture. Including music, old sayings, random Samoan facts and a how to guide, if you ever find yourself in the middle of a taualuga. So take it back to memory lane and have a listen!
Denzel brings his first guest to the studio: Jack Gittings from Mouthfull and they jam some underground kiwi bangers for New Zealand Music week on 95bfm.
Time to herd your sheep because it's 100% NZ Music week here at bFM. On top of this, I add my own flare of having 100% NZ memes only. Shane The Trucker joins us for Convoy Corner, Taiwere and Freddy of Arabia drop their mixtapes and compete in bFMs first ever freestyle of the day.
The Dawns bring high youthful rock pop energy during Fancy New Band in the first hour, and join Jade in the second hour as they wind down and discuss their moving woes and share stressful moving and flatting stories with the listeners.
Playlist
Tune in for some of the songs Jade jammed to while moving this week, as well as the classic alty b tunes you're here for :))
Mbongwana Star ("bow-enna star") - Malukayi ft Konono No. 1
Lunavela - You know who you are, you know how I feel
Noah Slee - COMPLICIT feat. Pnksand, Mike Nasa
JANG - Holy Fury
Asta Rangu - LLPLZA
Wiri Donna - Dream of Me
Big Thief - Wake Me up to Drive
Leaping Tiger - New Psyche
Best Bets - Wrong Side Of The Sun
Ballot Box - Hanuman
Ilena - Forever
Cate Le Bon - Harbour
Che Fu - Machine Talk
Sandy Mill - Socials [L T Project Soul Common Remix]
Denzel takes over the late morning hours to liven up your Thursdays with an eclectic set of tunes accompanied by some stellar chat and good nostalgic vibrations as he delves into video game soundtrack history to bring everyone’s favorite radio spot ‘video game soundtrack gems.
Mix of moody sludge due to a sleepy aftermath of freaky moon last night!
enjoy :-)
p.s some tracks not coming through on the playlist - they are:
IVVVO/Abyss X - Bleached Butterfly
TVSI/Lorraine James - Trust
Airiel/Stella Tran - Firefly
Ssaliva - 5ever
Y U QT - U BELONG 2 ME
pinkshinyultrablast - Blaster
Idris Muhammad - Could Heaven Ever Be Like This
Remix of the Day: Yazz Ahmed - Ruby Bridges [DJ Plead Remix]
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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