Whole buncha good stuff pulled together on todays VA, as Frances and Liam desperately attempt to manage the show while fighting off the worst demon imaginable (university) and the arts industry... actaully get's some good news for once? Who would've thought! E whai ake nei:
Beth from the Tuesday Wire had a yarn with the poet Leah Dodd.
Frances speaks to emerging artist Olivia Asher about new ceramic works heading down to Poneke, and her recent show at Window Gallery
We’ll be having artist, illustrator and zinemaker Josh Nelson AKA josh probably up to have a chat about the Auckland Zinefest stallholder applications being opened up this month
And finally we have your local arts guide for Tāmaki Makaurau over the next week! Plus new tunes from Jazmine Mary, Model Home, Soft Plastics, and a wee classic from Grace Ives. Whakarongo Mai!
The most exciting weekend in the Auckland small press calender has been announced, with the Auckland Zine Fest Marketplace coming up from August 5th-6th at Auckland Art Gallery.
Applicatons to join the marekt and become a stallholder will be open throughout the month of May, so we bought Josh Nelson (@joshprobably on IG) from the Auckland Zine Fest team up to the studio to chat about the market, the plans for this year, and how people can get involved.
More information, including the form to apply for a stall, can be found here.
Doubting Thomas’s - It’s Just A Dream
Hallelujah Picassos - Snakeman’s Cry
Herco Pilots - Jimmy’s Election Plan
Soundproof - Phasing Saddles
This Sporting Life - Total Loss
Concord Dawn ft Tiki - Don’t Tell Me
Superturtle - Robert De Niro
The Mockers - Murder In Manners Street
JPS Experience - Bleeding Star
Gordons - Adults & Children
SJD - You Are The Movement
Blam Blam Blam - Don’t Fight It Marsha, It’s Bigger Than Both Of Us
Headless Chickens - Escalator
Unrestful Movements - Anti Trend
Dimmer - Drift
The Clean - At The Bottom (live)
Guardian Singles - Can’t Stop Moving
Fetus Productions - Backbeat
King Kapisi - U-Not-Red-I
Beat Rhythm Fashion - Beings Rest Finally
Chris Knox - Grand Mal
Collapsing Cities - Elixir Always
The 3Ds - First Church
Tiki - This Is It (State Of Mind remix)
The Exploding Budgies - Sunflower
Builders - Moderation
Bailter Space - Grader Spader
Crystal Zoom - Dunedin Sound On 45
This week Frances speaks with garden variety emerging artist Olivia Asher about her many creative avenues and new ceramics heading to Kaukau in Wellington.
On What's Up with Chris Hipkins, Rachel speaks to the Prime Minister about the budget announcement that will come at 2pm today. Delaney Mes is in for a bit of Breakfast Food, chatting dinner parties and Good Bitches Baking. Fable is in the studio for a chat about his new track, out tomorrow- and he gives us an early spin. Natural Ange chats remedies for stress and seasonal changes. Whakarongo mai nei!
For City Counselling this week Simon spoke with Waitākere City Councillor Shane Henderson. Shane spoke in detail about the issues around selling the council’s shares in the airport, as well as the proposed 400 jobs set to be cut by the Auckland City Council. Simon began by asking Shane about how the extended budget shortfall is affecting the budget consultation process.
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