UK producer, DJ and label head of Taipan TraxPhasmid provides us with a hefty Friday afternoon mix ahead of his Lerm Werld appearance (and NZ debut). Featuring local selectors Keighto and Lerm too.
Beth had a kōrero with Murray Savidan about his new book, STOP: Look Both Ways, and his extensive photography career.
Sofia had a kōrero with writer, director, and producer of The Haka Party Incident, Katie Wolfe.
And for Stage Direction this week, Xin Ji joins Beth in the studio to discuss Body Story - a physical dance theatre piece - as well as his debut solo show.
Featuring Political Commentary with David Slack and a guest interview with The D4 ahead of their nation-wide tour, plus What's The Buzz? brought to you by The Leveland The Drug Foundation Aotearoa.
Whakarongo mai nei!
Playlist
Heather Maloney - Oh My Green
Peel Dream Magazine - Qi Velocity
Lilly Hiatt - Kwik-E-Mart
Queens Of The Stone Age - Mexicola
The Jesus and Mary Chain - April Skies
School Fair - You only love me cause you want something
Hayden recaps 2024/2025 so far and low-levels of adulteration, plus the ongoing positive impacts of drug education and checking. They'll be at Laneway next week too!
"I like to hone in on being excited. If something excites you in the moment, that's a situation you have to pursue"
Producer, instrumentalist, and singer Pachyman joins Sofia on Morning Glory in anticipation of his return to New Zealand, with shows from Auckland to Lyttleton.
Pachy spoke about how he came to find his recognisable reggae dub sound from his roots of playing in reggae and post rock bands in Puerto Rico and later influenced by his move to LA.
Lately, it's been about expression: in performance, chord pickings, and laying down a drum-centric foundation to create a "mantra-esque" atmosphere to enjoy existence in that moment.
Pachy drops names of influence such as King Tubby, Victor Axelrod, his time playing with The Expanders, using an old board from Lee "Scratch" Perry, and memories with his wife in Puerto Rican mountains that inspired the synth heavy track: "Toyota Nuevo".
Catch Pachyman at the Wine Cellar, 27th Feb in Auckland!
In this Morning Glory we aim to get our heart rates to a steady tempo with lullaby-esque tunes to Puerto Rican reggae. Pachy Garcia (Pachyman) joins Sofia Kent in antcipation of his upcoming tour of Aotearoa. Whakarongo!
Mohamed Karzo - C'est La Vie
Manapo'uli'o e Funga Fonua - Neke Fili Au Keu Hoko Koho Nima
Amamelia, Imugi - Operator PLZ!
Marcia Griffiths - Don't Let Me Down
Marlena Shaw - Where Can I Go?
Arthur Verocai - Cabado, Girassois, Love Proceeding (BADBADNOTGOOD)
Pachyman - Toyota Nuevo, Trago Coqueto, Ta Que Tiembla (Buscabulla)
+ much more but we'll be here all day otherwise. Listen to the playlist here.
For our weekly catch-up with the Labour Party Wire Host Caeden speaks to Labour’s Carmel Sepuloni about the oral submissions on the Treaty Principles Bill and Luxon’s State of the Nation speech where he revealed National’s intention to campaign on asset sales next election.
For the final State of the States, they speak to Andre Fa’aoso from the Yale Daily News about recent executive orders from Trump, the near-miss trade war with Colombia, DeepSeek AI, and the future of the Trump presidency.
For City Counselling this week, Producer Sofia speak to Councillor Julie Fairey about Auckland Council’s progress on storm recovery, two years on from the Auckland Anniversary floods.
She also speaks to Professor of Māori Studies at the University of Auckland and te Tiriti o Waitangi expert, Margaret Mutu, about the Treaty Principles Bill oral submissions hearings which began this week.
This week US President Donald Trump signed an order to freeze billions of dollars in Federal grants and loans which, since this interview was conducted, has been rescinded.
Earlier today he signed an executive order to deport non-citizen pro-Palestine student protestors who have any convictions relating to those protests, including trespassing.
On the economic front, America nearly entered a trade war with Colombia over Trump’s deportation policies and the stock of tech giants, including OpenAI, plummeted earlier this week as Chinese company DeepSeek revealed their AI tech.
For our final State of the States, Wire Host Caeden spoke to Andre Fa’aoso from the Yale Daily News about all of these topics as well as what the future of the Trump presidency could hold.
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