BENT - the Te Waka Tuhura Elam School of Art’s queer collective, are set to open an exhibition very soon, celebrating the 40th anniversary of Elam’s first queer exhibition, Queer Pictures, back in 1985.
To discuss this upcoming exhibition, Radio Mother co-host, Joel, spoke to Kaitlyn Merriman and Rosa Turley, who are both Master of Fine Arts students, and are involved in the background-side of the exhibition, about the exhibition, and what people should expect.
Mōrena! A mixture of chill and heavy beats to start your Saturday, with a chat with Kaitlyn Merriman and Rosa Turley from BENT - the Te Waka Tuhura Elam School of Art’s queer collective, on an upcoming exhibition they are holding, celebrating the 40th anniversary of the school's first queer art exhibition, 'Queer Pictures' in 1985, and a chat with Stu Patterson from The Empty Threats, on the band's recently released sophomore album, happy days! Whakarongo mai!
Playlist
Thanks for tuning into Radio Mother w/ Joel & Shreya Saturday's 7am - 9am!
Here are our tunes from September 13th, 2025.
The Empty Threats - want someone
Heatmiser - Something to Lose
Macy Rodman - Stairwell
Kevin Atwater - a song about murder
Bells Larsen - 514-415
Molly Frances, Bridey Costello - enough for me
We Could Be All
Louisa Nicklin - Sleep it Off
Mae Martin - I Love You So Much
Wendell - Bloody Nose
Janis Ian - Lone Ranger Days
NONBINARY GIRLFRIEND - Tender Hand
Haute & Freddy - Sophie
boa - Duvet
The Empty Threats - skye's theme
The Empty Threats - the one
The Empty Threats - bus stop
jasmine.4.t - Breaking In Reverse
BROWNBOYMAGIK & Lijah Mavaega - ROCK DA WAKA (prod. Lijah Mavaega)
Following his performance on fridays ambient night at the Whakamana museum; Will UV joins Jack on Flaura for a moody B2B traversing ethereal sonics ❀**❀**❀
Your prayers have been answered, Tuva'a is back in town and back on Rāmere Drive! Featuring a double bill of two bands both by way of Te-Whanganui-a-Tara on Friday Live. First up is Goya who are in town for the release tour of their LP Home Turf. Luckily, E.U.G. are also in town for the same tour and bring you another in-studio set of heavy hitting Welly punk, brought to you by NZ On Air Music, with thanks to McLeod's Brewery.
Earlier this week, Green Party MP Benjamin Doyle (Ngāpuhi) resigned from Parliament.
They cited concerns for their safety following receiving ‘hate, vitriol and threats of real-world violence.”
Earlier this year, research found online threats of physical and sexual violence have caused Members of Parliament to feel ‘fearful, anxious and distressed.’
Wire Host Caeden spoke to Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Canterbury, Cassandra Mudgway, about this issue and potential solutions.
E.U.G., what does it stand for? Whakarongo mai nei to find out and also catch a blistering set by the Pōneke post-punk quartet before they head up Karangahape Road to support Goya on the Auckland leg of the tour across the motu.
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