Karyn returns from her break with a fantastic show this past Saturday morning.
Zac of Sunreturn was chats the Primer. gig for Your Gig Is Showing, and Finn premieres a brand new show segment called Rainy Day Projects - for all of you out there who need help deciding on a new hobby or a good way to procrastinate. All of this brought to you by our friends across the park, Auckland Art Gallery.
Playlist
Womb - Angels
Kaki King - Falling Day
Arahi - Baby's Back
Michael Logie - You Can't Help Me
Serebii - Verrans Corner (ft Leith Sye Towers)
And$um - Toon World (ft. Seb The Vegabond)
Half Hexagon - Shadow
Frog Power - top ten celebrities rotting in a prison cell Tonight
Frau Knotz - Other Futures
Marlon Williams - Aua Atu Rā
Ken Nordine – 5 tracks from the ‘Colors’ album:
Olive
Lavendar
Burgundy
Yellow
Beige
The Jam – Ghosts (Live at Bingley Hall, Birmingham 1981)
The Jam – Going Underground (Live at the Glasgow Apollo 1982)
Elvis Presley – Such A Night
EsDeeKid, fakemink, Rico Ace – LV Sandals
Neive Strang – Gather Round
Public Image Limited – Albatross
Sarah Mary Chadwick – Not Cool Like NY / Not Cool Like LA
Sofia had a kōrero with the Assistant Curator at Te Uru Waitākere Contemporary Gallery, Hester Rowan, about Soft Spot - a new group exhibition showing Claudia Kogachi, Ming Ranginui, and Erica van Zon.
Beth spoke with artists and siblings Oscar and Sophie Bannan about Chicken Poems, a new body of collaborative and parallel work opening today at Gus Fisher Gallery.
And for Stage Direction this week, Ahi Karunaharan joined Beth and Sofia in the studio to speak about a mixtape for maladies.
bFM's own Oto from the Wire and Walao Radio joins on the other side of the desk to play his track chrysalis as well as an unreleased demo for Fancy New Band today thanks to NZ on Air!
Ahi Karunaharan joined Beth and Sofia in the studio to talk about a mixtape for maladies, the final chapter of Karunaharan's trilogy. The play tells the story of 17 nostalgic pop tracks which chart the deeply moving journey of Sangeetha and her family in 1950s Sri Lanka. a mixtape for maladies is on at ASB Waterfront Theatre from the 4th March. You can get your tickets here.
Soft Spot is a new group exhibition showing Claudia Kogachi, Erica Van Zon, and Ming Ranginui at Te Uru Waitākere Contemporary Gallery.
Through their respective practices, Kogachi, Van Zon, and Ranginui engage with the home conceptually and formally, depicting household items and activities while working with craft modes often associated with domestic furnishings such as rug making, carpentry, and needlework.
Sofia spoke with curator of Soft Spot, Hester Rowan, about the exhibition, her curation process, and the themes of Soft Spot.
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