DJ Sir Vere 1991 to 97; 2002 Phil Bell found his way to b via punk rock, and from there to a lifelong record buying addiction. After producing a New Order fanzine in the early 1980s and learning the art of live DJing from his Dad, he became a renowned club DJ in the late 80s. Then, along with DLT, Slave & Base, he founded the "world famous" Trueschool Hip Hop Show, and branched out into careers in television and print media. "I don't want this episode to be all about punching people in the face, but..." (Episode 33, Parts 1-3 of 3)
Greg Wood 1992 to 1997, Scott Kelly 1994 to 2000 Scott Kelly and Greg Wood were primarily 95bFM "creatives" -- ie they wrote advertisements -- but their contribution went much further. Sometimes too far. They were co-creators of "the fart bank" and "the fart button", and along with "Mystery Celebrity", were hosts of the reasonably-long-running and decidedly average radio show, "The Friday Night Allen". In this episode, you can hear examples of their (ahem) "work", a classic News injection from Vas Deferens, and they ask, "Do you like chicken?" (Episode 35, Parts 1-3 of 3)
Grace Aotearoa is a Tāmaki-based gallery, which specialises in the representation of early career artists within Aotearoa. Directed by Emil Scheffmann, the gallery has recently relocated from its former Pitt Street home into Symond Street’s historic Rationalist House. A building rich with history, Rationalist House has been owned by the New Zealand Association of Rationalists & Humanists since 1960 – having been home to the Association’s library, an infamous jazz club, the Society for Closer Relations with the USSR, and, for many years, the Socialist Party. As a gallery with a reputation for championing younger emerging artists, it feels apt that Grace now sits between AUT, Whitecliffe, and Elam, at the heart of fine arts education in Tāmaki.
Sof caught up with gallery director Emil Scheffmann about the move, as well as their current joint exhibition showing Atarangi Anderson and Georgia Tikaputini Douglas Hood, Mau Āhua.
This weekend during a rally in Philadelphia, former president of the United States, Donald Trump, was injured in an attempted assassination. This morning, Trump was confirmed as the Republican party’s presidential nominee in this year’s US Presidential election.
In recent years, the United States has seen extreme levels of political polarisation, leading to increased tensions and activism across the political spectrum. Wire host Castor spoke to senior history lecturer at the University of Auckland, Paul Taillon, about what kind of impact the assassination attempt could have both on society and in the United States historical context.
Gareth Shute is in to chat about his NZ Music Month historical walks and tours around the city, including around Queen Street, Karangahape Road and the Auckland Town Hall. Whakarongo mai nei!
How important is historical memory in politics? What can we learn about how our memories of the past are manipulated to change current and future politics? What can we learn from “memory entrepreneurs” in places like the former Yugoslavia? How did they try to change understandings about the past to influence the future? Doug Becker speaks with Jelena Subotic, Brent Steele, and Brent Sasley about the importance of memory in political settings.
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