Reb Fountain and Dave Khan popped in to play a song and have a chat ahead of Reb Fountain & The Black Quartet Present The Boy Next Door, their upcoming show celebrating the music of Nick Cave. Whakarongo mai nei to hear what Reb has been up to and to listen to their beautiful cover of 'Breathless'.
Reb Fountain speaks to Jess about her brand new album, Iris, a follow up from her 2020 self-titled album. They talk about their last Long Player in the first lockdown of 2020 as they go through several tracks from the album. Written in lockdown, Reb shares feelings, anecdotes and stories that inspired the songs.
Tracklist: Psyche
Foxbright
Invisible Man
Iris
Intermission
Reb Fountain spoke with Rachel this morning, on the day of the release of her brand new album 'Iris'. Whakarongo mai nei to hear Reb talk about writing for the record, lockdown mythology and her advocacy for the live music community.
Savina Fountain and Aubrie Mitchel from BIG FAN chat to Rachel about Ignite, a new initiative for rangatahi wanting to enter the music scene in Aotearoa.
Oto played a variety of experimental Bumiputera Hip-Hop and Psych-Rock while Jaycee was recovering from a flu he contracted from Oto the week before.
Oto also chatted with Aliya, a former member of the NiceGoblins collective here in Tāmaki Makaurau currently working as an independent filmmaker in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Listen back for a catch up on the government's plan to review the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi with David Slack on Political Commentary. On Breakfast Food, Lucinda Bennett gives recommendations for lazy (but tasty) meals on those colder Spring nights. Jonny selects the music to help you get out of bed on the right side, and enjoy the start of the warmer months!
This year's APRA Silver Scroll Awards featured stunning interpretations of some of Aotearoa's finest music, guided with grace and precision through the awards' new online format by musical director Julia Deans.
95bFM Breakfast's Rachel was present at the Tāmaki Makaurau tapings of two such interpretations: Disciple Pati's rendition of Reb Fountain's 'Don't You Know Who I Am'; and Alien Weaponry's stonking take on Troy Kingi's 'Mighty Invader'.
Later, at the awards screening, 95bFM's Tess & Zoë caught up with Scroll winners Stella Bennett (better known as Benee), Josh Fountain and Djeisan Suskov as they celebrate their win for Benee's 'Glitter'.
Alex picks a show Mike's had on the brain for ages - the '70s crime drama Quarry. With an antihero whose story spans the Mekong to the Mississippi, Alex gets in behind to make some bold claims of quality.
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