This week's show featured new music from Black Country, New Road, Team Dynamite, Xiu Xiu and The Weather Station. Sam also pays tribute to Hilton Valentine, Mary Wilson and Chick Corea.
This show is dedicated to Bobby. RIP beautiful boy.
I tēnei ata kei te Hōtaka Parakuihi: Mayor Phil Goff is on the line having a good chat about what's happening in Tāmaki Makaurau in Sounding Off with Phil Goff; bb Gurl joins us in studio to chat about Loud And Proud Festival and their new track; and we learn about spinal chords in Ready Steady Learn with Darren Svirskis! Whakarongo mai!
I tēnei ata kei te Hōtaka Parakuihi: The Prime Minister phones up the studio for her monthly chat in What's Up with Jacinda Ardern; Rob Bollix fools us all in The Mind Trench; Andrea Low pops into studio to have a chat about a new exhibition at the Auckland Museum, Tāmaki Herenga Waka; Tim Batt leads us through the world of media inMediabatt;and Amelia D'Screte gets stuck into Mount Weasels inWord Salad!Whakarongo mai.
Sam takes a look at the new reissue of John Lennon's Plastic Ono Band album, marks the 5th anniversary of Prince's death, celebrates 50 years of the Rolling Stone's Sticky Fingers, and pays tribute to Shock G, MC of the legendary Digital Underground who sadly passed away yesterday. There is also new music from Milk and Nick Hakim.