Frances Chan pays homage to several albums celebrating their 50th anniversaries! 1971 was an epic year in jazz for sure. Plus some recent releases too.
Gavin Hipkins joins Theo in the first half of the show to discuss City of Tomorrow, a moving image work available to view via the Artspace Aotearoa website (at time of broadcast). Later on, the crew from Ĺtautahi artist-run space HOT LUNCH consider the project at its conclusion. In the second half of the show, Victoria University Press publisher Fergus Barrowman talks about VUP's forthcoming releases, as well as what he has been reading of late.
As the Spring ripens and the Great Unvaxxed begin to feel more & more like 2nd class citizens, Def Jim responds to a call from the listenership for some Joey Baron drumming, and indulges in a little nostalgia in the shape of a few faves from previous shows. Otherwise he reflects on Life On Earth with Buddha's Joy and Wonder and notes darkly that Innuendo is Nobody's Friend....
Our thanks to Kath Bee for chatting with us about her new collaboration with Levity Beet and congratulations to Kath and all the other Children's Music Award winners for this year!