CHAII is set to appear at Whammyfest this weekend alongside a ton of great local acts. She’s also on the Northern Bass lineup & will be opening for Fat Freddys Drop in January so we had a chat to her about all of that and listened to some of her favourite songs for this weeks My Morning Mixtape.
Childish Gambino - Summertime Magic
J Cole - A Tale of 2 Cities
Princess Nokia - Sugar Honey Iced Tea (S.H.I.T.)
Hair Metal, a genre close to the hearts of bFM listeners. Bringing in some complex feelings, we hear from Mötley Crüe with Kickstart my Heart, Kiss with Detroit Rock City, and Def Leppard with Pour Some Sugar on Me.
Post Mag is Auckland's only printed entertainment and city guide - They’re turning One this weekend and to celebrate the occasion they’re having a party at Hopetoun Alpha with a ton of great artists. Today Keegan has picked out a few songs to share with us all for My Morning Mixtape.
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - Ooo Baby Baby
Young Hearts Run Free - Josie Rika
Kiss The Sky - Living For You
Professor Andreas Neef from the Faulty of Arts at the University of Auckland is in the studio and chatting to Rachel and Tess about the dark side of tourism. Talking about some of the negative effects this industry can have on post-colonial, post-warzone, and post-disaster cities. Professor Andreas talks about the relationship between tourism and land grabbing and displacement in developing countries. You can find out more here.
His Worship dials in this morning and chats to Rachel about some of the ongoing issues in Tāmaki Makaurau at the moment. Covering Ihumātao, illegal rubbish dumping and whether South Auckland is neglected in Auckland's Super City plans.
This morning's catch up with the Mayor is all about the Ports of Auckland, what happens to those caught walking on the Waitākere ranges, and our city's farewell to the Lime Scooters.
His Worship gives us a ring after a long weekend to talk about what's happening at Ihumātao, the situation with Fuller's ferries, and the affect of the City Rail Link on businesses in the CBD.
Kiran pops in with a review of a book by one of her favourite authors, Eimear McBride. Strange Hotel is 149 pages of narrative in third person telling the story of different hotel rooms with a special shout out to our hometown, Auckland city. A very good read.
Anna King Shahab, co-creator of the online community sharing hot tips on the Auckland food sceneLazy Susan, comes into studio for a very special edition of Breakfast Food! Tune in to hear all about their fabulous new recipe bookAuckland Eats;a showcase of the recipes that flavour our city and the stories behind them! Whakarongo mai!
Barton Strom from Antix & Owen from Lo-Fi Productions visit the bFM studio to guest select some tunes and chat about Antix 25th birhtday party at The Wintergarden, Civic.