This week, Sam takes a look at the debut solo album from Brooklyn rapper Yasiin Bey (Mos Def) "Black on Both Sides." Released in 1999, this album came hot on the back of the Black Star record and helped cement Bey's place as one of the most talented up and coming rappers at the turn of the century.
We're joined in studio this week by Dirty Pixels for Live and Direct. They're just about to venture off on tour, so we have a nice wee catch up, and listen to some smooth solo tunes: Julipa, Holly and Spacesuit. Cheers NZ On Air Music! ~ ~ ~
Lontalius joins us for a breathtaking set on Live and Direct. We didn't have time for a chat, but enjoy these three beautiful (and also new) tracks performed solo. Big whattup to NZ On Air Music! ~ ~ ~
Pennie is joined in the studio by Bridge -95bFM Programming Assistant + Booker, 95bFM Host -Wednesday 1 to 4pm, Community Garden Promoter, Representative for The Grow Room, Percussionist for The Nae Nae Express, Solo Artist Hasji, Ethnomusicologist, seller of Electric Bikes at Big Street Bikers... + all round renaissance man.
Back from LA, Emily Edrosa returns to the bFM studios for a quick catch up with Jenn and Tess about her debut solo album Another Wave is Coming. Don't miss her homecoming show tomorrow night at Whammy Backroom with TOOMS, Bitch Magic & Roy Irwin. Get your tickets here.
This week, Sam flies solo recording the segment from his bedroom in lockdown. This will be happening for the next few weeks.
With this, he takes a look at the debut studio album from LA punk rock band X "Los Angeles." Released in 1980, this record remains an underground classic to this day and helped usher in a new and vibrant music scene in LA.
Heidi chats to Russ Flat (Ngaati Kahungunu) about how it feels to win a Wallace Award for the second time around - this time the big Paramount Award for his psychologically compelling work 'Kooruru (Knucklebones)'. Next up Peter Gouge talks about his show 'Everything Stops for the Baby' at Melanie Roger Gallery, and we ponder the credibility of the old constructivist ideas his show makes reference to.. whether objects can really be 'capitalist' or 'comrade'. Then Robbie Fraser (Ngaati Porou) discusses geometric abstraction and his second solo show this year, opening at Precinct 35 in Pooneke this Thursday.
Peter also opens up about his mother's tragic diagnosis with a neuro-musculuar condition many years ago, and some provocative considerations related to David Seymour's end of life euthanasia bill which has just opened for voting. Contributions from listeners could warrant whole shows on their own here. Most importantly read the bill before you vote!
Sequentia is the solo moniker of musician and promoter Grace Verweij. She is a member of music projects Iskse_ and Milk, and runs Related Articles, a mix, party, and publishing platform. She shares a set that showcases leftfield dance music from around the globe, and is dedicated to her late partner Reuben Winter.
Diesel coined the term Fetish House to decolonise their music and distinguish their style. Fetish House not only reflects Diesel's unapologetically high-energy mixes, but also captures the degree to which performance and visual art is used in their liberating performances. We share an auditory glimpse into their world, before their performance at Beacon Festival 2021 on Saturday.
This week, Sam and Geneva take a look at "What Cha' Gonna Do for Me," the third studio album from the Queen of Funk Chaka Khan. Released in 1981, this album was her first smash hit and paved the way for her later triumphs as a solo artist.
Gee Dee lives in New York, where he deejays and makes music. He's co-founded Earth Beat, is a resident at Good Room in Brooklyn, and plays regularly at Philadelphia's long-running party Making Time. He also has a new live project with Juan MacLean called Infinity Machine, and hot solo releases for Planet Trip Records, Superior Elevation Records, and Light of Other Days. On FPR tonight he takes us for a two hour dive into meditative club music, with an emphasis on glorious 90s cuts. It's bliss bbs.
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