This week's show featured new music from St. Vincent, the Pet Shop Boys and more. Sam also celebrates the 30th anniversaries of Nas' Illmatic and Blur's Parklife.
Dr Kirsten Zemke chats psychobilly tracks on Travelling Tunes. Julien Dyne from Half Hexagon is chatting about The Method, the new track with an accompanying video. Viewmaster Litia reviews a new film out of Aotearoa, The Moon Is Upside Down. Holly Arrowsmith chats about Neon Bright, the second single from her forthcoming album. Whakarongo mai nei!
Stella is away so Evie is filling in as producer. Dr Kirsten Zemke chats working class anthems on Travelling Tunes. Taite Music Prize winner Vera Ellen dials in to chat about her brand new EP, heartbreak for jetlag, out today! Viewmaster Litia Tuiburelevu reviews Motherhood, an anthology streaming on TVNZ+. Goodnight My Darling dials in to chat about her brand new single, Ruby. Whakarongo mai nei!
This week's show featured new music from NxWorries, Childish Gambino and more. Sam also paid tribute to legendary saxophonist David Sanborn who died last week.
We kick off 100% New Zealand Music Week here on the b! The most wonderful week of the year. We also launch Industry Rider, a segment for NZMM 2024 where Stella speaks to promoters, musicians and makers in Aotearoa what they need on their list to fulfil this year's theme (amplifying Aotearoa). Listen to chats from Half Queen and Swallow The Rat. Pennie chats trench coats on Fashun. Dame Hinewehi Mohi speaks to Rachel about her induction into the Recorded Music NZ 2024 NZ Music Hall of Fame. Suri reviews James from Percival Everett on Loose Reads. Finn Johansson is in the studio to chat about the release of his single with Ny Oh, We Still Got It which came out on Friday with a music video. Whakarongo mai nei!
Ronsad takes out the NZMM Second Guessing win! On Isthmus'n That, Rachel speaks to Deputy Mayor Desley Simpson about overnight flooding, parking payment changes in the central city and the Auckland Long Term Plan. Romi Wrights is chatting about an upcoming performance at Auckland Live's "Kick Back in a Beanbag and Lean into the Weekend" lunchtime gig series on Friday, May 24th at The Civic. Lana Walters is in for Stage Direction, talking about her Comedy Festival show Don't Lick That. On Ready Steady Learn, senior marketing lecturer Shahper Richter talks us through her research on the Metaverse. Industry Rider (an NZMM special) continues, with chats from Anthony Metcalf and Gussie Larkin. Whakarongo mai nei!
Max Harris helps us wade through the political goings-on of the nation on Political Commentary. Lucinda Bennett gives inner city food recommendations on Breakfast Food. D.C. Maxwell is in the studio chatting about his NZMM cover of the Skeptics track, Agitator, and what he’s up to before he heads to Naarm. The Hobby Goblins arrive for judgement day on their rave puppets. Billy T nominee Advait Kirtikar is in to talk about his Comedy Festival show, New Show Who Dis. Industry Rider today is with AJA and Louisa Nicklin. We recap your Top Ten. Whakarongo mai nei!
Michelle takes out Second Guessing, catching a Dimmer track! Tender Moonlight dials in in to chat about his single release party this Friday 31st May at Whammy Bar w/ Baby Zionov, Magic Factory, Moppy and Roy Irwin. Stage Direction is with Vincent Andrew-Scammell, chat about how Bull Rush, the newest improv group in residency at Basement’s Friday night is going. On Ready Steady Learn, Senior Lecturer in the School of Biology Kristal Cain chats about how the Titipounamu is changing what we thought we knew about bird evolution. Whakarongo mai nei!
We share the behind the scenes goss from the Aotearoa Music Awards last night! Listen back for chats with winners and nominees across the evening's celebration. Dr Kirsten Zemke chats about the lap steel on Travelling Tunes. Whakarongo mai nei!
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