Lucinda Bennett gives us some tips for Matariki eats on Breakfast Food that might spark an idea to create your own annual traditions for the holiday. bMovies comes in hot- listen back to a conversation with Michael Duignan (director) and Ben Wall (lead actor) from The Paragon, an intriguing, Kiwi-made film that makes the absolute most of a small resource pool. Matthew Crawley shares his thoughts on Little Richard: I Am Everything for our bMovies review. The Hobby Goblins boil and toil (literally), to create pasta art, theme- industrial. The listeners provide even more excellent ideas for their fortnightly crafts, with a high Goblin Factor. We recap your 95bFM Top Ten. Whakarongo mai nei!
Pete Gleeson talks to us about his first feature length documentary, Hotel Coolgardie, playing in Rialto Cinemas from this Thursday. Eliciting both laughter and gasps from its 2016 NZIFF audiences, the doco is a portrait of a remote Australian mining town as it welcomes two female Finnish backpackers to work in its main centre - the pub. Sure, the interplay between incoming female outsiders and the existing population of characters "shaped by the forces of isolation, masculinity, hard work, no work, alcohol, and various twists of fate and fortune" provides a compelling depiction of human nature... but, Pete, what was it like to film?
Frances Chan meets Guinness World Record-winning bassist Ron Carter on Zoom! Plus Beatles covers, with a twist, and a couple of brand-new local releases.
Caitlin Smith – Little Birdie
Adrian Younge, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, João Donato – Conexão
Adrian Younge, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Roy Ayers – Synchronize Vibration
Dave Holland Quartet – Conference of the Birds
Phil Broadhurst Quartet – One Night in the Hotel
Jaimie Branch – Nuevo Roquero Estéreo
Brandee Younger ft. Anne Drummond – Being for the Benefit of Mr Kite!
Makaya McCraven – Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
Miles Mosley – Lovely Rita
Gábor Szabó ft. Ron Carter – Spellbinder
Ron Carter – Saucer Eyes (Original Mix)
Miles Davis – Freedom Jazz Dance (Evolution of the Groove)
Roberta Flack – No Tears (In the End)
Ron Carter – Arboretum
Danny Simmons, Ron Carter – Tender – Live at BRIC House
Joshua Redman, Brad Mehldau, Brian Blade, Christian McBride – Moe Honk
Moses Boyd ft. Poppy Ajudha – Shades of You
Alfa Mist ft. Kaya Thomas-Dyke – Breathe
Love Square – Sonido Amazonico – Live at The Oven
Sam Gendel – Freddie Freeloader
Second Guessing is a slow burn this morning, but a joint effort sees Renee guess a Father John Misty track and donate some canned salmon to the City Mission. On Isthmus'n That with Desley Simpson, the Deputy Mayor speaks to Rachel about congestion charges and an exotic seaweed outbreak in Auckland's waters. Memory Foam are in to talk about their new single, Moon Power. On Stage Direction with Alice Canton, Simon Leary chats about Heartbreak Hotel, which explores the universal experience of heartbreak. Ready Steady Learn is with Chris Puli’uvea, talking about his PhD studying effects of unique Māori and Pacific gene variants on immune function. Whakarongo mai nei!
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