Featuring the announcement of Reb Fountain's tour celebrating her new single Come Down, plus an interview with Reb herself, Ready Steady Learn thanks to Waipapa Taumata Rau/The University of Auckland, and a special announcement ~ Joan As Policewoman is returning to Aotearoa in May 2025!
Monday blues got you down? Tune into Breakfast for insight into Ghana's recycled clothing industry on Fashun with Penelope Noir, a review of ex-editor of Vanity Fair Graydon Carter's memoir on Loose Reads thanks to Time Out Bookstore, and an interview with Dope Lemon about his new album and upcoming tour of Aotearoa.
Celebrating the final Stage Direction with thespian and theatre extraordinaire Alice Canton and the cast of Rehab, then Peter discusses the theology and religious beliefs of the Taliban on That's The Spirit. Matthew also plays out the new debut album from O/PUS, Out At Sea, The Water Is Deep.
Molly fills in for Elle and Sofia for Rāapa Drive. Up first is Steve's review of the week just past on Flicks'n'That, then Body of Work is in the studio for guest selections on What's Cooking!
Joshua Worthington-Church from Exploding Rainbow Orchestra joined us in the studio to chat about their performances of Songbook Volume 4 this week. We played HINA, Reb Fountain and Dam Native as a wee taster of the incredible artists participating in this year's iteration. We featured fellow ERO vocalist Crystal Chen a little later and faves from Suzanne Kraft, RSD, Roger Robinson received deserved airtime as well.
This week the Swap Meet opened with recent gear from Benny Sings, Larry June, Moonchild, Mike, DoomCannon, Jenevieve among others. We tipped the hat to Bob Power, the legendary engineer who passed this week, so we marked the occasion with ATCQ and Roots tunes that set the bar. If you don't know what Bob Power did for hip-hop and soul read the internet until you do.
From there things got loose in the best way: rare soul, boogie, Gary Clail/On-U, Millie Jackson talking about her fireplace, afrobeat cuts, hip-house, and a stretch of late-night Philly and Detroit flavours via Vikter Duplaix and Wajeed. Laura Nyro supplied the dollar bin jam from her Golden Jubilee minted record "Smile", Gladys Knight, and Kurt Elling with the WDR Big Band sending everyone home feeling like they'd been somewhere worth going. Good show. Glad you're listening back - big up yourself.
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