We spoke with South Auckland blogger and resident Ben Ross about the media's "overreaction" to the Tongan rugby league supporters celebrations of their team's victory over New Zealand on the weekend.
Jenna's in Memphis but Ian's here to provide Piece of Mind. Or be yr Powerslave. Or... you get the picture. Enjoy as our two resident musicians (Ian and Mike) talk about a book written by a musician about being a musician: Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson's powerful and particularly toilet focused tome What Does This Button Do?
The South African city of Cape Town is going through one of its worse water crisis. Droughts have put increasing strain on the city's dams - to the point where three quarters of the residents risk loosing their individual access to water. 95bFM producer Lisa Boudet on whether Cape Town will face Day Zero in the (very) near future.
Who knew sonorous metal could bend so sensuous? Well... Dr. Kirsten did. Here to tell us all about the overtones, mufflings, vibrations and beaters of the humble (?) triangle, it's bFM's resident ethnomusicologist. Lucky.
We're talking chorded zithers and guitar holes with our resident ethnomusicologist today. Kirsten and Mikey are looking at the wonderfully understated autoharp, through the lense of PJ Harvey's Down By The Water, They Might Be Giants' Pencil Rain, and Basia Bulat's Promise Not To Think About Love.
We thought we'd let His Worship rest this week. Poor bugger deserves it. But fear not, for bFM alum and resident Tāmaki Makaurau dweller Russell Brown's on the line to chat about all the things that've ruled the headlines (but more importantly, his heart) this week. Today, it's allll about the ~ controversial ~ Taite Music Prize. Long Live DJ Public Address.
499M is the recording project of Pt Chev resident Chrys Berryman. He released his self titled debut late in 2016 and following its discovery a year later Zac had to get him on the show for a live performance.
This week we hear from Ayesha Green who is currently the winter artist in residence at Blue Oyster Art Project Space in Dunedin. Plus we have Vanessa Crofskey and Kimmi Rindel in studio to chat about their new project Wellbeing Analysis Techniques LimitedTM, on at Window Gallery onsite and online. Very cool!
National Party's, Paul Goldsmith joins Laura Kvigstad to talk about the recent contraversy in Iain-Lee Galloway allowing a drug smuggler to reside in New Zealand, they then disccus the recent research and development tax incentive, which moves away from crown entities previously supported under national and finally, they discuss the law commissions report that is intended to 'modernise abortion legislation.
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