I tēnei ata kei te Hōtaka Parakuihi: We roll in hot from the 2021 Taite Music Awards with an awesome package with the nominees and winners from last night; Rob Bollix chats shape-shifting, classist ants in the Mind Trench; Tim Batt gives us a rundown on the Samoan election and big ol' funds for journalism in Aotearoa in Mediabatt; and Amelia D'Screte gives us a whole damn history lesson in Word Salad while chatting about conlangs! Whakarongo mai, and a big congrats to everyone involved with the Taites!
We catch up with Kim Boyd frow the Estuary Art Centre - they have a new exhibition of treasures called "NINGYŌ: Art and Beauty of Japanese dolls", and we find out what the show entails.
Welcome back to the rainbow, it’s the 95bFM Top Ten! Arguably the biggest show of the year, we celebrated NZ Music Month by playing some hot Aotearoa born bangers. On today’s show; Jon Pearce took a week off so phoned his phone-in, Oli Devlin who… did his best; we reviewed Ben Sinclair’s Beer Ball tutorial on YouTube; we shared our wins, including Hamish who found a license plate on the road; we drank and reviewed some delicious Talisker whisky; and we celebrated birthday boy and Annabel’s dad Paul Kean… all while playing the biggest songs in the country! That rainbow kind of magic.
This week's show features all New Zealand music in celebration of NZ Music Month. Sam picks some of his fave local tracks from his time at 95bFM (2015 to 2025).
New music from Dawn Diver, French For Rabbits, Mura Masa, Frank Ocean, Jehnny Beth (Savages), FKA Twigs, Lucy Dacus and more. And on the Long Player, Dunedin artist Stef Animal tells us about her Spooky House video game and accompanying soundtrack!
Today on your bFM Breakfast: A moody Monday after a big weekend; Penelope talks iconic fashion statements and one special designer; Jenna brings us a book by the joint Manbook Prize winner; and Luke Wood is on the line talking about his exhibition at Objectspace. We're bringing back the Summer Sorted Super Prize Pack, but when you needed a sunny pick me up, get yourself involved.
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