Fukumodo reviews his experience staying at the backpackers last week in 'Overnight Bedroom Review' - Tyler Baikie reviews Plate Up in signature WikiHow fashion - and a peak into the bFM Archives looks at Breakfast's Lawline segment.
Musically, we head to Auckland's Mainstreet venue where The Narcs and Coconut Rough perform a few live goodies - Outsider Music takes us to Edmonton in Canada - and Corey's chucked in a couple tracks you won't hear elsewhere (unless you've got them on Vinyl!)
This afternoon we had a great gest session featuring Jaimie Webster Haines spinning some favourites and exlcusives to warm up the dancefloor for her Body Electric session with @CMJCT featuring Joyce, Brenda Russell, Marlena Shaw and of course Nathan Haines! Zoot tells us about his upcoming gig at the MPS School fair.
The return of Kirk James (@KirkJames13) dragging out a freshly stacked bag of boogie vinyl, joining Apera and Jubt to spin some dusty discoveries. Enjoy!
RIP to the great Renée Geyer! To mark her passing we play an interview from a few years back and a few favourites from her backcat, also RIP David Crosby, and spin a bag of vinyl classics covering jazz, highlife, street-soul, kwaito, gospel, boogie, disco, jazz/MPB, zamrock and the rest!
Special guest this week is Kọla Ògundípẹ AKA @OoGuN of the Base institution Drunk Elephant Sound who takes of a joyride through his record collection from Sabres of Paradise, J Saul Kane, Horace Andy, Moody Boys - vinyl selection - the crackles are the seasoning!
Got some blues for ya, some great local tunes off the system and handful from the 95bFM vinyl library. Very pleased with how the 'no power to the laptop' situation was handled and discovered perhaps the worst thing joe strummer ever did. you be the judge.
Another week's end, another show from Lucia. She plays some old favourites including a hark back to her first ever Morning Glory show, a Courtney Barnett version of Chastity Belt's Different Now, as well as some brand-new vinyl including Nina Simone's beautiful live album You've Got To Learn recorded at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1966. Big Sur joins to play some folk songs carrying stories of Aotearoa's history complete with a banjo, clarinet, and double bass for Fancy New Band thanks to NZ on Air Music !
Dr. Mark gets his Latin-on, & brings the feel-good vibes - Then digs-out a quirky version of Thriller. Miss Dom goes Record Store Day, Jazz-vinyl-nerding - playing selections from RSD2024, Jazz, releases, & reissues. DJ Sassy, hosts the Jazz Gig Guide, & shakes-up - the arvo - with tasty beverages - compliments of Elta Ego. Later, the crew, are joined by studio guest - Auckland Saxophinst Thabani Gapara - ahead of Thabanis album release show at the Tunning Fork on May 2nd.
Podcast Only Feature - Additional RSD2024 Jazz Selections by:
Gil Scott Heron & Brian Jackson - Winter In America
Sun Ra - Forest Of No Return
Dave Pike - The Doors Of Perception
Sonny Rollins - I want to be happy.
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