In the first hour, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki curator Julia Waite discusses the catalogue for Bill Culbert: Slow Wonder. Later on, Lexi Kerr talks about starting new Dominion Road artist-run space Oddly.
Jade digs into their roots and plays some indie Vietnamese tunes, while listeners recommend their favorite non English songs! Feat. a rad Fancy New Band w/ LB, bring us some authentic Pasifika R&B vibes
This week's show starts with Tendai Mutambu in conversation about Notes for tomorrow, a Te Uru exhibition conceived by Independent Curators International. Theo checks in with Oddly gallerist Lexi Kerr about their Boosted Campaign. Finally, Ane Tonga discusses curating Declaration: A Pacific Feminist Agenda at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki.
The Jazz Team returns after a refreshing Xmas break - Dr. Mark, & Miss Dom play down some breezy, summer vibes which were chillified listening over the break - For Maximum effect - just enter the 1959 Corvette convertible! Mark features a few nice new releases from the likes of: The Bad Plus, & John-Paul Muir - Mark, also revisits the artistry of Brad Mehldau - while Dom gets stoked on vocalist Jazzmeia Horn, Blue Notes' 86th Birthday (Jan 6th), & the 95 BFM Jazz Shows Quest Love Sting - which is also celebrating a 20+ birthday this year.
DJ Sassy hangs out - & hosts the Jazz Gig Guide - selects a Caitlin Smith track - & chats about the 1980s Classic, New Year's Eve-themed film Get Crazy - & true to form Sassy brings in a bunch of tasty light refreshments - Keeping spirits high - On ya Dj Sassy!
The first of a special, and somewhat spontaneous, Tāmaki Makaurau two-parter, this week's show sees Emma talking to Greatsouth's Payton Taplin about how his music is informed by the past and present of where he lives (and why he wouldn't want to be anywhere else). On the theme of Auckland, there's also early listens to Babe Martin's 'April in the City' and Dick Move's 'Up the Bus', plus tracks from The Front Lawn, Sisters Underground, P.H.F, 3 The Hard Way, Elemeno P and more. Tune in next week for part two (including Die! Die! Die! and The Androids).
Hola Creatures of The Night, A Halloween Special Edited for Your Listening Delight.
2 Hours of the best music (Nina Simone, Grace Jones, Laura Nyro...) bedded with Part Time's spooky Neverending Nightmare Album. We count down 5 of the spookiest things of the day.... from (5) The Theremin, (4) The Job Market, (3) Social Media, (2) Inevitable Passing of Time, (1) Listen and find out!
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