Welcome back to Thursday Morning Glory! My photo's up on the website, so it's official...
I'm joined by Liam Watters again this week, for our new fortnightly series! He hops on the mixer with some Eartheater, Jean-Michel Jarre, Ross From Friends and more.
A round of Second Guessing sees Gail donate a hot choccy mix to the Auckland City Mission after correctly guessing a great New Order track. On Isthmus’n That with Desley Simpson the Deputy Mayor talks about council events for Matariki, AT’s rollout of new under 25 fees beginning on July and how the process of contacting storm-damaged homeowners is going. Sally Woodfield, general manager of the New Zealand International Film Festival, is in to talk about the programme for this year, announced just last night. On Stage Direction, Alice Canton chats to Uhyoung Choi, cast member of King Lear by the Auckland Theatre Company which is in the midst of its run. Danaé Larsen from the school of chemical sciences is in to talk about research on how texture affects our perception of food on Ready Steady Learn. Whakarongo mai nei!
Order up for one loaded show at the end of a short week. We head to Ōtepoti to chat with Radio One's Candice, sharing great local tunes and upcoming gigs on Breakfast Buffet. On Travelling Tunes with Dr Kirsten Zemke we play games. Sorry, no, we listen to game soundtracks and explore the illustrious world of ludomusicology. Crystal Choi from Phoebe Rings is in the studio to talk about their upcoming gig this Saturday, as part of Asian (Sound)Scapes, and upcoming releases from the band to get excited about. Our Viewmaster Litia reviews a heckers documentary series called Project Greenlight. Matthew Crawley of Thee Golden Geese comes in to yarn about their album, Bird Of The Year 2023- out today! Whakarongo mai nei.
It is estimated that 50 million people worldwide are currently involved in some form of slavery. Many of those who have been enslaved for their labour, and work as child labourers, produce goods that we import and consume on a regular basis here in Aotearoa.
Currently, there is no existing legislation in Aotearoa that requires companies to disclose the source of their goods, or to ensure that their products are being ethically produced; giving them free rein to indulge in modern slavery in order to cut their production costs.
Producer Oto spoke to Dr Susan Maiava, Co-Founder of the ethical directory Fair & Good who have created a petition and open letter urging the government to introduce modern slavery legislation.
If you missed the gig or want to re-live the night, you're in luck because we have pieced together all the recordings for you and stitched them into a 5-hour musical masterpiece. Thank you so much to everyone who came to the gig, the artists who played, Byron Bay Breweries, and our friends at Under The Radar.
Unfortunately, the broadcast finished before Chase Wood's set, but check out his Instagram for links to all of his killa tracks.
Every year we sniff out some of the freshest new local bands, have them play on Morning Glory, then once a year during New Zealand Music Month (NZMM) we bring a bunch of them together for an epic showcase! 95bFM is well known for breaking the next big thing, so if you missed it live whakarongo mai nei to hear the wicked sounds from: Midnight Green
Lipstick Cherry Lucian Rice
CCTV
Community Treatment Order
As always, a massive thank you to The Tuning Fork and NZ On Air Musicfor bringing you live-and-direct sets from Aotearoa's most talented, every Friday on Morning Glory! Special thank you to Creative New Zealand for supporting the gig this year.
Selected works by Judy Millar and Kate Newby are currently showing at Michael Lett Gallery.
Judy Millar is an internationally acclaimed artist. Her work is intensely physical, working with processes of erasure, wiping or scraping paint off the surface of the work and contrasting choices of colour to create a tension between the background and foreground. Taking up space, works by Millar are often large-scale, engaging with the body and her work in a space.
Kate Newby is a visual artist from Tāmaki Makaurau who lives and works in Floresville, Texas. Her work engages with a wide range of situations using every-day actions and materials in order to displace and challenge how contemporary art is exhibited, viewed, and archived. She manipulates, fires, and arranges elements from the natural world and built environment, creating site-responsive installations, often with projects drawing directly from the locations in which they are exhibited and the sites she works in.
Sofia caught up with both Judy and Kate about their practices in light of the show.
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