On 7 October, Radio Mother Host, Joel, spoke to Beth Torrance, who is releasing her debut EP, Tiny Flowers, on the 18 October! Following the release, she will be going on tour in various places in the North Island, such as here in Auckland, Raglan, Thames, and Wellington. They chatted to her about the release, and what to expect!
Pre-orders of the Tiny Flowers CD are available via Flying Out Records, or you can pre-save a digital copy via the link in their Instagram, @beth.torrance. Tickets to her EP tour are available via Undertheradar.
Get ready to learn all about how rocks can tell us about ancient climate catastrophes from PhD candidate Katie Gilchrist. Katie was part of a team from the School of Environment whose recent Antarctic expedition took samples from sedimentary and igneous rocks in order to better understand the conditions during an extinction event over 183 million years ago. Curious to learn more? Whakarongo mai nei, then head over here to read more about the trip, and Katie's research.
Rosetta and Milly have a kōrero with Theia and Jolie Holland about their new single! ‘My Sister’s Hands In Mine’ features on Theia’s highly anticipated debut album GIRL, IN A SAVAGE WORLD, which is out on November 7 on all streaming platforms, as well as limited edition Metallic Gold 180gm heavyweight vinyl. Whakarongo mai nei!
It's time for our weekly catch up with Agnese from eighthirty coffee roasters! Today she chats with Rosetta and Milly about all things coffee farms, and the beginning of the journey of a coffee bean. She also gives us the inside scoop on our bean of the week - Wilder Garcia from Peru! Text in throughout the week for you chance to win a bag, or use the discount code 95bFM for 10% off your order. Whakarongo mai nei!
It's time for our weekly catch up with the good folk at eighthirty coffee roasters - and today, Christian joins Rosetta and Milly for a kōrero about his favourite brew methods, and their wonderful organic blend! Text in all week to get your hands on some of this gorgeous blend, or use the code '95bFM' to get 10% off your order of beans. Whakarongo mai nei!
Rosetta and Milly catch up with Sam, Flynn and Rosa from Newzician magazine, about the forthcoming release of issue 4! The team catch up about the joruney thus far, their release party at Open this Friday, and what readers can expect from issue 4 - which is available for pre-order now!
Phil is up in studio for a chat with Rosetta and Milly about the latest resources from The Level - a range of notebooks (available to order for free, or download as PDFs from their website) for those hoping to reflect on and make changes regarding their drug use. Whakarongo mai nei!
For our weekly catch-up with the Green Party, Wire Host Manny spoke with MP Ricardo Menéndez March about the return of oil and gas drilling, the expansion of fines on energy companies, and the central government's editorialising of Auckland councils' zoning plans.
They also spoke to the Co-Director of Global Studies at the University of Auckland, Chris Ogden, on how the United States actions are eroding the rules-based international order and what countries like New Zealand can do to find stability.
And Producer Flo spoke to Chief Advisor at Forest and Bird NZ, Richard Capie, about the dangers of government rollbacks on environmental protection legislation to enable mining and quarrying.
Whakarongo, ngā tamariki! Prepare yr earholes, bolt down any ornaments - there's a new bag of funk in town. Co-compiled by our guest Alan Perrott with music fiend John Baker, Vostok'snew 'Heed the Call!' compilation is seventeen of the choicest cuts of Aotearoa funk, soul and disco picked from the fertile decade between 1973 - 1983. And who's that on the line from Sydney? Oh, y'know, just cover star and double compilation feature Mark Williams. Ka mutu pea!
This morning we spoke to Luke Wood, Senior Lecturer in Graphic Design at the University of Canterbury’s Ilam School of Fine Arts, about A Short Run: A Selection of New Zealand Lathe-Cut records. Luke has curated the exhibition which celebrates the mahi of legendary Peter King and the weird and wonderful music he has cut. Tune in to hear more- and come on down to the 95bFM Drive Show happening at Objectspace this friday with Pumice and special guests playing live!
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