Shhh! It’s time for the bFM Top Ten again! The biggest songs of the nation counted down by your hosts Annabel and Callum. Enormous show this week. First, Jon phoned in to make his first (sort of) successful prediction as our resident chart analyst, then we heard your thoughts about WHISPERING, we learnt about the famous whiskey Bog Monster.... and Annabel told a “joke”.
It’s the year 2021 and the bFM Top Ten is BACK with a brand new attitude, counting down the ten biggest songs in the world on your Wednesday night. Highlights include some welcome predictions for the year from resident chart analyst Jon Pearce; we dug through our own personal histories with “having fun” in The People’s Pulpit; and we were introduced to a couple underdogs of the whiskey world in Whiskey Business… all without breaking a sweat.
This week Theo spoke to Vincent Hardaker and Leonard Weiss about the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's Assistant Conductor-In-Residence position, then historian Brent Coutts about 1972: A Year in Focus, a publication commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Gay Liberation Front.
Blind Mango Chutney, & Miss Dom slide into a New York Groove - following Blind Mango's trippy opening track. The pair are then joined by a Special Studio Guest Jason Wald - Jason is a Kiwi & also a 95 BFM Alumni, Resident Lower East Sider (NYC) & Founder & Host of the East Village Jazz Show.
The Jazz Gang get into a real cool Jazz Hangout during the course of the show - jamming some sweet tunes. Jason as Guest Selector shares a bunch of his favorite jazz jams - & for the most part - Jason's selections are centered around his & the station's New York Neighborhood of the Lower East Side.
DJ Sassy joins & Hosts the Jazz Gig Guide & also gets the crew percolating - by turning on a few rounds of super smooth, & awesome Expresso Martinis ! Miss Dom follows the Jazz Gig Guide with a Vinyl Fair Guide.
Blind Mango rounds off by paying tribute to the recently passed Lalo Schifrin - & then hits a high as he Fizzes at his recently purchased VG+ Gene Ammons vinyl.
P.S: Check out Jason Wald's past shows here: https://eastvillageradio.com/the-east-village-radio-jazz
Part I of my '2018 Faves' show. I'm into my 10th year on bFM and it doesn't get any easier narrowing them down. When people say "music's not like it used to be" it's because their ears aren't tuned like yours. Yours are perfect.
💚 Hi lovelies have a wee-gaze at the setlist. Today's show features the first mini-mix dance music extravaganza from 2:20 pm - 2:40 pm house/techno/garage/stuff.
Open your ears for 3 hours of genre-free music. New cuts from James K, Mitski, JamieBranch, and Calibre. Some Congolese guitar in the shape of Vumbi Dekula. And a plethora of alternative classics scattered throughout: The Flaming Lips, Animal Collective, The Cure etc.
I also steal song of the week Hak Baker - Venezuela Riddim from Aneeka.
A seriously fun show. Thank you angels for all the love and support. See you next week where I look to keep the 20-minute dance music thing going.
💚 Happy NZ Music Month angels. This week's show sees plenty of new music (unreleased Caru even) and older hidden gems, from Joni Mitchell to Libyanand Nigerian Funk to Dubstep to Shoegaze and all inbetween this show goes deep and wide! We also pay tribute with some listener requests to the late great MC Conrad who sadly passed on Tuesday.
Our Obtuse Track of the Week sees a wobbly Alix Perez number. And Live before the Entertainment Guide picks out a Talking Heads classic.
Thank you to all who texted in for the gorgeous Steinlager chilly bin and congrats to Kelsey for taking out the W.
I'll hopefully see some of you at Fancy New Band tonight (Friday 3rd May, 2024). If not, same time next week!
As always, here lives the show spotify playlist that updates weekly in order of the tracks featured on the show (those that are available ofcourse). 💚
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