Frank Booker is on the waves with Rosetta and Milly to chat about RESONATE - happening this Rāmere September 5 at OKAHU! An epic multimedia dance party, the night features Zepherin Saint, Frank Booker and Love Language DJs Carlotta and Scarlett. Whakarongo mai nei!
Mellor steps back onto the Flaura airwaves this week joined by Adam Hollobon. Adam is behind Repercussion: a label, podcast and party series previously based out of Lake Hawea/Otautahi. Adam and Tom share two hours of dance cuts recorded on an autumn evening in Berlin, starting slow before working up to a handful of house anthems to finish ❀
PhD Candidate Iatua Felagai Taito joins Rosetta and Milly in the bFM Studio to chat about his research in navigating the embodied practice of Siva Samoa (Samoan dance) from a Samoan-New Zealand Queer perspective. Whakarongo mai nei!
All over the place tonight with a blast from 1974 Rory Gallagher, brand spanking new Mary Elaine Jenkins and Sarah Shook and the Disarmers. Some outlaw country that might have actually been a bit shit, Marty Robbins, and some sadly beautiful Slaid Cleaves. Billy Bragg and Joe Henry because Billy's here this week, and a nudge to The Eastern and a couple from Reb Fountain just because those folks are national treasures.
The end is nigh for 2020 and that means it is time to review the music year. So to celebrate, Sam plays some of his favorite local releases of the year including faves from the Beths, Reb Fountain, Troy Kingi and more.
On Breakfast this morning, Reb Fountain chats about her newly unveiled upcoming shows with Vera Ellen and Voom, happening across May and June. Conor Amor Bendall is in to talk about her play the Clitoris Conumdrum on Stage Direction, which premieres tonight at Basement Theatre. Zoe Avery joins us forReady Steady Learnto talk about urban design and the World Green Infrastructure Conference, which she's an organiser of. Whakarongo mai nei!