Amanda and Peter from Wax Chattels take us through several tracks from their sophomore album, 'Clot'. They discuss politics, the Hong Kong protests and Amanda's Taiwanese background.
They talk about Glue, Cede, An Eye, Efficency and You Were Right.
Tuva'a plays some music and asks listeners for song requests in a competition format, and picks the one he likes the most. The Dazzler, bFMs very own super hero becomes one of the winners. All while a theme of 60s movies and TV shows is present in the background.
Artists featured on Audio Foundation's 'Outlier Festival Compilation' share background info & insights into their contributions for Long Player, thanks to NZ On Air Music!
Dr Kirsten Zemke spoke to Rachel and guest producer Rosetta about three songs and their historical backgrounds, all across the theme of "chanting". Whakarongo mai nei.
On Morning Glory, Elle spoke to Griffin James about his work under Sans Merit. An intricate genre-bending blend of fuzzy alternative rock, find out about the surprising lore of the album Early Grave and how his background in dance music has influenced this new(ish) endeavour.
NIWA released a report about whether the Government's proposed water standards actually improve swimability, and how it compares to overseas standards.
The report came after some confusion and public debate about what the swimmable rivers component related to E. coli actually meant. NIWA prepared a technical background paper to inform us, and people in the science community so fact-based conclusions could be made.
bFM's Tess Barnett spoke to Marnie Prickett from the freshwater campaign group, Choose Clean Water, about the report and where their organisation stands on the issue.
In which Dr. Maria reviews critically acclaimed Australian feature Jasper Jones, a tale of sleepytown murder set against a background of 1960s institutionalised racism. Although, to be honest, the team get quite distracted by weeds. ...Great film though.
Mack Smith speaks to Hagar Cohen – a journalist who worked on a new two-part investigation from the ABC’s Background Briefing programme which has uncovered threats of expulsion against New Zealand’s high commissioner to Fiji last year.
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