Rationalists are off their rockers, as they spawn a revigorated period of new-age spiritualism in Silicon Valley. Also, who's the most powerful superhero of all time?
HALFQUEEN is on hiatus this week, so 95bFM legend Charlotte Ryan hops in the driver's seat to host Rāpare Drive. Featuring a recap of this year's APRA Silver Scrolls awards held down in Ōtautahi at the Isaac Theatre Royal, then Chris is in the studio to catch you up on the week just been for Marijuana Media, thanks to The Hemp Store. Then, Mat returns to make a delicious tipple on Cocktail Corner, thanks to Thomson Whiskey.
With another extended show (early start) Jack covers a large range of sonics as per. Over several moods (largely introspective), Jacky G provokes imagination & emotion ~l❀o❀c❀k❀i❀n~
This week on Swap Meet Radio, we're moving through some favorites from the collection - Michał Urbaniak (RIP), the Visioneers, Lucas Arruda, and a couple from the new Nas and Preemo, and the current fave from ELIZA. Throw in some Turkish funk with Nese Karaböcek, Brazilian vibes from El Michels Affair and Rogê, and that DNA version of "Tom's Diner" tucked in there too.
Kirk drifts into some boogie and soul with France Joli, the Ritchie Family, and Rockie Robbins, plus summer tracks from the McCrays and Ben & The Tight Squeeze Band. A little bit of everything - Paul Hardcastle, Freeez, Str4ta. Good music!
Mookie and Buzzy crank out some fuckin' killer tunes, Benny Dragonmaster Mathews is miserable and sick and plays the ugliest (UGLY being the key word) punk and metal he can. How do they come up with this content? Oh God I'm still sick.
Mookie, Buzzy and Dragonmaster jam local NZ punk records (highlights include new Stress Ghetto, Pvnisher, Zhukov and Bowel Rupture) with some ruminations on classic Cleveland hardcore and its Japanese influences (H100s meets Lipcream etc) and Mookie's beef with Born Against.
This week Sam takes a look at New York hip hop duo Eric B. & Rakim's debut album "Paid in Full." Released in 1987, "Paid in Full" is considered one of the most influential hip hop albums of all time and a standard from the golden era of hip hop in the 80s and 90s.
Miriam Clements wants a national referendum on whether Auckland's North Shore should become independent from the rest of New Zealand. Clements, a member of the Logic Party, says the North Shore should have its own Reserve Bank, currency and be governed by its own Prime Minister.
Stewart spoke with her and asked her why this is a good idea and how it would be achieved.
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