Music can be a pretty unifying force, especially for the geographically isolated. Kiran talks to Mikey about music critic David Keenan's first novel, This Is Memorial Device, which evokes this idea while portraying a fictional post-punk band in '70s-'80s small town Scotland.
This week on the Green Desk Lilly brings us a special plastic discussion panel w/ Colinda Rowe (Grey Lynn Transition Town/Head of Waste Away) Kristy Lorson (Zero Waste NZ).
In which Mikey applies for the job of town crier and His Worship discovers he can read broadcaster's thoughts. Feat. appearances from the Waterview 'Tourist Attraction' Tunnel and the Goat Island Marine Reserve.
The Deputy is in for Bernie this week with tunes galore. More from the exquisite Anna Tivel and her Portland Oregon, Fluff & Gravy labelmate Jeffery Martin. The traditional Neil Young tune, this week from Rust Never Sleeps. Old School Willie, the murderous El Paso from Marty Robbins, a duet of Pancho & Lefty with Townes and Freddy Fender, good times with those ratbags The Hoodoo Gurus and The Johnnys. Jason Isbell, The Hangdogs, Cletus Got Shot, Shovels and Rope, the wonderful Eastern and heaps more.Yeeha.
Major political party election posters have been released and, in a possibly uncharacteristic campaign turn, both Jacinda _and_ Andrew Little feature on Labour's party hoardings. It sounds as though Jacinda's well aware of the dangers inherent in plastering one's mug on signs about town, but does she think she and Little could make the jump to being good real estate agents?
How are you? That's nice. Well, it's another show. Rob's there with his sports and Emmerdale (some bloody kids are running amok in the town). We do a beer review on 5 Thirsty with Dudes - this week it's the very irie Tuatara Vastafarian. Tony gets amongst with 5 brand new tunes and there's also some other great stuff.
Word Up' competition winner Fili Fepulea’i Tapua’i performs her winning piece.
Odesza also comes into the studio just after 6 to play a couple of tunes off their new record ahead of their show at the town hall.
These days, its seems that public transport is the buzz word on the lips of The Auckland Council and Auckland Transport. The lack of support around parking in Auckland City is affecting retailers, with a notion in the public that it is too hard to find a parking space around town. Leonard Powell caught up with Pauanesia owner Heather Gerbic, to get an idea of what retailers are facing in Tamaki Makaurau.
Deputy Paul has a chat with Frazey Ford, formerly of The Be Good Tanyas, who's playing with her new band at The Tuning Fork on November 21st. If you know her, you'll know the voice, if you don't, get a listen. Country soul to melt the hardest heart. Or even jsut make you cry. Awesome originals and spectacularly well chosen covers by the likes of Neil Young, Townes Van Zandt & Prince. Interview has a cover of Dylan's 'One more cup of coffee' on the end.
Christmas has come early this particular December Monday on Breakfast: we've got Marlon Williams and Dave Khan live in studio to soundtrack your morning rituals. You're welcome, city.
While Marlon's brilliant second album Make Way For Love isn't available for purchase until February (sorry, Christmas present lurkers), tickets to his Auckland Town Hall show _are_. Get in HERE.
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