Dr. Kirsten Zemke is back from sunny Samoa, whistling her way into the studio with all sorts of different tunes this morning. Bernard Herrmann's Twisted Nerve, The Chemical Brothers The Devil is in The Details and The Black Keys's Tighten Up all feature various styles of whistling, as well as a special feature with Mike's friend who is good at whistling. Nice contributions, team.
Hugh Hughes, the character formerly known as Hugh Sundae, was something of a broadcasting prodigy after he found his way into bFM at age 14. By age 17, he was standing in for breakfast host Graeme Hill for a 6 week period, ensuring that high school lost any appeal whatsoever; and before he was 20 he was co-hosting a TV show with Bic Runga. He's even been to Mongolia (tho he doesn't talk about that here). (Episode 28 Parts 1-2 of 2)
New Zealand rap icon, Dean Hapeta, chats to Mike about his group, Upper Hutt Posse, and their legacy. After recently being announced as the 2018 Music Hall of Fame & Legacy Award recipient, Dean chats about their music, how they paved a way for rap in New Zealand, and the importance of activism in music.
This weeks topic for Worry Week is Ideologies and this podcast focusses on how we label political ideologies. Political spectrums are often used as a way of classifying different political ideologies on a scale marked left to right, hence why we hear terminology such as left and right wing politics. Producer Damian Rowe spoke to Massey University Associate Professor, Grant Duncan about labelling and measuring political ideology, firstly asking what do we mean when we label things left-wing and right-wing politics?
"We had some terrible ideas at first, but then about a year ago..." Chris and Patrin, bioengineers at the University of Auckland, have developed an innovative electrical way of ridding underwater environments of biolfouling - the unwanted growths, organisms and algae that upset marinas, boats and aqua farms. Now being trialled in the Bay of Islands and Auckland, the pair have also recently received funding through the university's entrepreneurship programme.
His Worship and Mike are bringing in the New Year talking regulation those speedy Lime scooters, ways to avoid spreading the Kauri dieback, and the dreaded helicopters are back... Safe to say that Mike's not stoked about it.
Fabian takes time off his glorious holiday in New Zealand to dial in and catch up about the wonderful world of film all the way from Waiheke Island. Talking the Golden Globes, Superhero films and the listeners want to know about that Mid 90's one with Jonah Hill.
Joining us this week on Fancy New Band is Auckland's very own sweetheart, Lucky Boy. We talk all about his musical ventures whilst visualising his performance of the tracks City Sounds and Can't Get Enough through some hazy kaleidoscopic glasses. What a way to spend your Friday morning, thanks NZ On Air Music! ~ ~ ~
A veeeery exciting interview for Mikey, this morning, with Jason Williamson from Sleaford Mods. Ahead of the release of their first album since parting ways with Rough Trade Records, Eton Alive comes out on Feb 22 with the newly formed label, Extreme Eating. Mike and Jason talk the new record, songwriting, and what it's like to do all the behind the scenes work. Plus a special spin of Flipside, the title track from Eton Alive.
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