HALFQUEEN's back for another fabulous Rāpare Drive. First up is Marijuana Media with Chris, thanks to The Hempstore. Later in the show, Ruby and Steph from LIPS make a tasty Moscow Mule on Cocktail Corner to get ya in the mood for Cross Street '25 the weekend after next. Whakarongo mai nei!
Featuring the announce of the finalists up for this year's Taite Music Prize, check out the list here! This week's book review on Loose Reads is Suri's take on the debut novel by Nussaibah Younis, Fundamentally - brought to you by Time Out Bookstore.
It's a busy morning at the b! Jonny's packed show featured Political Commentary with David Slack and a chat with Sola Rosa and premiere of the new single The Sun Doesn't Shinefeaturing Joe Probert. Later, Jonny speaks with Florian Habicht, director of Pulp: A Film About Life, Death & Supermarkets, about the film's ten year anniversary and special screening at The Hollywood. Plus, Hayden from The Drug Foundation chats cocaine, harm reduction and the importance of testing on What's The Buzz? brought to you by The Level.
On Rāpare Drive it feels like your weekend started two days early with Marijuana Media with Chris, thanks to The Hempstore, plus a delicious bevvy recipe on Cocktail Corner thanks to Black Sands Brewing and a track premiere + kōrero with Te-Whanganui-a-Tara based artist MĀfor their new single Decay feat. Mato Wayuhi (it drops on 14 March!).
Featuring an interview with The D4, plus Ready Steady Learn thanks to The University of Auckland. This week's Short Player features a snippet of Hunter's chat with Reb Fountain about her new album How Love Bends, which also happens to be the 95bFM Album of the Week this week!
Jonny brings you three hours of music, features, opinion and probably-other-stuff-as-well to get Monday into gear. Featuring Fashun with Pennie Black and our weekly book review by Suri on Loose Reads, thanks to Time Out Bookstore.
Mondays made better! Featuring a massive 95bFM announcement, Jessica Pratt is returning to Aotearoa for a show in June. On Fashun, Penelope Noir delves into the history of Auckland's oldest department store Smith & Caughy's which recently reduced it's physical retail store by two storeys. Then on Loose Reads, Jenna reviews Karen Russell's latest book The Antidote, thanks to Time Out Bookstore.
Milly takes you through a great three hours of radio, with Club Ruby making an appearance for Friday Live, brought to you by NZ ON Air Musicwith thanks to McLeod's Brewery. Whakarongo mai nei for good vibes all round!
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