Its another Covers Special! The Plato's Retreate team bring you all that is good, bad, and bordeline in this show dedicated to the art of the cover version. Mr Rob Bollix brings Sport and Emmerdale as per usual, and also, Jenn brings in a specially made (and long promised) Milk Stout Chocolate Cake!
I tēnei ata kei te Hōtaka Parakuihi: the show kicks off with an interview with the Deputy leader of the Opposition in What's Up? with Dr. Shane Reti;Rob Bollix talks hippos, the Antikythera mechanism and face masks in The Mind Trench;Samara Alofa kindly pops into studio to chat about their upcoming gigs and what's been happening in their life; Tim Batt chats about the elusive and mysterious RNZ / TVNZ merger on MediaBatt;and finally, Amelia D'Screte teaches us about extinct words in Word Salad, ya hodad! Whakarongo mai,
I tēnei ata kei te Hōtaka Parakuihi: We kick off the show with another round of Second Guessing; the Mayor is on the line chatting about what's happening in and around Tāmaki Makaurau in Sounding Off w/ Phil Goff; Hollie Fullbrook from Tiny Ruins is in the studio talking about her album 'Some Were Meant For Sea' re-release and subsequent tour; Alice is here telling us what's good in theatre this week forStage Direction; we have a Short Player courtesy of Jess Fu'sTotally Wired, this time w/ Church & AP; and we stretch our brains with someReady, Steady, Learn! Whakarongo mai for all the usual good stuff.
Border radio hand picking gems from all along the American Music timeline. From dodgy 70's Doobie Brothers attempt at folky CSNY vibes through to the beautiful brand new track from Sierra Ferrel, and newly discovered treats like Sunny War. As well as Neil, Skynyrd and Drive By Truckers.
Denzel takes over the late morning hours to liven up your Thursdays with an eclectic set of tunes accompanied by some stellar chat and good nostalgic vibrations as he delves into video game soundtrack history to bring everyone’s favorite radio spot ‘video game soundtrack gems.'