BEING. have graced us with their presence in the bFM studio, gearing up to perform at Others Way festival. We chat to them about new songs, new band members, new vibes! ~ ~ And we hear three cheeky tracks from them live in the bFM lounge: Lucy, Wasting Away, and Maybe I'm A Friend. Cheehooo, huge thanks to NZ On Air Music! ~ ~ ~
Fabian Fanboy has travelled all the way to the 95bFM studio to talk films with Rachel and Tess. From The Kitchen, A Perfect 10, Apollo 11, to IT Chapter Two. Fabian chats horror films and space films, two of his favourite genres.
In studio this morning we have Jamie Lee and Marcel, aka Crap Date: Auckland's premier "soap-pop" synth band! They have a new song 'Ephemera', complete with a and heckers video, and they are playing the Others Way Festival tonight! Go check them out at the Thirsty Dog.
Lucky for us, Jen Cloher brought her guitar into the studio to play us a lovely song, and have a chat about playing in Tāmaki Makaurau. After playing The Others Way on Friday night, Jen and Rachel chat about performing in Hopetoun Alpha, Girls Rock Camp, touring with Tiny Ruins (tickets here) and catching some sunshine.
Australian correspondent Zoe is back once again, all the way from Adelaide!
This week, the federal government in Canberra has announced a welfare reform and is forcing welfare recipients to undergo drug testing in order for them to receive payments. And, more than 500 protesters gathered in front of the state parliament in Melbourne to protest against a new highway. It's neighbourhood watch time.
The Mayor dials in all the way from beautiful Bethells Beach to chat with Rachel about what's going on in Tāmaki this morning. We're talking the councils PR spending, what's happening with North Te Papa, and how on earth we're going to get through the housing crisis.
Liquid gold, fountain of youth, dream elixirs... All ways to describe the delectable cocktails brought to you by Jonny and Big Hungry on this week's Cocktail Corner. Oh, and let's not forget his royal highness, the Liquor King, who makes this all possible. Drink the cool-aid? Nah bro, drink the cocktail.
This week on The Mind Trench, we're digging our way through the placebo effect. How does it work? Does it really cure you? Is paracetamol even real? Interesting stuff.
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