Morgan Godfrey dials in for some Political Commentary about Ihumātao and some of the issues that have come up around Oranga Tamariki. Morgan chats to Rachel about the governments role in both these issues and what looks to be a way forward.
A freshly reformed Blam Blam Blam are not only headlining The Others Way festival, but also taking their classic irreverent tunes on the road up and down Aotearoa. (Act quickly if you want tickets to their Auckland sideshow.) While possibly less dangerously caffeinated (!) than they were in earlier years, The Don promises all the good stuff is still there in spades. We don't doubt it - don't miss out.
An early Church and a fashionably late AP join Rachel to talk about their busy recent jaunts to London, L.A., and their brand new single 'Roulette'. With no stopping these two, make sure you catch them at Others Way 2019.
Today on Fancy New Band Dartz (with a zed) hoons all the way up from Welly to jam out in the bFM studio. Playing some Garage rock and playing songs about hating driving lessons Dartz is a good start to your Friday morning. Catch them at the Wine Cellar on K rd tonight (the 16th). You can also find them on all streaming services or on Instagram @smokedartz.
Durham Fenwick, aka Green Grove, talked us through his upcoming album 'Machine Music' this morning and brought in his latest single 'Silently'. Taking inspiration from lounge and library music its very lush, and you can check it out live at The Night Before The Others Way!
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.
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