This episode of bLine looks at youth unemployment in Aotearoa. While unemployment is seen by everyone, its scale and effects are difficult to comprehend on a societal level. Additionally, we know unemployment has risen in Aotearoa before, including around the global financial crisis and during the COVID 19 lockdowns. We can see the struggles that people around us are facing - how can we use these experiences to make change to prevent unemployment from rising further?
In this week's episode of bLine we spoke to Principal Analyst at Stats NZ, Alexandra Ferguson, and Kick Back founder Aaron Hendry. The next episode will be in two weeks, where we’ll talk about alcohol related harm in Aotearoa.
Found a barbeque cookout and hoe down on instagram that robert earle keen was playing at in Temple, Texas . They would have been kicking on after the day as we went to air - so I got a few names off the poster and shared them with y'all...
Rosetta and Milly catch up with Sam, Flynn and Rosa from Newzician magazine, about the forthcoming release of issue 4! The team catch up about the joruney thus far, their release party at Open this Friday, and what readers can expect from issue 4 - which is available for pre-order now!
Rosetta and Milly are joined in the studio by the wonderful team behind In The Pitts (aka bFM alumni Rachel, Zoë, Annabel and Callum) - a visual podcast that launched this year to document the Aotearoa indie music scene. They're up in studio to chat about their 2025 Yearbook - which you can pick up in zine-format at Public Bar tonight! Whakarongo mai nei.
HALFQUEEN speaks to KT, founding member of Atlanta-based punk band Upchuck, ahead of their much-awaited debut tour of Aotearoa. Alongside tour yarns, they delve into the band's heavy-hitting third album, I'm Nice Now. Catch Upchuck live at Double Whammy on Friday, 13 March.
Thursday host Emma Gleason is joined in the 95bFM studio by the Soundscape Sirens trio of MxDicey (Marissa Holder), Talmar (Hannah Berry) and Vanessa Tottle. They discuss how a pilot gig in 2025 (read the bFM review here) turned into a nationwide tour, how they came to play music together and what influences their respective sounds. Catch the Sirens at Whammy Bar on March 14, Christchurch’s Dark Room on March 21 and Hamilton’s Last Place 28 March. Tickets from Under The Radar.
After a hiatus following their first release in 2019, Young Baptistare back with new material. The Tāmaki Makaurau four-piece is comprised of vocalist and guitarist Hugo Collins, drummer Emlyn Williams, Tim Burrows on lead guitar, and Nico Fitzpatrick on bass. Whakarongo mai nei to hear their forthcoming singles, plus a live version of a tune familiar to bFM listeners, Ice Cold Sensation. Keep an ear out for more recorded tunes set for release this year.
liv talks to nicki and wayne from howick about ginge and minge's show @ basement theatre this wiki, then talks to ginge and minge about the same show! house of ick guys u have to see it, u will never be the same!
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