Adam Hattaway and the Haunters are up for Live and Direct this week. We chat to them about their new single, new album, as well as touring and performing, the usual stuff ya know! They perform three hot tracks for us: Take Care Of You, Think About Me and Cry In Vain. Bloody good on ya to NZ On Air Music for this one... ~ ~ ~
Cherhooo it's the VNZMAs! Johnny and Big Hungry were live on the ground at the awards and spoke to heaps of the nominees and winners. We listen back to Troy Kingi (winner of Best Roots and Best Maori Artist), The Beths (winner of Best Group and Best Alternative Artist), and Peter Urlich of Th' Dudes (inducted into the NZ Music Hall of Fame). Awesome!
Matthew Crawley and Reuben Bonner join Oscar and Tess in studio to announce their very exciting upcoming gig, Strange Universe. A collaboration between Strange News and Banished From The Universe / Banished Music presents DIIV, Cut Off Your Hands, Wax Chattels, Imugi 이무기, and DJ Mealy Worm, an absolutely epic line-up and hopefully the first annual Strange Universe gig. You can't miss this one.
Chewy Gum join us for Live and Direct and they throw down a killer set with some rockin' tunes. We chat about their production and recording process, and talk about their killer show they have coming up with Requin. It's truly live and coming direct to you, and YOU have NZ On Air Music to thank ayeee! ~ ~ ~
What are the psychological States of COVID-19? How do we respond to fear and anxiety amidst threat and uncertainty? In this podcast, psychiatrists Lillian Ng and Rob Shieff discuss fear, anxiety and our responses to them.
This morning Chabs and Milky, (aka James Dansey and James Milne) popped into the studio to chat about 'Goin' Live with Chabs and Milky' their new VHS live-streaming extravaganza. Catch your favourite local bands performing live from their studio every other sunday night, and tune in to find out more!
Unprecedented storms and fires are ravaging communities and destroying lives, all the while revealing power dynamics in society, politics and economics. What are these risks and revelations? What needs to be done? Steve Matthewman and Naomi Zack discuss with Maria Armoudian how disasters reveal hidden social arrangements and power dynamics in society.
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I tēnei ata activist and musician Tigilau Ness, and theatre-maker Tanya Muagututi’a were in the studio to speak about the Auckland Arts Festival and 50 years of the Polynesian Panthers. As an early (and ongoing) member of the Panthers Tigi reflected on 50 years of activism in Aotearoa, while Tanya spoke about the outdoor theatre project Love To Say Goodbye which she has been working on with rangatahi from Mount Roskill. Whakarongo mai nei to find out more!
Sequentia is the solo moniker of musician and promoter Grace Verweij. She is a member of music projects Iskse_ and Milk, and runs Related Articles, a mix, party, and publishing platform. She shares a set that showcases leftfield dance music from around the globe, and is dedicated to her late partner Reuben Winter.
Diesel coined the term Fetish House to decolonise their music and distinguish their style. Fetish House not only reflects Diesel's unapologetically high-energy mixes, but also captures the degree to which performance and visual art is used in their liberating performances. We share an auditory glimpse into their world, before their performance at Beacon Festival 2021 on Saturday.
This week rumours have circulated that National MP's Simon Bridges and Christopher Luxon may be preparing to make a run for leadership of the National Party. Judith Collins has come out and asked the media to stop their speculation. As part of their weekly interview, Noah Ferguson-Dudding spoke to Luxon about the speculation and the role that the media plays in it.
They also discussed New Zealand's housing crisis and National's solutions to solving it.