Romi Wrights joins Rosetta on air for a kōrero about her forthcoming appearances at The Other's Way Festival and Splore 2026! Stay tuned for her debut album in 2026, and listen to Brekkie every day this week for a chance to win tickets to Splore. Whakarongo mai nei!
Rosetta and Nick made it all the way down to Tākaka for Twisted Frequency 2025-26 - which was chocka full of incredible music, community, art, wild weather, and good parties. Listen back to their interviews with Mauri Aura, Droneeater, Cam from the Dojo team, a very special weather report from Molly Breeze and Field Enhancement Unity, Andwahn, Neve IV, Rooster Records, Debt Club, Dropper, Hemi Hemmingway, Ringlets and Earth Tongue!
Tickets for Twisted Frequency 2027 are on sale now, with the option to add koha/donation if you're in a position to support. Whakarongo mai nei!
Who's ready for another year of great coffee and great tunes thanks to our friends at eighthirty coffee roasters? Christian is back in the studio to chat about the eighthirty organic blend, and fill us in on the tragic loss of the eighthirty instagram over the summer. Don't worry though, they're back up and running and ready for you to follow!
This episode of bLine heads to J-Day, an annual celebration of cannabis culture and a protest against Aotearoa's current cannabis legislation. We spoke with the people at J-Day about what the event represented to them and why cannabis should be legalised. After J-Day, we headed back to the studio to speak with some experts about the ramifications of cannabis criminalisation.
Thanks to all of our guests, everyone who spoke with us at J-Day, PhD candidate at the University of Otago, Wetini Rapana, and Policy Director at the New Zealand Drug Foundation, Jacek Kolodziej.
This Morning Glory Huia pumped the first half of the show with a mix of guitar rock/ post punk and gargage to get everyones spirits alive and ready for this week's rocking Fancy New Band, Prosa!
Afterwards the show cruised into a combination of beautiful melodies and solid dance beats.
Niamh chats with Ōhinehou-based producer Cam White, aka Beneficiary 414127193, about EXPERIENCE LIFE. Dubbed by the artist as 'bedroom black metal', their latest full-length release also incorporates drone, field recordings, and White's affinity for bass-forward music made under their other moniker Zero Plussed.
i tēnei wiki, we are talking about the tākoketai/black petrel... also known as the tāiko! a very important manu to ngāti rehui-ngātiwai ki aotea that calls aotea/great barrier island and hauturu-o-toi/little barrier islands it's kāinga!
This episode of bLine slaps on some sunscreen, environmentally friendly glitter, and its most colourful pants to dive into Aotearoa’s struggling grassroots festival scene. We investigate what’s bringing down these giants of local culture, what could be done to stem the bleeding, who has (and hasn’t) taken steps to preserve them, and what lessons the next generation can take.
i te wiki nei, piet and liv talk about the tauhou! the silvereye! a special native manu whose population is actually stable! yay for that rare trend! featuring words of wisdom from piet as always :--)
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