Ahead of the release of the upcoming web series, Rū Ana Te Whenua: Alien Weaponry Shake Europe, which goes live on the RNZ website on Monday, 18 February, Kent joins Mike and Tess in studio to talk what makes a good, wholesome heavy metal festival and the extraordinary accomplishments of Alien Weaponry.
Talking folk metal this week with Dr. Kirsten Zemke, with tracks from Eluveitie's Inis Mona, Korpiklaani's Tuli Kokko, and Forefather's Miri It Is. Check 'em out.
Mookie, Benny and Buzzy jam two hours of new and old punk music, featuring a ton of new NZ shit, some classic West Bay harcore, embarassing Black Metal rumours and vague attempts at advertising.
Your favourite chauffeurs Jonny and Big Hungry are here to drive you around your morning, arvo and eve! Put your pedal the metal and get around this Thursday's rendition of bFM Drive. Thanks dudes!
Hair Metal, a genre close to the hearts of bFM listeners. Bringing in some complex feelings, we hear from Mötley Crüe with Kickstart my Heart, Kiss with Detroit Rock City, and Def Leppard with Pour Some Sugar on Me.
Catacombs Festival is happening for the second time this Friday & Saturday at the Civic Wintergarden. Scarlett is one of the great people behind the festival and today they shared some of their favourite songs from a few of the artists that are set to play.
Roza Terenzi - Metal Glo (Luca Lozana & Mr Ho Remix)
Nu Guinea - Je Vulesse
Derrick May - Strings Of Life
Tonight's show starts with a 90 minute CS curated by artist Alexander Brown from Wrought Material, an eclectic mixtape that switches (abruptly) between death metal cuts and Japanese pop, with all manner of noise, mental hardcore and post punk in between. The last 30 minutes is a short mix from me, classic underrated West Bay hip-hop, some brand new shit from Bowel Rupture and L.O.T.I.O.N. Multinational Corporation.
I think I'm too tired to write much of a description, like everyone else I'm stuck inside for the foreseeable future which has resulted in some mild insomnia and some questionable viewing habits that have crept into this weeks show. I've attempted to stay as current as I can be bothered but you're also a bit doomed to whatever I've been listening to this week; highlights include recently unearthed tracks from gutter sludge aberration Baboon King, 60 or so blasts of noise from Living Room interspersed with whatever's going on in black metal, various obscurities and some classic hip hop.
This show was a fuckin' blast to make, with tonnes of new Iron Lung Records shit to get my teeth into plus the usual assortment of ancient black metal demos, and a track off the massive new Sial record that just came out on La Vida Es Un Mus. Big shoutout to my flatmate for putting me onto the Eightball & MJG tracks too.
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