Election year means issues like immigration will be brought to the political forefront, but how does this affect refugees? bFM reporter Mack Smith speaks to the man behind the ‘Double the Quota’ campaign, Murdoch Stephens, on what this might mean for those seeking refuge in New Zealand.
This week Sam takes a special look at Prince's 1987 double album "Sign o' the Times", one year after his death. This album is now considered to be one of Prince's most ambitious projects and one of the best albums from the 1980's.
With your normal host off making some actual telly, Mikey and Sarah talk about David Simon's new drama, The Deuce. The new HBO series features double your usual dose of James Franco (playing twins) and Maggie Gyllenhall as a hooker-with-a-(business)-heart-of-gold in a dive into the fledgling porn industry of 1970s New York City. Inspired by real life events, can Simon bring his gritty realism to the flares, flash and flange of such salacious material? And, perhaps more importantly, will this fill the Monday night hole left by Game of Thrones?
With a former Russian double agent in hospital after a suspected nerve agent attack, Neutral Corner examines the contrasting coverage given to the incident by state-owned broadcasters in the United Kingdom and the Russian Federation.
Worn Out's Fluffy and Grant are in studio to hype the hydra that is the Double Whammy Festival. On May 11 and 12, hoon on down to Whammy Bar and Backroom to witness a loaded lineup of local talent, from all ends of the country and musical spectrum. Artists include Ave Teth, Amamelia, Jaggers x Lines, Glove, Slumbug, Queen Neptune, Bib Kids, Undiscovered Moons of Saturn, All Black Legends, All Seeing Hand, k2k, Alphabethead, Mutation, Ounce, Poverty & Spit, Pleasure Majenta, Satin Sheets, Randa, and Kieran Tahir. And all just for $20 too. Damn.
Estere chats to Jogai about her new double album My Design, On Others' Lives, opening for the legendary Grace Jones, and her upcoming Aotearoa tour (featuring a Casette Nine show this Saturday w/ support from Merk).
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