GoldTooth chats to HALFQUEEN about FLOSSIN, happening this Saturday at East Street Hall. The gig is in support of ActionStation's campaign Dental For All, which seeks to get free dental care to all those in Aotearoa. Whakarongo mai nei to learn about the kaupapa behind this campaign and all the artists and vendors putting mahi into raising awareness around discrepencies in access to healthcare. GoldTooth also jumps in the mix to get you in the mood for dancing to sets from some of the finest selectors from across Te-Ika-a-Maui. The lineup for FLOSSIN features bFM DJs Leon Aoki, BBYFACEKILLA, and AJ Honeysuckle, as well as Warren Duncan, Tamatha Paul (the MP!), and Kaiviti. Faves of local gastronomers Matua Murupaenga and Pici will be providing kai throughout the day too. Head along!
We're excavating the lock-ups/shelves/shed/under the house for records to flog for the upcoming Other Crate Record Fair (25th November), and so we invited showrunner Apera and vendor Gramme thru to spin us some goodies that they will have to offer and you the listener gets the benefit. So many jams all across the musical map! We kick off with a couple from an album that just celebrated its 40th anniversary Change "This is your time" by the Italo/Afro-American crew, also mark this week's passing of Funk drummer George Brown of the mighty Kool & The Gang by spinning some of their greatest breaks.
š Hi lovelies have a wee-gaze at the setlist. Today's show features the first mini-mix dance music extravaganza from 2:20 pm - 2:40 pm house/techno/garage/stuff.
Open your ears for 3 hours of genre-free music. New cuts from James K, Mitski, JamieBranch, and Calibre. Some Congolese guitar in the shape of Vumbi Dekula. And a plethora of alternative classics scattered throughout: The Flaming Lips, Animal Collective, The Cure etc.
I also steal song of the week Hak Baker - Venezuela Riddim from Aneeka.
A seriously fun show. Thank you angels for all the love and support. See you next week where I look to keep the 20-minute dance music thing going.
This week we spoke to avant-garde composer and multi-media artist William Basinski about his new record Lamentations, and the collaborative project Sparkle Division. Later in the show we caught up with local artist Emily Parr, who spoke with us about the eminent defunding of AUT's ST PAUL Street Gallery.
The government has been in discussions this past week over a bill adding English to the list of New Zealandās official languages. Currently, the list comprises only te reo MÄori and New Zealand Sign Language. The bill has been criticised as āpointlessā and a āwaste of timeā by opposition MPs, while its main supporter NZ First leader Winston Peters suggests it is ācommon senseā.
Also this past week has seen Housing Minister Chris Bishop announcing changes to housing plans PC120. While the plans had previously proposed a minimum housing capacity of 2 million for TÄmaki Makaurau, the quota has been lowered to 1.6 million. The change follows criticisms of the plan from some who say intensification could harm the character of their suburbs, especially wealthier areas around central Auckland.
For our weekly catchup with ACTās Simon Court News and Editorial Director asked about each of these issues, beginning with English as an official language.
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