As per usual we played faves old and new on this episode, incl. Modniy, Heavy Chest, Charlie Chimi, Persian and The Vision to name just a few. Some students are on holiday this week so we had Rukiya from Lynfield College as a studio guest and she selected some classics from Sonic Youth, Cibo Matto, Childish Gambino and Portishead. The force is strong in this one.
After the usual festive period akl ghost town we're back in full effect! It's always nice to have the office open and buzzing when I hit the studio. We started with some b2b David Holmes brilliance incl. what is now a bonafied bFM banger remix by Andrew Weatherall (RIP). As per we travelled the world touching down in
São Paulo with Ana CMP, Los Angeles via Jeffrey Paradise, London (?) via NoTenshun and of course plenty of aces from Aotearoa!
This episode of Freak the Sheep features a performance by Nāda Labyrinth for Live and Direct, and interviews with Noel Meek of End Of The Alphabet Records and Sara Rose of Hamtown Smackdown.
On the show this week, we play some of the best hits by The Association, Milo, Frankie Cosmos, Lala Lala, Harry Thumann and Lunice. Aimee is in for Who Arted as well and we chat to Layla Walter who creates bespoke cast glass vessels using the historic lost-wax technique. It's all happening this week, have a good one team... ~ ~ ~
This week's show is even more jam-packed than usual and includes a killer jam from Te Awamutu duo Suggested Serving Size for Fancy New Band, and later Claire Duncan aka i.e. crazy comes in for a chat about doing sound design for theatre show 'Medusa' and treats us with a listen to her unreleased song 'Weird Weather'.
Today on your bFM Breakfast: A may be a rainy Tuesday, but it's still warm out there; Mikey finds himself a structural What Am I this morning; the Mayor addresses the tragic terrorist attack last Friday; and 95bFM's News Director, Lillian Hanly comes in for a chat with Mikey about how to approach this painful event and what people can do to help.