Things have been quiet on the St James restoration front with initial work completed but ongoging work stalling because of issues associated with theplanned apartment tower next door.
95 bFM's Sam Smith spoke to Tina Plunkett from the Save the St James campaign to get an update on what's happening and whether the project will be completed.
Kiran brings in Mark Yarm's oral history of grunge, Everybody Loves Our Town. Apart from being an excellent excuse to dust off your flannel shirt and Singles soundtrack, is it worth a read?
Craig's been doing some late night emailing... to the bank. Will they help him buy a house? (Watch this space.) Feat. such pertinent home-ownership based questions as: How much loan is too much loan? Why do some apartments seem cheaper than they are in long-term reality? What percentage of your income should you dedicate to repayments? Should we all just go camping instead?
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His Worship and Mike catch up after two _long_ weeks apart, covering more money for infrastructure (yay!) and less money for salary costs (yay?), more red light cameras, and potentially extending Queens Wharf.
This week, Sam and Geneva are finally reunited in the studio after three months apart. To celebrate, they take a look at the third studio album from Devo "Freedom of Choice." Released in 1980, this album went on to become a smash hit for the group and marked the moment they moved from being an underground act to mainstream superstars.
Winter is upon us, which means that tree planting season is too. Apart from being quite huggable, trees are one of our best bets at mitigating climate change and our native wildlife depends on them for shelter and food. This week on the Green Desk Frances Wright caught up with Robyn Haugh, the CEO of Trees That Count, a native tree planting initiative that works through a gifting and planting system. They spoke about how Trees That Count came to be, and what it’s doing for our planet and Aotearoa's biodiversity. Whakarongo mai!
[reflections / instincts: 15 memories I forgot I lost / ode to solace]
Tracklist:
07 - TIBSLC
On The Roof - Shek O
Fragment 003 - SETI
Drifting - Sub Dub
Low Down - Futique
Health Loop - Tetsu Inoue
Track 2, Part 1 - Steps-dis-charge
Lower - Dietrich Schoenemann
pt.1 - Savvas Metaxas
Folds and Rips (Huerco S. Version) - Picnic
Untitled (tribe) - Adam Shaikh & Tim Floyd
Static State - Omicron
Pastels - Shek O
The Apartment Becomes Me - KAGAMI Smile
Alag is artist Tarika Sabherwal’s first solo exhibition at Season Aoteaora.
The title itself has a double meaning, by which it can be read as either alāg, as in the Hindi word for separate, apart, parted, or different; or a lag, as in a lag in communication or a glitch in some sort of system.
The images are drawn from Hindi iconography, continuing a theme in Sabherwal’s practice of exploring and reimagining well-known motifs, as seen in paintings of horses and felines, for example.
The works show a continuation of a side of Sabherwal’s practice which uses an airbrush tool to paint onto raw canvas, creating a dyed effect and bold contrast.
Sofia had a kōrero with Tarika about her practice and Alag.
Joe Kaptein is up in the studio, chatting to Rosetta and Milly about his new album Pool Sharks - out now digitally and on vinyl! Joe also chats about his forthcoming gigs this Thursday and Friday at The Apartment on K Road. Whakarongo mai nei!
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