Gaz Coombes gives Mikey a buzz in studio, ahead of his 'World's Strongest Man' tour and upcoming show in September, to talk about all the awesomeness we can look forward to. Following the release of his magnificent third solo album, Gaz chats to Mike about his inspiration and juggling being a dad. Must really be the World's Strongest Man, huh?
"Sometimes we are taught to think in whispers..." Mya Cole's solo show Whispers at the Basement Theatre explores the idea of growing up in a culture taught to reject itself. She is in studio with Rachel and Theo to speak about how the project came to be and how writing, poetry, sound and performance help her shape these ideas.
The Veils' frontman Finn Andrews joins Danielle in the studio to chat about what he's been up to since the release of the group's ground-breaking record Total Depravity, and introduces us to his debut solo tune 'Love, What Can I Do'.
Don McGlashan has become woven into the fabric of our country. Along with the bounty of tracks from his solo career, Don has made music with From Scratch, Blam Blam Blam, The Mutton Birds, The Front Lawn as well was scoring works for theatre, dance, television and film. He stopped in to bFM for a live performance while on his most recent tour.
This week, Sam takes a look at the final studio album from British band Tubeway Army "Replicas." Released in 1979, this was the last album Gary Numan made with the group before he went solo.
Dunedin-based artist Francisca Griffin (formerly known as Kathy Bull of Look Blue Go Purple) recently released her beautiful sophomore record 'The Spaces Between'. She spoke to Danielle about the process of putting together the evocative album, which comes 20 years after her solo debut. Cheers NZ On Air Music!!
Been wondering what Deacon the Vampire has been up to since What We Do In The Shadows? Well we've got the answer for you. And it's in the form of Deacon's solo show, if you've just been just dying to know, you better head down to Garnet Station between Tuesday 19th Feb and Saturday 23rd Feb at 8:30pm so you don't miss out. We hear it's filled with laughs and gore.
This week, Sam pays tribute to the late Scott Walker by taking a look at his 1969 album "Scott 4." Walker began his career as a pop star with the Walker Brothers before becoming undertaking a successful solo career that influenced everyone from Bowie to Jarvis Cocker.
It's NZ Music Month and for our first Fancy New Band for the week, we have Sonar.Suite up in studio. We talk about what it's like to produce a solo album, and listen to three live stonking tracks: Be Coool, Suite Surrender and Flip Side. Cheers to NZ On Air for this one, bloody exciting times this month. Happy NZ Music Month! ~ ~ ~
This week, Sam takes a look at the debut album from New York rapper Nas "Illmatic." Released in 1994, "Illmatic" has gone on to be considered one of the greatest rap albums of all time and helped set the blueprint for male solo rappers in the future.
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