Tonight we salute the one and only @lamontdozier with a slew of classics across Invictus/Hot Wax, Production and Solo years. Plus @kirkjames13 celebrates another solar rotation. Ears on!
Ten years ago today D'angelo "Black Messiah" was released. The follow up to 2000's "Voodoo" it improbably lived up to the hype and cemented D's status as the keeper of the flame for a classic era of soul and funk music, but feeling fresh and contemporary. You know we need to represent "Black Messiah" by spinning a clutch of favourites including some unreleased versions and special bits. We are also blessed to have the brother Nicholas from 95bFM Friday Drive up to spin some faves and classics, and the man comes correct. Churness!
Today on the show Rosetta and Nick chat with Theo from Daffodils about their new, completely free, monthly night of music at Whammy's Public Bar (FKA The Wine Cellar) - Public Service! The duo also catch up with Paul Kennedy for AudioCulture, to chat about the 50th anniversary of the Official Aotearoa Music Charts. Plus news, weather, surf, prizes, and plenty of goooood music.
With the University of Auckland recently deciding to close the creative libraries and move the books to the general library, Elam students and others in the art community felt there needed to be an educational common space to fill the gap left. Lachlan spoke with Kathryn Aucamp about the Samoa House project, a new space for the arts community opening on K rd.
The government has announced 200 million dollars of funding for the housing first initiative in an effort to tackle homelessness. Housing first aims to house long-term homeless people and provide them with a permanent residence. The programme has, until now, been funded by local government. The 200 million will be rolled out over 4 years, with roughly half going towards existing projects and the other half to new developments. Lachlan spoke with Ricardo Menendez-March from Auckland Action Against Poverty about the funding announcement.
The government’s Healthy Homes standards come into effect today, and include a raft of changes covering insulation, heating, and moisture control to improve conditions for renters. State housing, managed by housing New Zealand, has longer to comply with the standards, something groups are saying will harm the health of their occupants. Lachlan spoke with Ricardo Menendez-March from Auckland Action Against Poverty about the standards and Housing New Zealand
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