Rachael talked to Bianca Rocca and Toya Webb about their show 'Working Title', on at the George Fraser Gallery. Theo was in studio and played some Korean experimental music from the Bulgasari community. He also played some commentry from John Waters, the director of Multiple Maniacs.
The 2017 Parliamentary Drug Law Symposium kicked off today in Wellington, bringing together a range of international and domestic speakers to talk about how better drug laws can be developed for the 21st Century. An increasing number of countries around the world are shifting their stance towards controlling drugs, away from a prohibitive approach and towards law & policy that promotes health and wellbeing. One of the speakers at the Symposium is Professor of Criminology at Durham University, Fiona Measham, who is also the Director of a non-profit in the UK that provides drug safety testing, as well as welfare and harm reduction services at nightclubs and festivals. 95bFM reporter Pearl Little catches up with Fiona to find out a little more about her work.
Music can be a pretty unifying force, especially for the geographically isolated. Kiran talks to Mikey about music critic David Keenan's first novel, This Is Memorial Device, which evokes this idea while portraying a fictional post-punk band in '70s-'80s small town Scotland.
Alex picks a show Mike's had on the brain for ages - the '70s crime drama Quarry. With an antihero whose story spans the Mekong to the Mississippi, Alex gets in behind to make some bold claims of quality.
Penelope Noir is talking sustainble Fashun, specifically in Sweden where there's the first second hand mall has been around since 2015. Is this paving the way for the future?
Yesterday National announced a new policy to crackdown on meth dealing among gangs. The policy includes a roll out of new police powers which will enable police to search gang members property without a warrant. Police minister Paula Bennett says drugs such as meth and the gangs that peddle them are a scourge on society. In outlining the policy Bennet defended the hard line approach taken saying serious criminals and gang members have fewer human rights than others. Reporter Sam Smith spoke to Canterbury University sociologist Jarrod Gilbert about the policy.
New Zealand rap icon, Dean Hapeta, chats to Mike about his group, Upper Hutt Posse, and their legacy. After recently being announced as the 2018 Music Hall of Fame & Legacy Award recipient, Dean chats about their music, how they paved a way for rap in New Zealand, and the importance of activism in music.
This week, Sam takes a look at the second studio album from American alternative rock band the Pixies "Doolittle." Released in 1989, this album quickly became a seminal record in the alternative scene and helped pave the way for many other alternative bands to follow.
This week, Sam and Geneva take a look at "What Cha' Gonna Do for Me," the third studio album from the Queen of Funk Chaka Khan. Released in 1981, this album was her first smash hit and paved the way for her later triumphs as a solo artist.
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