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.
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.
Risk is a new exhibition by Tim Wagg. It’s centred on the Ara Tūhono – Pūhoi to Warkworth Project.
Through a series of printed aluminium panels, Wagg depicts the physical infrastructure of the road alongside the corporate structure underlying the asset’.
Beth had a kōrero with Tim about Risk and the creative thinking behind the project.
This week Bronwyn spoke to Tracey about the party’s opposition to the $100 million Southland Recovery Package, especially in the context fo the Tiwai Aluminium Smelter. We also talked abut a number of issues that are topical in Parliament at the moment, such as paid mandatory managed isolation and code of conduct for MPs. Lastly, we spoke about the government's $20 million in regional funding to tackle methamphetamine use and what that means for families and children.
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.
1 year on from the awful Grenfell Tower fire in London, the Auckland Council have declared that the highly combustible aluminium polyethylene filled cladding is safe for use in Aucklands buildings.
The council have produced a list naming all the buildings with the cladding which include 7 Auckland hospital buildings and Auckland universities OGGB building.
Lucy Austin spoke with RNZ reporter Phil Pennington to find out more.
Frances Chan features the brand new album by Clear Path Ensemble from Wellington and plays a round of jazz-tinged reggae.
Setlist:
Sarah Vaughan – Summertime
Clear Path Ensemble – Drumatix
Sam Wilkes & Jacob Mann – Dr T
Perez Prado – Music Makers
Jean Carn, Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad – Black Love
Clear Path Ensemble – Solar Eclipse
Mark de Clive-Lowe – Third Plane
Theo Croker ft. Ego Ella May – Somethin’
Raffy Bushman – Olympus
Str4ta & Emma-Jean Thackray – Lazy Days
Swindle – Miss Kane
Athletic Progression – And1
Athletic Progression – Emelev
Linton Kwesi Johnson – Wat About Di Workin’ Class
Ernest Ranglin – D’Accord Dakar
Rotterdam Ska-Jazz Foundation – St James Infirmary
Jaco Pastorius, Bireli Lagrene, Thomas Borocz – I Shot the Sheriff
Ezra Collective – Ego Killah
Thomas McCook – Caution
The Aggrovators – Springtime
Clear Path Ensemble – Sunrise Motif
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