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.
Just in time for nervous present buyers, Kiran's here with a great (if not highly contentious) Christmas gift recommendation for anyone who takes even a passing interest in the ol' liquorice frisbees*, The Vinyl List: 100 Albums You Need on Vinyl and Why.
Why do people still collect vinyl records? Associate Professor Karen Fernandez from the University of Auckland has undertaken research into this to find out what drives people to continue to collect records in an age where streaming is the norm. Reporter Sam Smith spoke to Fernandez about her research.
Joel from Holiday Records (NZ's new vinyl pressing plant) joins Jonny & Big Hungry via the phone to guest select some of his favourite songs by artists they've recently pressed to vinyl.
Joel also chats about the very exciting competition Holiday Records have launched. Musicians have the unique opportunity to be the first 7" vinyl record pressed in New Zealand since 1987!
The Subliminals are celebrating 20 years of United State with a vinyl pressing and a gig at Whammy bar on November the 6th. Whakarongo mai nei to hear from Steve and Brendan!