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Another huge Rāpare Drive, featuring the usual Marijuana Media, an interview with Andrew Ponton, the director of BATI - the first Fijian film to be selected for NZIFF, the first of the our month long fling with Stiffy for Cocktail Corner, and a silly interview with the one and only nonbinary rapper, the voice of Down Under, Jamaica Moana, to talk about their debut album Bud & Deni. Thanks to The Beer Spot!
Playlist
El Sie7e, Tokischa - Te La SingX - Remix
WondaGurl - OCEANS
jackaltheblackal - GARCIAN
Badbadnotgood / Ghostface Killah - Ray Gun (feat. DOOM)
Tippa Lee meets the Naram Rhythm Section - Musically Bad
Nourished By Time - BABYBABY
John Glacier - Fly With Me
Dj Babatr - Sucio feat. LYZZA
TAKATAPUNANI - PERFECT TEN
George Riley - Slow
Nick León - Crush
Hun Lynch - Loloma
freya - Pearl
PollyHill, Samara Alofa - HOME (MOKOTRON REMIX)
Alex Warren, Jelly Roll - Bloodline
1515 - SAFALE
The Clash - Rock the Casbah (Ranking Roger)
Shinehead - Jamaican in New York
Coco Solid - Vailima [Prod. Jizmatron]
Jamaica Moana, Kevin Jz Prodigy - FINALE
Jamaica Moana, Drewza - LIVIN' OUT WEST
Witch - Unimvwesha Shuga feat. Theresa N'Gambi & Hanna Tembo
Today on the show, we listen back to Elle's chat with Voyeur. Steve talks to us about films he's seen during the NZIFF, for Flicks 'n' that. Lilith of Eveline Breaker played us some tracks for What's Cooking. Finally, we heard Sof's interview with Mamalarky. Alongside the usual range of tunes and somewhat coherent banter.
Playlist
Soft Bait - Applause
Joanna Robertson - Days
Voyeur - Anti-Ugly
Cameron Winter - Nina + Field of Cops
james K - Doom Bikini
Valentina Magaletti, YPY - Her Own Reflection
Dale Kerrigan - Mornington Park
Yves Tumor, NINA - WE DONT COUNT
Knitting - Spirit Gum
Ringlets - Sucking on a Surly Pout
Shadow Community 그림자 공동체 - Restless Song 동요
Estère, Fancy Fingers, Winyo - Duog Dala
Princess Chelsea - Aftertouch (Disasteradio Cover)
Nicholas is joined on drive by host of brilliant guests. Including Josh Aoraki from Stardome. Director of Went Up the Hill, Samuel Van Grinsven. And, Audioculture with Yadana Saw to talk about the life and legacy of Christopher Ta'aloga Faiumu aka MU.
Monday Drive on the B! with the legend Matthew Crawley :)) Joined again by Alice Canton for Stage direction, talking over the phone to Tom Clarke from Auckland Theatre Company. Later on That's the Spirit, Peter Lineham chats about the Cambodia-thai dispute.
Steve Newall shares some film recs ahead of NZIFF kicking off this Friday for Flick's 'n' That. Alice Freya Delargey Jones of freya selects some tunes and chats with Sof and Elle about her debut album Of Water for What's Cooking. And Sof interviewed Ceci Sturman, Hannah Pruzinsky, and James Chrisman of Sister. (NYC) about their sophomore album Two Birds.
Ōtepoti band Pearly* for a meeeeean Friday Live set, thanks to NZ On Air Music and McLeod's Brewery. Later Tuva'a is joined by a rotating crew of bFM guests to discuss their picks for this year's Whānau Mārama | NZ International Film Festival.
Chris recaps the week of cannibas in the news on Marijuana Media thanks to The Hempstore, then later Arlo and Paddy of The Magic Wild Tavern make a DnD inspired elixir on Cocktail Corner and chat about their series Fury of the Small.
Sof was in a test today, so just Elle on the tools today. However we were still in great company on Wednesday Drive. Steve Newall on Flicks 'n' That came in to talk about documentaries by Petra Costa.
Oliver of Pōneke band Lipstick came in for What's Cooking.
We had all three of the Death Bells trio Zoom in to talk about their latest single, Landslide.
Space! Astronomer Josh Aoraki joins Smashton and Big J for another week, to talk about China's latest manned launch, the launch of SpaceX's Starship, and a successful fly-by of Mars.
We gave Professor Emeritus Peter Lineham a call for That’s The Spirit and boy did we chat! This week's topic was Buddhism and why it appeals to people disenchanted with traditional religion.
Elle spoke to Cate Le Bon on the emotional core of her latest album Michaelangelo Dying. Le Bon’s thematic arc of the album, an enigmatic take on the pit of heart break. Sonically dense and laden in synths Le Bon revels in the throes of heart ache, though her disarming and earnest narrative threads.
They spoke about the writing process of the album and adapting it for the live shows later in June.
Elle spoke to Tom Dowse (guitar) and Nick Buxton (drums), of Dry Cleaning, ahead of their show at the Hollywood Avondale, on 3 June. Their recently released third album Secret Love, explores the quintessential Dry Cleaning sound and pushes it a bridge further. With Florence Shaw’s characteristically level and restrained vocal delivery accompanied by a narratively driven world of synths, guitar riffs and at times a saxophone.
Heading into Strange Universe Winter season, Milly from the 95bFM Breakfast show had a brief chat with American indie-rock singer Cass McCombs, who will be playing live in Tāmaki Makaurau on the 26th this month at Double Whammy.
For the past 7 years, FromThePithas been an annual celebration of Aotearoa’s finest gig photographers, who each week muscle their way through bustling moshpits at venues across Aotearoa, tirelessly working to document our country's amazing music scene.
Smashton and Big J can speak from personal experience about their excitement of seeing photos from their own gigs pop up in these compilations. They chat to both curator and photographer Dave Simpson and photographer Jade Johnson.
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