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This week, Thursday host Emma Gleason was joined by Gisborne teen Salem Māhia, who won first place in the Play It Strange 2025 National Songwriting Competition with ‘A Girl Named Abigail’. He tells Emma how he got into music and what it was like being part of the Play It Strange programme (you can donate to the charitable trust's mahi here.)
i'm back, i'm better than ever, i may have thrush but at least i have my friends alongside me, most importantly my friend piet tuinder is with me to discuss the toroa/the northern royal albatross. whakarongo mai nei!
Thanks for tuning in to today's show! I'm very excited to be joined in the studio by Sienna Fitzgerald, winner of the Play It Strange Junior Songwriting Competition, where she discusses her musical journey and songwriting process. We also debut her new track 'Sweetness'.
this week's morning glory with liv is brought to u by cd's! i love cd's! i keep them in my big pockets at all times and sometimes have a wee snack on them. enjoy this meal deal i have prepared for u! i also talk to piet tuinder about the warou/welcome swallow on our native manu segment this wiki! and kōrero with my trans sister lily catastrophe about her show at basement theatre this wiki!!!
Thanks for tuning in team! Fun wee show today, featuring some stellar new releases from Kelly Lee Owens, Hayley Heynderickx and Max García Conover and IMU.
This morning Huia kept the show steady with a collection of good ol guitar tunes ready to ease listeners into this weeks Fancy New Band, Super Highway! brought to you by Nz On Air.
The second of a special two-parter on the sounds of Tāmaki, this week Emma played tracks by everyone from Suburban Reptiles to Smash Proof. And with so many listener requests coming in, tune in next week for more.
For Fancy New Band today Huia had Moonwoven come into the studio!
Moonwoven Is a genre/gender bending local band, they switch instruments and their sound depending on each song. Today on Fancy New Band we were able to have a taste of three tracks off of their upcoming ep that was anounced on the show !
Actor and comedian Courtney Eggleton drops by the 95bFM studio ahead of her performances at the New Zealand International Comedy Festival. She and Thursday Morning Glory host Emma Gleason discuss funny business, serious acting — including why you should go to drama school — and East Auckland. (Tāmaki is a small town.) We also find out what to expect from Courtney's new show Delicate Flowers, which is billed as an "amalgamation of your worst nightmares and your hottest wet dreams". It's on at Q Theatre Cellar on May 21 and 22. Tickets here.
A year on from publishing his bestselling novel 1985, author and poet Dominic Hoey chats to Emma Gleason about what it's like being a working writer in Aotearoa, as well as what he's got planned for the Auckland Writers Festival. Find all his events here.
Laura Vincent, the award-nominated author of Hoods Landing, chats to Emma Gleason about the success of her debut novel and what she's doing for the Auckland Writers Festival. Find her events here.
Today we had Olivia Reeves come in for Fancy New Band!
Olivia Reeves Is a young independent indie/rock artist from Tāmaki Makaurau who has worked her way through the competition sphere; Winning solo/duo for New Found Sound and being a two time finalist for Play It Strange!
Her set today was unlike anything else we've heard from her as she leans into are more heavy yet catchy guitar sound.
Mim Jensen joins Emma Gleason in the studio ahead of her Whammy gig tonight to discuss her new album The Muse, the healing properties of songwriting, and finding yourself through heartbreak. As a special treat, Mim plays two songs live in the bFM studio: Track Star and The Mask. Catch her nationwide tour in Auckland May 7, Christchurch May 29 and Dunedin May 30.
Thursday Morning Glory host Emma Gleason chats to award-winning comedian Marshall Lorenzo ahead of his New Zealand International Comedy Festival appearances, where he'll present his new sketch show Serving Can't. The pair discuss the crushing weight of capitalism, audience etiquette and what it was like working on Drag Race Canada. Marshall's performing in Tāmaki Makaurau on May 7, 8 and 9 at Basement Theatre for the Comedy Festival, and tells us you can enjoy 20% off tickets with the code GOODCANT.
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