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Today's Morning Glory was a tribute to our good friend Jules Barnett. Playing songs that he loved and that he was a part of creating, alongside an archived interview between Lucia and Jules about Thorazine Shuffle in 2017.
Thank you to everybody who sent in songs to dedicate to him and shared their beautiful memories. And thank you to Jules for everything he did for so many of us as a production engineer, drummer and friend. We love you.
Playlist
Lush - Sweetness and Light
Garageland - Fingerpops
Garageland - Beelines To Heaven
The Cure - In Between Days
Soundgarden - She Likes Surprises
Smashing Pumpkins - Rocket
Second Child - Running Over Me (Live at the Gluepot Tavern 1989)
Semi Lemon Kola - Otherwise (95bFM Demo, 1995)
Killing Joke - The Wait
KISS - Cold Gin
Ace Frehey - New York Groove
Subhumans - Can't Hear the Words
Interview wth Jules - Rewind with Thorazine Shuffle
Crooners welcome! to this episode of Morning Glory with Sofia.
Starting of with Lysandre going into Steve Lacy's Jazz (no, not that Steve Lacy) followed by an interview with Uncle Quentin on their new platonic love single, MISSING. Finished by an an hour of Fontella Bass, Afro-Peruvian Classics (David Byrne's words, not mine), Laraaji, MIKE, Standing On The Corner, and Lou Apple.
So much went on this Morning Glory! I spoke to Isaac of Sojøurn about their latest single 'Stay,' how delicious. you will be playing it on repeat all summer long. I also spoke to Nat from There's a Tuesday about their 'Water Baby.' Be ready to get melancholic, contemplative and listful. Elle talks about the hot hot summer weather, the film Party Girl and the beer on her dad's Grace Jones record.
Playlist
Nico - Little Sister
Pale Saints - Kinky Love - Demo
Nourished By Time - Daddy
You'll Never Get To Heaven - Caught In Time, So Far Away
Mystery Waitress - Nightbug
Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory - Afterlife (Radio Edit)
SOJOURN - STAY
Beth Torrance - Ankle Socks
Joni Mitchell - Hejira
Malive and The Organism - A Day To Remember (Radio Edit)
Today on Tuesday Morning Glory we talk go-to flight departure songs and the incredible Others Way fest over the weekend <3 spotify playlist here, but support artists on bandcamp / otherwise if you can :)
Dedicated to all the musicians of Wellington: past, present, and future.
On Morning Glory, Sofia Kent spoke with Daniel Beban about his first, but not last, publication called Future Jaw-Clap: The Primitive Art Group and Braille Collective.
The story follows self-made musicians of the jazz ensemble Primitive Art Group, acting as a portal into the punk jazz scene amidst the backdrop of a choppy 80's Wellington.
They discuss Beban's extensive music and sound ventures, compiling a period of time, Robert Muldoon, and how the book hopes to serve future generations to come.
For this weeks Fancy New Band we were lucky to welcome CAITLIN into the studio as she finishes her last show of her nation wide tour!
CAITLIN is a Te Waipounamu-born, Ōtautahi-based indie-pop singer-songwriter who has been on a roll this year! Today she played 'Wash' and 'Tied' which are both off her newest EP Guardrails!
Sola Rosa’s Andrew Spraggon talks to Thursday Morning Glory host Emma Gleason about his latest record, In The Mids, and imminent album tour. It kicks off in Auckland on Friday May 22 at Double Whammy, before travelling to Hawkes Bay, Nelson, Christchurch, New Plymouth and Wellington. Expect live interpretations of the album's tracks and reworked music from his extensive archive, plus (excitingly) an audio-visual element. Tickets are available here.
Tareq Baconi is a Palestinian writer, scholar, and activist. His 2018 book on Palestinian resistance movements, Hamas Contained, was shortlisted for a Palestine book award.
His coming-of-age memoir, Fire in Every Direction, was published late last year. Described by Isabella Hammad, author of Enter Ghost, as “moving and generous”, it spans Beirut, Amman, and London while remaining distinctly Palestinian.
Caeden caught up with Tareq ahead of the Auckland Writers Festival this week, where he will be speaking.
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 !
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.
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.
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.
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