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ANZAC Day three-hour morning glory special today! Ella keeps me company in the studio as we cycle through some ambient electronica, psychedalia and all the usual goodness. We hand the booth straight over to Eli for his legendary 1-4! Thanks for tuning in.
Hello lovely people! Dishing out the usual selection of ambient electronica this morning, including a couple of tracks from Alex Albrecht's lush new EP, Allambie – out on Analogue Attic.
Shout out Tom for adopting a piece of Hip Hop history for our new segment For The Record – De La Soul's 'This Is A Recording 4 Living In A Full Time Era'.
Today's show begins with new electronica releases from Nice Girl, System Olympia, Vegyn and John Glacier... And – we have a speical guest at 11am, Sophie! She joins me in the studio to play two songs, and chat about her show next Wednesday April 17th at the Wine Cellar – supporting Heavy Chest on their NZ solo tour. Keep it on the b!
Sophie joins me in the studio this morning to play two songs and chat about her upcoming show at the Wine Cellar, opening for Heavy Chest on Wednesday April 17th. Sophie plays us two songs, an original – 'Open Your Eyes', and a cover of Neil Young's 'Old Man'.
Sofia and Joel have taken over! Two newsies take on the panel! A chaotic mix today ranging from Aphex Twin, Foo Fighters, the Smashing Pumpkins, Big Thief, and some kiwi bangers, with book recommendations and more random shit for your Good Friday!
Playlist
The Local Group - what a time to be alive
Church & AP - Nightmare feat. Deadforest
The Smashing Pumpkins - Today - 2011 Remaster
Dan Deacon - The Crystal Cat
Carla Geneve - I Never Noticed The Weight
Bowery Electric - Plasms of Survival
Aphex Twin - 180b_ [130]
Joe Ghatt - Always Remember
Les Big Byrd - Just Like Arcadia
Emperor X - Erica Western Teleport
Super Sport - Beach Master
George Clanton - I Been Young
Foo Fighters - Aurora
Oceans Before Me, Mara TK - Rāhapa feat. Troy Kingi
Fun and varied show today! Cycling through some neo-psychedalia with Unknown Mortal Orchestra – before the swirling ambient soundscapes of Florian TM Zeisig's new album, Planet Inc. Finished off with downtempo tracks by Nice Girl and Kalimera. Keep it on the b!
This week for Morning Glory Milly and her dad celebrate thier birthdays in the only way they know how - playing tunes of course! Lots of mean tracks, lots of vinyl is spun, and lots of fun is had.
Beginning with Pavement and ending on Julia Jacklin, a very Lucia Morning Glory this week. Morgan Flowers plays for Fancy New Band thanks to NZ on Air Music.
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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