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Thursday host Emma Gleason is joined in the 95bFM studio by the Soundscape Sirens, who tell her how they've turned a pilot gig into a nationwide tour. You'll also hear new music from Big Sigh, Dagmar Zuniga and Junny, plus some old tracks from The Chills and New Order.
kia ora mai tātou! usual tunes pumping on mg i te ata nei! we got some waiata māori, dubs, and tracks to shake ur booty too. piet joins liv at 11 to talk about the takahē! whakarongo mai nei!
Thanks for tuning in! A varied mix today, including new releases from Tycho, Beabadoobee (who covers Elliott Smith beautifully) and show staple Elijah Minnelli.
This Morning Glory Huia started off soft and sweet with songs such as mitski's new track 'Cats', then the show lead onto some jangly guitar to get us in the spirit for this weeks Fancy New Band, The Bright Ideas !
Thanks for tuning in to today’s show! Jangly guitar music is today’s theme – cosy vibes to offset the cold southerlies starting to blow through Tāmaki Makaurau, marking the end of summer, and beginning of autumn.
Artist highlights this morning: Mouseatouille, The Verve and Shintaro Sakamoto.
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.