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Listen to some bangin' tunes, and come alone this Wednesday June 14th at The Wine Cellar to see Finn Johannson kicking off his "What a Way To Make A Living" tour with support from Club Ruby. Get tix now from undertheradar :)
Playlist
Church - ONZU
Jazmine Mary - Only Yellow
Mega Bog - Complete Book of Roses
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Maps
Cypress Hill - Insane in the Brain
Mokomokai - GET OUT feat. The Hongi Slicker
bar italia - changer
Mo etc. - Deep Down
Em - Slowly
Ex-Cult - Don't Feel Anything
Bear Trap - Bad Boys
Beastwars - Red God
Hot Face - Dura Dura
Sanoi - Together
BURNINGBUSH - WALKER
Finn Johansson - I Know Exactly How Big My Heart Is
annika & Crystal Chen - Resting Bitch Face
DJ Finale - Pitschu Debou
And$um - Keep It Low
Club Ruby - BADA (you're Born Alone and you Die Alone, and that's good enough for me, so I hope it's good enough for you too)
Liam Watters joins Sam (for a much more awake) Thurday Morning Glory! As always, Liam treats us to a few tracks on vinyl. This week, Liam plays us some Kraftwerk, Cocteau Twins and Smashing Pumpkins - and maybe even some Roy Orbison if you stay tuned.
Sam brings his yougner brother James into the studio for this Thursday's Morning Glory! James selects a range of great music for us this morning, including the remix of the day.
Afio mai, Susu mao, Maliu mai, Talofa lava! This week is Samoan Language Week and to celebrate, I'm joined by the legendary Oscar Kightley, where we discuss all things Samoan culture and music. From ranking Samoan foods to even having my aunty who is visiting from Samoa on the show. Fa'alogo mai!
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.
today piet and olive talk about everyone's fav manu, te tūī! an iconic bird (also called kōkō) whose population is soaring but have really weird tongues guys look at it on youtube x
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 !
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.
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.
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.
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.