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And we're back from the long weekend! Featuring Ready Steady Learn with Dr Farzana Adeel, thanks to the University of Auckland!
It's King's Birthday! Jonny plays a bunch of tunes to get you through the morning of the long weekend.
Featuring What's Up with Chris, the Aural Emporium and an interview with Luger Boa about the upcoming MUTATE! MUTATE! show at The Mothership.
Featuring a chat with Brenna about the 7th annual gig photography showcase FromThePit, the fortnightly catch up with Deputy Mayor Desley Simpson on Isthmus'n That, a chat with a brainbox on Ready Steady Learn thanks to the University of Auckland.
Featuring Fashun with Penelope Noir and the weekly book review on Loose Reads, thanks to Time Out Bookstore!
Featuring a kōrero with MOHI about his new track, Travelling Tunes with our resident ethnomusicologist Dr Kirsten Zemke, the weekly telly review with Litia on Viewmaster and Cam's local wax selections on From The Crate thanks to our mates at Southbound Records.
Jonny chats to Grecco Romank about their forthcoming album Arts Colony and the trio play a first spin of their new track Opt Out, which drops Friday. You can witness the new album in all it's glory at Double Whammy this Saturday too!
Featuring Political Commentary, then Tāmaki Makaurau's most beloved new-wave/goth/cyber-punk/tumblrcore/opera/chamber-music/synthwave/techno three-piece Grecco Romank were in the studio to chat to Jonny about their new book and do a first spin of their fresh track Opt Out. Later in the show, Georgia Lines is on the air to discuss her nomination for Album of the Year and Single of the Year at the Aotearoa Music Awards '25.
Featuring kōrero with Greta O'Leary for the release of her debut album and an early morning acoustic set, then the Aural Emporium, later Jim Nothing is in the studio to discuss his nomination for Best Alternative Artist at this year's Aotearoa Music Awards.
Featuring Ready Steady Learn, thanks to the University of Auckland!
Featuring Fashun with Pennie Black, the weekly book review on Loose Reads - thanks to Time Out Bookstore, and a chat with Lucie Watson about the Noteworthy NZMM campaign run by Goodtwin.
Featuring a chat with Dick Johnson about new music out today, Travelling Tunes with Dr Kirsten Zemke discussing the best basslines, Viewmaster with Litia, and a live-to-air with Joan As Policewoman, and From The Crate with Cam - thanks to Southbound Records!
Featuring Political Commentary with Bryce Edwards, an interview with Big Fan about their Seoul Residency campaign (applications close this Friday), and Hayden from the NZ Drug Foundation is on What's The Buzz to discuss mixing intimacy and substances, thanks to The Level.
Featuring What's Up? with Green Party MP Steve Abel, the Aural Emporium, and a chat with comedian David Correos about his show Noise Zealand at this years' Comedy Festival!
This morning Jonny chats with Leif Vollebekk ahead of his show in Auckland, catches up with Deputy Mayor Desley Simpson on Isthmus'n That, former Morning Glory host Charlotte Ryan selects tunes and chats us through her new playlist for NZ On Air, and Ready Steady Learn with Nadine Riwai thanks to the University of Auckland!
Featuring Fashun with Penelope Noir, Loose Reads with Jenna thanks to Time Out Bookstore, and an interview with Henrik from Viagra Boys chatting their new album and just announced tour and show next year at the Powerstation!
Featuring Steve Newall's chat with McLusky about their new album, Travelling Tunes with Dr Kirsten Zemke, Viewmaster with Litia and Cam's selections From The Crate thanks to our mates at Southbound Records.
Featuring Political Commentary with Tim Greene, a guest interview with Liam Finn about his turn towards punk on the new single Spiraling, and Natural Ange.
Featuring What's Up? with Judith Collins, a kōrero with Hemi Hemingway about new music, and the Aural Emporium!
Featuring the fortnightly catch-up with Deputy Mayor Desley Simpson on Isthmus'n That, and Daniel Kelly talks research into food-growing techniques that avoid contributing to climate change on Ready Steady Learn, thanks to the University of Auckland!
Featuring Loose Reads thanks to Time Out Bookstore and a chat with Ben from Holiday Records for their annual First Cut competition.
Featuring Travelling Tunes with Dr Kirsten Zemke, Viewmaster with Litia, and From The Crate with Cam thanks to Southbound Records!
A packed to the gills morning for you. Starting off with Political Commentary with Dr Bryce Edwards. Later, two 95bFM special announcements, first Tāmaki Makaurau's most beloved multi-venue street festival The Other's Way is back for 2025, and Dave Dobbyn will be performing for one-show-only for the Winter Series. Love Square chat to Jonny about the upcoming first-ever K Road FAM festival, and then Downtown Days on the harbour. Hayden discusses mushrooms (just in time for Autumn) on What's The Buzz thanks to The Level and the New Zealand Drug Foundation.
Featuring the Aural Emporium, a guest interview with Reb Fountain about her upcoming show at the Town Hall to celebrate her new album, and a chat with Car Seat Headrest about their brand new album The Scholars. It's CSH's thirteenth studio album and their foray into rock opera, it's ambitious and breaks new ground for the band - whakarongo mai nei to hear about the process behind it!
Featuring What's Up? with Labour Leader Chris Hipkins, Rhys Matthewson hops on for a chat about his show Time Trial at this years' Best Foods Comedy Festival, and Professor David Lines is on Ready Steady Learn, brought to you by the University of Auckland.
Monday blues got you down? Tune into Breakfast for insight into Ghana's recycled clothing industry on Fashun with Penelope Noir, a review of ex-editor of Vanity Fair Graydon Carter's memoir on Loose Reads thanks to Time Out Bookstore, and an interview with Dope Lemon about his new album and upcoming tour of Aotearoa.
Featuring the Aural Emporium!
Featuring Political Commentary with Dr Bryce Edwards and What's The Buzz with Hayden from the New Zealand Drug Foundation, with thanks to The Level.
Featuring What's Up with Steve Abel of the Green Party and the bFM recap of this years' Taite Awards! Congratulations to all the winners and nominees, and thanks to Independent Music New Zealand for throwing a damn good party!
Featuring Isthmus'n That with Deputy Mayor Desley Simpson and Ready, Steady, Learn thanks to the University of Auckland.
Featuring Fashun with Penelope Noir and the weekly bFM book review with Suri on Loose Reads, thanks to Time Out Bookstore.
Featuring an interview with Peter Hobbs, Travelling Tunes with Dr Kirsten Zemke discussing Yé-yé, Viewmaster with Litia and the Record Store Day special with Cam on From The Crate, thanks to our mates at Southbound Records.
Featuring Political Commentary with Tim Greene, an interview with Paddy of Pitch Black about their upcoming tour, Natural Ange and a first spin of Jazmine Mary's new single Memphis and kōrero about their forthcoming album.
Featuring the Aural Emporium, Jonny speaks to Chopper Reid and plays a bunch of epic tunes!
Featuring Fashun with Pennie Black and Loose Reads with Jenna, thanks to Time Out!
MĀ and The Fly Hunnies stop by the bFM lounge midway through their tour of Aotearoa to support MĀ's new album Blame It On The Weather for an early live set on a rainy Tāmaki morning. Whakarongo mai nei!
Jonny takes you through your Monday morning with some choice selections! Features Fashun w/ Penelope Noir and Loose Reads w/ Suri.
Fri-yay made even better with Travelling Tunes with Dr Kirsten Zemke, Litia's telly review on Viewmaster, and track selections and recommendations from Cam thanks to Southbound Records! Plus, 95bFM News, Weather Report & The Progear Surf Report on the hour, every hour.
Featuring What's Up? with Green Party MP Steve Abel, the Aural Emporium, and Reb Fountain live in the lounge thanks to Boring Oat Milk.
Featuring an interview with Ben and Crystal from Phoebe Rings discussing new music, shows and their awesome new single Asurei, Short Player with 1800PRIVATEDRIVER thanks to NZ On Air Music, and Ready Steady Learn thanks to the University of Auckland.