95bFM: Guest Interviews

Milly phones in from Albany for a live tasting of the winning pie from the Supreme Pie Awards 2025! The winner - a delicious potato-top pie with a gratin centre - is from Rosedale Bakery in Albany. Milly has a chat with Chef Sam and gives listeners a live taste test. Whakarongo mai nei!

James from Half Hexagon joins Rosetta for a kōrero about the re-release of Half Hexagon's two EPs on vinyl! The new wax is available for pre-order now, and each 12-inch vinyl will include a bonus-track. Whakarongo mai nei!

MOKOTRON is up in the studio, for a kōrero with Milly and Rosetta about his recent adventures at Glastonbury with Pulotu Underworld! The trio also chat about coining a new term for Māori electronica, 'Hiko'. Whakarongo mai nei!

Rosetta has a kōrero with Kokoroko founding member Sheila Maurice-Grey about their new album Tuff Times Never Last, and their forthcoming show alongside Romi Wrights at The Powerstation on November 26! Whakarongo mai nei!

Ōtaki based, Naarm raised musician Jen Cloher phones in for a kōrero with Rosetta about season 2 of their podcast Everybody's Trying To Find Their Way Home - a gorgeous collection of interviews with Māori and First Nation songwriters about their experiences writing in their native languages. Season 2 is available to listen to now, and includes chats with Jordyn With A Why, Byllie-Jean, and more! Whakarongo mai nei!

Arahi is up in the studio for a kōrero with Milly and Rosetta about his new bilingual waiata 'Mai Tawhiti' featuring Anna Coddington - out today! Whakarongo mai nei!

Rosetta has a kōrero with Naarm based Folk Bitch Trio (Grace Sinclair, Jeanie Pilkington, and Heide Peverelle) about their forthcoming debut album Now Would Be A Good Time, out July 25. It's also our album of the week on 95bFM Breakfast, so you can text in every day this week to win a copy on vinyl! Whakarongo mai nei!

Rosetta and Milly have a chat with Wei, founder of Nice Goblins in Mt Eden! The beloved tattoo shop, music venue and creative hub is turning 7 this year and to celebrate, they're hosting a night of markets, music and tattoos! Whakarongo mai nei!

Rosetta chats to Rei and Steph about the new podcast 'On The Record with Rei' spotlighting industry professionals to help uplift Aotearoa's next generation of musical talent!  You can check out Play It Strange and the work that they do here!

Tāmaki Makaurau artist Babe Martin is up in the studio for a kōrero with Milly and Rosetta, chatting about her new single 'Sundog' and forthcoming EP Not A Bee, But A Wasp. Whakarongo mai nei!

95bFM's very own Oto has an epic kōrero with Manchester-based rapper Aitch, about his new album 4 - whakarongo mai nei!

Fresh new electronica duo M3SHES (Gutted, Elisa) are in studio to chat with Milly and Rosetta about their latest track 'Sell Me' - available now via Bandcamp and Soundcloud. Whakarongo mai nei!

Naarm-raised, Ōhinehou (Lyttleton) based artist Georgia Knight has just released her latest single 'Desire' and is on the line to chat with Rosetta about the release! She's also opening for Folk Bitch Trio when they head on tour across the motu later this year. Whakarongo mai nei!

One of the Outrageous Fortune co-writers James Griffin is up in the studio to chat about the cult-classic TV series turning 20! To celebrate, James and Rachel Lang are sitting down to chat with fans this Friday July 18 at Kōmanawa Theatre, Henderson. Whakarongo mai nei!

Each year, IMNZ and The New Zealand Music Comission present Going Global - a Tāmaki Makaurau based conference that brings music industry professionals from around the world to Aotearoa, to connect with NZ musicians. It's a great opportunity for local acts to get a foot in the door with overseas music scenes, and the first collection of panelists for the conference have just been announced. Rosetta caught up with Pippa Ryan-Kidd, chairperson for IMNZ, to talk about the conference. Whakarongo mai nei!

Alphabethead AKA David Morrison dials in for a kōrero with Milly and Rosetta about his new track 'I'm Lucy Lawless' - an epic launch of his latest electronic music collection, complete with a Xena: Warrior Princess war cry! The trio also catch up about Alphabethead joining the Sun Return whānau, and what we can expect from new music. Whakarongo mai nei!

Sam Harmony speaks with festival director Paolo Bertolin just after the announce of this year's programme and that 95bFM is veeeery stoked to be presenting Whānau Mārama New Zealand International Film Festival for 2025. It's a stacked programme, so whakarongo mai nei to Sam and Paolo's kōrero on this year's curation.

Reuben Bonner phones-in from Bestie in St Kev's to chat to Jonny all about the announce of K'Rd's most beloved festie.That's right, The Others Way is back for 2025! Taking place on 29 November, the festival has another stellar line-up for you and this year will be shutting down an entire block on Karangahape Road for a brand new outdoor stage. 

Deano of HDU phones from Vienna to chat about the band's return to Aotearoa, new music (finger's crossed more to come) and their headline slot on this year's The Others Way fest!

Jonny chats to Dave and Robin about the annual FromThePit exhibition, in it's 7th inception this year. You can catch the exhibition online and across heaps of locations across Tāmaki Makaurau. Head over to their website to see photos and videos capturing epic moments in NZ music from some of our most talented and where you can view it in the flesh. 

Jonny chats to Steve Simpson of the re-formed Tāmaki band Pash (pre-dating Steve's time on bFM too) who have recently played with Voom and will be supporting The Lemonheads this Wednesday night! 

Jonny chats to MOHI about his new track Just Kids and more music to come later this year. Whakarongo mai nei!

Jonny is joined by Greta O'Leary in the studio to chat about her debut album River Dark and an early morning acoustic set!

Jonny chats to the founder of goodtwin, Lucie Watson, about their NZMM competition Noteworthy. 

Dick Johnson phones into the studio to chat to Jonny about his new dancefloor-ready-banger In My Arms featuring The Peacekeepers.

Learn all about the Seoul Residency campaign Big Fan are running in partnership with Asia New Zealand Foundation Te Whītau Tūhono and CJ Cultural Foundation! Applications close this Friday so get in quick if you and your band want the chance to win a trip to Korea to record and perform at CJ Azit. Find all the info here!

Jonny chats to comedian/DJ/legend/icon David Correos about his upcoming show for this year's Comedy Festival titled Noise Zealand. The show blends rave and comedy in an unhinged approach to attempt something no one has ever bothered to before. Whakarongo mai nei!

Jonny chats with Leif Vollebek about his gig tomorrow night at Whammy, his first tour of Aotearoa and new record Revelation. 

Jonny chats to Henrik from Viagra Boys about their new album viagr aboys and just announced tour (today!) with the band playing the Powerstation at the start of next year. They delve into how the band has changed over the years, how the band formed from Henrik and Sebastian's bond over tattooing and karaoke in Stockholm, how the music on this release much more deeply reflects themselves compared to earlier releases.

Steve Newall chats to Falco of McLusky about the band's first album in 20 years - the world is still here and so are we! Whakarongo mai nei ~

Hemi Hemingway phones in to talk new music and brand new single (To Be) Without You. Whakarongo mai nei!

Jonny calls Will Toledo of Car Seat Headrest to discuss the band's forthcoming Rock Opera LP The Scholars. Described as audacious, ambitious and a reminder of what rock can be, The Scholars is well worth a very close listen! Whakarongo mai to hear about the process on this set-to-be legendary album out 2 May. 

Jonny chats to Angus Stone, a.k.a Dope Lemon, from over the ditch about his epic forthcoming album GOLDEN WOLF out 2 May and his anticipated return to Aotearoa at the start of August. 

Very tired 95bFM correspondents Elle Daaji and Rosetta Stone recap all the excitement from last night's award ceremony for the Taite Prize 2025. They spoke to a bunch of the very talented nominees, and interviewed award recepients Byllie-Jean, MOKOTRON, and Rohan Evans in the green room post-ceremony. It was a massive night and a true testament to the importance of celebrating independent music and recognising the artistry, mahi and dedication to community that defines indie music in Aotearoa. Congratulations to this years' recepients - IMNZ Taite Music Prize MOKOTRON - WAEREA Auckland Live Best Independent Debut  Byllie-Jean - Filter Independent Spirit Award Rohan Evans NZ On Air Outstanding Music Journalism Award Chris Schulz for Boiler Room IMNZ Classic Record Award Shihad - Killjoy

Buzz Moller from Voom chats to Jonny about their forthcoming album Something Good Is Happening.

Jonny chats to Jazmine Mary about their new single Memphis and just announced album due for release later this year!

Jonny is thrilled to speak with bluegrass artist Billy Strings ahead of his debut show in Tāmaki this July.  Get tickets to the Spark Arena show here.