95bFM: Guest Interviews

Bret AKA Incredible Yacht Control is up in the studio for a kōrero with Milly and Rosetta about his new album Pastol Al, out everywhere now via Home Alone Records! Whakarongo mai nei!

Jo and Jocelyn from We Are Loud Charitable Trust join Rosetta and Milly for a kōrero about their launch party happening this Sunday September 14 at The Tuning Fork! This special event will bring together a vibrant mix of talent including We Are Loud students, teachers, and acclaimed New Zealand artists Reb Fountain, Hopetoun Brown and Jenni Smith - with Moana Maniapoto joining as MC for the evening! Whakarongo mai nei!

Our Beloved Ditch, the Manawatū-renaissance post-folk trio, are releasing their debut EP this Friday 12 Sept 2025! After a couple of years spent developing their sound in live settings, the band have finally captured their unique songwriting in the studio at The Stomach. Austin and Amelia from the band join Rosetta and Milly on air for a kōrero. Whakarongo mai nei!  

Jack from Te Whanganui a Tara based community radio collective Mouthful joins Rosetta and Milly for a kōrero about their new compilation Flower Beds That Grow! Whakarongo mai nei!

Rosetta and Milly have a kōrero with Stevei Houkāmau, one of the talented artists presenting Kōkōwai: a one-night-only, evening of fashion, art, live music and performance on Friday 12 September at Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland War Memorial Museum. Whakarongo mai nei!  

Milly has a kōrero with Aussie rockers The Grogans, about their new album Stagger and their NZ tour - which kicks off this week! Whakarongo mai nei!

95bFM Thursday Morning Glory host Emma Gleason is your Bosom Selecta today! You can catch Emma spinning awesome tunes every Thursday from 10am - 12pm, and 24/7 via the bCasts. Whakarongo mai nei! Song Selections: Counting The Beat - The Swingers Orinoco Flow - Enya

Frank Booker is on the waves with Rosetta and Milly to chat about RESONATE - happening this Rāmere September 5 at OKAHU! An epic multimedia dance party, the night features Zepherin Saint, Frank Booker and Love Language DJs Carlotta and Scarlett. Whakarongo mai nei!

PollyHill, Samara Alofa, and HALFQUEEN are up in the studio for a kōrero with Rosetta and Milly about their brand new release, AQUARIES: AGE OF URANUS - an epic re-release of the 2023 record with remixes from some of Aotearoa's finest DJs and Producers! Whakarongo mai nei!

Thursday Morning Glory host and FQ Fashion Writer of the Year Emma Gleason is up in the studio to chat about what she's been up to during NZ Fashion Week, and judge the outfits of bFM staff and vollies! Whakarongo mai nei!

Rosetta and Milly catch up with our friends at Care HQ to chat all things sexual health for The Birds, The Bees and The Bugs! Today, nurses Charlotte and Nikki are talking about the STI syphilis - which is currently experiencing an outbreak in Aotearoa. Whakarongo mai nei! Thanks to Care HQ!

Josh Worthington-Church is up in the studio to share the lineup of the Exploding Rainbow Orchestra Volume 4!  Back for 2025 with Volume Four; brighter, bolder, and bigger in every conceivable way. Happening across not one, not two, but three very special early November nights, your favourite thirty-five piece psychedelic orchestra will once again be joined by a cast of a dozen of Aotearoa's finest songwriters for a trio of evenings to remember at the Whakamana Cannabis Museum, formerly known as Hopetoun Alpha.   Featuring Bailey Wiley, Crystal Chen, Dam Native, HINA, JessB, Dateline's Katie Everingham, Ladyhawke, LEAO, LEIGH, Reb Fountain, Reuben Scott from Salt Water Criminals, and Steve Abel.  Tickets from Moshtix!

Legendary kiwi comedian Johanna Cosgrove is up in the studio for a kōrero with Rosetta and Milly about some forthcoming shows to Goblin, including Goblin Girls this week, and her award-winning show Sweetie on September 7! Whakarongo mai nei!

Your Bosom Selecta today is none other than Taylor MacGregor, one of two exceptional NZ music nerds that host Freak the Sheep! Freak the Sheep showcases the amazing local talent from all across the country thanks to NZ On Air. Catch the show on Wednesday nights from 8-10pm or via the bCasts. Whakarongo mai nei! Selections:  2 Hot 2 Hunt - Grecco Romank  Come to the Sabbat - Timberjack Donoghue   

Rachel Ashby makes a return to the 95bFM Breakfast to chat all about the Going Global Summit and Festival! You can grab tickets to the Showcase from here, and get your tickets for the Summit here. 

Rosetta and Milly recap their night at the Pacific Music Awards last night, and listen to some interviews with the nominees and winners! Whakarongo mai nei!

Ngāmotu (New Plymouth) based vocalist and producer Frau Knotz has a brand new EP out today, Digital Plastic Surgery - an exciting mesh of club-friendly synths and alternative electronica. Rosetta catches up with Frau Knotz to chat about the release. Whakarongo mai nei!

D.C. Maxwell is on the line with Milly and Rosetta to chat about his brand new single and video Jesus' Son - out today! Whakarongo mai nei!

In the first rendition of our new segment The Birds, The Bees, and The Bugs - where we talk all things sexual health with the friendly nurses at Care HQ - Milly and Rosetta have a kōrero about UTIs with nurses Charlotte and Nickie. Whakarongo mai nei! Thanks to Care HQ!

AUNTY EL is up in the studio for a kōrero with Milly and Rosetta, about her brand new EP If not now then when! Whakarongo mai nei!

Introducing Bosom Selecta! A new Monday Brekkie segment where Milly and Rosetta catch up with DJs from across 95bFM, to talk about their shows and listen to their epic selections. Today the pair caught up with another dynamic duo, Oto and Jaycee from WALAO! You can catch WALAO! on Mondays from 11pm - 1am, or via the bCasts. Whakarongo mai nei! Song Selections: Jewel Owusu - slip away Subsonic Eye - Aku Cemas

Tāmaki Makaurau based rapper Jackaltheblackal is up in studio for a chat about his new album GUNS AKIMBO (0-VII) and his forthcoming release show at Nice Goblins, with WAIWHAI and Big Al! Whakarongo mai nei!

Lerm is up in the studio for a kōrero about Washwerld 2 - happening this Friday August 1 at Double Whammy and Public Bar! It's gonna be an epic night of two stages, 13 DJs... including Naarm legend Girl Tool! Whakarongo mai nei!

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.