95bFM: Guest Interviews

Rosetta chats with NYC based composer, pianist and producer Kelly Moran about her forthcoming show at Kāhui St Davids on June 17th, as part of Strange Universe: Winter Edition. Whakarongo mai nei!

Reb Fountain joins Rosetta and Milly in studio to chat about her brand new EP Smoke Signals - out today! Whakarongo mai nei.

Listen back to Milly and Rosetta chatting with all the winners at the IMNZ Taite Music Prize 2026! They sat down after the awards with KOMMI on behalf of Marlon Williams, winner of the Taite Award for Te Whare Tīwekaweka, Geneva AM winner of Best Independent Debut for PIKIPIKI, Carmel Bennett winner of the Independent Spirit Award, and Newzician winners of the Outstanding Music Journalism award. Whakarongo mai nei!

Rosetta and Milly are coming at you LIVE on Penelope Noir's Black Carpet, at the prestigious Taite Awards 2026. Listen back to hear them beam into Drive with Elle for live updates and interviews with Taite finalists Geneva AM, Babe Martin, Bub, Dick Move, Womb, MĀ, Ringlets, and more! Whakarongo mai nei! After the ceremony, Rosetta and Milly sat down with the night's winners - catch those interviews here.

Gab Vincent joins Rosetta and Milly in the studio for a chat about some of her mahi with the Auckland Writers Festival this year - including Streetside and Plot Twist, the latest addition to the lineup on May 17 which features a takeover at Q Theatre aimed at rangatahi! Whakarongo mai nei!

Rachel is back up in the studio, filling Rosetta and Milly in on what's going down at the NZ Music Month Summit this Saturday at The Tuning Fork! Listen back to hear about some of the awesome panels happening throughout the day, and register to head along for free via MMF. Whakarongo mai nei!

Rosetta and Milly catch up with MELODOWNZ, to talk about his new album BRON - and his forthcoming tour! Catch him at Double Whammy on May 8. Whakarongo mai nei!

Milly chats with Gareth Thomas (Goodshirt, Fazerdaze) about his new single LET IT! and his gig at Public Bar next Thursday April 30! Whakarongo mai nei.

Rosetta catches up with Tom Scott, ahead of Home Brew's show at the Auckland Town Hall on May 31st! They'll be performing their 2008 EP Last Week in full, and we're giving away single passes all week on Breakfast. Whakarongo mai nei!

Rosetta and Milly have a kōrero with Tyran and Kenny Sterling about their gorgeous new waiata out via Mākuna Recordings! Whakarongo mai nei!

Rosetta and Milly have a kōrero with Tyran and Kenny Sterling about their gorgeous new waiata out via Mākuna Recordings! Whakarongo mai nei!

Rosetta has a chat with Liza of DROOK - a Viriginia indie band making their overseas debut with an Aotearoa tour this month and next, presented by A Low Hum! Whakarongo mai nei!

Rosetta has a chat with Liza of DROOK - a Viriginia indie band making their overseas debut with an Aotearoa tour this month and next, presented by A Low Hum! Whakarongo mai nei!

Artistic Director at the Auckland Writers Festival Lyndsay Fineran joins Rosetta and Milly for a chat about this years program, what to look out for, and how to get your tickets! Whakarongo mai nei!

Georgia Knight joins Rosetta and Milly for a kōrero about her forthcoming tour with a brand new band! Catch her at Whammy Bar this Saturday April 11 - tickets from Banished Music. Whakarongo mai nei!

Rosetta and Milly are joined by Insula and Rizzo, chatting about the Tonic Collective Te-Ika-a-Māui tour - which arrives in Tāmaki this Saturday April 4, featuring performances Insula X Niph (AU), Hasji, Kraus, and Ludus. Whakarongo mai nei!

Rosetta and Milly chat with Andrew and David, Festival Director and Music Programmer at Lōemis - an annual mid-winter, multi-sensory festival that takes over Te Whanganui a Tara in June. Whakarongo mai nei!

Rosetta and Milly catch up with Deva Mahal, to chat about her new EP Future Classic Vol II: Future - out today! Deva is also heading on tour in April and May, and you can catch her playing at Double Whammy on May 2. Whakarongo mai nei!

Rosetta and Milly are joined in the studio by Alice and Finneas of The Weed Eaters - to chat about their Big Forking Tour this April, before the award-winning comedy-horror gets released into Aotearoa cinemas April 30! 

MOKOTRON blesses us with an epic set of new tunes, live in the bFM lounge, as part of 95bFM x Carhartt WIP Audio Archives! Whakarongo mai nei

Rosetta and Milly chat with Liz Stokes of The Beths ahead of the final stops on their Straight Line Was A Lie Aotearoa tour - this Thursday and Friday at the Powerstation! Friday is sold out, but tickets for Thursday are still available. Whakarongo mai nei!

 Milly sat down for a chat with lead singer of Aussie group Gut Health, Athina, for a chat ahead of their Tāmaki show next week! Catch them at Whammy Bar next Thursday March 26! Whakarongo mai nei.

Rosetta and Milly catch up with Maddy Hakaraia De Young, festival director at Māoriland Film Festival - which kicks off next wiki in Ōtaki! Whakarongo mai nei.

Artistic director at Te Ahurei Toi o Tāmaki Auckland Arts Festival Bernie Haldene joins Rosetta and Milly for a kōrero about what's on this month - make sure you get out and see some of the incredible shows and works on display before the festival wraps up on March 22! Whakarongo mai nei.

Rosetta and Milly chat with Festival Director Jay Law, about the recently announced programme for the NZ International Comedy Festival! The fest kicks off in May, but early tickets are available for shows now - the programme spans over 150 events! Whakarongo mai nei.

Rosetta had a kōrero with Derya Yıldırım ahead of their show at Double Whammy with Grup Şimşek this Sunday March 15, with support from Waiwhai, as part of Strange Universe Autumn Edition! Whakarongo mai nei.

Rosetta sat down for a kōrero with playwright and director Hone Kouka, who's Waiora Te Ūkaipō The Homeland first premiered 30 years ago and has been reinvigorated as part of the Aotearoa Festival of The Arts and Auckland Arts Festival Te Ahurei o Toi Tāmaki. Tickets are available for the show now - on at the ASB Waterfront Theatre until March 22. Whakarongo mai nei!

HALFQUEEN had a kōrero with Nabihah Iqbal ahead of her DJ set at Neck of The Woods this Saturday, as part of Strange Universe Autumn Edition - with Mariam on support. Whakarongo mai nei! 

Milly sat down for a kōrero with Robert from The Bats ahead of their Corner Coming Up Aotearoa tour - including their show this Saturday at The Hollywood Avondale as part of Strange Universe! Whakarongo mai nei. 

Strange Universe has begun, and opening the line-up is Norwegian duo Smerz!  Performing off the back of their 2025 album, Big City Life, Smerz eloquently flit between slower, melancholic tracks and flirtier club numbers, all bound by this thread of romance that runs throughout their work. Blending experimental art pop, electronic, alternative R&B, and even classical elements, their sound embraces the unpredictable, making them impossible to pin down to a single genre. Listen back to Sof's interview with Catharina Stoltenberg and Henriette Motzfeldt ahead of their Tāmaki debut. 

Rosetta wrangled up a legendary last-minute interview with an English DJ Nightmares on Wax as they closed out the final ever Splore festival. 

The 95bFM crew were lucky enough to head along to the last ever Splore at Tāpapakanga Reserve this February, catching up with local and international artists on the bFM bus, and sharing memories of one of Aotearoa's most special festivals over the years. Whakarongo mai nei, listen back to Nicholas, Liv, Hunter and Rosetta chatting with some of the incredible artists and crew behind Splore 2026; Estère, Hudge, Aroha, Dylan Biscuit and AJ Honeysuckle, C. Frim, Snakelegs and BBYFACEKILLA, Benny Salvador, Goldtooth, HALFQUEEN, Te Kura Huia, JessB, Christoph El Truento and Rubi Du, Spdrtwnbby and TAKATAPUNANI, Russel Brown, Dick Move, and Romi Wrights. 

Milly chats to Sister Bliss from Faithless, before the legendary full band comes down to perform at Mānuka Phuel Synthony Festival with the Auckland Philharmonia.  For more details check out this link!

Matthew Crawley had a kōrero with Black Country, New Road ahead of their show at the Powerstation on Tuesday March 3! They're touring their 2025 album Forever Howlong, and tickets are available from Ticketmaster. Whakarongo mai nei!

For our last week of our coverage of Auckland Pride Festival, Rosetta and Milly are joined by singer-songwriter Ramon Te Wake, who is performing for the first time in 10 years at the festival's closing event Out Of The Gutter - this weekend Feb 28 at Myers Park! The event is free and all ages, and the crew are also joined by one of the co-producers of the party Blaise to chat more about what to expect. Whakarongo mai nei!

London-based, Californian native Carré joins Rosetta and Milly on the airwaves to chat about her new EP Hibiscus, out via Tempa last week. Whakarongo mai nei!

Rosetta and Milly continue our weekly coverage of the Auckland Pride Festival, today joined by legendary drag queen Buckwheat - who is performing at the closing event Out Of The Gutter on Feb 28, at Myers Park! Whakarongo mai nei!

In an epic crossover of bFM Breakfast legends - Mikey Havoc joins Rosetta and Milly in studio for a kōrero about the Push Push reunion, their brand new EP and tour! Catch them at Double Whammy this Friday Feb 20. Whakarongo mai nei!

Rosetta had a kōrero with the legendary Bic Runga about her first record of all-original material in 15 years, Red Sunset - out today! You can catch Bic touring across Aotearoa this March, alongside Silicon. Whakarongo mai nei!

Mainard Larkin and Shannon Fowler (Tom Lark) are in the studio, chatting about their brand new single 'Rattlesnake Boy' - and forthcoming album out May 22! Whakarongo mai nei!

Co-creator of ANITO - an immersive theatre experience taking place this week as part of Auckland Pride Festival - Justin Shoulder, is up in the bFM studio for a chat with Rosetta and Milly! Catch ANITO at Q Theatre this week running from Feb 12-14th. Whakarongo mai nei!

AJ Honeysuckle is blessing our ata with a guest mix and kōrero, ahead of the next Bass Rongoā gig this Rāhoroi - A Land of a Thousand Lovers at Whammy Bar with AJ Honeysuckle, DylanBiscuit, Leon Aoki, ilish, and Oscillation (UK). Whakarongo mai nei!