This week's show featured new music from Whitney, Gorillaz, Leisure and more.

Rachel speaks with Daniel Clarke and Rosa Strati, two of the team behind the inaugral Auckland Live festival We The Young. The festival kicks off on Tuesday 16 September, and is all about celebrating the fun and wonderful for the tamariki and rangatahi of Tāmaki Makaurau. 95bFM is also stoked to be part of the party! We will be hosting the 95bFM Kids' Show Live at the Town Hall Concert Chamber alongside special guests Baby Zionov and Power Nap on Sunday 21 September. 

The queer Adelaide rock group, The Empty Threats, have recently released their sophomore album, happy birthday

Radio Mother co-host, Joel, spoke to Stu Patterson, the vocalist, saxophonist, and clarinettist of the group, about happy birthday, as they arrived in Sydney for their Australia tour, just prior to their EU and UK tour!

Here is our brief chat.

Songs:

The Empty Threats - skye's theme

The Empty Threats - the one

BENT - the Te Waka Tuhura Elam School of Art’s queer collective, are set to open an exhibition very soon, celebrating the 40th anniversary of Elam’s first queer exhibition, Queer Pictures, back in 1985.

To discuss this upcoming exhibition, Radio Mother co-host, Joel, spoke to Kaitlyn Merriman and Rosa Turley, who are both Master of Fine Arts students, and are involved in the background-side of the exhibition, about the exhibition, and what people should expect.

Here is that interview.

There's a very special guest host on the Saturday Spring this month! Rachel will be in the studio each Rāhoroi morning until Karyn returns in October. Rosa Strati and Dan Clarke from Auckland Live discuss the new youth focused festival We The Young on Your Gig Is Showing. Later, Rachel crosses to 95bFM correspondents Caeden Tipler and Sanat Singh in Aotea Square for their report from the March for Humanity. 

Mōrena! A mixture of chill and heavy beats to start your Saturday, with a chat with Kaitlyn Merriman and Rosa Turley from BENT - the Te Waka Tuhura Elam School of Art’s queer collective, on an upcoming exhibition they are holding, celebrating the 40th anniversary of the school's first queer art exhibition, 'Queer Pictures' in 1985, and a chat with Stu Patterson from The Empty Threats, on the band's recently released sophomore album, happy days! Whakarongo mai!

Cam is back up in the studio to chat about the latest releases on the shelves at Southbound! Whakarongo mai nei!

Song Selections:

Tav Falco - Doomsday Baby

Thanks to Southbound Records!

Happy Rāmere e te whānau! You made it to Friday! To celebrate, Rosetta and Milly have a stacked show lined up for you: Travelling Tunes with Dr Kirsten Zemke, a kōrero with Shayne Carter ahead of his show at Double Whammy, Viewmaster with Litia, and From The Crate with Cam from Southbound! Plus FOUR PRIZES, news, weather, surf, and even some music! Whakarongo mai nei!