Easy Listening is a broad term for often despicably corny music wrapped in sleazy artwork. It’s also a genre that offers up some of the most incredible jazz-adjacent music you’ve never heard. Join guest host Sperber Dan and EZ expert Alan Perrott on a journey through the darkest mood-lit corners of our op shops and streaming services.

This week's show featured some britpop, funk, soul and more. Sam also paid tribute to British blues legend John Mayall and Four Tops OG Duke Fakir who died last week.

Kirsten's in the studio, she loved Appalachian Nightmare by Justin Townes Earle and Please Come On Inside by Madeleine Peyroux.

Films for Falastin is a new film series with Dayenu, New Zealand Jews Against Occupation, and Palestinian Youth Aotearoa.

This Sunday at Academy Cinemas, Films for Falastin is screening the film, Israelism.

The film follows two young American Jews, who were raised to unconditionally love Israel, witness the way Israel treats Palestinians, leaving their thoughts conflicted.

Sofia spoke to Tāmaki for Palestine’s Robin Wilson-Whiting and Dayenu’s Avigail Allan about Films for Falastin and the kaupapa of the initiative.

Scenes from the Climate Era is a new show from Auckland Theatre Company and Silo Theatre playing at Q Theatre from 2 - 24 August. 

For Stage Direction this week, Sofia and Beth spoke to two of the cast members, Arlo Green and Dawn Cheong, about the show. 

You can get tickets here. 

Liam Gerrard is an artist from Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland. He is interested in the relationship between darkness and beauty, and often explores this in his work.

The natural world – hydrangeas and moths in particular – has long been a point of artistic interest to Liam, whose latest exhibition, After the Garden, ‘ruminates on the inexorable passing of time, on societal concepts of beauty and desire, and on the endless variety and motion of the natural world’.

Beth had a kōrero with Liam about After the Garden, which is showing at Sanderson until August 4th.

Litia reviews Tatami ahead of the New Zealand International Film Festival. 

Thanks to Mezze Bar!

Beth spoke with Lindsey about hew upcoming exhibition Defining the Means and her workshop, Rip n’ Bitch, taking place at Window Gallery on July 29th. You can sign up for Rip n’ Bitch here.

Sofia spoke to Tāmaki for Palestine’s Robin Wilson-Whiting and Dayenu’s Avigail Allan about Films for Falastin and the kaupapa of the initiative.

Beth had a kōrero with Liam Gerrard about his new exhibition After the Garden, showing at Sanderson until August 4th.

Arlo Green and Dawn Cheong joined Sofia and Beth in-studio for a kōrero about Scenes from the Climate Era, a new show they’re in, showing at Q Theatre from the 2nd to the 24th August. You can get tickets from qtheatre.co.nz.

And Sofia spoke to Rupert Travis about his practice, what inspires his work, and the themes of Indiscreet Tourist, his new exhibition.

Indiscreet Tourist is an exhibition by Rupert Travis opening at Föenander gallery. 

All works painted during Travis’ time spent overseas in the South of France, Indiscreet Tourist is a response to what catches our attention as we travel and observations that might go unnoticed by locals otherwise. 

Through the eyes of the tourist, it explores ideas of the familiar and the unfamiliar. 

Sofia spoke to Rupert about his practice, what inspires his work, and the themes of Indiscreet Tourist.