This week's show featured new music from Leisure, Flamingo Pier, Slowdive, Noname and more. Sam also pays tribute to Bernie Griffen, Robbie Robertson and Rodriguez who all sadly died in the last two weeks.

We zip through the SRN portal to have a Breakfast Buffet with Dave Borrie down at Ōtepoti's Radio One. Dr Kirsten Zemke talks to us about beatboxing on Travelling Tunes. D.C. Maxwell is in the studio for a kōrero about his debut album Lone Rider, which is out today. Litia Tuiburelevu, resident Viewmaster, reviews Boots Riley’s I’m a Virgo. Whakarongo mai nei!

Litia Tuiburelevu, resident Viewmaster, reviews Boots Riley’s absurdist comedy series, I’m a Virgo, streaming on Amazon Prime. Whakarongo mai nei!

E whai ake nei, coming up on the show today: 

Plus, a stacked art guide to finish things off - make sure you go to the 95bFM Record Fair tomorrow and help keep the b afloat! ⛵⛵

Hiwa is a vibrant, essential collection of contemporary Māori short stories released via Auckland University Press last week. It features twenty-seven writers working in English or te reo Māori. The writers range from famous names and award winners – Patricia Grace, Witi Ihimaera– to emerging voices like Shelley Burne-Field, and Anthony Lapwood. 

A showcase of contemporary talent, Hiwa includes biographical introductions for each writer’s work, and explores the range of styles and subjects in the flourishing world of Māori fiction.

To hear about HIWA, Frances caught up with editor Paula Morris on Various Artists. 

Dr Kirsten Zemke talks to us about beatboxing on Travelling Tunes. Whakarongo mai nei!

We zip through the SRN portal to have a Breakfast Buffet with Dave Borrie down at Ōtepoti's Radio One. Whakarongo mai nei!

D.C. Maxwell is in the studio for a kōrero about his debut album Lone Rider, which is out today. He’s also close to embarking on a release tour across Aotearoa, then heading over the ditch to Australia. Whakarongo mai nei!

Lucia plays some of her favourite folk and country songs as a tribute to Bernie Griffen, 95bFM Border Radio host and musician who did so much for alternative New Zealand music. He was a testament to the power of music to help us and generously passed that power on to many people. Rest in peace Bernie.