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Renee Jones

Wed, 15 Aug 2012 13:54:08 +1200

OK, so I'm a bit biased on this one – but for anyone even remotely of the punk persuasion, Phil Armstrong's "Essence of Punk" show on 95bFM (7 – 9pm on Mondays) is...well, essential. And his alter-host James Burnett on the opposite Mondays plays some very nice psychedelia-inspired tunes.

Cheese on Toast

Wed, 15 Aug 2012 13:23:25 +1200

woah, thanks for the nice words, Russell :-)

DexterX

Sun, 12 Aug 2012 10:59:13 +1200

An extended mix from 69.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvCG7kgxeCc&feature=related

Dave Waugh

Sat, 11 Aug 2012 19:46:03 +1200

What is it with Student radio and "Americana" shows always on Sunday arvo/evenings?

Not that I'm complaining .... The Radio Active one has become a weekly must listen for me at work, only problem with it is that it's followed but a reggae show that's slowly turning to more and…

BenWilson

Sat, 11 Aug 2012 10:50:55 +1200

Really appreciating radio at the moment. I've got an inflamed eye, so even choosing shit from a playlist is a pain. This post is being written with my eyes closed. One of the good things about being a touch-typist.

Ethan Tucker

Sat, 11 Aug 2012 09:11:46 +1200

Can't go past BBC 6Music. My fave, Jarvis Cocker's Sunday Service, isn't on at the moment, but Cerys Matthews' Sunday morning show Cerys on 6 and Lauren Laverne's weekday 1000-1300 show are both worth a listen for decent music and interviews.

Ross McA.

Sat, 11 Aug 2012 07:17:50 +1200

Vintage Cuts on RDU is my favourite show. Nice to hear a random selection of familiar tunes. Plus, if we're driving on a Sunday, it's my day to choose in the car (I get three days), which means no ZM puke- the songs are bad but the banter is worse.

Ana Simkiss

Fri, 10 Aug 2012 18:47:17 +1200

It goes "noodle noodley noodley". The sound of self indulgence completing a journey up it's own arse.

Geoff Lealand

Fri, 10 Aug 2012 18:22:52 +1200

Finlay McDonald has been a welcome replacement this week,

Sacha

Fri, 10 Aug 2012 17:51:08 +1200

the Sunday jazz show on bfm causing me to hurl the radio out the window

what have I been missing?

Ana Simkiss

Fri, 10 Aug 2012 17:28:32 +1200

Yes I've enjoyed Richard Langston filling in for Chris Laidlaw who has the most amazingly soporific and yet irritating effect on me. Then I tune into the Sunday jazz show on bfm causing me to hurl the radio out the window.

JacksonP

Fri, 10 Aug 2012 17:28:20 +1200

Charlotte Ryan on bFM's Morning Glory (9am-12pm) is pretty reliable. She reminds me of my favourite DJs back in the 80s, early 90s, who knew their stuff, and loved the job, and the music.

And, she makes the funniest ads.

'... I'm so jaded!'

One from the show this morning.…

Allan Moyle

Fri, 10 Aug 2012 16:53:47 +1200

This weeks journey of music discovery – a friends FB post about Robert Altman's "OC & Stiggs" and the King Sunny Ade music in the movie has had me wending my way around online, sampling and buying appealing west African 70 and 80's grooves and psychodelia. I like these journeys and…

Kebabette

Fri, 10 Aug 2012 16:10:08 +1200

Speaking of downpitched vocals – drop your vinyl of Sam Fox's Touch me (go on, you know you have it) down a good few RPM and you have the heaviest Germanic dark dark metal track.

Grant McDougall

Fri, 10 Aug 2012 15:53:48 +1200

Richard Langston being one of the few exceptions.

Danielle

Fri, 10 Aug 2012 15:48:05 +1200

Hard to beat for information and head food.

Except for Afternoons. Jim Mora, I shake my fist at you. And your ghastly Panel.

Danielle

Fri, 10 Aug 2012 15:46:56 +1200

It's a bit amazing to me how well 'Walking on Thin Ice' lends itself to remixes. It's not something we would have expected in 1981, is it?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-yqvCeW01o

Russell Brown

Fri, 10 Aug 2012 15:34:44 +1200

NatRad. Hard to beat for information and head food.

It also has some very good music shows, but I figured I'd praised those before.

Steve Barnes

Fri, 10 Aug 2012 15:30:50 +1200

I can't bear the "morning crew" garbage
Me neither, I despise the constant reference to the mental health of the participants. Yes, I know you must be mental to get up that early and play the same three records over and over_ but you don't have to keep on about…

Peter Darlington

Fri, 10 Aug 2012 15:00:50 +1200

Thanks for that Russ! We're pretty rough, as you probably know, but we're having a great time. Funny thing is, people I talk to here in Nelson are always all "wow, that's amazing of you to do that, so cool for a dad to get involved with their son's interests…

Steve Withers

Fri, 10 Aug 2012 14:57:50 +1200

I listen to radio, but I have to say there is only one station I ever listen: National Radio. I can't bear the "morning crew" garbage and the ads annoy me beyond endurance. Yes, I am older and grumpy...and I don't have to listen to any of it. That said,…

Kebabette

Fri, 10 Aug 2012 14:31:27 +1200

Sorry, Sensei Sessions link should be http://www.mixcloud.com/elshaneo-grande/

Russell Brown

Fri, 10 Aug 2012 14:31:04 +1200

I’m quite the fan of BaseFM in the morning, have to use the internet to get it, tho. Chip’s tweets make it almost a multimedia experience.

I keep thinking maybe I should change it up and get off Morning Report in the mornings — especially when I see what Chip's…

Russell Brown

Fri, 10 Aug 2012 14:27:55 +1200

so they treated him with the respect he deserved and thus it was Mr Ravenscroft spent his dosh there and not at Groovy.

Yep. That's what happened.

Mark Graham

Fri, 10 Aug 2012 14:18:43 +1200

May I recommend a few shows on George FM.

The Dose on Saturday midday to 2pm is superb with Barnie Duncan and Selector Sam playing excellent classic underground soul/funk and afrobeat.
followed by The Saucer with Sam E and then The Uptown Boogie with T Rice and Hudge

Sundays features…

Grant McDougall

Fri, 10 Aug 2012 13:21:11 +1200

Regarding the above-mentioned John Peel, apparently when he was in Auckland he popped in to Real Groovy and started browsing around. He asked some young woman staff member for help and was given a snide, why-should-I-help you type reply, because, of course, there's no way a 70-year-old English tourist would…

bob daktari

Fri, 10 Aug 2012 13:17:48 +1200

John Peel fans... or musical nerds – this is a time killer (be warned):

Mr Peels record collection... in all its glory (well they're up to G)

http://thespace.org/content/s000004u/albums/index.html

as for Jim (stinky or not) – two of the best ears in the country I reckon

Robin

Fri, 10 Aug 2012 13:13:21 +1200

Tuesday from 9pm: "Stinky Grooves" with Stinky Jim of NZ Label Round Trip Mars.

I have the feeling that people who make a point of seeking out good music from a wide range of countries and genre already know and love Stinky Grooves, but I just can't go past mentioning…

Ana Simkiss

Fri, 10 Aug 2012 13:05:02 +1200

May I recommend when you're done with country on a Sunday night you switch to George for The Melting Pot. Just look at that playlist. And have a listen here.

DJ is a friend of mine who likes and plays (and mixes!) all things funky, a hip hop flavour but…

BenWilson

Fri, 10 Aug 2012 13:03:54 +1200

I hope thats not code for I still live at home Ben

I do live at home. But it's not my parents' home. We just have dinner regularly.

Kebabette

Fri, 10 Aug 2012 12:52:52 +1200

I'd highly recommend a couple of RDU98.5 FM shows. The guys on The Joint have pretty eclectic & impeccable taste. Though I draw the line at A Sunny Day in Glasgow. Their tagline is "super dope selection of cosmic disco, French electro, tragic indie, hip hop, house, dub(step), nu-Krautrock, and the…

bob daktari

Fri, 10 Aug 2012 12:37:58 +1200

I hope thats not code for I still live at home Ben – cue bfm ad creatives

I miss (some) BFM ads... in my non radio world

BenWilson

Fri, 10 Aug 2012 12:33:12 +1200

I'm quite the fan of BaseFM in the morning, have to use the internet to get it, tho. Chip's tweets make it almost a multimedia experience. 3410 put me onto them, unfortunately I've never yet managed to hear one of his sets live, I've been having dinner with my folks…

bob daktari

Fri, 10 Aug 2012 12:08:14 +1200

love radio the concept... and miss it horribly as a one time DJ/announcer/hack but hardly ever listen anymore – refuse to sit and endure "bad talking" of which radio is littered and never been that great on appointment listening

I'm more likely to grab podcasted shows after the fact for…

peter mclennan

Fri, 10 Aug 2012 12:05:37 +1200

oh, and here's a track I dig from Mark Vanilau, off an album from Oakley Grennell that came out in 2008... http://loopcrew.bandcamp.com/track/oakley-o-g-grenell-moving-on-ft-mark-vanilau

Mike Williams

Fri, 10 Aug 2012 12:00:52 +1200

Hey Russell – glad you're still listening in and that you've highlighted Generation Beats. You're absolutely right about it, of course. Cheers...

peter mclennan

Fri, 10 Aug 2012 11:58:37 +1200

Thanks for the shout out!

re "You can listen to all the above over the internet (indeed, unless you live in or near Ponsonby, that’s the only way you’ll hear Base FM)."

AND it's on Freeview (and has been since around the time t launched), both terrestrial and satellite, channel…

Martin Lindberg

Fri, 10 Aug 2012 11:57:24 +1200

My essential indie listening is Pennie Black's Bloody Sunday Drive, 4-7pm Sundays on 95bFM, not least for the regular Trainspotting slot with Gonzo, who covers a lot of stuff I know about from first time round, and thus makes me feel wise as well as quite old.

I'm a big…

Public Address

Fri, 10 Aug 2012 11:57:24 +1200

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