95bFM: What's Cooking: Recent Episodes
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Every Wednesday evening a guest selector joins Jonny and Big Hungry on 95bFM Drive to spin a few of their favorite tunes. Broadcast weekly from 95bFM.
Ebony Lamb and Gram Antler join Sof and Elle to select some tracks ahead of the closing show of their Aotearoa tour at the Ponsonby Unitarian Church this Friday 7 August
Ebony and Gram's Selections:
Devendra Banhart - Never Seen Such Good Things
Roxy Music - Over You
Julia Jacklin - Body
Artist track:
Gram Antler - Novel Lover
David of LEAO joins Sof in the studio to share some selections post touring around Europe ☆
David's selections:
The Young Lovers - Miti Ou Foliga
Tinariwen - Amidinim Ehaf Solan
Yellow Magic Orchestra - Rydeen
Artist track:
LEAO - LALELEI
Brian Feary of Melted Ice Cream Records shares some guest selections for What's Cooking!
Brian's selections:
Wurld Series - Alive with Flies
The Dance Asthmatics - Linoleum
Jim Nothing - Wildflowers
Hamish Morgan of School Fair shares some guest selections off the back of releasing their single Spirally Staircase Memory.
Hamish's selections:
Every Time It Rains Like This - David Kilgour, Sam Hunt
Drowning Butterflies - The Cleaners From Venus
Loro - Pinback
Artist track:
Spirally Staircase Memory - School Fair
Rosa Nevison, co-editor at Newzician Magazine came in with some recommendations after their recent nomination for NZ On Air Outstanding Music Journalism Award at the Taite Awards 2026.
Rosa's Picks:
Gaskrankinstation - Headless Chickens
Expert In A Dying Field - The Beths
When I Die - Rita Mae
Geneva AM shares some guest selections ahead of Equinox Fest at Kelmarna Community Farm this Saturday, 21st March! You can get tickets here x
Geneva's selections:
Antonín Dvořák's Symphony No. 9 in E minor, "From the New World" (Op. 95)
Venga Boys - Kiss (When The Sun Don't Shine)
The Bug feat Warrior Queen - Poison Dart
Artist track:
T(M)²I - Geneva AM
Ahead of Eden Burns' show at Goblin with Friday 13 March, Eden gives us a taster of his set on What's Cooking.
Eden's picks:
Durutti Column, Future Perfect
Basil Hardhaus, make me dance hard for the dj
The Bubblemen, The Bubblemen are Coming
Artist Track: Challenge God With Your House
Thom Burton of Guardian Singles joins us over Zoom to share some guest selections...
Thom's selections:
Ribbon Skirt - Comma
Water From Your Eyes - Born 4
Preoccupations - MUR
Artist track:
Guardian Singles - Chad and Stacey
Following the release of Daisy Fever earlier this year, Issey Jean talks her move to Berlin, the writing of the album and recommends some of Wednesday Drive's favourite songs.
Issey's Track Selections:
PJ Harvey - Man Size
Black Sabbath - Planet Caravan
Patti Smith - Free Money
Artist Track: Paper Floor (Live at Ponsonby Social Club)
Billie Fee and Damian Golfinopoulos of Grecco Romank joins Joel in the studio to share some upbeat track selections, discuss their upcoming appearance at Drive Island on February 13th, and a first spin on their upcoming single!
Billie and Damian's selections:
Lords Of Acid - Lust - Let's Get High (Remastered Band Edition)
Sergey Kuryokhin - Winter
Scatman John - Scatmans World
Artist track:
Grecco Romank - Nobel Grease
Nat from There's A Tuesday pops into studio to select some tracks.
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The Cthulhus visit the bFM studio to spin a couple tracks.
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Rosetta chats to Nabihah Iqbal before her show at Neck of the Woods tonight! They chat about her stop in Wellington, the process behind Nabihah's most recent album 'Dreamer', the whirlwind year that was 2020, and more.
Promiseland joins us for What's Cooking! Catch them at Nest Fest in 2024!
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Jonny chats to Dimitri from OFF! who will be heading to NZ early next year!
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Gussie from Mermaidens joins us for What's Cooking tonight!
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Chris and Benji from the FLAXXIES join us in studio!
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Live from their Christchurch band practice spot is Sea Mouse! They pick their favourite tracks as we chat about their upcoming tour across Aotearoa & Australia!
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Charlotte Ryan joins us for What's Cooking tonight, picking out a selection from our vinyl collection that will be up for sale on Saturday at the 95bFM vinyl fair on Saturday!
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We're aware that there's no published list of the records on offer - but Jonny and Corey were at hand to select some records that caught their attention. Part two coming next week.
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It's all ska with a splash of Rancid, with Saali Marks from Battleska Galactica dialing in from Wellington - before they hit up Auckland with their band!
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Sarah and Tina from The New Things drove all the way up from Paekākāriki, north of Wellington, and then popped into the bFM Studio with some music goodies!
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Jonny had a nice lil' chat with Joe ahead of their show at Spark Arena at the end of the month - during Elemental Nights!
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Jonny speaks with the man of the hour, Henry Rollins, ahead of his tour of NZ.
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Kadyn Webster has a new EP, Realer, coming out at the end of this week. So we've got him in the studio to pick some favourites of his own, as well as premiere the title track ahead of its release on Friday.
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It's been 22 years since Rhian Sheehan came out with their first album, Paradigm Shift, but since then - Rhian has been scoring and composing works for Film, TV, & Rollercoaster rides!
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The man, the legend, it's the Jamie Larnach of Splore fame, and he's in the studio to spin some bangers.
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MACEY is in the bFM Studio playing tracks that have stuck around with them over so many years - his upcoming album, The Lover, drops in September later this year!
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Luke Benge comes to us live from a remote location - and urges us to switch out our love of Pash, for a New Pash. Two Pashes > One Pash.
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Our last edition of What's Cooking covering the New Zealand International Comedy Festival 2023 - where Celeste De-Freitas gives us a small insight into her show, Chur, and why on earth we heard proper ASMR on the radio.
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Kura Turuwhenua comes in with clips of some of her comedy heroes ahead of her show, Hōhā Guy, playing at Te Pou Theatre out in Henderson.
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It's laughing season as the NZ Comedy Fest rolls into town - with Jess Karamjeet joining the Drive crew this week on what comedians inspire her and also how they wrote for Australian Soap Opera, Neighbours.
Jess Karamjeet is performing Redundant, which you can book tickets for here!
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Ahead of their poetry night at The Wine Cellar on Friday night, Dom Hoey and Steller Pritchard come in to exchange some beats over the airwaves.
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Brad and Emily of Mini Simmons come in for What's Cooking and they've got a new album out!
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A Low Hum is back on - and we're honored to have event organiser and Wellington-based Photographer, Ian Jorgensen, on the programme selecting some beats and also talking about why A Low Hum is making a come back for the very last time.
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Paul Ubana Jones, a musician of many different genres and vibes, joins us in the studio ahead of his gig at Kumeu Live on Saturday April 8.
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This edition of What's Cooking takes us online with a discussion between Jonny and Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs ahead of their visit and gig in Auckland.
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On this scheduled programming segment:
- John Wick 4 - it's longer and more guys die at the hands of John Wick.
- Red White & Brass - we rate it very highly!
- Paul T. Goldman - It's playing at Hollywood Avondale for one night only!
One of them brings you the daily surf on bFM Drive - but when they're joined by another band mate, what makes them tick? Surf Friends joins us for What's Cooking, ahead of their gig on the 18th, to give us a sample of the waves that inspires them.
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Matt and Scott of Magic Factory are in the studio ahead of their apperance at Cross Street Music Festival on March 11. They even play us a lil track from their upcoming album! (talk about a 'sclusie)!
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A Blunt Jester pops into the studio next door from where they work to discuss their latest EP, Spectrum, and about the upcoming Cross St Music Festival.
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Luke from Flamingo Pier Waiheke strolls into the studio with the beats you can expect at the big party from March 3rd to the 5th.
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The legendary record collector, record fair runner, and former owner of a record store in New Plymouth: Brian Wafer, joins us in the studio and tells tales of his experiences over the years ahead of the Record Fair at Freemans Bay Community Hall this weekend.
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Corey recorded a special edition of What's Cooking before 2023 came along, and spoke with some Americans that were viral on Tiktok with a song performed at a thift store (that doesn't even exist any more). Live from the States are Estelle Piper, Tom Shaw, and Vincent Gargiulo of Toasters 'n' Moose.
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To celebrate the upcoming PowerWest Fest, we have founder of Powertool Records, Andrew Maitai, coming in and sampling the offerings that people can expect this weekend.
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Miloux from Haz & Miloux joins us to tease the upcoming Morningside Block Party and their soon-to-drop EP, while also offering some tasty jazzy jams.
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Dan from Amsterdam-based Dutch New Zealand trio, MY BABY, joins us from the side of the road for What's Cooking ahead of their gig at The Mothership on January 12.
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Mark Thomas, of NZ Metal Rock band Infinity Ritual, phones in from New Plymouth with a taster of inspired songs from each member of the band, before they perform live at Ding Dong Lounge on Saturday.
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With their tour of the North Island just around the corner, The Oogars join us to talk about their band formation, their name, and bring beats they love.
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Sam from Shapeshifter visits the studio to chat about their summer gigs + new tune + guest selects a bunch of music.
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Jonas from SANOI & Barton from ANTIX visit the bFM studio to chat about new music & gigs!
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Sunfruits from Melbourne jump on the line to guest select a few tunes + chat about their upcoming NZ tour & show at Nest Fest 2023.
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Ingrid from Ingrid and the Ministers jumps on the phone for a chat.
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Soft Bait select some tracks and chat about thier new album.
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Kadyn Webster visits the bFM studio to guest select some tracks.
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Ethan from Dirty Pixels guest selects some tracks ahead of thier final ever show.
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Matthew from Flying Out gives us the run down on The Others Way 2022
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Steve Gunn jumps on the phone from New York to guest select some tracks ahead of his Auckland shows.
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Andrew from Die! Die! Die! comes into bFM to guest select some music.
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MELODOWNZ visits the bFM studio to select some music that's inspired his new album.
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The Working Late crew come in for a chat + guest select a few tunes!
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The Lazy Eyes phone in for a chat + guest select a few of their favourite tunes.
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In about 15 minutes... with the help of the listeners... Lewis & Jonny figure out the Greatest Song of All Time.
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Dominic Hoey comes in to chat about his new book + select a few tunes!
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Owen from Lo-Fi Productions + Sanoi come in studio to guest select some tunes!
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Andrew Boak guest selects some culinary delights ahead of Punk It Up 5.
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Tom from LEISURE visits the studio to guest select a couple of tracks.
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Mat Thomson pops into studio for Cocktail Corner & makes a really tasty cocktail with some coconut water + Thomson Whisky.
Jake from Methyl Ethel jumps on the phone from Australia to guest select some tracks!
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Lucky Lance from Team Dynamite & Sky Pirates visits the bFM studio to guest select some tunes!
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Frank Booker visits the bFM studio to have a yarn + guest select some tracks.
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Jaz Paterson guest selects a few tunes ahead of her show at PSC.
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Ed Castelow jumps on the phone to guest select a few songs & chat about his new music school - Chiron Rock School.
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Last minute what's cooking today as Corey stops by with some tunes.
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48 Sonic visits the bFM studio with a bunch of vinyl, drops some absolute fire & has a chat about his recent episode of The History of New Zealand Drum & Bass Podcast.
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Marlon Williams jumps on the line to chat + guest select some tunes.
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Darryn Harkess has an extended chat about unidentified aerial phenomena.
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Big Hungry jumps on the line to have a final chat about the selections for RPM.
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Kadyn Webster visits the bFM studio to have a yarn & guest select some music.
You can also catch him at Nest Fest 2022.
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Jonny & Big Hungry dig into a bunch of selections for "Recorded, Produced & Mastered"
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DJ Tee Pee jumps on the line to guest select a few tunes + yarn about his involvement in the arrival of Hip Hop to Aotearoa in the 80's.
For a deeper dive, check out DJ Sir-Vere's podcast on Aotearoa Hip Hop: The Music, The People, The History
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