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Afternoons for Wednesday 11 February 2015

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  • Your Song - Fields of Gold

    1:07 PM.Barb Simpson from Wakatipu has chosen "Fields of Gold" by Eva Cassidy. Audio

  • Music Trivia game

    1:25 PM.No clues here, sorry! Audio

  • David Gray

    2:07 PM.The British singer songwriter, David Gray, has sold millions of records, and he continues to write and perform. He's just about to tour in New Zealand with his tenth album, called Mutineers. It's an… Read more Audio

  • Feature album - Purple Rain

    2:43 PM.The feature album today is Purple Rain, the 6th studio album by american singer Prince, and his band The Revolution. It's also the soundtrack to a film of the same name. Audio

  • Tech News with Paul Brislen

    3:07 PM.The Internet of things. TVs, cars and air conditioners already plug into the Internet but what happens when they're joined by toasters, fridges, microwaves and, eventually, milk, toilet paper and rice… Read more Audio

  • Slow Reading

    3:30 PM.Meg Williams, Co-founder of The Slow Reading Club is now relishing an enjoyment of books again. Having been an avid reader, one day she came to the realisation that she hadn't picked up a book for a… Read more Audio

  • The Panel pre-show for 11 February 2015

    3:46 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio

1:10 Your Song

Chosen today by Barb Simpson in Wakatipu.  Eva Cassidy's "Fields of Gold" 

1:20 Music Trivia game 

No clues here, sorry!

David Gray2:10 David Gray

The British singer songwriter, David Gray, has sold millions of records, and he continues to write and perform. He's just about to tour in New Zealand with his tenth album, called Mutineers. It's an album which has received strong reviews and it's also an album which, he has said, marks a new approach to his craft. Who better to ask about this than the man himself

2:30 NZ Reading - Burton's Tour #3

A whimsical travelogue in which the narrator and her companion Burton enjoy a 'tootling' tour through the back roads of England, Spain and India. In this episode Burton wrestles with tourist traps and Spanish drivers but finds pleasure in the high Sierras

2:45 Feature album

Prince.  Purple Rain.

3:10 Tech News with Paul Brislen

The Internet of things. TVs, cars and air conditioners already plug into the Internet but what happens when they're joined by toasters, fridges, microwaves and, eventually, milk, toilet paper and rice crispie crackers? And TVs have evolved to understand when you say "mute" and "change channels" but to do this they need to capture every word that's said in the room. Does this bother you?

3:30 New Zealand Society

If you haven’t picked up a book in the past month, let alone the past year, you’re not alone. Sonia Sly finds out why reading now takes bottom ranking on our ever expanding list of things to do when she meets some slow readers who want to get their mojo back 

3:45 The Panel Pre-Show

With Jim Mora, Zara Potts, Ellen Read and Max Ritchie

MUSIC:  AFTERNOONS/PANEL WITH SIMON MERCEP AND JIM MORA

Weds 11 February  

YOUR SONG:

 

ARTIST: Eva Cassidy

TITLE:  Fields Of Gold

COMP:  Sting

ALBUM:   Songbird

LABEL:   BLIX 410045

 

CRITICS:

 

ARTIST:    Gnarls Barkley

TITLE:        Run

COMP:       Kieth Mansfield

ALBUM:     The Odd Couple

LABEL:      WARNER 695680

 

ARTIST:    The Strokes

TITLE:        Juicebox

COMP:       Julian Casablancas

ALBUM:     First Impressions of Earth

LABEL:      RCA 673503

 

ARTIST: Twisted Sister

TITLE:   Be Chrool to your Scuel

COMP:  Dee Snider

ALBUM:   Big Hits and Nasty Hits

LABEL:   ATLANTIC 783280

 

ARTIST: R.E.M

TITLE:  Pop Song '89

COMP:  R.E.M

ALBUM: Green 

LABEL:   Warner 925795

 

ARTIST:  Neil Young

TITLE:  This Note's For You

COMP:  Neil Young

ALBUM:   n/a

LABEL:   iTunes

 

ARTIST: Lily Allen

TITLE:  Our Time

COMP:  Lily Allen, Greg Kurstin 

ALBUM:   n/a

LABEL:   iTunes

 

ARTIST:    Lana Del Ray

TITLE:        Born to Die

COMP:       Lana Del Ray

ALBUM:     NOW That's What I Call Music 81

LABEL:      EMI 602963

 

 

DAVID GRAY INTERVIEW

 

ARTIST: David Gray

TITLE:   Babylon

COMP:  David Gray

ALBUM:   White Ladder

LABEL:   EASTWEST 382983

 

FEATURE ALBUM:

 

ARTIST: Prince

TITLE:  When Doves Cry

COMP:  Prince

ALBUM: Purple Rain   

LABEL:  WARNER 925110 

 

ARTIST: Prince

TITLE:  Lets Go Crazy

COMP:  Prince

ALBUM: Purple Rain 

LABEL:  WARNER 925110 

 

ARTIST: Prince 

TITLE:  I Would Die For U 

COMP:  Prince

ALBUM: Purple Rain  

LABEL:  WARNER 925110 

 

PANEL EXTRA SONGS:

 

ARTIST:    Roxy Music

TITLE:        Love Is The Drug

COMP:        Bryan Ferry, Andy Mackay

ALBUM:     The Best Of

LABEL:      VIRGIN 810395