Afternoons for Tuesday 29 May 2018
Short Story Club
This week we discuss the poem Speaking with my grandmothers by Fiona Kidman
Email us before 3pm Thursday about the poem, and the writer of the best email will win a copy of Big Weather: Poems of Wellington, edited by Greg O'Brien and Louise St John,
1:10 Pale Lady perform live
New Zealand music month is almost over - and we can't let it end without a performance from a good old kiwi rock band! Or in this case, a good young kiwi rock band.
Pale Lady won battle of the bands last year - and they are about to release their first EP. They perform one of their new songs live.
Pale Lady music video Photo: supplied
1:15 Announcing BATTLE OF THE COVER BANDS!
We love having New Zealand musicians on the show performing their original work - but we know there are a lot of hugely talented musicians out there who make their living performing covers
So we are very pleased to announce our new competition: Battle of the Covers Bands! The prize is a full New Zealand Live session on our show, in either our Auckland, Wellington or Christchurch studio. You get to perform four or five songs to the entire country!
Just send us an email with some information about your band and examples of two of your performances - that can be videos, audio files to jesse@radionz.co.nz
You have until Friday June 15th!
The Rules
You have be a group that does mostly covers and have a vocalist
If you win you have to make your own way to our studio
The deadline is June 15
Battle of the Cover Bands Photo: illustration by Ossian Lynch (age 14)
1:20 Tauranga's new boxing gym for at-risk youth
In Tauranga a new boxing gym's opened up looking to connect with young people in the area who need a bit of structure and discipline in their lives.
Craig Nees is a local businessman and the brains behind the operation and tells us about it.
Henry Fa'afili, Craig Nees and Paora Howe Photo: Supplied
1:25 Sleep Radio - night-time listening for insomniacs
After our interview with sleep expert Lora Wu yesterday, we were contacted by John Watson, who started his own internet radio station, called Sleep Radio, after suffering from a bout of severe insomnia.
He tells us about the community of sleepless people who tune in and what sort of sounds work best for those who struggle to nod off.
John Watson, creator of Sleep Radio in his home studio Photo: Supplied
1:35 Another NZ film innovation
Kiwis punching above their weight in the film industry is nothing new, but normally that's from behind the camera, rather than up in the cloud.
Hugh Calveley is the founder and chief executive of Moxion (which is pronounced "Motion") - a camera technology company that hopes to revolutionise the way film footage is transported in Hollywood.
A screenshot of Moxion's software Photo: Supplied
1:40 Great album: Dr Hook's Greatest Hits
2:10 Elizabeth Heritage on Interactive Fiction
Our book critic today is Elizabeth Heritage who tells us about interactive ficton - which is storytelling where the reader has to interact with the story by making decisions
Photo: supplied
2:20 1968 - a huge year for NZ Music
Of the 22 kiwi singles that hit the charts in 1968, 19 of them reached the top 10.
Grant Gillanders is a music historian who makes New Zealand back catalogue compilations - including his most recent one on the music of 1968 .
He talks to us about why this was such a huge year for New Zealand music
3:10 Father Rod Bower: practicing hardline compassion
Father Rod Bower makes headlines around the world for the provocative billboards outside his Anglican church in Gosford, North of Sydney. His stands for asylum seekers, marriage equality and other social justice issues have made him a target online and in his own church.
A week ago Sunday a group of right wing activists stormed the church and interrupted the service. That will not deter Father Rod from practicing what he calls "hardline compassion".
3:35 Ours: Treasures from Te Papa
3:45 The Pre-Panel Story of the Day and One Quick Question
4:05 The Panel with Heather Roy and Damian Christie
Music played in this show
JESSE MULLIGAN
1:10pm - FIRST SONG:
ARTIST: Pale Lady
TITLE: 'Beyond The Quota'
COMP: Pale Lady - Conall D. Ryan, Jack Shalders-Taylor, Sam Minot, Sam Higham
RNZ Live recording
1:45pm - GREAT ALBUM:
ARTIST: Dr Hook
TITLE: sexy eyes
COMP: Chris Waters, Keith Stegall, Bob Mather
ALBUM: Dr Hook's Greatest Hits
LABEL: Capitol
ARTIST: Dr Hook
TITLE: Walk Right In
COMP: Gus Cannon, Hosea Woods
ALBUM: Dr Hook's Greatest Hits
LABEL: Capitol
ARTIST: Dr Hook
TITLE: Sharing the Night Together
COMP: Ava Aldridge & Eddie Struzick
ALBUM: Dr Hook's Greatest Hits
LABEL: Capitol
ARTIST: Dr Hook
TITLE: Sylvia's Mother
COMP: Shel Silverstein
ALBUM: Dr Hook's Greatest Hits
LABEL: Capitol
MUSIC FEATURE
ARTIST: Larry's Rebels
TITLE: Everybody's Girl
ALBUM: The Kiwi Music Scene 1968
LABEL: Frenzy Music
ARTIST: The Avengers
TITLE: Love Hate Revenge
ALBUM: The Kiwi Music Scene 1968
LABEL: Frenzy Music
ARTIST: The Fourmyula
TITLE: Come With Me
ALBUM: The Kiwi Music Scene 1968
LABEL: Frenzy Music
ARTIST: Gene Pierson..
TITLE: You Got To Me
ALBUM: The Kiwi Music Scene 1968
LABEL: Frenzy Music
ARTIST: Frankie Stevens & the Castaways...
TITLE: Baby What I Mean
ALBUM: The Kiwi Music Scene 1968
LABEL: Frenzy Music
ARTIST: Yolande Gibson.
TITLE: Hush
ALBUM: The Kiwi Music Scene 1968
LABEL: Frenzy Music
ARTIST: Allison Durbin.
TITLE: I Have Loved Me A Man
ALBUM: The Kiwi Music Scene 1968
LABEL: Frenzy Music