Nights for Friday 4 August 2017
7:07 Sonic Tonic
Music with magic and mischief spun into an surreal sensation of mayhem and maybe magnificence.
This weeks theme is paper.
8:12 Taking a pun't
At Wellington's Fringe Bar, hosted by Hugo Grrrl a competition is going down. A competition of puns. Word play, and may the best or worst performer take out the number pun spot.
8:30 Spotlight Photo: Fringe Bar FB page
Influential music writer and tastemaker Roy Colbert (Roi as he preferred to be known) passed away in Dunedin in late July.Roi had a big and lasting impact on New Zealand's music scene by introducing people to many musical hidden treasures through his writing and legendary second-hand record store Records Records.For over 30 years this iconic little shop has provided a focal point and meeting place for over 3 generations of Dunedins most respected musicians Trevor Reekie talked to Roi Colbert on Musical Chairs back in 2006 about musical legacies and legends and early music journalism
9:07 Country Life
Tonight there's a squawk-fest on Country Life - the team is at the Waikato Poultry and pigeon clubs annual show.
10:17 Late Edition
A roundup of today's RNZ News and feature interviews as well as Dateline Pacific from RNZ International.
11:07 The Mixtape
For the latest series of The Mixtape, RNZ Music invites guests to compile a C60 of local sounds, and talk us through their selections.
This week's mixtape guest is Melody Thomas who has just debuted her podcast Bang! She speaks to Yadana Saw about why she wanted to explore sex and sexuality and shares some music that might get you in the mood.