What's It All About, Andy?, New Plymouth (2024)

24/08/2024

YOU KNOW THE DRILL - Sunday at 5pm on What’s It All About, Andy? Brought to you by Pianoworks. Only on The Most 100.4FM in Taranaki, 107.4FM in Ōakura, and streaming live at www.mostfm.com
In gratitude to Warwick, who stood in for me last week with a show about crime after his toolshed got broken into, I present a show on the subject of tools. Featuring well-tooled tracks from The Ramones, Kate Bush, Supergroove, Earl Ho**er, Fleetwood Mac, Sami Braman, The Lazers, Spacey Jane, Indigo Girls, Dave & Ansell Collins, Fotty Seven, Sweetwater Station, plus one each by the Saw Doctors, Rosie & The Riveters, and Grinderswitch.
Listeners outside of NZ please note: time given is NZ Standard Time, 12 hours ahead of GMT. US: 10pm Saturday night West Coast, 1am Sunday East Coast. UK: 6am Sunday. Australia: 3pm Sunday Brisbane. Dubai: 9am Sunday. Kuwait: 8am Sunday.

17/08/2024

Warwick was a victim of crime recently so he'll be stealing Andy's spot today to feature songs about burglary, robbery, theft and other nasty events. Tune in to The Most from 5pm and thanks to Pianoworks for your support!

10/08/2024

THE IRONIC TWIST - Sunday at 5pm on What’s It All About, Andy? Brought to you by Pianoworks. Only on The Most 100.4FM in Taranaki, 107.4FM in Ōakura, and streaming live at www.mostfm.com
With all the twists in world events in recent weeks – e.g. the sudden glimmer of hope in the upcoming US election, the French pole vaulter’s inventive way of dislodging the bar – this week’s show is all about twists. Featuring tracks from Xavier Rudd, Cardinals, Sam Cooke, Tanita Tikaram, Ride, Bob Dylan, Jimmie Vaughan, Joni Mitchell, The Mamas & The Papas, Richard Thompson, Stevie Nicks & Lindsey Buckingham, The Tragically Hip, Dire Straits and Chubby Checker.
Listeners outside of NZ please note: time given is NZ Standard Time, 12 hours ahead of GMT. US: 10pm Saturday night West Coast, 1am Sunday East Coast. UK: 6am Sunday. Australia: 3pm Sunday Brisbane. Dubai: 9am Sunday. Kuwait: 8am Sunday.

02/08/2024

THE BIG CHILL - Sunday at 5pm on What’s It All About, Andy? Brought to you by Pianoworks. Only on The Most 100.4FM in Taranaki, 107.4FM in Ōakura, and streaming live at www.mostfm.com
I was torn between making this show about the sudden cold snap we’re experiencing this week, or putting together a tribute to Martin Phillipps, who passed away last Sunday. Then it hit me: cold, Chills – I can do both! So this week’s show features songs about cold and winter, from Little Feat, Tori Amos, Troy Kingi, Fleet Foxes, Jenny Morris, Rolling Stones, Steve Miller Band, Lost Tribe Aotearoa, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, and three songs by The Chills, including two about the cold!
Listeners outside of NZ please note: time given is NZ Standard Time, 12 hours ahead of GMT. US: 10pm Saturday night West Coast, 1am Sunday East Coast. UK: 6am Sunday. Australia: 3pm Sunday Brisbane. Dubai: 9am Sunday. Kuwait: 8am Sunday.

27/07/2024

MAYALL DELIVERIES - Sunday at 5pm on What’s It All About, Andy? Brought to you by Pianoworks. Only on The Most 100.4FM in Taranaki, 107.4FM in Ōakura, and streaming live at www.mostfm.com
I’m sure I’ll be at least the fourth Most FM host this Sunday paying homage to the great John Mayall, who passed away on Monday. So I’ve had to come up with an angle I hope no one else has taken – a show demonstrating the scope of Mayall’s influence by featuring tracks by, or notably showcasing, 13 musicians who have passed through the ranks of his backing band, including each of the three pictured with him here.
There will be songs by the Rolling Stones, Cream, two configurations of Fleetwood Mac, The Golden Palominos (ft. Jack Bruce), Rufus & Chaka Khan (ft. Ernie Watts), Free, Walter Trout, Mick Ronson (ft. Aynsley Dunbar), McGuinness Flint, Carolyn Wonderland (lead guitarist in the final line-up of the Bluesbreakers), and one from the man himself, John Mayall, about being stuck in New Zealand!
Listeners outside of NZ please note: time given is NZ Standard Time, 12 hours ahead of GMT. US: 10pm Saturday night West Coast, 1am Sunday East Coast. UK: 6am Sunday. Australia: 3pm Sunday Brisbane. Dubai: 9am Sunday. Kuwait: 8am Sunday.

20/07/2024

RING THEM BELLS - Sunday at 5pm on What’s It All About, Andy? Brought to you by Pianoworks. Only on The Most 100.4FM in Taranaki, 107.4FM in Ōakura, and streaming live at www.mostfm.com
Just to distract you from all the crazy stuff happening right now, here’s a totally non-topical theme, apropos of nothing at all - bells. Featuring songs from Aimee Mann, Squeeze, Dave Dobbyn, Lydia Cole, Chris Hillman, The Bangles, Anthonie Tonnon, Laura Nyro, Bob Dylan, The 5th Dimension, Derek & The Dominos, Eno Moebius Roedelius, and First Aid Kit.
Listeners outside of NZ please note: time given is NZ Standard Time, 12 hours ahead of GMT. US: 10pm Saturday night West Coast, 1am Sunday East Coast. UK: 6am Sunday. Australia: 3pm Sunday Brisbane. Dubai: 9am Sunday. Kuwait: 8am Sunday.
Be there with bells on!

13/07/2024

START MAKING SENSE - Sunday at 5pm on What’s It All About, Andy? Brought to you by Pianoworks. Only on The Most 100.4FM in Taranaki, 107.4FM in Ōakura, and streaming live at www.mostfm.com
The world makes very little sense these days. Rather than depress you with a list of the more obviously unfathomable current events, I thought I’d distract you from them with a list of songs that either call for explanations (or to refrain from explaining), ask pertinent questions – What? Why? How? – or try to make sense. Featuring Gil Scott-Heron, Patty Larkin, The Exponents, John Prine, Marvin Gaye, Ashton Edminster, Tom Waits, Crash Test Dummies, Split Enz, Talking Heads, David Bowie, Travis, and Billie Holiday.
Listeners outside of NZ please note: time given is NZ Standard Time, 12 hours ahead of GMT. US: 10pm Saturday night West Coast, 1am Sunday East Coast. UK: 6am Sunday. Australia: 3pm Sunday Brisbane. Dubai: 9am Sunday. Kuwait: 8am Sunday.

03/07/2024

NEW YORK MINUTE: With New Plymouth Operatic Society’s show ‘Jersey Boys’ opening this week, Sunday’s show is inspired by the Big Apple and its suburbs. Helen will be at the helm for 60 minutes of tracks that include Kings of Leon, Booker T Jones & Lou Reed, Aldous Young, Billy Joel and maybe just a bit of Frankie Valli.

Listen in Sunday at 5pm on What’s It All About, Andy? Brought to you by Pianoworks. Only on The Most 100.4FM in Taranaki, 107.4FM in Ōakura, and streaming live at www.mostfm.com

Listeners outside of NZ please note: time given is NZ Standard Time, 12 hours ahead of GMT. US: 10pm Saturday night West Coast, 1am Sunday East Coast. UK: 6am Sunday. Australia: 3pm Sunday Brisbane. Dubai: 9am Sunday. Kuwait: 8am Sunday.

28/06/2024

ASTRONOMY DOMINE - Sunday at 5pm on What’s It All About, Andy? Brought to you by Pianoworks. Only on The Most 100.4FM in Taranaki, 107.4FM in Ōakura, and streaming live at www.mostfm.com
This week, the show celebrates Matariki with a collection of songs about astronomy, famous astronomers, telescopes and astronomical events. Featuring songs from Aimee Mann, Greg Johnson, Queen, Siouxsie And The Banshees, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Indigo Girls, Pink Floyd, Kelly Stoltz, Boy & Bear, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Brian Eno & John Cale, and Blue Oyster Cult.
Listeners outside of NZ please note: time given is NZ Standard Time, 12 hours ahead of GMT. US: 10pm Saturday night West Coast, 1am Sunday East Coast. UK: 6am Sunday. Australia: 3pm Sunday Brisbane. Dubai: 9am Sunday. Kuwait: 8am Sunday.
How long till my soul gets it right?

22/06/2024

BEACHED AS - Sunday at 5pm on What’s It All About, Andy? Brought to you by Pianoworks. Only on The Most 100.4FM in Taranaki, 107.4FM in Ōakura, and streaming live at www.mostfm.com
Too soon? Perhaps, but the stranding of the Interislander ferry Aratere is a good excuse to put together a playlist of songs about ferries, strandings and running aground. Featuring tracks from David Kilgour, PJ Harvey, Roxy Music, Johnny Flynn, Giant Sand, James, Fat Freddys Drop, Cage The Elephant, Flogging Molly, Chris Rea, The Saints and Gerry & The Pacemakers.
Listeners outside of NZ please note: time given is NZ Standard Time, 12 hours ahead of GMT. US: 10pm Saturday night West Coast, 1am Sunday East Coast. UK: 6am Sunday. Australia: 3pm Sunday Brisbane. Dubai: 9am Sunday. Kuwait: 8am Sunday.

15/06/2024

HELLO? - Sunday at 5pm on What’s It All About, Andy? Brought to you by Pianoworks. Only on The Most 100.4FM in Taranaki, 107.4FM in Ōakura, and streaming live at www.mostfm.com
There was a meme circulating recently that said ‘If I sing “Hello…” and you think of Lionel Richie and not Adele, then your back is probably sore.’ Well, to be perfectly honest, neither of those two spring to mind for me. In fact, they wouldn’t even make the top ten, and they do not appear in this week’s show. And my back is fine. Instead, we have 14 songs beginning with “Hello” by the likes of Ian Hunter, ELO, Kate Bush, Joe Jackson, Judy Collins (with the original recording of a song later popularised by Alice Cooper!), R.E.M., Melissa Etheridge, Simon & Garfunkel, Emmylou Harris, Adrian Belew, Bonzo Dog Band, Elton John, and Super Furry Animals. It took some searching to find a Kiwi track that fits the brief, and the closest I could settle on was one by The Crocodiles - even then, the first word is technically “Well…”.
Listeners outside of NZ please note: time given is NZ Standard Time, 12 hours ahead of GMT. US: 10pm Saturday night West Coast, 1am Sunday East Coast. UK: 6am Sunday. Australia: 3pm Sunday Brisbane. Dubai: 9am Sunday. Kuwait: 8am Sunday.

07/06/2024

PULLING A FAST ONE - Sunday at 5pm on What’s It All About, Andy? Brought to you by Pianoworks. Only on The Most 100.4FM in Taranaki, 107.4FM in Ōakura, and streaming live at www.mostfm.com
People from all around Aotearoa are descending on Auckland this weekend, to march in protest at the government’s Fast-track Approvals Bill, designed to prevent all those pesky resource consents and environmental considerations from getting in the way of making a buck.
In commemoration, this week’s show is on the theme of fast things – and, in keeping with the zeitgeist, I put the playlist together very quickly, with the minimum of consultation. Featuring tracks from Reb Fountain, Jack The Lad, The Warratahs, Steve Earle, Fiona Apple, Solomon Burke, Elemeno P, Renée Reed, Frank Turner, James Reyne, Alvis Bradley and, well it had to be THAT song by Tracy Chapman.
Listeners outside of NZ please note: time given is NZ Standard Time, 12 hours ahead of GMT. US: 10pm Saturday night West Coast, 1am Sunday East Coast. UK: 6am Sunday. Australia: 3pm Sunday Brisbane. Dubai: 9am Sunday. Kuwait: 8am Sunday.

01/06/2024

Andy has a sore throat so Warwick will be hosting Sunday's show at 5pm. What it's all about is a show featuring throat songs, not just sore ones. Thanks to Pianoworks WIAAA only on The Most!

25/05/2024

GOING POSTAL - Sunday at 5pm on What’s It All About, Andy? Brought to you by Pianoworks. Only on The Most 100.4FM in Taranaki, 107.4FM in Ōakura, and streaming live at www.mostfm.com
With the terrible treatment of some 900 former postmasters in the UK currently making global news, this week’s show features songs about letters, postcards, telegrams and postal workers. Includes songs by Herbs, The Marvelettes, Mark Knopfler, T. Rex, First Aid Kit, Greg Johnson Set, City Lights, The Proclaimers, Barry Saunders, David Bowie, Joe Ely, Joe Walsh and Amazing Rhythm Aces
Listeners outside of NZ please note: time given is NZ Standard Time, 12 hours ahead of GMT. US: 10pm Saturday night West Coast, 1am Sunday East Coast. UK: 6am Sunday. Australia: 3pm Sunday Brisbane. Dubai: 9am Sunday. Kuwait: 8am Sunday.

18/05/2024

AURORA SANBORNEALIS - Sunday at 5pm on What’s It All About, Andy? Brought to you by Pianoworks. Only on The Most 100.4FM in Taranaki, 107.4FM in Ōakura, and streaming live at www.mostfm.com
The biggest story of the past week has, undoubtedly, been the displays of the Aurora Borealis and Aurora Australis, the Northern and Southern Lights respectively, which have been visible much further away from the poles than usual due to some massive sunstorms. Another thing to happen this week was the passing of saxophone great David Sanborn. His distinctive alto has blessed a lot of music over the past 50 years. So this week’s show is split into two themes. Seven songs about auroras and sunstorms from Renaissance, Goldenhorse, Bob Mould, Tony Parker NESC, Meat Puppets, Foo Fighters and Crowded House; followed by five tracks featuring classic David Sanborn solos, by Stevie Wonder, James Taylor, David Bowie, The Eagles and Ian Hunter.
Listeners outside of NZ please note: time given is NZ Standard Time, 12 hours ahead of GMT. US: 10pm Saturday night West Coast, 1am Sunday East Coast. UK: 6am Sunday. Australia: 3pm Sunday Brisbane. Dubai: 9am Sunday. Kuwait: 8am Sunday.

11/05/2024

MOTHERSHIP - Sunday at 5pm on What’s It All About, Andy? Brought to you by Pianoworks. Only on The Most 100.4FM in Taranaki, 107.4FM in Ōakura, and streaming live at www.mostfm.com
Seeing as this Sunday is the 15th Mother’s Day since the show began, I’ve been looking for a related theme I haven’t used before. Well, here’s one – other uses of the word “mother.” And no, I’m not using the one followed by two silent syllables…
So it’s songs about Mother Earth, the motherland, the motherlode, the mothership, mother tongue, Mother Goose, Mother Duck, etc. Featuring tracks from Sparks, Natalie Merchant, Georgia Soul Twisters, Mother Earth, Emitt Rhodes, Jan Preston, Parliament, 10,000 Maniacs, Jethro Tull, Lesley Duncan, The Staves, and Show of Hands.
And yes, the picture shows the original P-Funk Mothership, which I photographed in the Museum of African American History and Culture, in Washington, DC.
Listeners outside of NZ please note: time given is NZ Standard Time, 12 hours ahead of GMT. US: 10pm Saturday night West Coast, 1am Sunday East Coast. UK: 6am Sunday. Australia: 3pm Sunday Brisbane. Dubai: 9am Sunday. Kuwait: 8am Sunday.

03/05/2024

STAY HUNGRY - Sunday at 5pm on What’s It All About, Andy? Brought to you by Pianoworks. Only on The Most 100.4FM in Taranaki, 107.4FM in Ōakura, and streaming live at www.mostfm.com
Apropos of nothing, this week’s show is all about hunger. Well, not totally nothing – I took a shine to k d lang’s “Hungry Bird” and wanted to put it in a show. So grab a snack and enjoy that song, plus others by The Cleaners From Venus, Kate & Anna McGarrigle, Josh Teskey & Ash Grunwald, The Taxpayers, Duran Duran, Florence + The Machine, Marvin Gaye, The Beach Boys, Sinéad O’Connor, Talking Heads, Bruce Springsteen, Van Morrison, Paul Revere & The Raiders, and Dead Cowboys.
Listeners outside of NZ please note: time given is NZ Standard Time, 12 hours ahead of GMT. US: 10pm Saturday night West Coast, 1am Sunday East Coast. UK: 6am Sunday. Australia: 3pm Sunday Brisbane. Dubai: 9am Sunday. Kuwait: 8am Sunday.

27/04/2024

ALL MY TRIALS - Sunday at 5pm on What’s It All About, Andy? Brought to you by Pianoworks. Only on The Most 100.4FM in Taranaki, 107.4FM in Ōakura, and streaming live at www.mostfm.com
In celebration of the first week of what we were beginning to think we’d never see, this week’s show features songs about trials, hush money, testimony, witnesses, evidence, judges and intimidation games. It was tempting to include sleeping, snoring and farting too but it’s only a one-hour show. With songs from Susan Tedeschi, Robbie Robertson, Sifa, Marvin Gaye, Lake Street Dive, Peter Paul & Mary, Norizin, Parliament, Eilen Jewell, Old Crow Medicine Show, Claire Anne Taylor, Dragon and Sarah McLachlan
Listeners outside of NZ please note: time given is NZ Standard Time, 12 hours ahead of GMT. US: 10pm Saturday night West Coast, 1am Sunday East Coast. UK: 6am Sunday. Australia: 3pm Sunday Brisbane. Dubai: 9am Sunday. Kuwait: 8am Sunday.

20/04/2024

WHOSE SONG IS IT ANYWAY? - Sunday at 5pm on What’s It All About, Andy? Brought to you by Pianoworks. Only on The Most 100.4FM in Taranaki, 107.4FM in Ōakura, and streaming live at www.mostfm.com
There are quite a few songs out there that were written for someone, to the extent they became “Song for…” or “So-and-so’s Song.” And this show features 13 of them. With tracks from case/lang/veirs, John Martyn, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Shawn Mullins, Saffire – The Uppity Blues Women, Jackson Browne, Herbs, Fairport Convention, Simon & Garfunkel, Brian Eno, Fleetwood Mac, The Jayhawks, and last week’s Live Gig Hour performer, Joe Ely.
Listeners outside of NZ please note: time given is NZ Standard Time, 12 hours ahead of GMT. US: 10pm Saturday night West Coast, 1am Sunday East Coast. UK: 6am Sunday. Australia: 3pm Sunday Brisbane. Dubai: 9am Sunday. Kuwait: 8am Sunday.

12/04/2024

PRIDE AND JOY - Sunday at 5pm on What’s It All About, Andy? Brought to you by Pianoworks. Only on The Most 100.4FM in Taranaki, 107.4FM in Ōakura, and streaming live at www.mostfm.com
Sunday is the final day of Taranaki Pride Week, so I’ve put together a suitably diverse playlist of songs about pride. Featuring tracks from Heather Small, Johnny Johnson & His Bandwagon, My Darling Clementine, Jimmy Cliff, Joan Armatrading, Babe Ruth, Stevie Ray Vaughan, illumiNGĀTI, Five Times August, The Essex Garden, Bonnie Raitt, Merle Haggard, and the Temptations.
Listeners outside of NZ please note: time given is NZ Standard Time, 12 hours ahead of GMT. US: 10pm Saturday night West Coast, 1am Sunday East Coast. UK: 6am Sunday. Australia: 3pm Sunday Brisbane. Dubai: 9am Sunday. Kuwait: 8am Sunday.

06/04/2024

LET THERE BE DRUMS: A TRIBUTE TO GERRY CONWAY - Sunday at 5pm on What’s It All About, Andy? Brought to you by Pianoworks. Only on The Most 100.4FM in Taranaki, 107.4FM in Ōakura, and streaming live at www.mostfm.com
A day before last week’s show, I learned of the death of the legendary British drummer Gerry Conway. This week I’m paying tribute by playing tracks that hopefully cover some of the vast breadth of music he played on over the years, including his 1970s stint as regular drummer for Yusuf/Cat Stevens and his 1998-2022 tenure with Fairport Convention. Plus tracks from Eclection, Steeleye Span, Fotheringay, Mundy-Turner, Kate & Anna McGarrigle, Iain Matthews, Joan Armatrading, Jim Capaldi, Sandy Denny, Al Stewart, and The Bunch.
Listeners outside of NZ please note: time given is NZ Standard Time, 12 hours ahead of GMT. US: 10pm Saturday night West Coast, 1am Sunday East Coast. UK: 6am Sunday. Australia: 3pm Sunday Brisbane. Dubai: 9am Sunday. Kuwait: 8am Sunday.

28/03/2024

WHEN I CROSS OVER - Sunday at 5pm on What’s It All About, Andy? Brought to you by Pianoworks. Only on The Most 100.4FM in Taranaki, 107.4FM in Ōakura, and streaming live at www.mostfm.com
Pedestrian crossings have been in the news this week, especially rainbow ones. The New Plymouth rainbow crossing was used to promote the upcoming Pride Week (8-14 April). Meanwhile similar ones in Gisborne and Auckland were vandalised by the Density – sorry - Destiny Church and subsequently repainted bigger and brighter.
So this Easter Sunday show will feature songs about crossings and crossing over, by John Hiatt, Tift Merritt, Gurf Morlix, Tracy Chapman, Dave Dobbyn, Patti Page, The Black Sorrows, Cream, Jimi Hendrix, Peter Jefferies, The Band, Johnny Clegg & Savuka, The Spooky Men’s Chorale, and Coulson Dean McGuinness Flint.
Listeners outside of NZ please note: time given is NZ Daylight Saving Time, 13 hours ahead of GMT. US: 9pm Saturday night West Coast, midnight Saturday East Coast. UK: 5am Sunday. Australia: 2pm Sunday Brisbane. Dubai: 8am Sunday. Kuwait: 7am Sunday.
See you on the other side...

22/03/2024

WHIRLWIND - Sunday at 5pm on What’s It All About, Andy? Brought to you by Pianoworks. Only on The Most 100.4FM in Taranaki, 107.4FM in Ōakura, and streaming live at www.mostfm.com
These past few weeks have been a bit of a whirlwind for Sue and me, in the lead-up to our wedding this Saturday. Though not a whirlwind romance (we’ve waited two years!), we have been somewhat swept away, so this week’s show is all about whirlwinds, tornadoes, hurricanes and whirlpools. Featuring tracks from Split Enz, Neil Young, Imogen Harper, Roxy Music, Bob Dylan, Neko Case, Old Crow Medicine Show, Wanda Jackson, Dale Hawkins, Meat Puppets, Little Big Town and Darden Smith.
Listeners outside of NZ please note: time given is NZ Daylight Saving Time, 13 hours ahead of GMT. US: 9pm Saturday night West Coast, midnight Saturday East Coast. UK: 4am Sunday. Australia: 2pm Sunday Brisbane. Dubai: 8am Sunday. Kuwait: 7am Sunday.
There’s calm in your eye…

09/03/2024

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN - Sunday at 5pm on What’s It All About, Andy? Brought to you by Pianoworks. Only on The Most 100.4FM in Taranaki, 107.4FM in Ōakura, and streaming live at www.mostfm.com
This Friday was International Women’s Day. I don’t know if it’s just me but I feel it didn’t get enough pre-publicity, as I didn’t know about it until Friday itself. So I’ll give it some post-publicity on Sunday, with a show full of songs by international women from Cameroon, Portugal, Sweden, Iceland, Japan, Finland, Canada, Scotland, France, Jamaica, The Netherlands, Australia, the USA and good ol’ Aotearoa. Featuring Cécile Doo-Kingué, My Bubba, Anna Domino, Tuuletar, Fur Patrol, Tami Neilson, Françoise Hardy, Mathilde Santing, Ruby Ann, Marcia Griffiths, Cocteau Twins, The Audreys and Tift Merritt.
Listeners outside of NZ please note: time given is NZ Daylight Saving Time, 13 hours ahead of GMT. US: 8pm Saturday night West Coast, 11pm Saturday East Coast. UK: 4am Sunday. Australia: 2pm Sunday Brisbane. Dubai: 8am Sunday. Kuwait: 7am Sunday.

02/03/2024

ON THE BUSES - Sunday at 5pm on What’s It All About, Andy? Brought to you by Pianoworks. Only on The Most 100.4FM in Taranaki, 107.4FM in Ōakura, and streaming live at www.mostfm.com
Use of public transport is a hot conversation topic these days, particularly buses, as we try to reduce emissions by having fewer vehicles on the road. So here are a whole lot of songs about buses, bus stops, bus stations, bus drivers and one actually recorded on a bus. Featuring Cricket Farm, Jackson Browne, Lou Reed, Tami Neilson, Ian Dury, The Hollies, Mingo Fishtrap, The Fatback Band, Bachelor Girl, Bruce Springsteen, Dave Alvin, Steve Gibbons Band, Melbourne Ska Orchestra and Aztec Camera.
Listeners outside of NZ please note: time given is NZ Daylight Saving Time, 13 hours ahead of GMT. US: 8pm Saturday night West Coast, 11pm Saturday East Coast. UK: 4am Sunday. Australia: 2pm Sunday Brisbane. Dubai: 8am Sunday. Kuwait: 7am Sunday.
Please hold on…

23/02/2024

MOM & APPLE PIE - Sunday at 5pm on What’s It All About, Andy? Brought to you by Pianoworks. Only on The Most 100.4FM in Taranaki, 107.4FM in Ōakura, and streaming live at www.mostfm.com
With Americarna in town, this week’s show features songs that reflect traditional American family values. So, in addition to Mom and apple pie, we’ll have songs about wealth, oil, lawyers, guns, fame, global domination, school shootings, the Stars & Stripes, Christianity, and weapons of mass destruction. With songs from Dolly Parton, Randy Newman, Warren Zevon, Julie Lavery, Lawrence Arabia, Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio, The Motels, R.E.M., Elbow, The Boomtown Rats, The Byrds, Ba*****ed Ladies and Loudon Wainwright III.
Photo taken by Sue Page on the corner of Liardet and Leach Streets, New Plymouth.
Listeners outside of NZ please note: time given is NZ Daylight Saving Time, 13 hours ahead of GMT. US: 8pm Saturday night West Coast, 11pm Saturday East Coast. UK: 4am Sunday. Australia: 2pm Sunday Brisbane. Dubai: 8am Sunday. Kuwait: 7am Sunday.

16/02/2024

KNOCK, KNOCK! - Sunday at 5pm on What’s It All About, Andy? Brought to you by Pianoworks. Only on The Most 100.4FM in Taranaki, 107.4FM in Ōakura, and streaming live at www.mostfm.com
Who’s there? Well, 17 (count ‘em) songs on the theme of knocking, whether it’s knocking back, out, on wood or indeed on Heaven’s door. Don’t knock it until you’ve tried this knock-out selection from Paul Westerburg, Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye, Eddie Floyd, Bob Dylan, Ruby Ann, Dave Edmunds, Stevie Wonder, Christy Moore, Suzi Quatro, The Band, The Staples Singers, Mike Campbell & The Dirty K***s, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Buddy Holly, The Ho***rs, Bad Manners, and Sam & Dave.
Listeners outside of NZ please note: time given is NZ Daylight Saving Time, 13 hours ahead of GMT. US: 8pm Saturday night West Coast, 11pm Saturday East Coast. UK: 4am Sunday. Australia: 2pm Sunday Brisbane. Dubai: 8am Sunday. Kuwait: 7am Sunday.
Wurlitzer one for the money, two for the show...

08/02/2024

IMMIGRANT SONGS - Sunday at 5pm on What’s It All About, Andy? Brought to you by Pianoworks. Only on The Most 100.4FM in Taranaki, 107.4FM in Ōakura, and streaming live at www.mostfm.com
This week I discovered – and sat through five consecutive times – the hold music at Immigration NZ. It is truly dire. There are entire Reddit threads about how awful it is, and even a Spinoff article exposing how it was made and who made it (spoiler alert: it was made in-house, using their own employees). It would literally put you off coming to live here – which might be the intention. Then a Facebook friend suggested a couple of songs that could be on Immigration NZ’s playlist. I started adding to it and, before I knew it, I had more than enough songs for a show.
So have your passport and other supporting documentation ready and take your place in the queue as we hear songs about immigrants, refugees and foreigners, by Sara Bareilles & John Legend, Gogol Bo****lo, Led Zeppelin, Marion Williams, The Eagles, Richard & Linda Thompson, Sarah Blasko, Wings, Hozier, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Katleen Scheir, Luke Thompson and Robin Lane.
Honorable mentions for Genesis (“Illegal Alien”) and Jim Reeves (“Make the World Go Away”), who didn’t quite make the cut.
Listeners outside of NZ please note: time given is NZ Daylight Saving Time, 13 hours ahead of GMT. US: 8pm Saturday night West Coast, 11pm Saturday East Coast. UK: 4am Sunday. Australia: 2pm Sunday Brisbane. Dubai: 8am Sunday. Kuwait: 7am Sunday.
Never mind your name, just give us your number.

03/02/2024

THANKS, THAT WAS FUN - Sunday at 5pm on What’s It All About, Andy? Brought to you by Pianoworks. Only on The Most 100.4FM in Taranaki, 107.4FM in Ōakura, and streaming live at www.mostfm.com
In these grim, divisive times, it’s more important than ever to hang onto the things we can be thankful for. So over this Waitangi weekend, let’s be thankful for our health, for friends and whānau, and the things we hold to be true. While we’re about it, let’s be thankful for Mary Chapin Carpenter, Talking Heads, Mr Lee Grant, Ba*****ed Ladies, Fairport Convention, Dido, Led Zeppelin, Bob Marley & The Wailers, Bonnie Raitt, Sam & Dave, Sly & The Family Stone, Flaming Lips, The James Gang, Big Star, and Leonard Cohen.
Listeners outside of NZ please note: time given is NZ Daylight Saving Time, 13 hours ahead of GMT. US: 8pm Saturday night West Coast, 11pm Saturday East Coast. UK: 4am Sunday. Australia: 2pm Sunday Brisbane. Dubai: 8am Sunday. Kuwait: 7am Sunday.
Thank you

27/01/2024

MAYBE IT’S IMAGINARY - Sunday at 5pm on What’s It All About, Andy? Brought to you by Pianoworks. Only on The Most 100.4FM in Taranaki, 107.4FM in Ōakura, and streaming live at www.mostfm.com
Looking out at some of the disturbing trends pervading society at present - the US Republican primaries, Aotearoa’s own current retrogressive ménage à trois – I can’t help thinking we’d be better off escaping into a world of imagination and fantasy, rather than face the illusions and delusions that are fast becoming reality, policy and law. So this week, join me as I head off into a parallel world where nothing is what it seems, with Shawn Colvin, Troy Kingi, Adrian Belew, Alicia Keys, The Temptations, The Cure, Hunters & Collectors, Lusaint, Richard Thompson, Traffic, Kirsty MacColl, Joe Walsh, and Earth Wind & Fire.
Listeners outside of NZ please note: time given is NZ Daylight Saving Time, 13 hours ahead of GMT. US: 8pm Saturday night West Coast, 11pm Saturday East Coast. UK: 4am Sunday. Australia: 2pm Sunday Brisbane. Dubai: 8am Sunday. Kuwait: 7am Sunday.