Spring has sprung and we're loving all of the flowers blooming! š·
As we start tending to our gardens and planning what to grow for the warmer months ahead, perhaps consider if there's something else you should be growing in your community such as stronger connections to your neighbours.
Research shows that loneliness is strongly associated with low mental health + well-being. Whether you have a wide social network or prefer to only have a few close friends, joining Neighbourhood Support is a great way to feel supported and connected to those nearby. You never know when you might need a little help from a local friend!
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What's the best way to keep grocery shopping bills down?
We are still feeling the pinch and the weekly shop is no different. So we are after your cost-saving tips please, neighbours!
Whatās the best way you've found to cut down on your grocery bill? Share below (and hear tips from others!)
Here's a riddle to round out your week.
Grandpa went for a walk, and it started raining.
He forgot to bring an umbrella and didnāt have a hat.
When he got home, his clothes were soaking wet, but not a hair on his head was wet.
How was this possible?
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Mel Parsons Day on East FM, Saturday from midday
Itās Mel Parsons Day tomorrow as we talk with her about new album Sabotage and look forward to the start of her upcoming regional NZ tour in Howick, on tomorrowās Sheāll Be Right on Saturdays Show with PJ Taylor, midday to 4pm (NZ time, August 3) on East FM.
Weāll also pay tribute to the late-great Martin Phillipps, who passed last Sunday, by playing music by The Chills.
Thereās also a new song ā Caffeine High ā by Auckland indie pop-rock band Marmalade to spin.
And weāll also play tracks by artists Floral Clocks, Shindig, and Hoop, the line-up for the next Ministry of Folk concert on August 10 in Mt Eden. Tickets at www.undertheradar.co.nz...
Mel Parsons, being one of NZās leading singer-songwriters of this era, is a favourite artist of the Sheāll Be Right Show, and itās with great pleasure that we chat with her at 12.30pm in the lead-up to the tour-opening concert at East Aucklandās beloved Uxbridge Arts and Culture in Howick on Thursday, September 12. Tickets at www.plus1.co.nz...
Mel Parsonsā Bandcamp page says: āSabotage sees the award-winning Lyttelton-based artist exploring darker, melancholic territory on tracks like Offer Down, Little Sadness, and Circling the City. They sit alongside songs such as 5432, the gorgeous Hoping For Rain, and the brooding Sabotage, from which the album takes its name. Also featuring is the track Hardest Thing, which Parsons recently won the MLT Songwriting Award.ā
āI like the word, especially with its layered meanings,ā says Parsons. āSabotage comes in many forms. Self-sabotage is the main one in focus here, but leaving it open to however people want to interpret appeals to me as well.
āIt was a different process to making previous records ā a more collaborative vibe in that it was just two of us who put the whole thing together,ā she says. āWe jumped around on the instrumentation ā I played guitars and some drums; [producer] Josh [Logan] played everything else, and together we pulled the tracks into some kind of song form.ā
Caffeine High, say Marmalade, āis a playfully ironic song about working as a barista and getting an intimate look into peopleās everyday livesā.
Itās the bandās third single release. The TÄmaki Makaurau five-piece are a group of friends composing music āswinging somewhere between clean-pop and indie-rockā¦ soaring female vocals and honest lyricism float above a steady musical backbone to create a juicy jar full of soundsā.
Marmalade are Jemilah Ross-Hayes (vocals, songwriting), Koen Aldershof (guitars, keys, production, songwriting), Liam Nuttall (lead guitar), Chelsea Naepi (bass), and Dean Rodrigues (drums).
East FM is East Aucklandās fair-dinkum community-powered public service radio station, on 88.1FM and 107.1FM on local frequencies, nationally and globally at www.eastfm.nz... and on app iHeart Radio.
Sheāll Be Right - itās all about the vibe; itās all about the groove. Providing a platform for NZ music and performance artists to exhibit their talents since ages ago. Ka pai. ā PJ
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