In the first episode, Johnny talks to Billie Rogers. A bit of a local legend, as the kick-ass bass player in the New Zealand band Street Chant, Billie is one of a select few who has won the prestigious Taite Music Prize. This was awarded to the band in 2017 for their second album, Hauora. These days, Billie can be found at Auckland's glorious Hollywood Avondale, where she is the venue manager, dealing with all their many film screenings and also their music concerts.

Our conversation was recorded at the Hollywood, in early August of 2022, and covers many subjects including Baz Luhrmann, Tom Cruise, Michael Keaton, Quentin Tarantino, John Hughes films, and of course I asked her about her band Street Chant, and opening for the Lemonheads among other things.

Many thanks to Dave and Lee from the Something Wicked podcast, who were very helpful in getting me to this point, James Van As who wrote and performed the brilliant music (check out James' superb iPhone game Loco Looper), and Willow Van As who designed the amazing artwork and provided general podcast support. 

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Episode ID: 1000575712888

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Release Date: 11/08/2022, 00:00:01