the 135 PLAYLIST

Its Christmas and The WesWes Networks Linda, Pani, and Cyn get together to discuss their new Christmas Music Playlist from movies, hip-hop, and RnB and pop

scandalous /ˈskandələs/ Learn to pronounce adjective causing general public outrage by a perceived offense against morality or law. "a series of scandalous liaisons" The girls compile this playlist based on some scandalous backstories - check it out and see if you knew that story!

Stellar*/Boh Runga dominated the New Zealand charts,  Prince kicks the New Year off with his "1999" anthem and notably in the same year changed his name back to Prince, pop was making way for itself pushing out our beloved R&B but the girls still manage to make a playlist from the year that was 2000..Join the WesWes Networks Linda, Pani, Cyn, and special guest May for another episode of your favourite West Auckland music podcast THE 135 PLAYLIST

The WesWes Networks Linda, Pani, and Cyn are back just in time for New Zealand Music Month.  The girls break down their favorite NZ song picks in selected categories from a thirty-day challenge.  Some of the categories are High School Throwback, Unexpected Favourite, Best Duet, Classic Oldie, Underrated Song and favourite Slow Jam.   

Do you remember the music you were listening to back in 1990?  Join the WesWes Network's Cyn, Linda, and Pani as they compile a music playlist from the year 1990.  The rules are simple, each of our lovely hosts will pick their favourite songs that were released in the year 1990 under the following categories:

1. Most influential (you use to copy the dance, fashion trend etc.) 

2. A song you still listen to

3. Lost love

4. A song that feels like the 80s

5. A song you forgot about.

Tune in and listen to the opinions and reminisce on music that started an era in popular culture of 1990.

The WesWes Networks Linda, Pani, and Cyn turn down the lights for their picks to produce the ultimate bedroom playlist.  The ladies pick 6 songs for 6 different bedroom scenarios.  

1. Friends Crossing the Line 

2. Planning a romantic night that involves a striptease. 

3. Makeup Sex 

4. A couples weekend away to celebrate your partner's birthday and you're on your period 

5. You're date takes you out and now your at his house  and he makes the first move 

6. You're about to hook up with a dude who has a small pepe queue music: "my mind's telling me no"

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We all have those playlists we mark "private", the guilty pleasures, the turn down at the lights songs.. c'mon, you know!  Join us with our guest Adam Tafau from The Success Recipe as we create our very own guilty pleasure playlist with our "White Girl" songs.

Join the girls for a lockdown music quiz featuring some of our friends from the Weswes Network. Will Tana retain his title or will it be snatched away by a fierce competitor?  Tune in to learn some new and interesting facts, and test yourself against the questions

In the year 1980 Singer, Songwriter John Lennon is murdered, ACDC frontman Bon Scott dies while Anika Moa, Michelle Williams, and Ashanti are born.  Jon Stevens has two hit songs in New Zealand that year and the musical films The Blues Brothers and Xanadu are released in theatres.

Join Linda, Pani, Cyn, and their special guest Cam from the WesWes Network as they each list a song from the year 1980 to fit into 3 categories "Road Trip Song" "Movie Soundtrack Song" and "Music Video"  

Sampling has been around for so long and the magical thing about it is it resurrects forgotten or unknown beats that help.us appreciate a song even more... We've put together a playlist showcasing: 1. Favourite sample done by a male or female, originally by the other sex 2. Favourite 2021 sample 3. Personal favourite sample

To celebrate our 20th episode we celebrate the enduring legacy that is 'Amy Winehouse'.  Following the ten year anniversary of her passing we revisit her life and music breaking down her songs that 1. Made us a fan, 2. Made us cry, and 3. We felt were most underrated.

Before the dawn of the music video (and later the internet), we were left to ponder what an artist or group looked like.. no one was more surprised at times to find that the singers didn't look the way you thought or even the race you thought! Join us on our walk of discovery (or not) as we tell you who we were most surprised by!

Join Pun Cyn and Linda on their new segment called "spotlight" where they share their views on the talented "Hawkins" album. They discuss his unique blend of soul, RnB and pop that gives his sound quality top-notch.  An album to add to your Spotify list for sure!

The music world mourns the death of Earl Simmons aka DMX the icon from the 90s who died at 50.  The first artist to ever see his first five albums all hit number one on the Billboard charts.  

Join Pani, Sean, Linda and Cyn as they discuss his struggles, celebrate his life and reminisce on his songs. 

R.I.P DMX 

Intro credit: (Prod. By Syndrome)

Originally written as a country duet to be sung with Stevie Nicks.  Purple Rains 6 hour do over turned it into a celebrated hit spawning a movie of the same name.  Join the girls Pun, Linda and Cyn as they discuss PRINCE and his classic hit PURPLE RAIN with their mate Sean who chose the song for this week. 

In our current climate with Black lives matters and everything else that is going on around our world, 23 years later this song is still very relevant TODAY! Join Pani, Linda and Cyn as they discuss the Tupac Shakur song CHANGES released in October 13th 1998.  The girls discuss categories for this song such as favourite lyric, what was happening in the artists life during the release, favourite music sample and the music video. 

It's New Years Eve and the 135 playlist is here to share our best New years songs for all to add to their playlist for this evening. From best New years memories to best New years garage songs and New Years song of all time! Prepare yourself for some good ole songs and good laughs. 

Happy New Years!

Cyn and Pani and their special guest and Fleetwood Mac guru Karamea Mathes, they talk to Karamea about her all time favourite band.   Fleetwood Mac have sold more than 120 million records worldwide, making them one of the world's best-selling bands.  The girls discuss their three favourite songs.

If you enjoyed the R&B sound of the 90s you would definitely resonate with this episode.  Listen in as Linda and Cyn breakdown the debut single of the sweet but street 'Princess of R&B Aaliyah - Back & Forth. 

Any momentous, happy occasion should almost have it's own soundtrack.......your WEDDING is no exception!

Sit back and enjoy our wedding themed 'Sick Picks' episode breaking down 6 wedding moments that need that special song.

Rock n roll star, singer, song writer none other than Chicago's lead singer Peter Cetera performs in the music video "The Glory of Love" from the original motion picture soundtrack for the film The Karate kid II.  Join Linda and Cyn as they delve into the song and give their insights of this iconic song of the 80s. 

Linda and Pani breakdown the recent Instagram "Verzuz" battle between Diva Queens recording artists and Soul Legends Gladys Knight and Patti Labelle.  The live battle garnered over half a million fans watching over Instagram Live, and untold more via Apple Music.

Linda, Cyn and special guest Pani breakdown the recent Instagram "Verzuz" battle between R&B recording artists and Legends Brandy and Monica.  The live battle garnered over 6 million views and broke previous "verzuz" records.

An iconic movie spawned an iconic love song that had at one time been a Christmas song... wait, what?  Join Cyn and Linda as they explore this episode's pick - It Must Have Been Love by Roxette.

Linda and Cyn welcome Stace and Joey to take part in a music pop quiz in this winner takes bragging rights episode.

Linda and Cyn are back for their second episode in which they bring 6 songs to the podcast table. 

1. Song by actor/actress turned singer / singer turned actor/actress 

2. A Goodbye song 

3. Our pick for best UB40 song 

4. A lucky find, hidden gem 

5. A song about friendship and 

6. A one hit wonder

From the WesWes Network Linda and Cyn bring you the 135 PLAYLIST podcast where each episode the ladies and their guests review songs from the past covering everything in the 70s, 80s, 90s and 2000s across a wide range of genres from a Polynesian Perspective.

On the first Premiere episode the girls talk about the 70s classic song  "You Are Everything" originally recorded Philadelphia Soul group "The Stylistics" and the many covers and samples it produced over the years.