Recent Music Stories
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Music Critic: Matthew Crawley
7 Dec 2023Today Matthew talks to Jesse about music from Romi Wrights and Jackson Browne's cover of These Days by Julie Byrne. Audio
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Mel Parsons performs her new single 'Offer Down'
7 Dec 2023Mel Parsons is hitting the road for a seven-date tour in anticipation of her new album. She's already given us a taste of what's to come with the first single 'Offer Down', which is available now… Audio
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The TAHI 7th December 2023
On today’s show, we introduce you to Sharni Daze, a local artist combining house music and pop. So’omālō catches up with neo-seoul jazz musician Tusekah, and we try to figure out why streaming… Audio
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Taylor Swift named Time Magazine's person of the year
The star, whose Eras tour broke box office records and provoked an inquiry into Ticketmaster's sales practices, follows the likes of Barack Obama, Greta Thunberg and Volodymyr Zelensky.
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RNZ Music Pocket Edition: 6 December 2023
6 Dec 2023In Pocket Edition this week Tony stamp lifts the lid on the rare and re-pressed records of Leather Jacket Records and untouched proto punk of Palmerston North. Maggie Tweedie introduces us to new… Audio
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Rip It Up now available online
6 Dec 2023Great news for fans of music journalism 13 years' worth of editions of Rip It Up - spanning 1986 to 1998 - are now available to read in full, thanks to a project from AudioCulture and Papers Past… Audio
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POULENC: Les chemins de l'amour
6 Dec 2023Performed as an encore by Antonio Pompa-Baldi in his recital at the Lewis Eady International Piano Festival, University of Auckland Music Theatre, 6 December 2023. Audio
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BACH trans BUSONI: Chaconne, from Violin Partita No 2 in D minor
6 Dec 2023Performed by Antonio Pompa-Baldi in his recital at the Lewis Eady International Piano Festival, University of Auckland Music Theatre, 6 December 2023. Audio
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RACHMANINOV: Variations on a theme of Corelli Op 42
6 Dec 2023Performed by Antonio Pompa-Baldi in his recital at the Lewis Eady International Piano Festival, University of Auckland Music Theatre, 6 December 2023. Audio
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CHOPIN: Polonaise-Fantasy in Ab Op 61
6 Dec 2023Performed by Antonio Pompa-Baldi in his recital at the Lewis Eady International Piano Festival, University of Auckland Music Theatre, 6 December 2023. Audio
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ROBERTO PIANA: Inferno, from Glances on the Divine Comedy
6 Dec 2023Performed by Antonio Pompa-Baldi in his recital at the Lewis Eady International Piano Festival, University of Auckland Music Theatre, 6 December 2023. Audio
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LISZT: Ballade No 2 in B minor
6 Dec 2023Performed by Antonio Pompa-Baldi in his recital at the Lewis Eady International Piano Festival, University of Auckland Music Theatre, 6 December 2023. Audio
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Lewis Eady International Piano Festival 2023: Antonio Pompa-Baldi
6 Dec 2023Italian-American pianist Antonio Pompa-Baldi performs a recital that celebrates great pianist-composers: Liszt, Chopin, Rachmaninov, Busoni, and the contemporary Sardinian Roberto Piana. Audio
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Recording the magic, and making some of his own
6 Dec 2023Adrian Hollay is one of the talented behind-the-scenes people who bring you the wonderful recordings and live broadcasts made by RNZ Concert. He's also just released his own album of music. Audio
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First song: Aaradhna
6 Dec 2023It's been 18 years since Aaradhna burst onto our music scene with her debut record. She's been relatively quiet since 2016. But now she's back with a new tour and new music. Aaradhna treats us to a… Audio
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Music with Dave Wilson: Songs that empower
6 Dec 2023Music commentator Dave Wilson joins Susie to talk about songs that serve to empower people and help them over come - not just through lyrics - but through many of their musical elements. He'll play a… Audio
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Amanda Palmer: 'I nearly lost my mind in NZ'
6 Dec 2023In March 2020, American musician Amanda Palmer was signing merchandise after a Christchurch show when she heard the borders were closing due to Covid. While living in New Zealand for the two… Video, Audio
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Cultivating the space where the art gets in
5 Dec 2023Bryan Crump speaks with pianist Antonio Pompa-Baldi ahead of his stint judging and performing in the Lewis Eady International Piano Festival. Video, Audio
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Music feature: Janet Jackson
5 Dec 2023For our music feature today we're looking into the music and life of one of the world's best selling music artists, Janet Jackson. Audio
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Jingle Beatz concert celebrating Afro-Kiwi culture
5 Dec 2023Jingle Beatz is billed as Aotearoa's very first Afro-Kiwi Christmas concert. It's coming up this Saturday at the Anthology Lounge in Auckland, and it will feature a lineup of six artists performing… Audio
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The TAHI 5th December 2023
We are officially an award winning podcast! On today’s show, Rei reflects on 2023 and chats about his latest track ‘Tīoi’, R&B songstress Lara Andello zooms in before heading on the next leg of her… Audio
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Christchurch school's Stairway to Heaven cover an online hit
4 Dec 2023A Christchurch school performance of Stairway to Heaven has wowed the crowd so much it led to a flood of requests for the footage, and has now been viewed more than 150,000 times. Video, Audio
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DJ Sticky Fingaz gets his freak on.
4 Dec 2023Hip hop ambassador Brad Warrington aka DJ Sticky Fingaz spins some tunes. He's taking a look at some of the pioneering women in hip-hop both internationally and here in New Zealand. Ft. Salt & Pepper… Audio
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St Andrews college showstopper brings the house down at prizegiving
4 Dec 2023The end of year school prize giving is known to send a shiver up the spine of a few parents. A couple of bum numbing hours...waiting if you are lucky to clap your child onto stage, full of pride and… Video, Audio
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