Recent Music Stories
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Beirut's wordly music is in fine form on Hadsel
2 Dec 2023Zach Condon returns with a frosty collection from Norway. Video, Audio
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LA duo Green-House focus on plant life on A Host for All Kinds of Life
2 Dec 2023The LA duo present an ambient record to connect you to the natural world. Video, Audio
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Local talents PollyHill and Samara Alofa join forces on Aquaries
2 Dec 2023The Tāmaki Makaurau pair reveal a sonic landscape that alternates between spiky and smooth. Video, Audio
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Photographer Kate Simon on Rebel Music & Bob Marley
2 Dec 2023Kate Simon is a well respected American portrait photographer and writer. Musicians and artists respected her and her work - Especially Bob Marley who used her photos for the front cover of his 1978… Audio
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Grime MC Flowdan talks collabs, and his Wellington show reviewed
2 Dec 2023UK grime music pioneer Flowdan talks to Samantha Mythen about his Grammy nomination, recent run of collaborations and what crowds turn up for, just before hitting the stage in Wellington.
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The Little Clay Cart and NZ's first Afro-Kiwi Xmas concert
2 Dec 2023Voices this week looks at some December events to look forward to from the south Asian and African diaspora in Auckland. Audio
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Out Lately with Finn Johansson
1 Dec 2023Finn's back, and no doubt ready to inform, educate and entertain us with an array of eclectic music. Featuring tracks from Judas Priest, Wiki & Tony Seltzer, Wiley, and Javiera Electra. Audio
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Auckland composer on capital assignment
1 Dec 2023Aucklander Eve de Castro-Robinson is Orchestra Wellington's Composer-in-Residence for 2024, and she won't even have to move south. Video, Audio
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Music 101: Charlotte Ryan
1 Dec 2023Charlotte Ryan, host of Music 101 here on RNZ each Saturday afternoon from 1pm talks about what's happening on the music scene over the weekend, what's coming up on her show tomorrow and because… Audio
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Kate Simon Photographer on Bob Marley
1 Dec 2023Kate Simon is a well respected American portrait photographer and writer. She is known for her photographs of influential musicians, artists, and writers, including Bob Marley, The Clash, Patti Smith… Audio
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NZ Live: Come Together
1 Dec 2023This week's NZ Live is with the amazing performers from the Come Together series. Possibly the most successful LOCAL rock music series of all time, the shows have been seen by more than 40,000 Kiwis.
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Music reviewer Grant Smithies
1 Dec 2023Something of an indie "supergroup" containing past and present members of The Bats, The Clean, Tall Dwarfs and Toy Love, the Sundae Painters have just released a cracker debut LP. Grant Smithies… Audio
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Shane MacGowan, hard-drinking poet of The Pogues, dies at 65
The London-Irish punk who penned some of the 1980s' most haunting ballads before sinking into alcohol and drug addiction, has died.
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The Barber Shop Sessions | Episode 4: Harry
1 Dec 2023Harry pays tribute to our voyaging waka and the ancestral courtyards of his hapū in two original waiata Māori written by his uncle. Video
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They're dancing to our music here
30 Nov 2023They met at Auckland Univesity, before heading off to opposite ends of the planet. Now composer Celeste Oram and conductor Tianyi Lu are collaborating on a new ballet in Switzerland. Video, Audio
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Music Critic: Colin Morris
30 Nov 2023Today Colin talks to Jesse about music from Jesse Colter and Steely Dan. Audio
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Music Critic: Colin Morris
30 Nov 2023Today Colin talks to Jesse about music from Jesse Colter and Steely Dan. Audio
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The TAHI 30th November 2023
On today's show Evie catches up with childhood friend and award-winning artist Vera Ellen, So’omālō chats with TAHI fan and aspiring music journalist Mia Faiumu, plus we get vulnies and reveal our… Audio
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Review: Kraftwerk's vintage men-machines perfectly at home in 2023
30 Nov 2023In an age where ChatGPT presents an approximation of human thought, Kraftwerk's man-machine feels very present, writes Nic Gorman. Video
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RNZ Music Pocket Edition: 29 November 2023
29 Nov 2023In Pocket Edition this week we reflect on Kim Hill's extraordinary radio career and the music she listened to while preparing for her Saturday Morning show. Maggie Tweedie interviews the living legend… Audio
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Catching them when they're young
We tend to focus on the masters, but every musician has to start somewhere. And that's when Christopher Norton comes to the fore. Video, Audio
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Collectors corner: Sheet music collector Liz Hodgson
29 Nov 2023This week for collectors corner we head to north Canterbury and meet Liz Hodgson who's got an impressive collection of sheet music. She talks to Jesse. Audio
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Music with Kirsten Zemke: Hawaiian vocal styles
29 Nov 2023Music commentator Kirsten Zemke joins Kathryn to talk about Hawaiian music and how it emphasizes the voice. She'll talk about why many songs feature falsetto or leo ki'eki'e (high voice) and where the… Audio
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