Recent Music Stories
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'So many of us are working toward our dreams' - Paige takes aim at the big leagues
1 Jul 2023Tamaki artist Paige is no stranger to Music 101, we've had her in the studio several times over the past five years. She's off to Australia this coming week to play her first overseas shows… Video, Audio
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Introducing: Hemi Hemingway
1 Jul 2023Hemi Hemingway is the alter ego of guitarist and singer Shaun Blackwell, who cut his teeth musically with John the Baptist, an alt-country band from Wellington that formed in 2009. Audio
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The Sampler: Youth Lagoon, Mioclono, Cloth
1 Jul 2023Tony Stamp reviews Idaho indie, Spanish percussion jams, and Glaswegian dream-pop. Audio
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Henry Rollins on moving to Nashville and saying goodbye to old friends
1 Jul 2023Henry Rollins, the actor, writer, radio host and former singer of punk bands Black Flag and Rollins Band, returns to Aotearoa for a series of his spoken word shows next week. From his hotel room in… Audio
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Out Lately with Finn Johansson
30 Jun 2023Muso Finn Johansson steps out of his makeshift recording studio to bring us his favourite tracks of the week. Tonight, he joins us from Ireland. Audio
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Building a new musical community
30 Jun 2023James Paul is co-founder (with Tim Booth) of Black Sand Music Retreats in Whanganui which aims to connect hobbyist musicians. Audio
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Music 101: Charlotte Ryan
30 Jun 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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NZ Live: Aidan Fine
30 Jun 2023This week for NZ Live we have Aidan Fine joining us from the Auckland studios. Audio
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Music reviewer Grant Smithies
30 Jun 2023All three artists in today's music session are from right here in Aotearoa, spanning the range from frazzled country to hectic garage punk to summery electronic daydreams. First up, a couple of… Audio
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RNZ Music Pocket Edtion: 29 June 2023
29 Jun 2023In this weeks programme Troy Kingi takes us to some of his favouirte Islands in Aotearoa and Maggie Tweedie introduces new music from the Swedish electronic outfit Little Dragon. Audio
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Babe Martin: Knocked for Six in BHX
29 Jun 2023Tamaki Makaurau musician Zoë Larsen Cumming – who performs under the stage name Babe Martin – has just released her first single: ‘Knocked for Six in BHX’. Audio
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Music Critic: Adam Burns
29 Jun 2023Today Christchurch reporter Adam Burns talks to Jesse about new music from Roisin Murphy and the upcoming 30th anniversary of Bjork's album Debut. Audio
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The TAHI Thursday 29th June 2023
On today’s episode, EDY catches up with So’omalo about new music and his PMA nomination, Cassie Henderson gives us advice on heartbreak and takes the Henderson quiz, and we hear about a soup that’s… Audio
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Finalists for Silver Scroll Awards announced
29 Jun 2023Finalists for the country's top awards recognising songwriters and composers have been announced.
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"I've always encouraged kids to be really brave."
28 Jun 2023Jane Pierard is a Hawkes Bay music teacher who particularly enjoys working with young people. Audio
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Music with Kirsten Zemke: ASMR sounds
28 Jun 2023Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response or ASMR is a perception phenomenon that generates a bioelectric current through auditory, visual, tactile, olfactory or perceptive stimuli. When it passes through… Audio
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APO: The Greats
27 Jun 2023NZ violinist Benjamin Morrison returns from Vienna to perform with the APO in a dynamic performance of Brahms and Schubert conducted by Giordano Bellincampi.
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Auckland Philharmonia to perform NZ premiere of Die tote Stadt
27 Jun 2023The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra will soon be presenting the New Zealand premiere of 'Die tote Stadt'. Frances Moore is Stage Director for this 'opera in concert' performance of Erich Korngold's… Audio
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Music feature: African pop music
According Lior Phillips, African music inspires almost all modern music. For today's music feature we're heading over to South Africa to explore South African pop music. Lior Phillips is the author of… Audio
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The TAHI Tuesday 27th June 2023
On today's episode, So'omalo immediately regrets drinking a can of fizzy drink at 7am, Jiahu Symbols lead singer Andrew chats to Evie about their new EP, and the team get into Shortland Streets most… Audio
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Mud and Rockets: Ellie Jay from Glastonbury
Our correspondent Ellie Jay joins Nathan Rarere fresh from escaping the mud-soaked bombsite that is the tent zone at the Glastonbury Festival in Somerset. Audio
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Ben James: Tracks from the crates
26 Jun 2023Ben James from Herb's mobile record store joins Nights with a selection of tracks picked from the crates. Audio
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Proposed staff cuts at the New Zealand School of Music
The New Zealand School of Music Te Kōkī will lose around a third of its staff if cuts, proposed to help Victoria University keep its deficit under control, go ahead. Professor Sally Jane Norman… Audio
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Worlds of Music 25 June, 2023
25 Jun 2023Music from the world, for the world, hosted by Trevor Reekie. Audio
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