Recent Music Stories
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Laura Daniel: Should New Zealand be in Eurovision?
14 May 2023As the Eurovision song contest reaches its auto-tuned crescendo in Liverpool, comedian Laura Daniel cast a discerning pop-diva eye over the proceedings and looks ahead to her and her husband Joseph… Audio
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Hymns on Sunday, 14 May 2023
14 May 2023We're marking Mother's Day with hymns to Mary, and Shirley Murray's Loving Spirit. Audio
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PURCELL: The Fairy Queen, selections
13 May 2023Performed by soprano Jayne Tankersley, speaker Erin Atchison, and NZ Barok at their concert 'Hark, Sweet Music', St Luke's Church, Remuera, Auckland, 13 May 2023. Audio
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HANDEL: Water Music Suite No 2 in D, selections
13 May 2023Performed by NZ Barok at their concert 'Hark, Sweet Music', St Luke's Church, Remuera, Auckland, 13 May 2023. Audio
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HANDEL: Water Music Suite No 3 in G, selections
13 May 2023Performed by NZ Barok at their concert 'Hark, Sweet Music', St Luke's Church, Remuera, Auckland, 13 May 2023. Audio
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HANDEL: Water Music Suite No 1 in F, selections
13 May 2023Performed by NZ Barok at their concert 'Hark, Sweet Music', St Luke's Church, Remuera, Auckland, 13 May 2023. Audio
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Nashville Babylon: 13 May 2023
13 May 2023On this week's show Mark has a birthday tune for Stevie Wonder, reggae from Steel Pulse, blues courtesy of Big Maybelle and Doc Pomus plus Shawn Colvin covering a Gerry Rafferty classic. Audio
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Ford Tipping Wise Trio
13 May 2023Nick checks out a re-release by the Ford Tipping Wise Trio of an album which originally came out in the early 2000s, and a set by local legend Nathan Haines. Audio
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Murphy's Law
13 May 2023Swingers from the Marsalis Family and Cannonball Adderley, contemporary sounds from Kristin Berardi and Drew Gress, and magic from the Auckland band Dog. Audio
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The Sampler: Cloudboy, Fred Again..., Brian Eno, Terrible Sons
13 May 2023Tony Stamp reviews the reissue of Cloudboy's ambitious 2001 epic, an ambient album by Brian Eno and Fred Again…, and Terrible Sons' hushed and wholesome debut LP. Audio
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The Veils live at the Powerstation 1 April 2023
13 May 2023The Veils - Powerstation April 1st 2023 Audio
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NZMM Special: 'The Song I Wish I'd Written'- part two
13 May 2023To mark New Zealand Music Month Te Marama O Puoro, Music 101 asks more local musicians to pick one New Zealand song they wish they'd written. Video, Audio
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Playing Favourites with Russell Brown
13 May 2023In the early 1980s journalist Russell Brown jumped ship from his boring newsroom job to become deputy editor of Rip It Up, a music magazine capturing and feeding a thriving urban culture Brown was… Audio
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Tom Botting Quintet
12 May 2023A performance of jazz originals inspired by New Zealand locations including Mt Aspiring, Manuka Bay, Balclutha, Fairlie and The Remarkables; recorded by RNZ Concert at the Creative Jazz Club Aotearoa… Audio
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Bic Runga: "I appreciate things more now"
12 May 2023Bic Runga has been awarded just about every musical honour that Aotearoa has to offer. Later this year, she's embarking on a four-date tour to celebrate the 20th anniversary of her second album… Audio
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