Recent Music Stories
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A life long infatuation with ABBA channeledi into book
Music writer Giles Smith was a 12 year old boy staying up past his bedtime 50 years ago to watch ABBA slay Eurovision with Waterloo. That night would kick off a lifelong infatuation with the Swedish… Audio
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Music feature: Concert films throughout the ages
For decades if you couldn't make the gig, the next best thing was watching the DVD or movie of the show at the cinema. Audio
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Update on Oz with Brad Foster
Brad Foster provides an update on the court case on now of the man charged with the alleged murder of nine-year-old Charlise Mutton in the Blue Mountains in 2022. He also brings us up to speed on the… Audio
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The TAHI 4/6/24
On today's show we chat about the lil grubby things we got upto over King's Birthday weekend, we look back at the incredible night of the AMA and share what we think were some of the drippiest fits Audio
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Radiohead's Thom Yorke announces NZ solo tour
4 Jun 2024The British musician was last here in 2012 when he toured with Radiohead. He will perform two shows in October.
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RIP Steve Albini, and Shellac's To All Trains
4 Jun 2024Tony Stamp and Elliott Childs reflect on the career of recording engineer and musician Steve Albini, and assess the final album by his band Shellac. Audio
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'Each year she breaks new ground': Music conductor receives King's Birthday honour
3 Jun 2024The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra says its principal conductor Gemma New is a "star both here and on the world stage", as she receives a King's Birthday honour.
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Gold Guitar winner Amy Maynard: 'I'm on cloud nine'
3 Jun 2024A first-time contestant has taken out Aotearoa's top country music prize.
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Roots artist Hori Shaw had to learn to walk again
3 Jun 2024The musician known as Hoaris the Boaris was working as a labourer until a hunting accident nearly paralysed him and sent him into music fulltime. Video, Audio
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Blue Smoke: Call me Elvis
How did Elvis Presley influence New Zealand music? In this Kings Birthday special Blue Smoke pays tribute to the King of Rock & Roll. Chris Bourke introduces interpretations of songs recorded by… Audio
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Amy Maynard the winner at NZ Gold Guitar Awards
3 Jun 2024The Hamilton singer has won a fully produced single and video clip and $3k alongside the coveted trophy.
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'Country's back in the world': Artists flock to small town for contest
2 Jun 2024Contestants adorned in sparkled boots, cowboy hats and sequined dresses met a roaring crowd in Gore on Saturday night.
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Jodi Vaughan honoured for contribution to country music
2 Jun 2024The performer was told, as a young girl, that she was too short for showbiz. "I showed them."
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Everyone's Getting Involved
2 Jun 2024William Dart reviews Everyone's Getting Involved, a new album which pays tribute to the 1984 Talking Heads concert film Stop Making Sense. Startling cover versions of the songs from Lorde, Miley… Audio
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Eric Idle: Comedy, music, philosophy 'and one fart joke'
2 Jun 2024Monty Python legend Eric Idle is bringing his latest stage show to New Zealand - he tells RNZ's Sunday Morning what to expect. Video, Audio
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Are pop stars usurping actors in the celebrity stakes?
2 Jun 2024The adulation once directed at film stars is now being thrust upon pop stars. Audio
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'Heartsick' Jennifer Lopez cancels US tour dates
Jennifer Lopez says she is "devastated" after cancelling the US leg of her This Is Me... Live tour.
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Hymns on Sunday, 2 June 2024
2 Jun 2024Psalm 23 The Lord's My Shepherd has been set to many different tunes. John Campbell, a 19th century Scottish merchant and amateur musician, wrote the very cheerful setting you can hear in today's… Audio
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Obituary: Rodger Fox 1953-2024
1 Jun 2024The band leader, trombonist and mentor is being fondly remembered: "It takes a village to raise a child, and in our little jazz village he was a chief." Audio
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Nashville Babylon: Soul special
1 Jun 2024Get your dancing shoes on! This week's Nashville Babylon is a soul special featuring classic tracks from Aretha Franklin, Curtis Mayfield, the Temptations, Eddie Hinton, Baby Huey and Anne Peebles. Audio
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The wonderful world of Rodger Fox
1 Jun 2024Band leader, trombonist extraordinaire, recording artist and big picture thinker. Broadly described by those who loved him as a 'yes' man, Rodger Fox's zest for life rubbed off on many. Earlier this… Audio
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New Crowded House album named after 'heavy staircase' in Greece
1 Jun 2024It's fun to be part of a band that's still evolving on their eighth album, Gravity Stairs, says frontman Neil Finn. Video, Audio
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SWIDT on new album: “This is our art, this is our vessel, this is our voice to be heard”
1 Jun 2024SWIDT's Spycc and Boomer join Maggie Tweedie in the studio to talk about their new album Taking Care of Business. The hip hop crew that hailed from Auckland's Onehunga have been keeping us guessing… Audio
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Gore polishes boots for the Gold Guitars
1 Jun 2024We cross to Gore, the country music capital of Aotearoa, and where hundreds of amateur country musicians of all ages have travelled to compete for the coveted NZ Gold Guitar trophy this weekend. RNZ… Audio
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