Recent Music Stories
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Nick Duerden: what happens to pop stars after the hits dry up?
28 May 2022UK journalist and author Nick Duerden has spent years interviewing the most famous musicians on the planet and believes, without exception, they are at their most interesting when they've peaked and… Video, Audio
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Wellington Jazz Festival 2021: Umar Zakaria's Sun Song Suites Part 2 - Twilight and Night Songs
27 May 2022Pōneke bass player and composer Umar Zakaria has used the timeless influence of the sun for his Sun Song Suites, a set of concerts performed over a single day. Each concert was held at the appropriate… Audio
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Music 101: Jana Te Nahu Owen
27 May 2022Jana Te Nahu Owen, producer 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 the show tomorrow which… Audio
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NZ Live with Michael Llewellyn
27 May 2022NZ Live is back with performers coming into the RNZ studios to perform every Friday afternoon! The first artist today is Micheal Lleywellyn, he's currently touring Aotearoa with his OMD Diaries Tour.
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Trevor Reekie in Conversation with Greg Johnson
27 May 2022This weeks guest for for NZMM 2022 is Greg Johnson, a song writer who’s catalogue of original compositions remain part of the fabric of NZ music … we called Greg in his adopted home of Los Angeles… Audio
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NZ Band T-shirt Day raises money for MusicHelps
27 May 2022If you're planning on wearing your favourite New Zealand music shirt today that was a very good choice! Today is NZ Band T-Shirt day - raising money for MusicHelps, a charity which among other things… Audio
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Music 101 Pocket Edition for 26 May
26 May 2022Here is the latest edition of Pocket Edition, hosted by Charlotte Ryan. Audio
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Music Critic: Colin Morris
26 May 2022Today Colin's talking about music from Bonnie Raitt and has a look behind the scenes at a track from Mavis Staples and Levon Helm. Audio
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Bookmarks with Jacob Rajan
Today's Bookmarks guest is Jacob Rajan, co-founder of Indian Ink theatre company. He joins Wallace to talk about what he's reading, watching and listening to in his spare time. Audio
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Music feature: Afrofuturism
24 May 2022Music feature: Afrofuturism, a crash course on the 70s based genre. Audio
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Blue Smoke: Dylan Down Under
Nick Bollinger and Chris Bourke discuss and share New Zealand musicians responding to Bob Dylan. Audio
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FRANCK: Grand Pièce symphonique in F# minor Op 17
22 May 2022Performed by Michael Stewart at the Auckland Town Hall Organ, 22 May 2022. Audio
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RADIOHEAD arr Stewart: Pyramid Song
22 May 2022Performed by Michael Stewart at the Auckland Town Hall Organ, 22 May 2022. Audio
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COUPERIN: Mass for the Parishes, excerpts
22 May 2022Performed by Michael Stewart at the Auckland Town Hall Organ, 22 May 2022. Audio
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LATRY: Salve Regina
22 May 2022Performed by Michael Stewart at the Auckland Town Hall Organ, 22 May 2022. Audio
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BACH: Trio Sonata in Eb BWV525
22 May 2022Performed by Michael Stewart at the Auckland Town Hall Organ, 22 May 2022. Audio
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Ronald DELLOW: Joie de vivre
22 May 2022Performed by Michael Stewart at the Auckland Town Hall Organ, 22 May 2022. Audio
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Love Songs
22 May 2022Love's on the menu and William Dart explores it in new music from the Isle of Wight twosome, Wet Leg, and our own Chelsea Jade. Audio
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Wellington Chamber Orchestra turns 50
Wellington's Chamber Orchestra is about to celebrate its 50th birthday with a flourish. The amateur orchestra has launched many professional careers over five decades, and also has musicians who've… Audio
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Hymns on Sunday, 22 May 2022
22 May 2022Today’s programme begins with a hymn that’s been covered by the likes of Neil Diamond, Judy Collins, Kenny Rogers, and maybe most famously by Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam) in the 1970s: Morning has broken… Audio
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When art triumphs over fame: Dimmer's 'I Believe You are a Star' turns 21
21 May 2022Twenty-one years after the launch of Dimmer's sensational 'I Believe You are a Star', Shayne Carter and drummer Gary Sullivan recount the stories that led to its creation. Audio
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Nashville Babylon 21 May 2022
21 May 2022On this week’s show Mark has new music from New Zealand’s Miles Calder and Hemi Hemmingway, classics from Robert Palmer and Lowell George, a soul smash courtesy of Ann Peebles plus a birthday tune for… Audio
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Blue Juice
21 May 2022Nick checks out organ jazz from the Wellington-based JB3, a handful of tracks by Lena Horne, and Cuban pianist Ruben Gonzalez playing Rico Vacilon. Audio
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