Recent Music Stories
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K-pop boy band Seventeen make Glastonbury history
Seventeen were the biggest-selling group in the world last year, shifting more than 10 million albums.
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Hijab-wearing metalheads play Glastonbury
The three girls started making metal music at high school, but they never thought they could make history for Indonesia at Glastonbury. Video
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Troy Kingi with the Auckland Philharmonia
28 Jun 2024For one night only Troy Kingi and the Auckland Philharmonia perform his third, psychedelic-soul album, Shake That Skinny Ass All The Way To Zygertron. This concert is full of great tunes, fun songs… Audio
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DJ Cian's Fresh Selections
28 Jun 2024DJ, artist and record store owner Cian O'Donell aka DJ Cian is regarded as one of Aotearoa's top tastemakers, discovering and sharing music with anyone and everyone. He now calls Raglan home… Audio
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Erny Belle: OMC and a Hāngī for Two
28 Jun 2024Erny Belle talks to Mark and Kara about the meaning of Matariki for her and her whanau and introduces an unreleased OMC track gifted to her by family friend the late Pauly Fuemana. Audio
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Jess B: Feels Like Home
28 Jun 2024Jess B talk's to Kara and Mark about her along awaited debut album Feels Like Home. A multinational collaboration recorded and produced in both Aotearoa and Amsterdam. Audio
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LIVE: Jordyn With A Why's Special Matariki Session
28 Jun 2024Jordyn with a Why joins Kara and Mark in the RNZ studio for a live performance and korero ahead of their visit to Jordyn's hometown of Raglan for a special Matriki show. Audio
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Midge Marsden: Travelin' On
28 Jun 2024Midge Marsden talks to Kara and Mark about 60 years in the music business, his friendship with bluesman Stevie Ray Vaughn and his abiding love for Raglan. Audio
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Karena & Kasey Bird serve up a special Surf n Turf for Matariki
Master Chef's Karena & Kasey Bird serve up a special "surf and turf" for Matariki and tell Mark and Kara how music motivates them in the kitchen. Audio
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Pablo Rickard: Raglan's Renaissance Man
Raglan renaissance man and Kara's father Pablo Rickard talk to Kara and Mark about growing up and living in Raglan and his efforts to help revitalize local business and the wider community. Audio
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Out Lately with Finn Johansson
Finn features a selection from across the musical spectrum including tracks by French multi-disciplinary artist Violaine Gratuite, Ōtautahi musician Samantha Josephine and American experimental rock… Audio
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Alina Chen: Jumping through Juilliard's hoops
27 Jun 2024Young Auckland flute player, Alina Chen, talks to Bryan Crump about the hoops she had to jump through to win a scholarship to study at the Juilliard School of Music in New York. Audio
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The TAHI Matariki Special with Greatsouth
Today we're pre-emptively celebrating Matariki, talking about it's history and sharing our plans for the public holiday! We also catch up with the artist formerly known as Fable, Greatsouth; he shares… Audio
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The Swiftie Journey (Zane’s Version)
27 Jun 2024Taylor Swift is one of the world's most famous musicians. But what is her appeal? AUT radio student Zane Moran talks to Swifties to understand why and to see if he can become a Swiftie himself. Audio
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Don't Fret
Was this in their own interest? Or did their parents put them up to it? Follow Mayank Kumar's journey as he learns why his young guitar students' chose to play this instrument in the first place. Audio
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Robert Plant & Alison Krauss: Getting lost in time
27 Jun 2024Charlotte Ryan revisits a 2021 chat with Alison Krauss and Robert Plant about the joy and friendship of recording their new album. Audio
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The Pre-Panel for 26 June 2024
26 Jun 2024Today on the Pre-Panel, Wallace Chapman previews tonight's show and producer Tom Riste-Smith discuss alleged copyright infringement by AI music generation companies. Audio
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The Pre-Panel for 26 June 2024
26 Jun 2024Today on the Pre-Panel, Wallace Chapman previews tonight's show and producer Tom Riste-Smith discuss alleged copyright infringement by AI music generation companies. Audio
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Public Enemy announce one-off New Zealand show
26 Jun 2024The rappers will be joined by MELODOWNZ for a set at Auckland's Trusts Arena in October.
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Cold Chisel, Icehouse, Bic Runga and Everclear set for NZ summer show
26 Jun 2024Legendary rocker and Cold Chisel frontman Jimmy Barnes had open heart surgery in 2023. He never thought he'd see these milestone performances come together.
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NZTrio: Homeland 3, 'Dumky'
25 Jun 2024Performed by NZTrio at their concert 'Homeland 3: Dumky', Auckland Concert Chamber, 26 November 2023. Audio
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Tony Ryan's Matariki cluster of Kiwi compositions
25 Jun 2024Tony Ryan talks to Bryan Crump about a 'constellation of New Zealand compositions' he's conducting in Christchurch this Matariki weekend with the Resonance Ensemble. Audio
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Music feature: Boy bands
25 Jun 2024Although the term "boy band" wasn't coined until the 1980s, their history stretches back much further. For as long as modern pop music has existed, boy bands have been making audiences swoon with… Audio
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The TAHI REED. and Hesayyeah
On today’s show, So’omālō is back after getting his wisdom teeth out! Tiktoker and musician Hesayyeah is in the studio sharing his love of Aotearoa and te reo, Auckland artist REED. chats to… Audio
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