Recent Music Stories
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The concert where they want you to fall asleep
21 Jun 2024Tonight is the final night of the Loemis winter festival in Wellington. To celebrate, the festival is hosting The Longest Night, a sleep concert running from 11pm to 7am. Seven artists will perform… Audio
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Jane Curry: Rebuilding a Life
21 Jun 2024Guitarist Jane Curry had a life-changing accident in 2019, breaking her neck. She talks with Bryan Crump about her post-injury journey. Video, Audio
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South Korean DJ Peggy Gou cops a lot of hate. But is it just sour grapes?
21 Jun 2024South Korean DJ Peggy Gou is phenomenally successful. Her social media feed can blur into a montage of beaches, restaurants, fashion shows, and adoring crowds. Video, Audio
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Jess Cornelius processes pregnancy and heartache on new album
21 Jun 2024The always-candid LA-based expat processes pregnancy, heartache and ecological fears via expert, invigorating songcraft. Video, Audio
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Sixty years ago today: When Beatlemania arrived in NZ
21 Jun 2024When asked by the Beatles management why only a couple of policemen would be at the band's arrival, the officer said: 'Don't worry, it'll be right. We've had Vera Lynn through here'. Audio
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Why do people hate Justin Timberlake and what's next for the popstar?
Past actions with Britney Spears and Janet Jackson put him in pop exile. A driving while intoxicated charge is the nail in the coffin.
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Pacific Dance Festival show fuses the melodies of the Pacific with the harmonies of Western music
20 Jun 2024TOLU is a collaborative work between Pacific Dance NZ and classical ensemble NZTrio. Music director Aiono Manu Fa'aea talks with RNZ's Bryan Crump. Audio
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Music Critic: Zac Arnold
20 Jun 2024Today Zac talks to Mark about music from Salvia Palth and Joe Kaptein. Audio
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The TAHI Ella Ferguson and Casual Healing
On today's show, So'omālō is away so it's an Evie special! Harry get's a full rugby update from Ella Ferguson, Waimirirangi chats to musician Casual Healing, and Evie has all the deets on Justin… Audio
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The best albums of 2024 so far
20 Jun 2024An album you can only hear in full on YouTube and an iconic pop star who served a country record. Music 101 host Charlotte Ryan picks her top five albums of the year so far. Video
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NZ's only high school steel band making history
Not many high school's have steel drum bands - but Bream Bay College has The Panimals - reporter Peter de Graaf meets the band Audio
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Idles' Joe Talbot: On facing pain
20 Jun 2024Ahead of their January 2025 NZ show, we're revisiting a conversation with Idle's frontman Joe Talbot. He's lived through more grief than most of us, yet in his conversation with Charlotte Ryan… Audio
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Two choirs, one stage
19 Jun 2024There's a double treat for fans of barbershop singing this weekend in Takapuna when two of Auckland's choruses join forces for a combined concert. Three to Seven host Bryan Crump talks with Richard… Video, Audio
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Heading Off: Dark Dance
19 Jun 2024Heading Off this week is maybe less about getting out THERE ... but more about heading INWARDS, in a introspective kind of way. Dark Dance is a regular dance part. The organiser Darcy Peacock speaks… Audio
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'Started as a fantasy': What does the world's rarest album sound like?
Only a lucky few have ever heard the Wu Tang Clan's uber-exclusive Once Upon a Time in Shaolin album.
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Music with Dave Wilson
19 Jun 2024Dave signs off from his time at New York University by looking at three tracks that are connected to research being done by colleagues there. Audio
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Writing to the Rhythm of the Rails
18 Jun 2024What do composers Dame Gillian Whitehead and Douglas Lilburn, and the ceramic artist Barry Brickell have in common? Trains, of course! Bryan Crump talks with Dame Gillian about her compositions used… Video, Audio
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Music feature: K-Pop
18 Jun 2024The popularity of K-pop - or "Gayo" as it's locally known - has grown exponentially since the term was coined in the early 2000s. In 2020, K-pop was the fastest growing media market in the world. The… Audio
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The TAHI Lauren Borhani & Mr Beast?
On the show today Waimirirangi is back with a maramataka update of what tis and tisn’t recommended, Matua Harry states that his best school trip was in Gore, and we catch up with the DJ behind… Audio
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Ethnomusicologist explores the origins and evolution of taonga pūoro
Jennifer Cattermole is an associate professor in the music programme at the University of Otago specialising in Māori and Moriori instruments. Audio
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Countertenor Austin Haynes on his rare vocal range
18 Jun 2024Austin Haynes is an opera singer who can reach one of the rarest and highest vocal ranges. Audio
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Red, White and Brass gets stage makeover - with lots of Tongan pride
18 Jun 2024First there was Red, White and Brass the movie. Now, there's Red, White and Brass the stage play. Audio
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John Farnham's son shares first public photos of music icon since cancer surgery
The 74-year-old Aussie music legend appeared in good health following lifesaving surgery in 2022 for oral cancer.
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Viva la viola!
17 Jun 2024NZ viola player Sophia Acheson is heading off to the International Viola Congress in Brazil next month, where she'll be performing works for viola and taonga pūoro with Ariana Tikao. Audio
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