Recent Music Stories
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Music 101: Charlotte Ryan
23 Feb 2024Charlotte Ryan, host 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 her show tomorrow and because… Audio
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NZ Live: Georgia Gets By
23 Feb 2024Georgia Nott is best known as one-half of the electronic pop-duo BROODS (with her brother Caleb). After a few years living in Los Angeles, she is now based in Wellington and producing music solo as… Video, Audio
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Music reviewer Grant Smithies
23 Feb 2024Ever heard of minimalist transpop prekraut postdisco ? Grant Smithies reveals all. Audio
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Sirens of the Silver Screen sashays into Auckland's Q Theatre
Drag trio Les Femmes are currently staging their comedy cabaret drag extravaganza at Auckland's Q Theatre. Audio
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Calling all Far North perfomers to show off their talents
22 Feb 2024After a six-year hiatus, Far North's Got Talent will provide a stage for budding entertainers to strut their stuff. Audio
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Blink-182 cancel Christchurch show two weeks out
22 Feb 2024US band Blink-182 have cancelled their upcoming Christchurch show, just two weeks ahead of the event taking place.
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Far North's Got Talent making a comeback after 6 years
It's the Far North's time to shine, with a popular talent show making a come back. After a 6 year hiatus, Far North's Got Talent will literally provide a stage for budding entertainers to strut their… Audio
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Your opera company needs you
22 Feb 2024Frances Moore from NZ Opera talks about company's efforts to encourage New Zealanders to write new ones. Audio
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Listening at the water's edge
22 Feb 2024This week's listener request on RNZ Concert's Three to Seven takes us for a winter walk after dark. Audio
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Music Critic: Dianne Swann
22 Feb 2024Today Dianne talks to Mark about music from Grandaddy and their album Blu Wav. Audio
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The TAHI 22/2/2024
On today’s episode, we chat with emerging Aotearoa RnB artist KRISTN who’s making waves in Australia, indie rock band WET DENIM pop in from Wellies and share how they came up with their band names… Audio
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L.A.B: 'We’re just doing what we love to do'
22 Feb 2024After two years of writing, recording and tweaking, popular Kiwi band L.A.B has released their sixth album today. Watch them play live in RNZ's Auckland studios. Video, Audio
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Beyond words: remembering 15 March 2019
21 Feb 2024Moroccan singer Oum is coming to Aotearoa to help the NZSO commemorate the fifth anniversary of the Christchurch mosque attacks. Audio
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Auckland Philharmonia: Mozart 40
21 Feb 2024Following a New Zealand premiere of a work by Swedish composer Andrea Torrodi, Ilya Gringolts joins the orchestra for a performance of Prokofiev's First Piano Concerto and the programme rounds off… Audio
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Bookmarks with Wendyl Nissen
Today's Bookmarks guest has been described as a queen of Auckland's media scene. Author, broadcaster, and former Woman's Weekly editor Wendyl Nissen is in for this week's interview. Audio
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Sir Sam Mendes to direct four Beatles films
The British director is to make four separate films about The Beatles - one from each band member's perspective.
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Stan Walker: ‘This song is my love letter to our people’
Stan Walker releases his new song and video exclusively on RNZ today. He tells Music 101’s Charlotte Ryan what he’s learned from working with his uncle, renowned activist and artist Tāme Iti. Video
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Musician touring on foot from Puketapu to Wellington
Kicking off in late February, Samuel R. Saffery will walk over 300 kilometres with his guitar, playing as many shows as he can. Audio
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Tiki Taane starts free Christchurch concert with 'Jammin' on a Tram'
20 Feb 2024Musician Tiki Taane has surprised lunchtime crowds in Christchurch with a free concert on one of the city's trams.
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Multiple futures, multiple flutes
20 Feb 2024NZ-born, US-based flute player Tessa Brinckman talks to Bryan Crump about her new album, Take Wing, Roll Back. Audio
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Music feature: Pixie Williams, her life and musical legacy
20 Feb 2024On the 2nd and 3rd of March the NZ Fringe Festival brings "The New Blue: A Portrait Of Pixie Williams" to Wellington's Hannah Playhouse. The show celebrates the life and work of our first homegrown… Audio
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Update on Oz with Brad Foster
Brad Foster provides an update on asbestos found in mulch in parks and gardens around Sydney, Taylor Swift in town, and an embarrassing dinner outing for Pink. He also reports on the search continuing… Audio
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The TAHI 20/2/2024
On today’s episode, General Fiyah is all grown up and releasing new music, local indie band Where’s Jai chat about the struggle of performing live when you’re underage, and we discuss a poop situation… Audio
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Taylor Swift at Eden Park? 93% of locals say yes
20 Feb 2024More than 93 percent of Eden Park's neighbours want the Auckland stadium to host at least one Taylor Swift concert, a survey shows.
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