Recent Music Stories
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The National’s Matt Berninger on depression: 'It’s like a flu that just holds on'
10 Feb 2024The National frontman talks candidly to Music 101 about his slow recovery from depression, his songwriting happy place and performing at "magical communal parties" around the world. Video, Audio
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Neil Finn: 'Music will save the world'
Listening to a group of talented Māori musicians trying to discover together "an authentic Aotearoa New Zealand sound" is a joy Neil Finn gets to experience owning a music studio. Audio
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Out Lately with Finn Johansson
Finn Johansson plays new finds from Japanese punk artist Milk, New Zealand band E.U.G., and American punk stars Paramore covering a Talking Heads classic. Audio
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Celebrating video game music
Self-confessed music nerd Jeremy McLean takes Nights through the influence video games has on music - and vice-versa. Audio
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Filipe Manu: On top of the world in Barcelona
9 Feb 2024Filipe Manu talks with RNZ Concert's Bryan Crump after becoming the joint winner of the 2024 Concurso Tenor Viñas singing competition in Barcelona. Audio
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Jamming with RNZ Concert
9 Feb 2024Listener requests from Rae in Hawkes Bay, and Anna in Thames. Audio
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NZ Live: Mim Jensen
9 Feb 2024This week's NZ Live is with Mim Jensen from Otautahi, Christchurch, where she's made waves in the indie rock scene. Audio
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Film Review with Kate Rodger
9 Feb 2024This week Kate Rodger talks to Jesse about Bob Marley One Love due out next week, Argylle and The Holdovers. Audio
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Music reviewer Grant Smithies
9 Feb 2024Today Grant brings two soft and whispery tracks today from Reverie, the debut album by Les Imprimés, aka Norwegian soul singer Morten Martens. Audio
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It's Personal with Anika Moa: Trailer
9 Feb 2024Anika Moa has a new podcast! She chats about issues that are personal to her and her guests, with the likes of movie producer Chelsea Winstanley, White Ferns captain Sophie Devine, actor Robyn Malcolm… Video, Audio
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How Taylor Swift is uniting the worlds of football and pop music
This year, thanks to the fans of pop megastar Taylor Swift, the biggest game in American football may reach even more than its 113 million-strong viewership in 2023. Audio
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New Zealand's longest-running festival returns for 25th year
Splore boasts international and local musical acts, as well as a full range of artistic and spiritual experiences. Audio
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Elizabeth Lau: natural-born conductor
8 Feb 2024After a year-long hiatus, the Wairua Sinfonietta is back, performing in Auckland on February 17th. Bryan Crump speaks to founder and conductor, Elizabeth Lau. Audio
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Music Critic: Rachel Ashby
8 Feb 2024Today Rachel Ashby talks to Jesse about music from Mokotron and Pony Baby. Audio
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The TAHI 8/2/2024
On today’s episode, dancer Corbyn Taulealea Huch Paselio talks about performing with Rihanna at the superbowl, Pratik Navani fills us in on all the ups and downs of Laneway 2024, and we discuss the… Audio
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Could this be the greatest concert in the world? Or will it be just a tribute?
8 Feb 2024Rock band Tenacious D, who modestly call themselves the 'Greatest Band That Ever Played on Planet Earth', will be performing two shows in Aotearoa this July. Video
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Moment of Calm: A bit of wild West Coast.
7 Feb 2024In case you might be in need of some later, Bryan Crump's Moment of Calm recording for this week, made early one morning at Foxton Beach. Audio
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Ana Hato and Mario Lanza make a date on Valentine's Day
Siliga Sani Muliaumaseali'i talks with Bryan Crump about playing super-crooner Mario Lanza in a tribute show this Valentine's Day. Video, Audio
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Bookmarks with Jo Randerson
Jo Randerson is a writer, performer and award-winning theatre director. She recently won the annual Topp Prize, named after the Topp twins - recognising her wide-ranging career and work championing up… Audio
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Fresh sounds from the Dunedin music scene
7 Feb 2024This quartet of Dunedin acts are proof positive Otepoti’s diverse music scene is in great shape heading into 2024. Listen to original songs by high school students Sylvie Harper and Sammy Alixander… Video, Audio
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Trailer: Suzy & Friends
7 Feb 2024Suzy Cato and Trevor Plant present a podcast made for Kiwi kids. Based on the award-winning Suzy & Friends radio show, it features audio stories, kids talking about books, tamariki telling jokes, Fun… Audio
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Bowie’s Waiata
In 1983 David Bowie was enjoying the biggest success of his career… The album Let's Dance had gone to number one around the world and the 'Serious Moonlight' tour was playing to record breaking… Video, Audio, Gallery
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Blue Smoke: Iwi Waiata
6 Feb 2024Popular music is not pure; it respects no borders. The only truly indigeneous music from Aotearoa is likely to be bird song. But many birds migrate and bring back jazz, country, rhythm and blues… Audio
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