Recent Music Stories
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Charlotte Ryan: Is music journalism dead?
4 Feb 2024Music 101 host Charlotte Ryan spoke to Jim about music journalism's shifting sands. Audio
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Hymns on Sunday, 4 February 2024
4 Feb 2024It's all about descants today - those soaring vocal lines above the melody that are often sung on the final verse of hymns. Audio
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Nashville Babylon: 3 February 2024
3 Feb 2024On this week's show Mark has classic tracks from Nick Drake and the Stooges, gospel courtesy of Sister Rosetta Tharpe, new music from Brown Horse plus a Nashville Babylon favourite from Karen Dalton.
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Tom Scott: 'We all evolve and I'm really keen to keep doing it'
3 Feb 2024Auckland hip-hop artist Tom Scott says the release of a new album from his hip-hop group Home Brew last year came as a surprise even to him. He shares some beloved tracks that inspired Run It Back and… Video, Audio
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DJ Nia Archives and the new generation of jungle
3 Feb 2024UK Producer and DJ Nia Archives is part of the new generation of UK rave and drum & bass musicians. Video, Audio
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Ōtautahi 's Admiral Drowsy mixes soundscapes and songcraft on Industrial Consistency
3 Feb 2024Tony Stamp reviews the Christchurch musician's drone-heavy, beautifully-sung second album. Audio
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Sampha is upbeat and optimistic on Lahai
3 Feb 2024Tony Stamp reviews the UK crooner's expansive second LP. Video, Audio
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Radiohead offshoot The Smile go back to basics with new album
3 Feb 2024Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood are in fine form, but these songs take time to impress. Video, Audio
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Dinosaur Jr. heading to NZ
3 Feb 2024J Mascis from Dinosaur Jr. chats to Charlotte about his decades of music making. Audio
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Celebrating Christchurch artists at Little River Festival
3 Feb 2024From big hitters like Laneway happening this week to Lyttleton's Port Noise, there are lots of excuses to be out and about in the festival spirit. Charlotte picks top tracks from artists in festival… Audio
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Out Lately with Finn Johansson
Featuring tracks from Carly Rae Jepsen, Brittany Howard and Problems. Audio
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Bike paths and music come together for free music festival
Designed to be accessed by bike, scooter or on foot, Future Future includes four stages of music, as well as kai, markets, and workshops. Audio
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Ōtautahi Live: Mim Jensen
2 Feb 2024Mim Jensen joins Alex Harmer in the RNZ Christchurch studio for a chat about their story and to perform some of their music live. Video, Audio
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Jennifer Yuan: Auckland Philharmonia Young Composer in Residence
2 Feb 2024RNZ Concert's Bryan Crump speaks with Jennifer Yuan, the Auckland Philharmonia's Young Composer-in-Residence for 2024, and the orchestra's Evie Dwyer-Leech, who set up the scheme. Audio
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Music 101: Charlotte Ryan
2 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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Summertime and the listening is easy.
2 Feb 2024RNZ Concert Listeners show off the view from the radio. Audio
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NZ Live: Mark Mazengarb
2 Feb 2024For NZ Live today we welcome back Mark Mazengarb. He was last on NZ Live back in 2019 blowing us away with his guitar skills, alongside his American touring partner Loren Barrigar. He's about to kick… Audio
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Sergey Malov: Turning the cello on its head - almost
1 Feb 2024Sergey Malov, winner of the 2011 Michael Hill Violin Competition, is back in the country with a whole lot more strings to his bow. Video, Audio
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Music Critic: Matthew Crawley
1 Feb 2024Today Matthew talks to Jesse about music from Mick Harvey and Calexico. Audio
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The TAHI 1 2 2024
Today we chat with Māori Twitch Streamer PopeNZL, Director, Writer & Actress Awa Puna, and Waimirirangi’s job somehow gets put on the line? All of that and more on this episode of The TAHI! Audio
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Bridging continents and generations in the studio
31 Jan 2024The intercontinental and intergenerational (father and daughter) fusion band India meets Ireland, performs live in the studio and speaks with RNZ Concert host Bryan Crump. Audio
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Bookmarks with Emile Donovan
This week on Bookmarks we speak to the new host of Nights, Emile Donovan. Audio
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Good Habits play live
30 Jan 2024Bonnie Schwarz and Pete Shaw are the folk duo Good Habits. They joined Bryan Crump in the studio to make some music, and talk about music making. Audio
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