Recent Music Stories
-
Ōtautahi Live: Ngā Reo Tīoriori
19 Jan 2024Ngā Reo Tīoriori bring you a set of their recordings and chat about their music with RNZ engineer Alex Harmer. Video, Audio
-
Summer's hottest hits with DJ Sticky Fingaz
19 Jan 2024Brad Warrington aka DJ Sticky Fingaz is back with us in the Wellington studio, he gives us his review of the hottest summer hits and who to look out for in 2024. Audio
-
Road trip with musician Arahi
19 Jan 2024Described as one of Aotearoa's finest up and coming original artists, Arahi is a name to remember. Audio
-
The TAHI 18/01/2024
On today’s episode, electro-pop queen PRINS chats about her upcoming single, Ethan Jupe and Miakie figure out the logistics of making music from different cities, and the team gets inot a very deep… Audio
-
Road trip with actor and playwright Morgana O'Reilly
18 Jan 2024The award-winning television series 'The White Lotus' is about to embark on its third season of filming. Audio
-
The Beths secure Coachella appearance
18 Jan 2024Internationally renowned indie band The Beths have been announced in the lineup of the iconic Coachella festival, set for April this year.
The band, which hails from Auckland, will be sharing the… Audio
-
Pocket Edition: 17 January 2024
17 Jan 2024In Pocket Edition this week Maggie Tweedie interviews British Pakistani DJ, Broadcaster and artist Nabihah Iqbal. Oscar Mein from the Soaked Oats shares his favourite summer song and we meet UK DJ… Audio
-
The TAHI 16/01/2024
We’re back! On today’s show, we look back at some of the most iconic 2014 moments that are now 10 years old, attempt to re-cap the summer, and Waimirirangi ponders why people keep removing raks from… Audio
-
BROODS' Georgia Nott on going her own way
16 Jan 2024Georgia Nott is known as one half of the electronic indie duo BROODS, who are now a global phenomenon and have opened for the likes of Taylor Swift and Sam Smith. But while BROODS remains a key part… Audio
-
Road trip with Dr Diane Menzies
16 Jan 2024Renowned landscape architect and former Environment Court commissioner, Dr Diane Menzies, is joining us for today's road trip. Diane is a descendant of Rongowhakaata and Aitanga a Mahaki, with… Audio
-
Road Trip with Mike Chunn
15 Jan 2024Making music has always been "integral, integral, integral" to the life of Mike Chunn – founding member of Split Enz and creator of the youth songwriting charity Play It Strange. Video, Audio
-
Blue Smoke: Out of the Corners
All New Zealand musicians found it hard to get heard with original material in the late 1970s. It was especially tough for female musicians outside the mainstream. The women’s music movement realised… Audio
-
Worlds of Music 14 January, 2024
14 Jan 2024Trevor plays music by Mory Kanté, Danay Suarez, Bosker, and Mongolian/Australian folk-fusion quartet, Equus. Audio
-
Hymns on Sunday, 14 January 2024
14 Jan 2024A gentle start to this week's hymn requests programme, with an arrangement of Eleanor Farjeon's Morning has broken sung by the Choir of Trinity College, University of Melbourne. Audio
-
Nashville Babylon Summer Special: 13 January 2024
13 Jan 2024On this week's summer edition of Nashville Babylon there's classic rhythm 'n' blues from Ruth Brown and Chuck Willis, gospel courtesy of the Louvin Brothers, live tracks from Sam Cooke plus Aretha… Audio
-
Postcards: A tour through the historic streets of Philadelphia with Rachel Andie
13 Jan 2024On this episode of Postcards, Japanese American musician Rachel Andie takes us on a tour through the historic streets of Philadelphia. From Delco folk and big brass, hip hop to jazz and the cities… Audio
-
Christopher Tubbs love of balearic beats
13 Jan 2024DJ and producer Christopher Tubbs joins Maggie in the Wellington studio to discuss how he approaches long DJ sets and the influence that Balearic music has had on his own musical journey. Audio
-
The Sampler: The best reissues and compilations of 2023
13 Jan 2024Tony Stamp reflects on ten of his favourite reissues and compilations from the past year, including Japanese lounge music, British post-punk, and Canadian synthscapes. Video, Audio
-
Sonya Waters: 'I've always loved that lush, ethereal sound'
13 Jan 2024Sonya Waters is a musician and producer who has fronted three New Zealand bands - Fang, The Instigators and White Swan Black Swan. Having played in punk and shoegaze bands, she turned to ambient music… Audio
-
Tusekah: ‘Music has always been with me’
13 Jan 2024South African New Zealander Tuseka Njoko speaks to Maggie Tweedie about her musical ambitions for 2024, amidst the South Island leg of her tour. Audio
-
Ōtautahi Live: Hannah Everingham
12 Jan 2024Hannah Everingham is joined by Michael Kime (upright bass) for a set of live songs at RNZ's Christchurch studio. Video, Audio
-
Motor City Soul with Detroit DJ Marcellus Pittman
12 Jan 2024Detroit DJ & producer Marcellus Pittman gives a personnel insight into the musical heritage of his hometown. Audio
-
Wish You Were Here: Ruban Nielson
12 Jan 2024Ahead of his appearance at the Laneway festival in Auckland, Unknown Mortal Orchestra frontman Ruban Neilson joins Kara & Mark from his home in Portland to talk D'Angelo,Cassette tapes and 90s Vampire… Audio
-
Top tracks to listen to this summer
12 Jan 2024Brad Warrington aka DJ Sticky Fingaz reviews some of best music out over the summer - some you will have heard and some that might be new. Audio
contact
See our contact page for information about how to get in touch with us.
Stay Informed
Sign up to receive a weekly email with details of upcoming music programmes and features.
