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The Summer Sampler Radio Hour: Bob Dylan
16 Jan 2021Nick Bollinger identifies some of the many and various musical references on Rough and Rowdy Ways - Bob Dylan's epic 2020 album - from Jimmy Rodgers to Chopin. Read more Audio
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The Summer Sampler Radio Hour: New Orleans
9 Jan 2021New Orleans rap duo The 79rs Gang draw on the rich cultural and musical traditions of their hometown. Taking their 2020 release Expect The Unexpected as a starting point, Nick Bollinger traces some of… Read more Audio
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The Summer Sampler Radio Hour: Sault
2 Jan 2021In a turbulent year, this clandestine British collective produced an album that plays like a Black Lives Matter soundtrack. Nick Bollinger discusses these new Black protest statements and recalls a… Read more Audio
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The Summer Sampler Radio Hour: Harry Smith
26 Dec 2020In the 1950s, an eccentric collector called Harry Smith fuelled a folk music revival with a definitive anthology of American folk recordings. Now the reissue label Dust-To-Digital have turned those… Read more Audio
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The Summer Sampler Radio Hour: Paul McCartney
25 Dec 2020On the fiftieth anniversary of his first solo album, Paul McCartney releases a new homemade set. Nick Bollinger evaluates it in the context of a half century of post-Beatles albums. Read more Audio
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The Sampler - International album highlights 2020
21 Dec 2020Nick Bollinger revisits some of the outstanding international albums of the past 12 months. Read more Audio
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The Sampler - International album highlights 2020
19 Dec 2020Nick Bollinger revisits some of the outstanding international albums of the past 12 months. Audio
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The Sampler: Best local albums of 2020
14 Dec 2020Nick Bollinger revisits some of the local albums that stood out in 2020. Read more Audio
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The Sampler : Matt Berninger, Oneohtrix Point Never & Sun Ra Arkestra
7 Dec 2020Nick Bollinger discusses the solo debut of The National frontman Matt Berninger and the first fresh release in twenty years from the unclassifiable Sun Ra Arkestra. Tony Stamp investigates the work of… Read more Audio
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The Sampler: Jeff Tweedy, This Is The Kit, Ela Minus
30 Nov 2020Nick Bollinger discusses the lockdown songs of Jeff Tweedy and rebellious synth-pop of Ela Minus while Tony Stamp lends an ear to This Is The Kit. Read more Audio
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The Sampler - AC/DC, Hachiku, Elvis Costello
23 Nov 2020Nick Bollinger discusses the killer riffs and retrograde lyrics of AC/DC, the musical wanderings of German-born, Melbourne-based Hachiku, and the 31st album from Elvis Costello. Read more Audio
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The Sampler - Glass Vaults, The Bobby Lees & Joni Mitchell
16 Nov 2020Nick Bollinger discusses the ambiguous sounds of Wellington trio Glass Vaults; Woodstock punk of The Bobby Lees; and takes a deep dive into the archives of Joni Mitchell. Read more Audio
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