Dave Gahan: 'Music always carries me through things'
Dave Gahan - of UK electronic band Depeche Mode - is widely recognised as one of modern music's greatest vocalists.
Dave Gahan Photo: supplied
Tiki Taane's family affair
Musician Tiki Taane and his kids Charlie and Karcia talk about performing with the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra.
Tiki Taane with Charlie and Karcia Photo: supplied
Watch - The Collective
Follow six young NZ musicians on a powerful journey of self-discovery.
Scribe: 'I didn't like people looking up to me'
NZ rapper Malo Ioane Luafutu - aka Scribe - says he's learning to manage the effects of childhood trauma but accepts they will never truly disappear.
Scribe Photo: Velvet Photo & Cinema - John Ross
Garbage's Shirley Manson: 'We're not part of any scene'
The band Garbage has stayed together since 1993 because the members are "just really compatible as human beings", says frontwoman Shirley Manson
Garbage Photo: Maria Jose Govea
Stevie Van Zandt: 50 years of brotherhood with Bruce Springsteen
Legendary E Street Band guitarist and Sopranos actor Stevie Van Zandt says he's only ever had three fights with 'The Boss'.
Stevie Van Zandt with Bruce Springsteen and his wife Patti Scialfa Photo: AFP
Reviving tāonga pūoro - traditional Māori wind instruments
Three Wellington women are leading the revival of tāonga pūoro which are usually made of bone, stone or wood.
Ariana Tikao Photo: UGP / Jessie-Lee Robertson
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Henry Stilwell is a student who lives with Williams syndrome. But he also has another identity - Lil Henry the Rapper.
Lorde: 'I'm like you - I'm a bit broken, I'm a bit f...ed up'
Pop singer Lorde didn't aim to represent New Zealanders' view of their country on her latest album Solar Power - but hopes Kiwi fans recognise a slice of Aotearoa.
Lorde Photo: Supplied / Lorde
Polynesian musicians unite for Panthers soundtrack
Producers Diggy Dupé and choicevaughan helped produce the soundtrack to Panthers - a drama series about the rise of the 70s activist group Polynesian Panthers.
Diggy Dupe and choicevaughn produce Panthers soundtrack Photo: supplied
London Grammar's Hannah Reid on feminism, collaboration and her ties to NZ
Hannah Reid from London Grammar checks in ahead of the UK trio's 2022 visit to Aotearoa.
London Grammar Photo: Supplied
Warren Ellis: how Nina Simone's gum became my sacred totem
A piece of chewing gum snatched from the side of Nina Simone’s Steinway piano more than 20 years ago is treasured by Australian musician Warren Ellis of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds.
Warren Ellis talking about his book Nina Simone's Gum at the Crossing Border Festival in the Netherlands. Photo: AFP
Marlon Williams: 'It's time to pause and reflect on the way things work'
Marlon Williams talks about life in Lyttelton, singing and touring with Lorde and his new Christmas song collaboration with Australian musician Paul Kelly.
Marlon Williams Photo: Supplied
Maisey Rika: 'Inside te reo Māori is a whole world'
2021 NZ Arts Laureate talks about her love of music and Māori language.
Maisey Rika Photo: Supplied
Watch - JessB: 'Set It Off'
When JessB’s professional netball career "came crashing down around her" the half-Kenyan, half-Pakeha rapper reinvented herself as a bold role model via hip hop.
Bob Dylan's New Zealand
To mark Bob Dylan's 80th birthday, we explore the great songwriter’s musical roots and his connections with New Zealand.
Bob Dylan Photo: Supplied
