Marty Duda
Marty Duda's artist of the week: Tiny Ruins
Tiny Ruins is the musical name of Auckland-based singer/songwriter Hollie Fullbrook. Born in England, Hollie moved to New Zealand with her parents as a young child and was immediately taken with… Audio
Marty Duda features the music of Sparks
Artist: Sparks Song: Talent Is An Asset (3:27) Composer: Ron Mael Album: Kimono My House (1974) Label: Island Artist: Sparks Song: Beat The Clock (4:24) Composer: Ron Mael-Russel Mael Album: No. 1 In… Audio
Marty Duda's artist of the week: Muse
Hailing from England at the end of the 20th century, Muse immediately drew comparisons to Radiohead, thanks to the similarity between Muse vocalist/guitarist Matthew Bellamy's voice and that of Thom… Audio
Marty Duda's artist of the week: Donovan
Donovan is celebrating his 50th year as a recording artist with the release of a double-disc retrospective featuring the best of his 1960s recordings. The Scots/Irish musician first hit in 1965 with… Audio
Marty Duda's artist of the week: Florence + The Machine
London-born Florence Welch has become an artist to be reckoned with ever since the release of her debut album, 'Lungs', in 2009. Welch is a powerful vocalist who has captured the hearts and minds of… Audio
Marty Duda's artist of the week: Herbie Hancock
Herbie Hancock has helped reinvent what people consider to be jazz music, not once, but several times. He started out with a bang in the early 1960s with the hit Watermelon Man, from his debut album… Audio
Marty Duda's artist of the week: Mick Harvey
Mick Harvey is, without a doubt, one of the most important figures to emerge from the Australian music scene. He was a founding member of The Boys Next Door, The Birthday Party, Nick Cave & The Bad… Audio
Marty Duda with the music of Faith No More
The band Faith No More releases their first new album in 18 years. With roots that stretch back to the late 1970s, Faith No More made their first musical impression in the mid-80s with lead vocalist… Audio
Marty Duda's artist of the week: Ben E King
Beginning with his stint as the lead singer of The Drifters in 1959 and reaching into the 1970's disco era, Ben E. King proved to be one of the most soulful and resilient artists of his time. Although… Audio
Marty Duda's artist of the week: My Morning Jacket
My Morning Jacket was formed in the late 1990s in Lexington Kentucky by Jim James. Initially, the band's sound was defined by James' echo-laden vocals and the group's sonic connection to Neil Young… Audio
Marty Duda's artist of the week: Peter Frampton
Peter Frampton became a household name when his double album, 'Frampton Comes Alive' was released at the beginning of 1976, becoming the biggest selling album of that year. But while to many, he… Audio
Marty Duda's artist of the week: Jimmie Dale Gilmore
Texas-based singer-songwriter Jimmie Dale Gilmore is just one of many excellent artist to emerge from the Austin music scene. Gilmore got his start in the early 1970's when he teamed up with his… Audio
Marty Duda's artist of the week: Laura Nyro
Although she wrote some of the biggest hit songs of the late 1960s and early 1970s, Laura Nyro has never gotten the recognition that her fans feel she deserves. With a sound and style that falls… Audio
Marty Duda's artist of the week: Billy Idol
Billy Idol began his career fronting late 70s punk band Generation X, releasing three albums and a handful of catchy hit singles before heading out on his own in the early 1980s. Billy quickly became… Audio
Marty Duda's artist of the week: Jimmy Cliff
Reggae superstar Jimmy Cliff began his recording career at the tender age of 14, when his 1962 single, Hurricane Hattie was an instant hit in Jamaica. Cliff broke through to an international audience… Audio
Marty Duda's artist of the week: Pops Staples
Fifteen years after his death and one hundred years after his birth, Roebuck "Pops" Staples has released a new album. Pops Staples was, of course, the patriarch of The Staple Singers, the gospel/funk… Audio
Marty Duda features the music of Poco
Rising out of the ashes of The Buffalo Springfield, Poco formed in the late 60s and helped usher in country-rock. Bass player Timothy B. Schmitt went on to join up with the Eagles, who are in NZ this… Audio
Marty Duda's artist of the week: The Pop Group
One of the first and most influential post-punk bands, The Pop Group came from Bristol mixing elements of reggae, dub, Krautrock, punk, funk and whatever else the four band members were listening to… Audio
Marty Duda's artist of the week: Jose Gonzalez
Jose Gonzalez's name reflects his Argentinian heritage, but Jose himself was born in Sweden in 1978. After listening to Latin and pop music growing up, Jose discovered hardcore punk and English folk… Audio
Marty Duda's artist of the week: Foo Fighters
The Foo Fighters were the unlikely band formed after the demise of Nirvana… unlikely in that the band was formed by drummer Dave Grohl who moved to lead vocals and guitar and that the music seemed to… Audio