Nick Atkinson
Auckland Wooden Boat festival on from tomorrow
The City of Sails is holding a brand new festival to celebrate vintage boats and our rich maritime history. Sailor, boat enthusiast and esteemed musician Nick Atkinson will be there. He explains… Audio
NZ Live: Love Square
Love Square - a musical venture put together by Nick Atkinson - blends blues and jazz, reggae and dub, soul and funk. Video, Audio
Kara and Mark's Yacht Rock hour with Special Guests Joe Lindsey and Nick Atkinson
Nick Atkinson and Joe Lindsay join Kara Rickard and MC Slave on a deep dive into the genre of Yacht Rock.
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Nick Atkinson on 50 years of Smoke on the Water
In terms of well-worn rock back stories, Deep Purple's Smoke on the Water must just about take the cake. Former Supergroove member Nick Atkinson looks at the song that includes one of the most famous… Audio
My Current Song: Love Square, Mercy, Mercy, Mercy
My Current Song this morning comes from the saxophonist Nick Atkinson, whose name will be familiar to RNZ listeners from his time on Music 101 and lovers of funk will also be very familiar with his… Audio
The Mixtape: Nick Atkinson
Nick Atkinson started his musical career as the saxophone player for Supergroove, going on to form the bands Hopetoun Brown and Love Square. He joined Tony Stamp to play five of his favourite tunes. Audio
On the ketch
Time to talk music and today we're on a boat! Hopetourn Brown is an Auckland two-piece band which recently embarked on an interesting tour of the country - circumnavigating it in a 30-year old ketch… Audio
Hopetoun Brown live @ RNZ
Hopetoun Brown drop by Music 101 to perform a few songs. Audio
NZ Live: Hopetoun Brown
Nick Atkinson and Tim Stewart make up the duo of Hopetoun Brown and for today's NZ Live they're joined by regular contributors to their shows, Finn Scholes and Steve Abel. Audio
Don't Let Them Lock You Up by Hopetoun Brown
Nick Bollinger tunes into two-man band, and ex-Supergroove horn section, Hopetoun Brown, aka Nick Atkinson and Tim Stewart. Audio
Don't Let Them Lock You Up by Hopetoun Brown
Nick Bollinger tunes into two-man band, and ex-Supergroove horn section, Hopetoun Brown, aka Nick Atkinson and Tim Stewart.
AudioFirst song
For our first song we welcome back a couple of friends of the show. Hopetoun Brown are one of 19 acts hoping to play at this weekend's Waiheke Island Jazz Festival. They have just completed a seven… Audio
NZ Live - Hopetoun Brown
Nick Atkinson and Tim Stewart are about to release their second album together as Hopetoun Brown. They perform live, with Tami Neilson too! Video, Audio
NZ Live - Hopetoun Brown
New Zealand Live today is the duo of Nick Atkinson and Tim Stewart. Together they make Hopetoun Brown. They have been collaborating for more than 30 years on a number of projects not least as… Audio
iTMOi, Fela! The Concert, The Brodsky Quartet and a wrap-up of the Festival’s music programmes
iTMOi, Fela! The Concert, The Brodsky Quartet and a wrap-up of the Festival’s dance, pop and classical music programmes. Audio
Where the Apple Falls, Billy Apple and Uku Rere Nga Kaihanga Uku & Beyond
Where the Apple Falls reviewed by Nick Atkinson, Billy Apple: the artist has to eat like everybody else and Uku Rere Nga Kaihanga Uku & Beyond reviewed by Janet McAllister. Audio
Auckland Arts Festival review: I AM, Limbo, Phox
I AM reviewed by Raewyn Whyte, Limbo reviewed by Ruth Spencer and Phox reviewed by Nick Atkinson. Audio
Tafelmusik, Pass the Gat, and BLAM!
Tafelmusik reviewed by Samuel Holloway, Pass the Gat by Nick Atkinson and BLAM! reviewed by Paul Bushnell. Audio
Auckland Arts Festival review: Neneh Cherry, Water and Light, and Hikoi
Neneh Cherry with RocketNumberNine reviewed by Nick Atkinson; Water and Light reviewed by David Kelly; and Hikoi reviewed by Paul Bushnell. Audio
Vodafone NZ Music Awards - Nick Atkinson
Tonight is the biggest night of the New Zealand music year with the Vodafone NZ Music Awards - with all eyes on Lorde, who's up for 5 gongs. Audio