Music
RNZ Music Pocket Edition 5 March 2025
Your home for music discovery on RNZ tune into Pocket Edition as Maggie Tweedie drops new music from Perfume Genius, Japanese Breakfast and new reissues from The Cleans back catalogue. Audio
Music Critic: Womb and The Hongi Slicker
Afternoons music critic Sarah Thomson brings you new music. Today she'll introduce new tunes by Womb and The Hongi Slicker. Audio
Music with Ian Chapman: The latest Dunedin Sound
Ian Chapman shines a spotlight on four exciting Otepoti Dunedin acts both new and established. Audio
Dolly Parton's husband Carl Dean dies
"Carl and I spent many wonderful years together. Words can't do justice to the love we shared," wrote Parton.
From computer software to the concert hall
Adrien de Croy, businessman turned composer, talks to RNZ Concert's Bryan Crump about his first symphony. Audio
Luana Gordon & blindr
Luana Gordon & blindr join us in studio to talk about their new music! Janay gives tips on how to avoid the 'Sunday Scaries' And we talk about what is the highest praise you can get from your barber. Audio
Taite Music Prize finalists announced
The finalists for the Taite Music prize have been announced. Independent Music NZ general manager Dylan Pellett spoke to Alexa Cook. Audio
Ashley Brown and music beyond NZTrio
After 23 years, cellist Ashley Brown is leaving NZTrio. He speaks with RNZ Concert host Bryan Crump. Audio
'He had an amazing lyrical brain': The story behind the final album from The Chills
The Chills' final album Spring Board: The Early Unrecorded Songs was late frontman Martin Phillipps' mission to render his songs as he originally "heard them in his head," the band's manager says. Audio
Which album will win this year’s Taite Music Prize?
Anna Coddington, Delaney Davidson and Fazerdaze are among the top 10 albums in the running for this year's top independent music prize. Video
'There's no sheet music, there's also no plan': Meet improv trio The Necks
What will The Necks play at their Auckland Town Hall show on 7 March? No one - including the three band members - will know until they're actually playing it. Video, Audio
Album keeps Maribou State musician 'sane' during health complications
The pair have released their first album in seven years.
Worlds of Music 2 March, 2025
Music from the world, for the world, featuring Duo Sabil, Le Trio Joubran, Archie Roach, and a contemporary take on Southern Italy's traditional Pizzica music from Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino. Audio
JID022 by Ebo Taylor, Adrian Younge, and Ali Shaheed Muhammed
A meeting between an 88-year-old Highlife pioneer, jazz musician, and former A Tribe Called Quest member delivers upbeat, celebratory results. Audio
Spring Board by The Chills
Prior to his death Martin Phillipps re-recorded a selection of early demos, with results much more lush and gentle than they would have been 40 years ago. Audio
The Sampler: New music from Martin Phillipps, Half Hexagon and Ebo Taylor
The final album by Martin Phillipps of The Chills features re-recorded versions of songs he wrote in his 20s.
Singer Charli XCX wins top prizes at BRIT Awards
The ceremony also featured a tribute dedicated to late One Direction singer Liam Payne.
Angie Stone, Grammy-nominated R&B artist, dead at 63
"Angie Stone's voice and spirit will live on forever in the hearts of those she touched," a statement from her spokeswoman read.
'This the the house that funk built' - Groove Armada at the Gardens Festival
Review: The DJ set could have almost been named: How to bring back the flavours of the noughties with a modern twist.
New York Dolls frontman David Johansen dies, aged 75
The New York Dolls, alongside the Velvet Underground, paved the way for punk and the cross-dressing glam rock of later bands.
