Music
Aotearoa Music Awards back for 2024
After a year's hiatus, the Aotearoa Music Awards are back for 2024 taking place at the end of next month at the Viaduct Events Centre in Auckland. The finalists for this year's awards have just been… Audio
Why are concert tickets so expensive?
Going to a gig? You had better start saving, with tickets to most international acts priced sky-high. Jogai Bhatt looks at why it costs so much.
Moment of Calm: Cats on the keyboard
Listen to an Impromptu for Piano, by George the Cat. Audio
Embrace the music and dance
Ahead of the Royal NZ Ballet's epic Aotearoa tour performing Swan Lake, the company's executive director chooses some of his favourite music. Video, Audio
Music with Dave Wilson: Jukebox Musicals
Music commentator Dave Wilson joins Kathryn from New York, where he's been hitting Broadway. Audio
To the World's Edge and beyond
Young gifted and heading overseas, Bryan Crump speaks to talented musicians Madeleine Xiao and Lorna Zhang, joint winners of ROSL Pettman scholarships to study beyond Aotearoa in 2024. Audio
Music feature: When The Cat's Away
Today we are celebrating the music of New Zealand's beloved supergroup, When The Cat's Away. Formed in 1986, the group is on tour for the first time in three decades, performing all the favourites. Audio
The TAHI 16/4/24
On today’s episode, local electronic artist Lola reveals there was a ghost at her music video shoot, S.T.A.L & Hari speak about their collaboration on the single 'Forces' and Evie explains that music… Audio
First song: Molly Payton
Today Molly Payton's released a new single, Accelerate. We have a chat to her about the track ahead of her big move to the UK. Audio
Classical and kapa haka combine to honour Māori Battalion
Bryan Crump talks with musicians involved in the Orpheus Choir's next concert on 20 April, which features Karl Jenkins' "The Armed Man" and a work by Takerei Komene, "E Kiwi E". It's the world… Video, Audio
Takerei Komene
Composer Takerei Komene talks with Bryan Crump about his composition "E Iwi E". The work will be premiered in the Orpheus Choir's concert on 20 April. Audio
The High Llamas Transcend
We've waited eight years now for Sean O'Hagan and The High Llamas to come up with an album, but, according to William Dart, their new Hey Panda proves to be worth every day of anticipation. Audio
Review: SZA thrills fans with visual spectacle at opening show
It was SZA's ability to command the stage and connect intimately with her audience that made the opening show of her SOS tour so special, writes Jogai Bhatt.
Hauser: Rebel with a cause
A cellist is not the first person that springs to mind when you think: Rebel. But Hauser, the classical world's answer to Cher, is just that. Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 14 April 2024
More Eastertide hymns today, including He is risen. The words, written by Cecil Frances Alexander in the 1840s, have been set to a tune by Dunedin composer and choral director Richard Madden. Audio
Nashville Babylon: 13 April 2024
On this week's Nashvlle Babylon there's birthday tunes for Al Green and Lowell George, classic reggae courtesy of Junior Murvin plus blues from Jimmy Anderson. Audio
Black Spider Stomp
Wellington's Black Spider Trio recall the glory days of jazz manouche on their new album; Gene Ammons celebrates getting out of jail with a swinging tune; and Johnny Hodges's last album sees him… Audio
Quick Trick
Nick checks out classics by Phil Woods, Michelle Nicolle, and Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers, and a track from Callum Allardice's new Cinematic Light Orchestra album. Audio
The Mixtape: Actor and artist Ana Scotney
Our guest on the Mixtape this week is actor, director and award winning artist Ana Chaya Scotney. Ana's new play ScatterGun: After the Death of Ruaumoko is about to kick off at Tamaki Makaurau's Silo… Audio
Irish Comedian David O'Doherty phones in for a chat and a tune
Irish comedian, author, musician, actor and playwright David O'Doherty has also appeared on UK television on shows such as QI, Have I Got News For You, 8 Out of 10 Cats and Would I Lie to You. He… Audio
