Music

Waikato-raised, Portugal-based soprano Madison Nonoa is back home for the first time since the Covid pandemic. She's playing Cupid in Black Grace & NZ Opera's co-production of the dance-opera (m)Orphe… Audio

Before Harry Sinclair moved onto a successful film career and Don McGlashan formed The Mutton Birds, the two founded the iconic Kiwi band The Front Lawn. Musician and writer Matthew Bannister has… Audio

On today’s show, Sasha Borissenko unpacks the facts about fat with Evie, So'omālō catches up with Samoan country duo The Miti’s, and we figure out what’s going on with the Pak n Save AI which created… Audio

A worldwide search has been launched to find one of the planet's most iconic musical instruments - Paul McCartney's original Höfner bass guitar.

It's called the Lost Bass Project and they're… Audio

A worldwide search has been launched to find one of the planet's most iconic musical instruments - Paul McCartney's original Höfner bass guitar. It's called the Lost Bass Project and they're appealing… Audio

Performed by violinist Bella Hristova and pianist Michael Houstoun at a recital in Auckland Concert Chamber, 4 September 2023. Audio

Performed by violinist Bella Hristova and pianist Michael Houstoun at a recital in Auckland Concert Chamber, 4 September 2023. Audio

Performed by violinist Bella Hristova and pianist Michael Houstoun at a recital in Auckland Concert Chamber, 4 September 2023. Audio

New life springs forth in the much-loved 'Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis' by Ralph Vaughan Williams, which is paired with the lush and deeply moving Fifth Symphony by Sibelius. And NZ pianist…

NZTrio pianist Somi Kim takes time out to speak to Bryan Crump about her busy schedule of solo and chamber performances including Homeland, the trio's three-part concert series. Audio

A local queen of hip-hop, soul and R&B, Ladi6 (MNZM) has released several critically acclaimed albums spanning multiple genres. Now she has received this year's Arts Foundation Laureates 'Theresa… Audio

This week Trevor features new music from NZ singer-songwriter Ebony Lamb and a classic from the father of 'Ethio jazz', Mulatu Astatke. Audio

It's been 33 years since Guy Wishart carried off a Silver Scroll for rock 'n' roll, but his latest outing, released on the arthouse label of Rattle Records, finds the weathered singer-songwriter… Audio

The UK band Slowdive is now considered one of the most influential shoegaze bands in the world.

Bass player Nick Chaplin has been a member of Slowdive since its formation and talks to Maggie Tweedie… Video, Audio

Hymns to mark the start of the Season of Creation include For the beauty of the earth and Shirley Murray’s Touch the earth lightly. Audio

On this week's Nashville Babylon Mark has classic blues courtesy of Model T Slim, a track from the Handsome Family's latest album, a soul smash from Merry Clayton plus a duet from Delaney Davidson and… Audio

Nick explores the world of jazz siblings, from the Jones and Marsalis brothers to the Boswell and Jensen sisters, and NZ jazz legends Joel and Nathan Haines. Audio

NZ big band jazz by the Rodger Fox and Vaughan Roberts big bands, classics from Benny Golson, and NZ contemporary jazz from Jann Rutherford. Audio