Music
Consuelo VELÁZQUEZ: Bésame mucho
Played by guitarist Russ Spiegel with Cam McArthur (bass), Dan Waterson (drums) at CJC, 24 May 2023. Audio
Russ SPIEGEL: Miami Girl
Played by guitarist Russ Spiegel with Finn Scholes (tpt), Callum Passells (alto sax), Roger Manins (tenor sax), Connor McAneny (piano), Cam McArthur (bass), Dan Waterson (drums) at CJC, 24 May 2023. Audio
Russ SPIEGEL: Streets of Milan
Played by guitarist Russ Spiegel with Finn Scholes (tpt), Callum Passells (alto sax), Roger Manins (tenor sax), Connor McAneny (piano), Cam McArthur (bass), Dan Waterson (drums) at CJC, 24 May 2023. Audio
Russ SPIEGEL: Up the Creek
Played by guitarist Russ Spiegel with Finn Scholes (tpt), Callum Passells (alto sax), Roger Manins (tenor sax), Connor McAneny (piano), Cam McArthur (bass), Dan Waterson (drums) at CJC, 24 May 2023. Audio
Russ Spiegel, Live at CJC
American guitarist Russ Spiegel leads a group of local musicians in a couple of sets of mostly his own tunes at CJC in Auckland. Audio
Coming up
Classical:Pop Episode 6
Nigel Collins explores the intersection between classical and popular music. This episode features music from Fleet Foxes, Johnny Greenwood, Jakob and Joni Mitchell. Audio
Knowing the Score
Director Janine Hosking has made a documentary film on Australian conductor Simone Young. It's screening at this year's Doc Edge Festival. Video, Audio
Bookmarks with Matthew Buchanan
This week for Bookmarks we meet co-founder of Letterboxd, Matthew Buchanan. As well as running the online social networking service for movie buffs he's also a designer. He talks to Jesse about his… Audio
Music with Ian Chapman: Christchurch bands Ragnarok and Odyssey
This week for NZ Music Month Ian Chapman revisits two of Christchurch's favourite and most flamboyant bands from the 1970s: Ragnarok and Odyssey. Audio
The man giving away 5,000 vinyl
A Taranaki vinyl collector gave away 2,000 records at the New Plymouth Senior Citizens Hall over the weekend. Brian Wafer describes himself as record-obsessed; formerly he ran Ima Hitt record label… Audio
Music feature: NZ Music documentaries
Today's music feature is celebrating New Zealand Music Month. Multi-award winning director, producer and documentary maker, Dan Salmon has written a piece for Audioculture about the vast collection of… Audio
The TAHI Tuesday 23rd May 2023
On today’s episode, Coast Arcade’s Bella chats with Evie about the bands new EP, So’omalo catches up with Tori from new fundraising group Tea Towel Takeover, and boss man Harry gives our dynamic duo a… Audio
Iam Tongi becomes first Pacific Islander to win American Idol
The 18-year-old's performance of James Blunt's 'Monsters' brought tears to the judges' eyes. Video
NZSO: Bold Worlds
Enjoy the best of British music and two of its biggest names - composer / conductor Sir James MacMillan, and percussionist Colin Currie join the NZSO to celebrate the 2017 British & Irish Lions rugby…
Centenarian musicians
William Green is interested in New Zealand musicians who've reached 100 - and he's already interviewed ten of them. Audio
NZ Hip Hop Stand Up | Season 3 | Episode 1: Double J & Twice the T "She's a Mod [Mod Rap]"
In 1989, Double J & Twice the T brought the hip-hop genre to the mainstream with their hit "She's a Mod [Mod Rap]," featuring Ray Columbus. Video
NZ Hip Hop Stand Up | Season 3 | Episode 2: Lost Tribe "Summer in the Winter"
In 1996, influential hip-hop collective Lost Tribe confronted the mistreatment of Pasifika people in their classic track, "Summer in the Winter." Video
NZ Hip Hop Stand Up | Season 3 | Episode 3: DLT feat. Che Fu "Chains"
Acclaimed 1996 single "Chains" was rapper Che Fu's first solo outing, and confirmed producer DLT's pedigree. Video
NZ Hip Hop Stand Up | Season 3 | Episode 4: Nesian Mystik "It's On"
In 2002, the family-friendly hip-hop track "It's On" by Nesian Mystik ushered in The Golden Age of New Zealand Hip Hop. Video
NZ Hip Hop Stand Up | Season 3 | Episode 5: Fast Crew "I Got"
In 2004, with "I Got," the Fast Crew "came out of nowhere" to bring party music to the NZ hip-hop scene. Video