Music
The Sampler: Cloudboy, Fred Again..., Brian Eno, Terrible Sons
Tony Stamp reviews the reissue of Cloudboy's ambitious 2001 epic, an ambient album by Brian Eno and Fred Again…, and Terrible Sons' hushed and wholesome debut LP. Audio
The Veils live at the Powerstation 1 April 2023
The Veils - Powerstation April 1st 2023 Audio
NZMM Special: 'The Song I Wish I'd Written'- part two
To mark New Zealand Music Month Te Marama O Puoro, Music 101 asks more local musicians to pick one New Zealand song they wish they'd written. Video, Audio
Playing Favourites with Russell Brown
In the early 1980s journalist Russell Brown jumped ship from his boring newsroom job to become deputy editor of Rip It Up, a music magazine capturing and feeding a thriving urban culture Brown was… Audio
Tom Botting Quintet
A performance of jazz originals inspired by New Zealand locations including Mt Aspiring, Manuka Bay, Balclutha, Fairlie and The Remarkables; recorded by RNZ Concert at the Creative Jazz Club Aotearoa… Audio
Coming up
Bic Runga: "I appreciate things more now"
Bic Runga has been awarded just about every musical honour that Aotearoa has to offer. Later this year, she's embarking on a four-date tour to celebrate the 20th anniversary of her second album… Audio
"We need the arts and we need music to be fully human."
Elizabeth Kerr talks with Bryan Crump about her online music review blog, Five Lines. Audio
Music 101: Charlotte Ryan
Charlotte Ryan, host of Music 101 here on RNZ each Saturday afternoon from 1pm talks about what's happening on the music scene over the weekend, what's coming up on her show tomorrow and because… Audio
NZ Live: Mohi
This week Mohi stops by our Auckland studio to play for NZ Live. Last year Mohi was awarded Most Promising Emerging Artist of 2022 at the Waiata Maori Music Awards. Audio
'They broke the rules for Australians, why can't they do it for us?': The New Zealand push to enter the Eurovision song contest
Eurovision is back this year, although the tradition of the winning country hosting has been broken due to the ongoing war in Ukraine.
Instead, it's taking place in Liverpool, with the second… Video, Audio
RNZ Music Pocket Edition: 11 May 2023
In the Pocket Edition this week Jesse Mulligan speaks to Jon Toogood about the upcoming Come Together concerts. We hear the story of how a local Americana band landed a spot performing their song in a… Audio
Marmen Quartet: in the round, down under
Bryony Gibson-Cornish, NZ-born viola player in the Marmen Quartet, is in Melbourne taking part in a string quartet festival with a unique venue. Video, Audio
