Music
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: Wallace
This week's NZ Live is a little bit different. When the Queen passed, exactly 3 months ago in fact., Wellington musician Wallace was due to record a NZ Live that day. We took the opportunity to record… Audio
First Song: In And Out Of Love, by Drax Project
For today's first song we have a track from the brand new EP from NZ music heavyweights, Drax Project. The Wellington four piece band are known for their hits such as "Woke up Late" and "All This… Audio
New music with Jeremy Taylor
Bruce Springsteen's covers set is an unexpected joy, the fine fifth album from Princess Chelsea, a brand new track from Lawrence Arabia, and a tribute to The Clean's Hamish Kilgour. Audio
RNZ Music Pocket Edition: 8 December 2022
In this week's Pocket Edition, we look back on the musical careers of Hamish Kilgour and Christine McVie. Charlotte Ryan introduces us to the post punk american band Automatic and Susie Ferguson sits… Audio
Music Critic: Colin Morris
Today Colin talks to Jesse about music from Arcade Fire and Old Crow Medicine Show. Audio
Johan Halvorsen’s Passacaglia with Emma Dias
Year 12 music student Emma Dias explains her connection with the Passacaglia For Violin and Viola by Norwegian composer Johan Halvorsen and describes how she was introduced to the piece by her violin… Audio
Bookmarks with Lucy Tupu
Today on Bookmarks, an industrial designer who has made a name for herself globally. Lucy Tupu celebrates her Samoan and New Zealand roots with Pacific designs in her New York City based design… Audio
Music with Dave Wilson: The gift of song
In this December season of giving and receiving gifts, it seems fitting to dive into some music about generously giving of oneself, about experiencing generosity, and about music itself as a gift that… Audio
The Clean's Hamish Kilgour remembered by Flying Nun founder
The Clean founder Hamish Kilgour has died.
The Clean started making rock music in the 1970s and became synonymous with the 'Dunedin sound'.
The band was a major part of the legendary Flying Nun… Audio
Robert Scott pays tribute to Kiwi music pioneer Hamish Kilgour
Kilgour co-founded Dunedin band The Clean in the 1970s and became synonymous with the 'Dunedin sound' music scene. Audio
Music feature: Stevie Wonder
Following a 12 week hiatus the Afternoons weekly music feature is back. This week we have New Zealand School of Music teaching fellow Josh Ellery talking about the music of Stevie Wonder. It's been 50… Audio
Low supply of accommodation across NZ as large scale events return
The return of big international acts to New Zealand's capital has the hospitality industry questioning how it will keep up.
Wellington welcomes Guns n Roses for Thursday show
Rock legends Guns n Roses are knockin' on Wellington's door, arriving in the capital ahead of their Sky Stadium gig on Thursday.
It's the city's first international act since Covid-19 hit our shores.
…Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf with Karen O Leary
Actor Karen O Leary explains her connection with Peter and the Wolf - a beloved piece of music written originally for children, while NZSO flutist Bridget Douglas explains the challenges that come… Audio
Blue Smoke: Funk
In 2017 a ground-breaking compilation of New Zealand funk was released - Heed the Call. It inspired others to dig deep and see what funk they could find. This episode of Blue Smoke gets on the good… Audio
First Aid Kit
From the same land and culture that gave us that most rigorous of movie directors, Ingmar Bergman, as well those super troupers ABBA, come the Söderberg sisters, Johanna and Klara, and their band… Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 4 December 2022
When hymn writer Shirley Murray was on an editorial panel preparing a collection of NZ-written carols in the 1990s, she found there weren't many with an Advent theme. So she wrote one! You can hear… Audio
Nashville Babylon 3 December 2022
On this week's Nashville Babylon Mark plays birthday tunes for Little Richard and JJ Cale, has Odetta covering Bob Dylan and a reggae classic courtesy of the Heptones. Audio
