Music
Review: The Great American Bar Scene by Zach Bryan
So'omālō Schwalger revisits memories conjured up by the latest Zach Bryan release. Video, Audio
Review: Japes blossoms with new EP Omen, illuminating a gothic electronic landscape
Maggie Tweedie reviews Omen, the EP by Melbourne-based producer, musician, and songwriter Mia Kelly, also known as Japes. Hailing from Alexandra, Japes offers a distinctive mix of gothic electronic… Video, Audio
The Mixtape: NY music journalist Puja Patel
The former Pitchfork editor talks telling diverse stories and "the complicated nuances of love". Video, Audio
Calling Home: Trevor Coleman in Seville, Spain
Calling Home from Seville in Spain this morning is musician Trevor Coleman, originally from Dunedin. Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 1 September 2024
Celebrating the beginning of the Season of Creation today with hymns including How great thou art, For the beauty of the earth, and Shirley Murray’s Touch the earth lightly. Audio
New Zealand singer Rikki Morris marks his musical legacy with a reflective new album
In 1988, the haunting pop ballad 'Nobody Else' made Rikki Morris an instant pop star. Now, after decades away from the microphone, the award-winning songwriter returns with a new solo record About… Video, Audio
Nashville Babylon: 31 August 2024
On this week's show there's birthday tunes for Van Morrison, blues from Big Joe Turner and the Fabulous Thunderbirds plus a gospel twist on a Rolling Stones classic courtesy of the Blind Boys Of… Audio
Blue Note in my Suitcase
New Caledonian Hammond organist Michel Bénébig has a new album out, called 'Blue Note in my Suitcase'. Audio
Freedom Dance
Clifford Brown and Max Roach play some hits from their signature album, Barney McAll and The Jac play modern jazz, and Shirley Scott features with her tune "Freedom Dance". Audio
Review: Jack White's – No Name
Elliott Childs reviews Jack White's latest album, No-Name, noting that it marks a return to the bluesy rock sound that originally endeared him to fans of The White Stripes, The Raconteurs and The Dead… Video, Audio
American songwriter Bill Callahan loosens up on his new live album Resuscitate!
Bill Callahan tells Charlotte Ryan about the thrill of improvisation, the "little sparks" which become his songs and rediscovering the glory of Genesis. Video, Audio
The Mixtape: Former Pitchfork editor Puja Patel
Our guest picking the music today is one of the most powerful voices in the music industry. New York-based music journalist Puja Patel was the editor-in-chief of Pitchfork, a hugely influential music… Audio
'Music is a divine gift' says Teremoana Rapley
Teremoana Rapley speaks to TAHI presenter So'omalo Iteni Schwalger at the Pacific Music Awards after receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award. Video, Audio
'It's an other-worldly state': Bill Callahan talks songwriting
American Songwriter Bill Callahan has been writing music under the name Smog and his own name since the early 1990s. His distinctive baritone voice and melancholy songs often sound like poems set to… Audio
Rikki Morris: On being an 80s popstar and finding the perfect ballad
In 1988 New Zealand was riding the wave of 80s pop culture, and at the forefront was Rikki Morris. His hit 'Nobody Else', produced by his late brother Ian Morris, topped the charts here. Rikki has won… Audio
'Music is a divine gift,' Teremoana Rapley says
Being able to make music is a "tupuna-sent gift," according to the award-winning musician.
Live music with Amiria Grenell
Award-winning folk singer-songwriter Amiria Grenell plays live at Turanga. Amiria grew up in rural Canterbury where her family famously hosted decades of music festivals in their back paddocks. She's… Audio
Live music with Amiria Grenell
Award-winning folk singer-songwriter Amiria Grenell plays live at Turanga. Amiria grew up in rural Canterbury where her family famously hosted decades of music festivals in their back paddocks. She's… Audio
Out Lately with Finn Johansson
Tonight, Los Angeles indie-alt artist Mk.gee, a new single from Ngāti Hine artist MOKOTRON inspired by the death of Queen Elizabeth II, and a peek at Wormest Regards: A Worm Records compilation. Audio