Music
Bookmarks with Te Kahu Rolleston
Te Kahu Rolleston is an award winning spoken word poet. Audio
Music Critic: Christoph El' Truento and Flying Lotus
Sarah Thomson plays and discusses two new tracks; Performer Dub by Christoph El' Truento and Let Me Cook feat. Dawn Richard by Flying Lotus. Audio
Shortland St music writer wins national choral music comp
Wellington-based composer and multi-instrumentalist William Philipson writes the music for Shortland Street. Audio
Anthony Field - the 'Blue Wiggle' - on his mental health ride
Field speaks about feeling "sad", a late diagnosis with ADHD and his own son's anxiety that his dad would never come back from The Wiggles tours. Audio
Concert for Animals
RNZ Concert is offering a Guy Fawkes night radio show of music chosen to be gentle for pets, and people, during fireworks, in collaboration with SPCA.
Soothing sounds for furry friends
SPCA Scientific Officer Dr Alison Vaughan talks with Bryan Crump about how music can help keep your pets calm this Guy Fawkes night. Audio
Arielwose & Coast Arcade
On the show today we have Leo and Thom from Coast Arcade in to tell us about their latest single 'City Limits', we also meet local singer-songwriter arielwose who chats to us about her latest waiata… Audio
Waikato graphic novels getting posthumous release
Musician, artist, academic and radio personality Dean Ballinger was known as one of Kirikiriroa Hamilton's foremost creatives. Audio
John Farnham's memoir doesn't shy away from uncomfortable truths
We learn how he was drugged, coerced and abused by a former manager. How he faced financial ruin many times over and how he and his wife Jill struggled to conceive children for many years.
Fifty years of keeping Music Alive
Nikki Wells, Programme Convener for Music Alive, talks with Bryan Crump about the history of the Christchurch-based amateur music club and their upcoming celebration concert at the end of this month.
…'It's so ethereal': Moana & The Tribe's journey to capturing indigenous voices
Moana & The Tribe have returned with a concept album project that starts in Aotearoa and travels around the world - encapsulating the voices, language, and culture of six indigenous wāhine. Video, Audio
The Richard Poems with Simon Sweetman
Simon Sweetman is a Wellington-based writer, broadcaster, podcaster and RNZ semi-regular. His new collection, The Richard Poems, is out this month, and has an accompanying soundtrack. Audio
Three great albums you might have missed
Tony Stamp catches up with three releases from 2024, from US trio Bonny Light Horseman, British singer Lucy Rose, and Alberta collective Crack Cloud.
Concert for Animals to be broadcast on Guy Fawkes night
Guy Fawkes night and the impact on household and farm animals is a well traversed topic with the New Zealand Veterinary Association once again helping to promote an Animates petition calling for the… Audio
Worlds of Music 3 November, 2024
Music from the world, for the world, featuring Asha Bhosle, Amara Toure, Art Blakey, and Pakistani-American singer and composer, Arooj Aftab. Audio
Happiness is Near
Delaney Davidson and Barry Saunders are back together again with a new album, titled Happiness in Near. William Dart checks whether it lives up to its optimistic title. Audio
Certain Limitations by Luke Temple
An uneven collection from the Here We Go Magic frontman that pops in its mellower, tropical moments. Audio
Red Mile by Crack Cloud
The Canadian collective marry punk attitude to classic rock on songs as blunt as they are catchy. Audio
Dreamer's Motel by Joachim Cooder
The LA musician finds beauty in the everyday on his lovingly crafted new album. Audio
This Ain't the Way You Go Out by Lucy Rose
An album of very British-sounding tracks that land somewhere between soul and folk, pairing Rose's smooth voice with rhythmic heft. Audio
