Music
Music feature: Celebrating 20 years of Play It Strange
For 20 years the Play It Strange Trust has been supporting and encouraging young songwriters. To measure the success: over one thousand finalists have had their songs professionally produced. Audio
Morning Report Essentials for 5th July
In the show today, we speak to ReliefAid founder Mike Seawright who is in Ukraine, where Russia has carried out a series of bombings across cities, we also talk to Greens co-leader Darleen Tana, who… Audio
Wellington school auctioning off Taylor swift trip
Would you enter a raffle to to see Taylor Swift in London, with flights and seven nights accommodation included? Wellington's Clyde Quay School is guessing a lot of people will... with the raffle on… Audio
Country's newest music venue gets ready for business
"We'll be ready in time... we don't have a choice," promises the owner of Meow Nui, whose self-imposed deadline is approaching fast.
Troye Sivan is coming to New Zealand
The pop sensation has announced he will light up stages in New Zealand and Australia at the end of the year.
Celebrating brass banding at the Pacific Festival of Brass
The 2024 national brass band championships begin on Wednesday. This year, the contest is widening participation to outside New Zealand and into the Pacific. RNZ Concert's David Morriss talks with two… Audio
Jazz legend Herbie Hancock to perform in NZ in October
The 'Cantaloupe Island' composer will play shows in Auckland and Wellington.
It's been 25 years since TrueBliss - but it feels like it was 'just yesterday'
Five young women were swept to stardom off the back of the TV show Popstars - but not everyone had their best interests at heart, band member Joe Cotton says.
Worlds of Music 7 July, 2024
Music from the world, for the world, with Asha Bhosle, Punch Brothers, Addictive TV, and Mexican acoustic guitar duo, Rodrigo y Gabriela.
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The Power of the Heart: A Tribute to Lou Reed
William Dart features an enticing new tribute album reminding us of the magic and the loss of Lou Reed. The Power of the Heart has a stellar line-up of contributors: Keith Richards, Rufus Wainwright… Audio
Salvia Palth's follows the worldwide sensation of his debut with a surprise second LP
Eleven years after his incredibly successful first album, the Wellington-based musician returns with a slightly more hi-fi collection of bedroom pop. Audio
Kaytranada is sonically sweaty on Timeless
The Grammy-winning producer returns with a dancefloor behemoth, crammed with special guests. Video, Audio
Jess Coenelius: 'It’s not like there’s a huge canon of rock musicians singing about parenthood, you know?'
The NZ-born singer-songwriter is now based in Los Angeles after 18 years in Melbourne, and receiving glowing reviews for the first two albums released under her own name. Video, Audio
Iva Davies: From oboe player to punk-rock legend
Icehouse is one of Australia's best-known and beloved rock bands. Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 7 July 2024
You might think the life of a 19th century hymn translator was pretty uneventful. Not so for John Mason Neale, who translated our first hymn in this week’s programme, Christ is made the sure… Audio
The Banks Peninsula musician who does weather data visualisations
Lyttelton creative TG Shand is not a "city person", and instead loves to watch the weather change over Banks Peninsula. Video, Audio
Nashville Babylon: 6 July 2024
On this week's show there's blues from Bessie Smith, Jimmy Reed and Elmore James, classic country from Kris Kristofferson plus some jumpin' jive courtesy of Louis Prima. Audio
Rodger Fox's Last Album
Before he passed away in late May, Rodger Fox recorded one final album with his big band. Fittingly, it's called "Alive in New York". Audio
Anna Coddington: Retraining the voice from Long Covid
Despite some serious challenges, Anna Coddington has created a bilingual album for the dancefloor. She celebrates with Charlotte Ryan. Audio
In the Winelight
Nick Tipping checks out sultry ballads from Kurt Elling, Kenny Burrell, and Phil Woods; Benny Green and Red Garland swing hard; and the SFJazz Collective takes on Horace Silver. Audio
