Music
New music with Jeremy Taylor
The first new music from The The in 25 years, plus new releases on the Ninja Tunes label from Nilufer Yanya and Floating Points. Audio
Canterbury student composer's work premieres with Chch Symphony
Alexandra Hope Watson, the Canterbury University maths and music whiz who's transformed Lewis Carroll's nonsensical poems into a musical for the Christchuch Symphony Orchestra.
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Rocker Jon Toogood's 'personal carnage' was brutal
He was locked in Melbourne while his mother was dying in Wellington. "It was traumatic… it was all very surreal."
Singing solo and soul mates: Jon Toogood shares his new direction
Shihad lead singer Jon Toogood chats with Anika Moa about his covid crisis and coming out the other side. Video, Audio
Alexandra through the looking glass
Alexandra Hope Watson is many things, from daredevil plane pilot to mathematician, but perhaps her greatest love is writing musicals. Video, Audio
Music Critic: Matthew Crawley shares his love of Womb
Our music critic Matther Crawley plays the new Womb single, and talks Goodapece - the new project from Jefferson Chen. Audio
Ersha Island ??? & Mental Health Awareness Week
Today on the show sibling duo Dani and Tee from Ersha Island joins us to talk about navigating their culture through music, Janay and Harry are hosting parties on the same day and So'omalo tries to… Audio
The battle of the barbershops
More than 500 singers are about to gather in the capital for massive barbershop battle on a scale that Wellington hasn't seen in years. Audio
The British brothers balancing cycling and songwriting
UK brothers Felix and Morris Winby recently embarked on a 1,000km cycling tour from London to Lyon. Audio
Misheard lyrics: The world of mondegreens
Pam Peters is Emeritus Professor of Linguistics at Macquarie University and joins Emile Donovan to discuss mondegreens and malapropisms. Audio
The sound of one hand playing
Pianist Jian Liu only needs one hand for his next gig, but he's working twice as hard. Video, Audio
Bookmarks with John Davies
John is an opera and theatre director, directing the opera Verdi Meets Puccini, and he joins Jesse on Bookmarks. Audio
SIX The Musical - Henry and his six wives
Headlining the Te Ahurei Toi o Tamaki Auckland Arts Festival, SIX the Musical tells the story of the six wives of Henry VIII with an empowering take on history. Audio
Music with Kirsten Zemke: The la-la-la phenomenon
Music correspondent Kirsten Zemke looks at why non-lexical vocables or nonsense syllables are used in a variety of music genres. Audio
A violinist of many colours
Violinist Tristan Carter talks to Bryan Crump about his multifaceted musical career. Video, Audio
A ditty keeps the doctor away
Music can be medicine. It can help treat diseases like Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and depression says neuroscientist Daniel Levitin. He's not just a brain scientist, he's a record producer working with… Audio
Music feature: Aly Cook on Lucinda Williams
Country music star Aly Cook takes us on a journey through the songs of American singer-songwriter Lucinda WIlliams. Audio
CACO & Luke Combs
On the show today. South Auckland raised Iraqi artist CACO talks to us about his latest single 'omg'. We find why So'omalo and Luke Combs's similarities are more than just looks and Janay pitches a… Audio
A leg up from Six-60
Four lucky Otago Uni students have been given a pretty unique chance to kickstart their music careers after winning a highly sought after Six-60 scholarship. The scholarships were set up in 2021 by… Audio
Extra Coldplay tickets released for NZ shows
Missed out on tickets for the Music of the Spheres World Tour? There's a second chance to get into the November shows in Auckland.
