Music

Before becoming the drummer for Queens of the Stone Age, Jon Theodore was an early fan, first seeing them play at a tiny Baltimore club that held 12 people. Ahead of their NZ tour Jon talks to… Audio

The new album "Splendid Isolation", by New Zealand musicians John Rae and Ben Wilcock, showcases their broad range and ability to produce the unexpected. Also this hour: Alicia Olatuja, and Brian… Audio

The ripples of a war in the music industry spread far further than just ruining Gen Alpha's TikTok time.  Audio

Featuring new music from Dunedin-based singer-songwriter Maxine Funke, Japanese folklore-pop fusion Chiyomi Yamada, and a classic from heavy metal band Danzig. Audio

Nights crosses to the Melbourne Cricket Club Reserve where 86,000 people, including thousands of Kiwis, await the biggest popstar on the planet. Audio

Former Wellington Percussionist, Jeremy Fitzsimons, is now based on the family farm in the Kauaeranga Valley near Thames. Bryan Crump paid him a visit. Audio

Taylor Swift is expected to perform to her biggest audience yet when she takes the stage in the first of three sold-out concerts in Melbourne tonight. She arrived in Australia yesterday fresh from a… Video, Audio

Budding maestros Kira Oldfield and Reuben Brown join RNZ Concert's Bryan Crump part way through their NZSO conducting fellowships. Video, Audio

Ambury shares his request with RNZ Concert Three to Seven host Bryan Crump, and the reason behind it. Audio

For NZ Live today we have Carnivorous Plant Society - a band that defies categorisation The group, led by musician and animator Finn Scholes, coaxes life from a dizzying array of instruments -… Audio

Swift-mania has hit down under with the arrival of pop icon Taylor Swift in Australia. We speak to one of the many super fans who've made the trek across the Tasman to be part of the Eras Tour… Audio

Award-winning country singer-songwriter Jenny Mitchell has produced a film covering five decades of Gore's country music scene, including interviews with iconic musicians such as Lynda and Donna Topp.

Murray Cammick, then editor of music mag Rip It Up, was there when the very first Big Day Out exploded into Mt Smart Stadium in 1994. Audio

Anna Koch speaks to Bryan Crump about touring the world with her family and bass clarinet, and making music with indigenous artists along the way, including Aotearoa's Ariana Tikao. Video, Audio

On today’s episode, comedian Bubbah dishes about the second season of ‘I Got You’, Bigfans' Noema Te Hau III has all the details on new artist programme Ignite, and we reminisce about our first jobs.