Music
The Jesus and Mary Chain: ‘These days it's Jim and William Reid being themselves’
Scottish band The Jesus and Mary Chain return to New Zealand this month touring their new album Glasgow Eyes, hailed as some of their best music since their explosive debut Psychocandy. The band are… Audio
Sons of Thunder
Ella Fitzgerald sings Rodgers & Hart; Dexter Gordon gets moody; and Wellington 8-piece The Jac brings the thunder. Audio
Sack of Woe
Nat Adderley plays 'Sack of Woe'; Errol Garner swings hard; and Ike Quebec plays Dvorak. Audio
Playing favourites: Grant Robertson
Hon. Grant Robertson joins Bryan Crump to share some of his favourite tunes. Grant was NZ's Minister of Finance from 2017 to 2023, he's a former deputy Prime Minister and was Labour MP for Wellington… Audio
Out Lately with Finn Johansson
He's back, and no doubt ready to inform, educate and entertain us with an array of eclectic music. Audio
The Panel with Nick Leggett and Sally Wenley (Part 2)
Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman and panellists Nick Leggett and Sally Wenley discuss an Auckland tourism campaign that Mayor Wayne Brown deems "deeply embarassing" and season two of the… Audio
Taioro: weaving te reo Māori and poetry with chamber music
Spoken word performer Sharn Maree and taonga pūoro specialist Rob Thorne - two members of Taioro, along with viola player Donald Maurice - talk with RNZ's Andrew Clark about the ensemble, and the work… Audio
The Pre-Panel for 12 July 2024
Today on the Pre-Panel, Wallace Chapman previews tonight's show and producer Sam Hollis joins to discuss a man who tried to smuggle snakes through customs. Audio
NZ Live: Amber Carly Williams
Amber is a singer-songwriter from Christchurch whose rare voice conjures attention-grabbing dream-pop soundscapes, paired with heart-breaking song-writing that is at once both vulnerable and… Audio
The elusive Kiwi artist making it big on Spotify
He won't play live and declines many interviews. But he's more popular than Benee, Six60 and L.A.B. combined. Video, Audio
Music reviewer Grant Smithies
Wellington band Terror Of The Deep have just reissued a long-lost album from 2010. Grant Smithies has two key tracks from that today, followed by a new single from Christchurch-based singer Holly… Audio
Songwriter: An album of previously-unheard Johnny Cash songs
The posthumous return of the Man in Black features a collection of demos recorded in the early '90s, discovered and repurposed by his son, John Carter Cash. Video, Audio
World Choir Games Celebration Concert - Delaware Choral Scholars
The Delaware Choral Scholars' performance at the World Choir Games Celebration Concert, 'A Choral Kaleidoscope', Auckland Town Hall, 11 July 2024. Audio
World Choir Games Celebration Concert - Ungklang
Ungklang's performance at the World Choir Games 2024 Celebration Concert, 'A Choral Kaleidoscope 1', Auckland Town Hall, 11 July 2024. Audio
World Choir Games Celebration Concert - Festival Statesmen
The Festival Statemen's performance at the World Choir Games 2024 Celebration Concert, 'A Choral Kaleidoscope 1', Auckland Town Hall, 11 July 2024. Audio
World Choir Games Celebration Concert - The Graduate Choir NZ
The Graduate Choir New Zealand's performance at the World Choir Games 2024 Celebration Concert, 'A Choral Kaleidoscope 1', Auckland Town Hall, 11 July 2024. Audio
Cypress Hill make 28-year-old Simpsons joke come true
It was back in 1996 when an episode of The Simpsons featured a joke where Cypress Hill believed they had mistakenly booked the London Symphony Orchestra, whilst under the influence.
Sibling support, not rivalry
Among the ten semi-finalists in this year's prestigious Lexus Song Quest are two brothers: baritone Alfred and tenor Emmanuel Fonoti-Fuimaono. They talk with David Morriss about their love of opera… Audio
Music Critic: Dianne Swann
Today Dianne talks to Jesse about a new album from Linda Thompson, playfully titled Proxy Music. Audio
The TAHI Psycho Gab & ELENA
On today's show, we celebrate 20 years of the Pacific Music Awards with one of this years nominees, ELENA. Jazzy Auckland band Psycho Gab chat to Evie about their upcoming EP, and we have a meeting of… Audio
