Music

NZ composer Gemma Peacocke talks with Bryan Crump about recent works, and finding "a way around the squeamishness of being a classical composer who's interested in expressing emotion". Audio

For this week's music feature we speak to London-based kiwi Kay McMahon. Kay's day job sees her producing content for a major bank, while by night she DJs with the handle Special Kay. She's also a… Audio

Over the weekend Shearers Music Store celebrated their 60th birthday. Shearers is an independent music store in Hamilton started by Andy and Rowena Shearer. Audio

On todays show, Journalist and icon Charlotte Cook tells Evie all about her new political series ‘Grilled’, So'omālō shares his picks to win the RWC, and the team fearlessly reveal their favourite… Audio

The NZSO performs two of Beethoven's best-loved works, Piano Concerto No 5, Emperor; and Symphony No 6, Pastoral with guest pianist Diedre Irons, and conductor Hamish McKeich.

Aotango will be bringing tango music to four North Island centres during the first week of October. David Morriss talks with the quintet's violinist, Andrew Beer. Video, Audio

This week features an interview about the final recordings of NZ musician and songwriter Graham Brazier. Audio

William Dart plays selections from Ron and Russell Mael's soundtrack for the movie, Annette, as well as a brand new Sparks album, The Girl is Crying in Her Latte. Audio

Champion boxer Mea Motu joins us to talk life and boxing and to share some music that she loves. Audio

We're celebrating Te Wiki o te Reo Maori this week and feature recordings by Haatea Kapa Haka from Himene Maori - a project to document, record, and publish Maori hymns and waiata. The project is led… Audio

On this week's Nashville Babylon Mark plays blues from Howlin' Wolf and Barbara Lynn, reggae courtesy of Delroy Wilson, classics from the Grateful Dead and Loretta Lynn plus a birthday tune for BB… Audio

Inspired by Goldsmith Baynes' new album E Rere Rā, Nick presents an hour of jazz sung in te reo Māori. Audio

Our guest on the Mixtape this week is Te Kuru o te Marama Dewes. He is a journalist, a radio host, a voice actor and also a licensed translator of Te Reo certified by The Maori Language Commission. Video, Audio

BIG FAN is a new not-for-profit, multi-purpose music space located in Morningside, Aotearoa New Zealand.

Award winning producer Joel Little talks about his new initiative - Big Fan Live. Audio

On Introducing this week we meet a brand new 'Noise Pop' band based in Poneke - Feshh and their new single Acetone. Audio

Throwing Muses frontwoman, solo artist and indie-rock icon Kristin Hersh returns to Aotearoa for a run of solo shows in November. She spoke to Elliott Childs about her new album Clear Pond Road and… Audio

So'omalo Schwalger reviews a uniquely Aotearoa hip-hop collaboration. Audio

Ruban Nielson of UMO talks to Charlotte Ryan about life in Portland, and writing one of the Top 5 songs for this year's Silver Scroll Award - Layla Video, Audio

Once described as 'a musical Bear Grylls' for his fearless performance of a virtuosic horn piece, young UK musician Ben Goldscheider is a star on the rise. He's one of the guest artists in this year’s… Video, Audio