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Local talents PollyHill and Samara Alofa join forces on Aquaries
The Tāmaki Makaurau pair reveal a sonic landscape that alternates between spiky and smooth. Video, Audio
Photographer Kate Simon on Rebel Music & Bob Marley
Kate Simon is a well respected American portrait photographer and writer. Musicians and artists respected her and her work - Especially Bob Marley who used her photos for the front cover of his 1978… Audio
Grime MC Flowdan talks collabs, and his Wellington show reviewed
UK grime music pioneer Flowdan talks to Samantha Mythen about his Grammy nomination, recent run of collaborations and what crowds turn up for, just before hitting the stage in Wellington.
The Little Clay Cart and NZ's first Afro-Kiwi Xmas concert
Voices this week looks at some December events to look forward to from the south Asian and African diaspora in Auckland. Audio
Out Lately with Finn Johansson
Finn's back, and no doubt ready to inform, educate and entertain us with an array of eclectic music. Featuring tracks from Judas Priest, Wiki & Tony Seltzer, Wiley, and Javiera Electra. Audio
Auckland composer on capital assignment
Aucklander Eve de Castro-Robinson is Orchestra Wellington's Composer-in-Residence for 2024, and she won't even have to move south. Video, Audio
Music 101: Charlotte Ryan
Charlotte Ryan, host of Music 101 here on RNZ each Saturday afternoon from 1pm talks about what's happening on the music scene over the weekend, what's coming up on her show tomorrow and because… Audio
Kate Simon Photographer on Bob Marley
Kate Simon is a well respected American portrait photographer and writer. She is known for her photographs of influential musicians, artists, and writers, including Bob Marley, The Clash, Patti Smith… Audio
NZ Live: Come Together
This week's NZ Live is with the amazing performers from the Come Together series. Possibly the most successful LOCAL rock music series of all time, the shows have been seen by more than 40,000 Kiwis.
…Music reviewer Grant Smithies
Something of an indie "supergroup" containing past and present members of The Bats, The Clean, Tall Dwarfs and Toy Love, the Sundae Painters have just released a cracker debut LP. Grant Smithies… Audio
Shane MacGowan, hard-drinking poet of The Pogues, dies at 65
The London-Irish punk who penned some of the 1980s' most haunting ballads before sinking into alcohol and drug addiction, has died.
The Barber Shop Sessions | Episode 4: Harry
Harry pays tribute to our voyaging waka and the ancestral courtyards of his hapū in two original waiata Māori written by his uncle. Video
They're dancing to our music here
They met at Auckland Univesity, before heading off to opposite ends of the planet. Now composer Celeste Oram and conductor Tianyi Lu are collaborating on a new ballet in Switzerland. Video, Audio
Music Critic: Colin Morris
Today Colin talks to Jesse about music from Jesse Colter and Steely Dan. Audio
Music Critic: Colin Morris
Today Colin talks to Jesse about music from Jesse Colter and Steely Dan. Audio
The TAHI 30th November 2023
On today's show Evie catches up with childhood friend and award-winning artist Vera Ellen, So’omālō chats with TAHI fan and aspiring music journalist Mia Faiumu, plus we get vulnies and reveal our… Audio
Review: Kraftwerk's vintage men-machines perfectly at home in 2023
In an age where ChatGPT presents an approximation of human thought, Kraftwerk's man-machine feels very present, writes Nic Gorman. Video
RNZ Music Pocket Edition: 29 November 2023
In Pocket Edition this week we reflect on Kim Hill's extraordinary radio career and the music she listened to while preparing for her Saturday Morning show. Maggie Tweedie interviews the living legend… Audio
Catching them when they're young
We tend to focus on the masters, but every musician has to start somewhere. And that's when Christopher Norton comes to the fore. Video, Audio
