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Nick Bollinger checks in on the latest afro-beat offering from Fela Kuti's son Seun. Audio

"With shuddering synthesisers, handclaps the size of skyscrapers, and vocals that might have been tweezed together syllable-by-syllable, this is a big slam-dunking pop record by anyone's definition."… Audio

Nick Bollinger has a chat with legendary session guitarist James Burton, and reviews a new record from Phil Judd. Audio

Nick Bollinger reviews new albums by French For Rabbits and Vashti Bunyan, plus the compilations Country Funk II and Master Mix: Red Hot + Arthur Russell. Audio

Nick Bollinger reviews only the third albun in fourty-five years from freak-folk figurehead Vashti Bunyan. Audio

Nick Bollinger takes a listen to the quiet sighs of Wellington-based duo French for Rabbits on their debut LP Spirits. Audio

This week in The Sampler Nick Bollinger reviews a defining double live set by Texas bluesman Gary Clark Jr., and talks to Australian minstrel C.W. Stoneking about his unique fusion of jazz, gospel and… Audio

Nick Bollinger reviews a collection of funky late 60s - early 70s country music from the likes of Kenny Rogers, Townes Van Zandt, and Dolly Parton. Audio

In The Sampler this week Nick Bollinger reviews the second album from Mercury Music Prize-winning British indie rockers Alt J; a two-disc compendium of southern styles from Lucinda Williams; and a set… Audio

C.W. Stoneking is a Melbourne based musician who makes blues/calypso/boogaloo as if the last 60 years never happened. Nick Bollinger speaks to this enigmatic character ahead of his NZ tour. Audio

Nick Bollinger reviews the second album from Mercury Music Prize-winning British indie rockers Alt-J. Audio

In The Sampler this week Nick Bollinger reviews a double-disc set from father-and-son duo Jeff and Spencer Tweedy, a.k.a. Tweedy; the ecstatic pagan grooves of Swedish ensemble Goat; and a beginners… Audio

Nick Bollinger reviews Commune, the new album from enigmatic Swedish experimental fusion group Goat. Audio

Standing in for Nick Bollinger, Jim Pinckney reviews the retro rock styles of Wildest Dreams, the futuristic kiwi soul of Electric Wire Hustle, Robyn Hitchcock's gentle acoustic strummings and Brian… Audio

Composer and music supervisor Brian Reitzell is best known for his work on film soundtracks The Virgin Suicides and Lost In Translation. He's just released a solo set of Krautrock influenced… Audio

Jim Pinckney reviews the slinky psychedelia of Wildest Dreams, the new project of U.K. stalwart DJ Harvey, who has jumped from punk, to disco, to techno throughout his career. Audio

Kiran Dass, sitting in for Nick Bollinger, reviews the swirling Southern Gothic of Christchurch's Dark Matter; the reverb-drenched melancholy of Roy Montgomery; and the literate post-punk of Josef K.

Kiran Dass reviews the reverb-drenched melancholy of Roy Montgomery's 324. E. 13th Street #7. Audio

Kiran Dass take a listen to the literate post-punk of Josef K on The Only Fun in Town. Audio

Scott Kara reviews Angels and Devils by The Bug, Lullaby… and the Ceaseless Roar by Robert Plant and Pale Communion by Opeth. Audio

Former Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant pushes the boundaries of bluegrass, as well as dabbling in desert blues, on his latest album Lullaby and... The Ceaseless Roar - Scott Kara takes a listen. Audio

Reviewer Scott Kara takes a listen to the menacing, apocalyptic sounds on Angels And Devils, the latest album from London electronic producer The Bug. Audio

Joe Nunweek, sitting in for Nick Bollinger, reviews albums by Naomi Punk, Wreck and Reference, and Lewis. Audio

Joe Nunweek explores the strange story and eventual rediscovery of long-lost North American crooner Lewis. Audio