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VIDEO PREMIERE: Auckland bedroom pop musician K M T P 'Acting Out’
RNZ Music is stoked to be the first to share the brand new single and video from Auckland multi-instrumentalist and producer K M T P. ‘Acting Out’ is the second single from his forthcoming EP P.S C U Soon, which is out in August.
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Silver Scrolls 2020: top 20 announced
1 minute agoTami Neilson, L.A.B., Troy Kingi and BENEE are among the 20 finalists for New Zealand’s most coveted songwriting award, the Silver Scroll.
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New Horizons: The Hypnotic Songscapes of Mali Mali
5 minutes agoWilliam Dart explores the songs of Auckland songwriter Ben Tolich, AKA Mali Mali, following the ten-year trail to his latest album, I Was Told to Keep an Eye Out. Audio
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Hymns on Sunday
less than a minute agoWe're focussing on hymns inspired by the Psalms this week. Audio
RNZ Concert
RNZ Concert is New Zealand’s fine music network. Concert promotes New Zealand music and composition and features live broadcasts of concerts and recitals, as well as international content from other public radio broadcasters, podcasts, and on-demand programmes.
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Matariki, music and memories
5 minutes agoMatariki is a time to gather the friends and whanau together to look to the future, reflect on the past and enjoy good food and music together.
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WINNERS: a night out with gratitude and the APO #2
8 minutes agoWe are giving away more tickets to the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, this time for their performance of the Great Classics: Mozart & Dvořák on Thursday 16 July. Enter here.
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Playlist for Matariki
6 minutes agoMatariki is a time to gather with family and friends to reflect on the past, celebrate the present, and plan for the future. Embrace the season with winter-time music recorded by RNZ Concert.
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Nashville Babylon 13 July 2020
13 Jul 2020On this week's show Mark has new music from Colorama, classic covers courtesy of Delaney Davidson, Betty LaVette and Sonic Youth plus a birthday tune for jazz… Audio
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Nashville Babylon 6 July 2020
6 Jul 2020On this week's Nashville Babylon Mark has a blues extravaganza courtesy of John Lee Hooker and Canned Heat, a track from Giant Sand's recently reissued classic… Audio
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Nashville Babylon 29 June 2020
29 Jun 2020On this week's show Mark has new music from Bob Dylan and Dan Penn, classic soul courtesy of the Staple Singers, a French / Canadian cover of Leonard Cohen's… Audio
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Nashville Babylon 22 June 2020
22 Jun 2020On this week's show Mark plays birthday tunes for Kris Kristofferon, June Carter Cash and Nick Drake plus blues courtesy of Mojo Watson, Kiwi country from the… Audio
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Music with RNZ's Yadana Shaw
11:07 am todayYadana Saw shares some new tunes and collaborations from Auckland hip hop stalwarts Team Dynamite, and Wellington's Phoenix Foundation. And we'll hear the latest release from the son of British new… Audio
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Song lyrics with Bruce Brown
14 Jul 2020Many people have had a crack at writing the next great song, but what's the secret to success? Jesse speaks to Bruce Brown, from Victoria University's school of music. Audio
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Silver Scrolls top 20 of 2020 released
14 Jul 2020The 20 finalists for New Zealand's most coveted songwriting award, the Silver Scroll, have been released today. Audio
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Rising stars of Mātariki: Troy Kingi on Neko - “She’s going to blow up”
14 Jul 2020To celebrate Mātariki we asked some of Aotearoa’s top musicians to shine a light on the next generation of Māori talent. Award-winning Northland musician Troy Kingi has chosen up-and-coming vocalist… Video
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VIDEO PREMIERE: Auckland bedroom pop musician K M T P 'Acting Out’
14 Jul 2020RNZ Music is stoked to be the first to share the brand new single and video from Auckland multi-instrumentalist and producer K M T P. ‘Acting Out’ is the second single from his forthcoming EP P.S C U… Video
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Silver Scrolls 2020 finalists announced
14 Jul 2020Tami Neilson, L.A.B., Troy Kingi and BENEE are among the 20 finalists for New Zealand's most coveted songwriting award, the Silver Scroll.
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Silver Scrolls 2020: BENEE, L.A.B., and Troy Kingi among top 20
14 Jul 2020Tami Neilson, L.A.B., Troy Kingi and BENEE are among the 20 finalists for New Zealand’s most coveted songwriting award, the Silver Scroll.
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Great NZ Album - The Exponents Something Beginning With C
13 Jul 2020Great NZ Album: The Exponents Something Beginning With C. Audio
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Facebook fame helps Army Band draw fans to town hall reopening
13 Jul 2020Eager fans of the New Zealand Army Band queued for 90 minutes before the Christchurch Town Hall doors swung open yesterday, for the first show at the venue since lockdown.
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New book highlights Beatles' sadness and tragedy
12 Jul 2020Craig Brown's new book, 1, 2, 3, 4: The Beatles In Time is not your bog-standard Beatles' bio. Brown has come up with a fresh take on the Fab Four - and a unearthed a few previously unknown gems… Audio
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RIP Johnny Mandel, plus Emily Remler
11 Jul 2020We pay tribute to the influential songwriter Johnny Mandel, and check out a couple of tracks by guitarist Emily Remler. Audio
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John Rae: Uncouth and Without Form
11 Jul 2020We check out Wellington drummer John Rae's new album, in which he explores his Scottish roots through a mix of traditional tunes and originals. Audio
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The Mixtape: The Beths
11 Jul 2020To celebrate the release of their second album Jump Rope Gazers Jon and Liz from The Beths join Charlotte to play some of their favourite tunes. Audio
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Songcrush: Kanye West/ Haim/ Sufjan Stevens
11 Jul 2020This week the Song Crush team tackle new songs from Kanye West, Sufjan Stevens, Haim and more. Featuring special guests Nick Bollinger and Danielle Street. Audio
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Musician draws on friend's near-fatal accident for Glass Animals' Dreamland
11 Jul 2020Glass Animals' frontman Dave Bayley explains how the near death experience of the band's drummer informed their new album, Dreamland Audio
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Worlds of Music Ep 187 features author Preston Lauterbach talking about blues man Robert Johnson.
11 Jul 2020Music from the world, for the world, hosted by Trevor Reekie. Audio
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The Sampler: The Beths, Larkin Poe, Khruangbin
11 Jul 2020Nick Bollinger reviews a sophomore album of power pop from The Beths; blues and boogie from North Georgia sisters Larkin Poe; and a surprisingly vocal set from the usually instrumental trio… Audio
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Maala on making his difficult second album.
11 Jul 2020The local pop star visited RNZ to tell Tony Stamp why his second album Water Overhead took four years to make. Audio
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Playing Favourites with Dennis O'Brien from Slow Boat Records
11 Jul 2020Slow Boat Records is a Wellington institution, a magnet for musos and vinyl heads. As the city's longest surviving independent record store, it was named one of the world's finest music shops back in… Audio
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A Celebration of Louis and Ella
10 Jul 2020Australian jazz musician James Morrison performs a concert of music by two of the greats with guest vocalist Emma Pask and the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, Aotea Centre, 16 August 2018. Audio
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Today in music history
10 Jul 2020Today in music history: On this day in 1968, Eric Clapton announced that Cream would break-up after their current tour. Audio
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Music 101 with Charlotte Ryan
10 Jul 2020Charlotte Ryan, host of Music 101 here on RNZ each Saturday afternoon from midday talks about what's happening on the music scene over the weekend, what's coming up on her show tomorrow and because… Audio
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NZ Live: The Beths
10 Jul 2020The Beths have released their second album Jump Rope Gazers, and joined us live in studio to perform some tracks. Video, Audio
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