Featured Music Stories
NZ's biggest bands go off in the 'Naki
Six60, LAB and Synthony have each rocked a crammed Bowl of Brooklands in New Plymouth, but probably won't make up all of the economic loss from the cancellation of the three day WOMAD festival.
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Sea shanty about NZ settlers resurfaces about 190 years later
A sea shanty called Wellerman is rising up the UK record charts about 190 years after the Weller family settled in Aotearoa. Audio
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The NZ music industry's #MeToo reckoning?
27 Jan 2021Broadcaster and music industry veteran Charlotte Ryan responds to recent revelations of harassment and exploitation, and her own experiences, within the New Zealand music industry.
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Dawn Raid - a movie about an important local record label
23 Jan 2021A new film follows the story of two Manukau Polytechnic students who turned a bootleg T-shirt business and hip-hop night at a local bar in Otara into the influential Dawn Raid Entertainment empire. Video, Audio
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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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New in Podcast Classics
12:01 am todaySchubert's much-loved Trout Quintet is full of flowing melodies that speak of happy times. Your new 'Podcast Classic' is ready to download. Audio
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Hymns on Sunday
19 minutes agoMore listener favourites this week, including one by New Zealander Nigel Eastgate. Alongside a busy career as a GP in South Dunedin for nearly 38 years, he was also a composer of hymns including 'If I take the wings of the morning'. Audio
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Playlist: The Stars are Comforting
25 Jan 2021Beatrice Tinsley would have been 80 years old this week. Download the story of her career in astrophysics and her love of music, as described in letters to her family, from student days to her tragically early death.
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SCHUBERT: Piano Quintet in A, Trout
1 Feb 2021Your free classical podcast this month is Schubert's Trout Quintet played by Monique Lapins, Gillian Ansell, Rolf Gjelsten, Hiroshi Ikematsu and Piers Lane. Audio
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SIBELIUS: Violin Concerto
Your free classical podcast this month is Sibelius' Violin Concerto played by Vesa-Matti Leppänen and the NZSO. Audio
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Nashville Babylon 1 February, 2021
1 Feb 2021On this week's show Mark has birthday tunes for Don Everly and Jason Isbell, classic soul from the Temptations and Doris Duke plus blues courtesy of Earl Hooker and new music from Aaron Frazer. Audio
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Today in music history
1 Feb 2021Hilton Valentine, founding guitarist of 60s group the Animals, has died at 77. Audio
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Great NZ Album - Here the Cars, David Kilgour 1992
1 Feb 2021Great NZ Album: Here the Cars, David Kilgour 1992. Audio
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Kiwi acts filling void left by WOMAD cancellation
1 Feb 2021When the cancellation of WOMAD was announced in December it was huge kick in the guts to the Taranaki economy.
Waiting in the wings at the picturesque Bowl of Brooklands stage was a stellar lineup of… Audio
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Daybreak Book Corner: Itzhak - A boy who loved the violin
February's book giveaway on RNZ Concert's Daybreak is one for younger listeners. Itzhak - a boy who loved the violin is a beautifully illustrated account of violinist Itzhak Perlman's life and career.
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New Plymouth getting local acts after WOMAD cancellation
1 Feb 2021When the cancellation of Womad was announced in December it was huge kick in the guts to the Taranaki economy. But waiting in the wings at the picturesque Bowl of Brooklands stage was a stellar lineup… Audio
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'Visionary' music producer Sophie dies aged 34
Sophie, the Grammy-nominated experimental pop musician and producer, has died aged 34 following a "sudden accident" in Athens.
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My Current Song: Robinson, How Can I Resist Her?
31 Jan 2021Robinson has just made the move to Auckland after spending the last year in Nelson getting a conceptual album ready. She has also just released her cover of the Split Enz song 'How Can I Resist Her?'… Audio
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The Mixtape - Nathan Rarere
30 Jan 2021RNZ First Up's new presenter Nathan Rarere shares his favourite tunes for the mixtape. Audio
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Anna Coddington: #metoo 'really put ripples through the music community'
30 Jan 2021Musician Anna Coddington speaks to Music 101 about the New Zealand music industry's #metoo moment in light of recent stories of sexual harassment and exploitation. Audio
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Anna Coddington on the New Zealand Music industry's #metoo moment
30 Jan 2021Musician Anna Coddington speaks about the recent stories of sexual harassment and exploitation in the music industry, calling for real change throughout the music world. Audio
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Chris Tubbs - therapeutic benefits of dancing
30 Jan 2021DJ Chris Tubbs makes a case for the therapeautic benefits of dancing and thinks now is the time we need to move more than ever Audio
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How You'll Never Walk Alone became the ultimate sports anthem
Guardian Culture Editor and Liverpool diehard Tim Jonze argues that 'You'll Never Walk Alone' has transcended its role as arguably the most famous terrace song the world. Audio
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Oscar Kightley: the story of Dawn Raid records
Dawn Raid, a new feature length documentary film, tells the story of the rise and fall (and eventual rebirth) of the influential New Zealand record label. Founders Andy Murane and Tanielu Leaosavai'i… Video, Audio
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Music 101 - Yadana Saw
29 Jan 2021Yadana Saw tells us what's coming up on Music 101 tomorrow and picks a track to play. Audio
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NZ Live - Delaney Davidson and Barry Saunders, Jenny Mitchell
29 Jan 2021Delaney Davidson, Barry Saunders, Jenny Mitchell and her sisters Maegan and Nicola, joins us in the Auckland studio play a few of their favourite tracks. Audio
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Music with Grant Smithies
29 Jan 2021Big Star's debut album #1 Record was recently given an overdue vinyl reissue, so hopeless fanboy Grant Smithies plays two tracks from that today while shedding tears of joy. After that, a veer up to… Audio
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The bliss of bagpipes
28 Jan 2021Amelia Langford discusses what makes bagpipes special and plays some examples. Audio
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Music Critic: Dianne Swann
28 Jan 2021Today Dianne looks at new music from Arlo Parks, her new album, Collapsed in Sunbeams is being released tomorrow. Closer to home she also talks about the third album released last week, by Wellington… Audio
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Sofa Session - New Zealand String Quartet
27 Jan 2021The New Zealand String Quartet join us live in the studio for a special hour-long Sofa Session. Video, Audio
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Lotto and Six60 withdraw controversial scratchie tickets
27 Jan 2021Lotto scratchie tickets featuring the pop band Six60 are being withdrawn after a public backlash.
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First Song: Tone6 release their first single
27 Jan 2021A group of six talented singers from SAINTZUP Performing Arts School, Tone6, is releasing their first single today. Another Level of Emotion. Audio
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Music with Kirsten Johnstone
27 Jan 2021Kirsten joins Kathryn to look at some new covers of songs by Kate Bush, Dire Straits and Amy Winehouse. Audio
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