Recent Music Stories
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The Hollywood music producer helping Kiwis connect
19 Feb 2024Karyn Rachtman has worked on music for Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs and with Baz Luhrmann for Romeo & Juliet, among others. Audio
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Worlds of Music 18 February, 2024
Trevor spins tunes from King Sunny Ade, Fanfare Ciocărlia, Dom La Nena and contemporary Irish folk four-piece, Lankum. Audio
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Dimmer Live at the Hollywood
18 Feb 2024A slice of New Zealand musical history has been made in Hollywood ... that is, Auckland's Hollywood Theatre, as Dimmer celebrates 21 years of Shayne Carter's insinuatingly soulful music. William Dart… Audio
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Hugh Cornwell: The former Stranglers singer on his NZ Tour
Hugh Cornwell is the original singer, songwriter and guitarist with British band The Stranglers. He discusses his career with Jim. Audio
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Paul McCartney's stolen Beatles bass guitar found after 51 years
"The bass that started Beatlemania" was returned after a global appeal.
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Hymns on Sunday, 18 February 2024
18 Feb 2024In this week’s programme we’re marking the First Sunday in Lent, there’s a hymn written for Human Rights Day, and we get an insight into how American minister Robert Lowry wrote his hymns. Audio
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Nashville Babylon: 17 February 2024
17 Feb 2024On this week's Nashville Babylon there's classics from Laura Nyro and Chuck Berry, blues from ace songwriter Alvin Robinson plus birthday tunes for legendary soul star Smokey Robinson. Audio
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Exposition
17 Feb 2024Nick checks out two tracks by Pat Metheny, two guys named Phil, two from Canadian singer Emilie-Claire Barlow, and drummer Reuben Bradley's "Exposition". Audio
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The Mixtape - Jean McAllister - 20 years in Red Mole
17 Feb 2024This week on the Mixtape: Jean McAllistair Audio
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Introducing: Sam Bambery
17 Feb 2024Otautahi/Christchurch artist and songwriter Sam Bambery joins Charlotte Ryan to celebrate the release of his new song 'Parasite'. It's the first single from an upcoming album called 'Rubricator' that… Video, Audio
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Review: & the Charm by Avalon Emerson
17 Feb 2024Tony Stamp review the debut from a techno DJ-turned-dream pop musician. Video, Audio
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Review: Cartwheel by Hotline TNT
17 Feb 2024Tony Stamp reviews a critically buzzed-about shoegaze outing. Video, Audio
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Is this posthumous album a fitting send off for dub music legend Lee "Scratch" Perry?
17 Feb 2024Tony Stamp reviews the final album from a Jamaican pioneer. Audio
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'Innovations like this do not come along every day': The life and beats of J Dilla
17 Feb 2024Of the thousands of drum machines that have been sold over the years, only one is housed in the Smithsonian Institution. It belonged to hip-hop producer J Dilla, a man who Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson… Audio
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John Baker: Detroit rockers MC5’s impact on kiwi bands
17 Feb 2024Detroit rockers MC5 have lost a great with the death of guitarist Wayne Kramer. MC5 formed in 1963 were considered as one of the greatest rock bands of all time The band broke up amid government… Audio
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Karen O’Leary: Can the saxophone be funny?
Comedian and actress Karen O'Leary notoriously played Officer O'Leary in Wellington Paranormal. She has been a contestant in Taskmaster, a co-host in Paddy Gower Has Issues and now has her own podcast… Audio
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Queens of the Stone Age's Jon Theodore: “It was chaos, the songs were just suggestions”
17 Feb 2024Before becoming the drummer for Queens of the Stone Age, Jon Theodore was an early fan, first seeing them play at a tiny Baltimore club that held 12 people. Ahead of their NZ tour Jon talks to… Audio
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'Overjoyed' Taylor Swift brings Eras Tour spectacle to MCG
17 Feb 2024The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter performed last night in front of 96,000 people in the first of three shows in Melbourne.
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Splendid Isolation
17 Feb 2024The new album "Splendid Isolation", by New Zealand musicians John Rae and Ben Wilcock, showcases their broad range and ability to produce the unexpected. Also this hour: Alicia Olatuja, and Brian… Audio
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Industry giants in a battle of wills over music rights
The ripples of a war in the music industry spread far further than just ruining Gen Alpha's TikTok time. Audio
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Out Lately with Finn Johansson
16 Feb 2024Featuring new music from Dunedin-based singer-songwriter Maxine Funke, Japanese folklore-pop fusion Chiyomi Yamada, and a classic from heavy metal band Danzig. Audio
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Kiwis soaking up Swift energy in Melbourne
Nights crosses to the Melbourne Cricket Club Reserve where 86,000 people, including thousands of Kiwis, await the biggest popstar on the planet. Audio
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Ōtautahi Live: Marley Sola
16 Feb 2024Marley Sola and the Thursday Collective are recorded by RNZ Engineer Alex Harmer. They're in Marley’s studio for a live performance of some classic gospel covers, exclusively for RNZ Music. Video, Audio
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Farming to the beat of his own drum
Former Wellington Percussionist, Jeremy Fitzsimons, is now based on the family farm in the Kauaeranga Valley near Thames. Bryan Crump paid him a visit. Audio
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