Recent Music Stories
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Auckland Arts Festival: Force of Nature
21 Nov 2023A concert at the 2023 Auckland Arts Festival of new music by New Zealand composers. It celebrates New Zealand's wildlife. Audio
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Dunedin's Dale Kerrigan fuse art school nous with blistering volume
21 Nov 2023Tony Stamp meets one of the country's most exciting bands, to discuss their boundary-breaking 2022 album The Water. Audio
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The Panel with Aimie Hines and Simon Pound (Part 1)
Today on The Panel, Wallace and panellists Aimie Hines and Simon Pound discuss how shoppers treat supermarket staff, they debate ways to solve Auckland's ongoing congestion problem and tell us all… Audio
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Singer answers the call of the Whanganui
21 Nov 2023Soprano Deborah Wai Kapohe talks with Bryan Crump about coming home to her whenua to sing in a fundraising gig for Whanganui's Sarjeant Gallery. Audio
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Music feature: Jazz tours in Aotearoa in bygone days
For today's music feature we're zeroing in on a period when some of the biggest names in jazz history made their way onto our shores. There are many highlights to talk about from these decades, and… Audio
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The TAHI 21st November 2023
On today’s show, we welcome back Harry and Evie from their various vacations! We discuss the drama at Newmarket carpark, get the low-down on Italian seagulls, and re-cap the League of Legends World… Audio
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'It's about New Zealand creativity': Flying Nun Records looks to keep local music strong
21 Nov 2023The prominent record label Flying Nun Records is celebrating more than 40 years on the music scene and is focused on more to come. Audio
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Flying Nun Records still pumping out local indie music after 40 years
21 Nov 2023Flying Nun Records has been around for over 40 years, and although it has had some ups and downs, the label has endured throughout.
The first release to gain prominence for the label was Tally Ho by… Audio
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MARAUDERS | Season 4 | Trailer
21 Nov 2023Live in Amsterdam. DJ Fitchie & Joe Dukie share thoughts about the tour, road-testing songs that will feature on a new studio album. European tour finale at Cargo, London. Time to go home. Video
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Unlocking the mysteries of the musical mind
20 Nov 2023It seems singing to your infant does help to calm them down, but how? Dr Sam Mehr from The Music Lab at Auckland University is trying to find out. Audio
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MARAUDERS | Season 4
20 Nov 2023Live in Amsterdam. DJ Fitchie & Joe Dukie share thoughts about the tour, road-testing songs that will feature on a new studio album. European tour finale at Cargo, London. Time to go home. Video
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"Everthing's gone, except the band members"
20 Nov 2023A fire gutted an Auckland sports club and took with it all the instruments of a Caribbean steelpan orchestra that also used the space. In this episode we chat to Camille Nakhid about what next for the… Audio
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How 'the quiet Beatle' left such a large legacy
19 Nov 2023Novelist and playwright Phillip Norman has written a new biography about George Harrison's life, and how the Fab Four's quietest member ended up being the number one Beatle. Audio
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The Beths Bethroned
19 Nov 2023This year's APRA Silver Scrolls are done and dusted. William Dart now sits back to be charmed by 2023's Scroll monarchs, The Beths. Audio
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Taylor Swift postpones Rio de Janeiro show due to heat after fan's death
US singer Taylor Swift has postponed her show due to scorching heat, the day after the death of a fan who fell ill in the sweltering concert venue.
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Hymns on Sunday, 19 November 2023
19 Nov 2023In 2017, Pope Francis established the World Day of the Poor. It's a Sunday set aside in the Catholic liturgical calendar to reflect on how poverty is at the very heart of the Gospel. This year's theme… Audio
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Tana Tupai on making Pasifika music symphonic
19 Nov 2023The NZSO will accompany an 80-strong choir this week in a celebration of Pasifika music, combining symphony with songs from the Pacific. Audio
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Nashville Babylon: 18 November 2023
18 Nov 2023On this week's Nashville Babylon Mark has classic blues from John Lee Hooker, funk courtesy of Betty Davis, reggae from the Mighty Diamonds, Dusty Springfield covering Van Morrison plus a birthday… Audio
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Vanessa Perica Orchestra
18 Nov 2023Australian bandleader Vanessa Perica's fantastic new album draws on the ups and downs of the last few years. Audio
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The Mixtape: Matt Harvey Concord Dawn
18 Nov 2023Our guest on the Mixtape this week is Matt Harvey. Matt Harvey formed CONCORD DAWN with Evan Short in 1998.
Concord Dawn perform their 'The Last Hurrah' final tour and last show ever at Save the b … Video, Audio
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Leather Jacket Records are reissuing forgotten local gems
18 Nov 2023Founder Matthias McGregor told Tony Stamp about the label's roster of Christchurch and Palmerston North bands, spanning the '60s through '80s. Audio
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Introducing: YAHYAH
18 Nov 2023This week on Introducing we meet pop artist YAHYAH whose new EP ‘7 Lovers’ was released last Friday. Audio
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Review: The Giant's Lawn by Wurld Series
18 Nov 2023Tony Stamp reviews a scruffy, sprawling guitar opus by Christchurch champs Wurld Series. Audio
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