RNZ Music

Ramona Gonzalez is a prolific songwriter from California who makes synth pop (with a dollop of funk), under the name Nite Jewel. Ahead of her first NZ shows, she talked to Tony Stamp about her… Read more Video, Audio

In a new series profiling female beat-makers, Melody Thomas talks to Wellington musician Estere. Read more Audio

Trevor Reekie weeds out the wonders to be found on the Womad 2018 lineup. Read more Audio

Ciaran McMeeken is an Auckland singer-songwriter who's played support for Ronan Keating. He's just released his self titled debut album and performs live in our Auckland studio. Read more Video, Audio

The ex-Smashing Pumpkins frontman has just released his second solo album –  OGILALA, and no one (possibly not even him) knows what it means. Read more Audio

The whole country is waiting for Winston. In the meantime here's some music. Read more Video

Joining Jazz superstar Kamasi Washington, sitar virtuoso Anoushka Shankar and Dragon, are Thievery Corporation, Aldous Harding and more! Read more

In this week's Pocket Edition, we talk to Jordan Rakei, a New Zealand-born musician living in London who's just released his second album to rave reviews, Julia Deans speaks about her first new music… Read more Audio

Grizzly Bear, Teeks, Nathan Haines & Jonathan Crayford, and Perfume Genius are among the musical acts who'll be performing at Wellington's New Zealand Festival. Read more Audio

It's one of the most crowded summers of music New Zealand has ever seen. Here's a list of the big gigs coming up between now and April. So far we count 74. Read more

Martin Phillips of The Chills revisits the iconic venues where the 'Dunedin Sound' came to life. Read more Audio

Skiffle was a youth cultural revolution that has been downplayed in histories of British rock, says singer-songwriter and activist Billy Bragg - and he’s written a book about it. He talks to Nick… Read more Audio