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Billy Bragg: how skiffle changed the world
14 Oct 2017Skiffle 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
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After life-saving brain surgery, Tokimonsta had to re-learn how to make music
14 Oct 2017Beat-maker Jennifer Lee (AKA TOKiMONSTA) was left unable to speak, walk, or make music after a struggle with a rare brain disease. She spoke to Tony Stamp about her recovery, and the resulting album… Read more Audio
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The New Zealand Music Foundation Wellbeing Service turns one
14 Oct 2017It's one year since the New Zealand Music Foundation launched it's Wellbeing Service. Read more Audio
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Former Jayhawks frontman Mark Olson: "I’ve had enough electric guitar solos"
14 Oct 2017On a recent visit to New Zealand, former Jayhawks frontman Mark Olson and harpist Ingunn Ringvold stopped by to play a couple of tunes and have a chat to Nick Bollinger. Read more Audio
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Jordan Rakei beat his struggle with anxiety by making music
14 Oct 2017Jordan Rakei was born in Tokoroa and raised in Brisbane, but moved to London in his early twenties to combat a lifelong struggle with anxiety. Now twenty five, he's signed to prestigious label Ninja… Read more Video, Audio
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Dweezil Zappa: Playing whatever the #@%! he wants
14 Oct 2017Nick Bollinger talks to Dweezil Zappa about his father's music and the dispute over Frank Zappa's legacy Read more Audio
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The triumphant return of Julia Deans
14 Oct 2017Six years since her last solo album Julia Deans is back with an absolute banger. Read more Audio
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Dave Dobbyn, the pacifist at Passchendaele
14 Oct 2017Dave Dobbyn speaks from the fields of Passchendaele after performing at the centenary commemorations of the day New Zealand lost 845 soldiers in battle in just a few hours. Read more Audio
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Clear the way for the Prophets of Rage
13 Oct 2017Linking the political axis of Public Enemy, Rage Against the Machine and Cypress Hill, the new supergroup Prophets of Rage has drawn together the back catalogues of all three bands with a whole new… Read more Audio
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NZ Live: Mermaidens
13 Oct 2017Abraham Hollingsworth, Gussie Larkin and Lily West formed Mermaidens in 2013 when guitarist/vocalists Gussie and Lily were still at high school. The play us some twinkly indie rock from their latest… Read more Video, Audio, Gallery
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The power of music and memories in cognitive therapy
11 Oct 2017Why do the songs we loved in our late teens and early 20s trigger such powerful memories? The power of music to prompt feelings, memories and even physical responses has led to it being used more and… Read more Video, Audio
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Music 101 Pocket Edition 156: Yumi Zouma/ The Chills/ Deer Park
11 Oct 2017In this week's Pocket Edition, we catch up with Yumi Zouma in London, talk to documentarian Julia Parnell about her Chills doco, and Deer Park explain why their new album took seven years to make. Read more Audio
