RNZ Music

Genre bending musician and composer Bill Frisell has been a leading light in jazz and experimental electric guitar playing since the 1980s. Here for the Wellington Jazz Festival this week, Frisell… Read more Video, Audio

Dan Auerbach has collaborated with the finest pedigree of Nashville musicians for his second solo album 'Waiting on a Song'. Read more Audio

Polish club are a Sydney duo whose blistering live performances are winning them fans across Australia. They're bringing their debut album tour to New Zealand for two shows at the end of June and… Read more Video, Audio

Dunedin musician Kane Strang's second album 2 Hearts And No Brain is about to be released by American label Dead Oceans. Tony Stamp talked to a jet-lagged Kane the day after he got back from a… Read more Audio

Today's band comes with a love story. When the worlds of Andy Keeghan and Toni Randle collided, a musical partnership was formed which developed into a life partnership and the band Eyreton Hall. Read more Audio

This morning Lorde announced a six date New Zealand tour in November, and released 'Sober' a new single from her forthcoming album Melodrama. Read more

Wellington’s Radio Active has raised over $33,000 in the first three weeks of its Givealittle campaign to put the independent radio station back on stable financial footing. Read more

Volume is a special exhibition at Auckland Museum celebrating music making in Aotearoa. The museum has been collaborating with RNZ and three young producers on a series about different music scenes… Read more Audio

Denver McCarthy discusses the re-release of his 1998 techno masterpiece Inside A Quiet Mind, and his conversion to the Hare Krishna faith. Read more Audio

The husky tones of Ben Ottewell (Gomez) are returning to New Zealand in support of his third solo album, A Man Apart. Read more Audio

British singer-songwriter Beth Orton has just recorded her album Kidsticks. It's an album that sees her collaborating with an interesting line up of Indie musicians and features Beth playing synths… Read more Audio

Stan Walker says he 'wanted to go to war' in the video for his new song 'New Takeover', which is a powerful statement showcasing Māori as beautiful, composed and powerful. Read more Video, Audio