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Eleanor Friedburger
15 Feb 2016Nick Bollinger checks out the new views of Fiery Furnaces front-woman Eleanor Friedberger.
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Angelino by Sam Outlaw
15 Feb 2016Nick Bollinger jumps on board the metropolitan country of LA cowboy Sam Outlaw.
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From Kinshasa to the Moon by Mbongwana Star
15 Feb 2016Nick Bollinger reviews the cosmic Congolese sounds of Mbongwana Star.
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Oh My Goodness by Donnie Fritts
15 Feb 2016Nick Bollinger reflects on the southern soul of veteran sideman Donnie Fritts.
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Emotional Mugger by Ty Segall
15 Feb 2016Nick Bollinger reviews the retro-rock and contemporary commentary of Ty Segal.
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Anti by Rihanna
15 Feb 2016Nick Bollinger reviews the first album in 3 years from blockbuster pop artist Rihanna
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Old Haunts by Coco Davis
15 Feb 2016Nick Bollinger reviews a blues-haunted set from Auckland torch singer Coco Davis.
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JD McPherson
15 Feb 2016Nick Bollinger talks to Oklahoma rock'n'roller JD McPherson about his influences - from The Ramones to Shakespeare.
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Adore Life by Savages
15 Feb 2016Nick Bollinger reviews the second album by all-female foursome Savages.
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Lost in Mali
2 Feb 2016Nick Bollinger surveys a new compilation mapping the musical geography of Mali.
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The Sampler - Aoife O'Donovan
2 Feb 2016Nick Bollinger reviews the sophisticated folk of Aoife O'Donovan.
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M: FANS/Music For A New Society by John Cale
2 Feb 2016Nick Bollinger revisits a reimagining of a John Cale classic.
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The Sampler for 26 January 2016
26 Jan 2016This week in The Sampler Nick Bollinger reviews new albums from all-women quartet Savages and Auckland-based blues singer Coco Davis, and talks to retro-rocker JD McPherson ahead of his upcoming New…
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The Sampler Summer Summit 2015
26 Dec 2015Nick Bollinger gets together with Melody Thomas and Jim Pinckney to discuss their favourite international albums of the year.
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The Sampler Best of 2015: New Zealand Selection
22 Dec 2015In the final Sampler for 2015, Nick Bollinger revisits some of the year's outstanding local albums.
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Collaborations by Tiny Ruins and Connan Mockasin
15 Dec 2015Nick Bollinger catches up with creative collaborations from Tiny Ruins and Connan Mockasin.
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One Of The Lonely Ones by Roy Orbison
15 Dec 2015Nick Bollinger searches through a 'lost' album of the late Roy Orbison.
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The Sampler for 15 December 2015
15 Dec 2015This week in The Sampler Nick Bollinger reviews a hometown tour from Manhattan's 'anti-folk' singer Jeffrey Lewis; creative collaborations between Tiny Ruins/ Hamish Kilgour, and Connan Mockasin/…
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Manhattan by Jeffrey Lewis & Los Bolts
15 Dec 2015Nick Bollinger embarks on a hometown tour from Manhattan's 'anti-folk' singer Jeffrey Lewis
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Vinyl Reissues and Mantis
8 Dec 2015Nick Bollinger discovers a lost classic from Fijian funksters Mantis, and new compilations of local rock and soul from the '60s and early '70s.
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The Sampler for 8 December 2015
8 Dec 2015This week in The Sampler Nick Bollinger reviews an unexpected dance move from members of Nashville alt-country collective Lambchop; a North Indian excursion with Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood and…
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The Diet by HeCTA
8 Dec 2015Nick Bollinger stumbles upon an unexpected dance move from members of Nashville alt-country collective Lambchop.
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Junun by Shye Ben Tzur, Johnny Greenwood and The Rajasthan Express
8 Dec 2015Nick Bollinger embarks on a North Indian excursion with Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood and Israeli singer Shye Ben Tzur.
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The Sampler for 1 December 2015
1 Dec 2015This week in The Sampler Nick Bollinger reviews personal and political laments from The Broken Heartbreakers; country soul from Strange Faith; and a two-disc survey of The Man Who Invented Rock 'n'…
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