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Joy Division's Unknown Pleasures
A chance sighting of a young student wearing a t-shirt of Joy Division's breakthrough album Unknown Pleasures, caused Graeme Downes to dust off his vinyl copy and reacquaint himself with the record… Audio
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Sports coach accused of sexually abusing athlete
A sports coach accused of sexually abusing one of his athletes is standing trial in the Auckland District Court.
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Sound Lounge: Kelly Moran's Black Metal-influenced prepared piano album Bloodroot; Michael Norris explores four underworlds in his string quartet Exitus
Audio 24 Nov 2018New York composer Kelly Moran takes the prepared piano on an evocative journey that calls up the ghosts of a supernatural gamelan and makes them dance in a land neighboring John Cage’s imaginary… Video
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Who killed Pamela Werner? A new book on the murder mystery of old Peking
Who killed Pamela Werner? A new book on a murder mystery of old Peking, takes a new direction and casts doubt on a previous reconstruction of the 1937 killing.
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Trucking contracts 'putting staff at risk'
Trucking companies are competing for big contracts at the expense of their staff, a truck driver's union has warned.
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Music With Graeme Downes
Graeme Downes asks why Beethoven's Symphony No 9 is still such a big deal? Ahead of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra's performance on Friday and Saturday, Graeme takes Kathryn through the symphony… Audio
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Songs of War and Protest
With Armistice Day coming up this Sunday, music commentator, Graeme Downes has been listening to protest songs. He chosen 3 that still resonate - 'Talkin World War III Blues' by Bob Dylan… Audio
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Hotel California & other songs that never let you leave
Graeme Downes has been listening to The Eagles famous song Hotel California ahead of their tour to New Zealand next year. This got him thinking about other songs where circularity is a strong theme… Audio
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Reality bites for Jami-Lee Ross
Opinion - There are signs that National's civil war has forced a reality check for both the party and Jami-Lee Ross, writes Bryce Edwards.
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Commerce Commission takes legal action against Vector
An Auckland resident who was without power for three days due to an outage says she has lost confidence in lines companies.
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Straightjacket Fits
Graeme Downes reviews the music of legendary Kiwi band Straitjacket Fits ahead of their four-city reunion tour starting at the end of next month. Audio
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Classic collaboration: Burt Bacharach and Dionne Warwick
Graeme Downes takes a timely look at the iconic sound of Burt Bacharach, Hall David and Dionne Warwick. He's been listening to 'Walk On By', 'Anyone Who Had a Heart', 'Do You Know the Way to San Jose'… Audio
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Fighting back against the avocado crime wave
Burgled and beaten up, avocado growers are sleeping in their orchards, patrolling the streets at night and using CCTV to protect their 'green gold' from organised crime and a fruit blackmarket. Video
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Price well placed at World Equestrian Games
World number two eventer Tim Price is the best of the New Zealanders at the end of the dressage at the 2018 World Equestrian Games in North Carolina.
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The different sounds of Aretha Franklin
Graeme Downes has been listening to Aretha Franklin's back catalogue and chosen four different examples of her genius. Natural Woman, Chain of Fools, Say a Little Prayer and Eleanor Rigby. Graeme… Audio
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The Chills, Snow Bound
Graeme Downes reviews The Chills new album, Snow Bound. Graeme says this is unmistakably a Chills album ... from first note to last. Snow Bound will be released on September 14th. Audio
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Music: breaking the language rules
Graeme Downes looks at the way breaking grammar rules can sometimes work really well in song composition. He's been listening to Metal Guru by T-Rex, Because the Night by the Patti Smith Group, There… Audio
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Truckers pulling rigs from road after urgent safety alert
A Masterton trucker is pulling half a dozen rigs off the road at a cost of $10,000 a day to comply with a new and urgent safety alert.
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Music: When words fail you
Graeme Downes features the music of Pearl Jam, Kenny Rodgers and Randy Newman in his discussion of subjects that are extraordinarily difficult to write about, like bullying and mental trauma. Graeme… Audio
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Privy Council rejects ex-Pitcairn mayor's appeal
The Privy Council has refused to grant the disgraced former mayor of Pitcairn Island's appeal against his convictions for possessing child pornography.
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Matt Lauer 'doesn't want money' - lawyer
The American millionaire doesn't want taxpayer compensation for separate vehicle access through his Hunter Valley Station, his lawyer says. Audio
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Rolling Stone Magazine 21st century top 10
What will survive by 2025? Graeme Downes reviews 3 of the top ten, Royals by Lorde, Runaway by Kanye West and Hey Ya by Outcast. Audio
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Jazz drummer and teacher Roger Sellers has died
Influential jazz drummer and teacher Roger Sellers died over the weekend. Nick Tipping shares his memories and we hear Seller's interview with Haydn Sherley from 1997 about his musical influences over… Audio
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Van Morrison's Astral Weeks Turns 50
Musicologist and senior lecturer in the Department of Music at the University of Otago, Graeme Downes, talks about Van Morrison and the 50th anniversary of Astral Weeks. Audio
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The music of Cole Porter
The songs of Cole Porter as sung by Doris Day, Frank Sinatra, Eartha Kit and Ella Fitzgerald. Graeme Downes is a musicologist and senior lecturer in the Department of Music at the University of Otago.
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