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Blue Smoke: Aotearoa Blues
New Zealand musicians embraced the blues boom of the 1960s, inspired mostly by British R&B groups emulating their heroes from the Southern United States and Chicago. In this episode of Blue Smoke… Audio
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Blue Smoke: Christchurch Music Map
Chris Bourke looks at the musical landmarks of Christchurch, with an ear on the 60s & 70s. Audio
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Blue Smoke: Covers
Perhaps thinking of the cover bands of the 1970s, the human jukeboxes and the booze barns and musicians since the 80s have turned away from what they call cover versions. But when Billie Holiday and… Audio
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Variety Pack Part 1
Latin jazz from Conrad Herwig, funk from Dave Weckl, Charles Mingus' searing 'Fables of Faubus', and an original from Renee Rosnes. Audio
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The KT Boundary
Audio 17 Sep 2022Nick goes for variety this week, including tunes from Lionel Loueke, Conrad Herwig and Charles Mingus, and a number from Renee Rosnes inspired by the KT Boundary- the transition between the Cretaceous… Audio
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Georgia on my Mind
Nick checks out tracks from Elmo Hope, Alexa Tarantino, and Harold Mabern - plus a number from Regina Carter's album "Swing States", featuring music about the political swing states of the USA. Audio
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Quick sleep tips from a circadian neuroscientist
After decades of studying circadian rhythms, Oxford University sleep scientist Russell Foster shares his findings in the new book Life Time: The New Science of the Body Clock, and How It Can… Audio
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'Like a big shooting star' with a blue tail: Meteor sighted in parts of lower North Island
A large meteor sighted across the lower North Island comes 23 years ago to the day of the country's last significant meteor. Video
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Red Bull dominate Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Max Verstappen rode his luck to an unchallenged first Baku win, opening up a commanding championship lead after Ferrari's challenge imploded at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
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100 years of Jaki Byard
Nick celebrates the 100th anniversary of the birth of Jaki Byard - eclectic pianist, composer and teacher. Audio
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Platinum Jubilee: Beaming Queen watches celebrations begin
The Queen was joined by Prince Charles and other royals on the balcony of Buckingham Palace as tens of thousands of people waving flags lined the streets.
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Blue Smoke: Devlin Arrives
Johnny Devlin cracked open the New Zealand rock'n'roll market in 1958. This episode of Blue Smoke digs deep into early Devlin. Audio
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Blue Smoke: Dylan Down Under
Nick Bollinger and Chris Bourke discuss and share New Zealand musicians responding to Bob Dylan. Audio
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Blue Smoke: Walkin’ to New Orleans
Audio 15 May 2022New Zealand has been a fertile climate for rock'n'roll and R&B from New Orleans since the mid 50s with Johnny Cooper's 'See Ya Later Alligator', and Johnny Devlin's 'Lawdy Miss Clawdy'. This episode… Audio
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Blue Smoke: Soul From the Deeper South
Soul music has always been popular in New Zealand, and comes and goes in fashion. In the 60s and early 70s, local bands knew how to fill dancefloors with rhythm and blues from Memphis or Detroit. This… Audio
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Blue Smoke: Women Singers
When it comes to gender equity and the history of New Zealand popular music, without question women musicians have been poorly served. Singers such as Dinah Lee, Alison Durbin and the Chicks are… Audio
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Blue Smoke: The Road to Dalvanius
Sitting on the bank at the Bowl of Brooklands in New Plymouth for each Showtime Spectacular tour in the early 1960s was a young Maori boy: Dalvanius Maui Prime. He was already a good singer and had… Audio
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Blue Smoke: Wellington R&B in the 80s
If there was a Wellington sound in the 80s it was a local version of rhythm and blues that became unique to the capital. What was once borrowed and blue became sunny and joyous. It passed through the… Audio
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Blue Smoke: Twist Fever
The New Zealand Truth immediately saw it as a scandal. "Beware of the Twist" they declared, when the swiveling dance first arrived in Auckland. The Twist had more grace than rock'n'roll, the paper… Audio
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Blue Smoke: Getting it Together in the Country
In the late 60s the phrase "getting it together in the country" described bands who were burnt out from psychedelia, or just wanted some space, man. They removed themselves from the city to live… Audio
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Blue Smoke: DJ Twist
In the 1960s there was a wave of pop DJs who decided to flip roles and become recording artists? Was this vanity? Certainly. Were the early local record companies offering sweeteners hoping their… Audio
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Blue Smoke: North Shore
In this episode we take a musical tour of Auckland's North Shore, which once had its own pirate ship dance hall, still has a bunker, and nurtured a Lorde. Chris Bourke takes a ferry across the… Audio
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Blue Smoke: Josie Rika
Why was a woman regarded as New Zealand's best soul singer of her generation hardly known outside Auckland's musicians and the city's nightclub audiences? Josie Rika was in constant demand for backing… Audio
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Blue Smoke: The Beatles and NZ Music - Part 2
How did New Zealand respond to the Beatles? Like most places - unless you were a boy or a band feeling threatened. Sheer joy. In the second episode of a new series of Blue Smoke, Chris Bourke looks at… Audio
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