Search Results
Related tags:
-
Nashville Babylon 25 December, 2017
Every Monday on Nashville Babylon Mark Rogers presents the very best in alt.country, Americana and soul and blues… Audio
-
Moala to join French club Clermont
All Blacks midfielder George Moala is off to ply his trade in France next year.
-
The Mutant Sounds of Chicago
Nights' electronic music doyen Paul Berington takes us back to streets of Chicago which after the peak of the original Chicago sound, mutated into a fresh new movement, now often referred to as the… Audio
-
'It's good marketing': financial advisor doubts bitcoin house sale
A top financial advisor says news of a house sale in bitcoin is good marketing but would be difficult to settle. Audio
-
Chicago Smokeshop back singing the blues
Bluesman Darren Watson is best known as the frontman to 1980s rhythm and blues band Chicago Smokeshop. They had hits such as "Mind on My Sleeve", "I Can't Live Without Your Love", and "You Want… Audio
-
Hymns on Sunday, 10 December 2017
Hymns and carols for the Advent season in today's programme, including Shirley Murray's Look towards Christmas, People look East sung by The Linden Singers, and the 4th century hymn Come, thou… Audio
-
Grizzly Bear's Ed Droste does not suffer fools
Tony Stamp talks to Ed Droste from Grizzly Bear about their new album Painted Ruins. Video, Audio
-
Don Quichotte by Jules Massenet
In this version of Cervantes’ great classic, the simple farm girl of the original novel becomes the more sophisticated Dulcinée, a flirtatious local beauty inspiring the infatuated old man Don… Video
Coming up
-
George Avakian (1)
This week Nick remembers the late producer, talent scout and record company executive George Avakian, who was behind many of the greatest jazz recordings in history- including Miles Davis' Kind of… Audio
-
James ejected for first time
Megastar LeBron James was ejected for the first time in his NBA career on Tuesday, in Cleveland's 108-97 win over Miami.
-
Hüsker Dü/Replacements
Elliott Childs delves into archival releases from a couple of the American Midwest's most notorious bands. Audio
-
Hüsker Dü/Replacements
Elliott Childs delves into archival releases from a couple of the American Midwest's most notorious bands.
Audio -
Eugene Onegin by Tchaikovksy
The tale of the ill-timed love between Onegin and the beautiful Tatyana contains some of Tchaikovsky’s most lyrical and romantic music. Video
Coming up
-
Music critic - Diane Swann
Featuring a new album called 'If All I was was Black'. This is a new album by Mavis Staples, another collaboration with Chicago based Jeff Tweedy from the band Wilco. Audio
-
Carmen by Georges Bizet
One of the top ten operas of all time, Bizet's Carmen is full of memorable melodies. Video
Coming up
-
Norma, a bel canto opera by Bellini
Bellini's Norma is one of the great bel canto operas from 19th century Italy. Video
Coming up
-
Kenya's Sumgong banned for four years for doping offence
Olympic marathon champion Jemima Sumgong has been handed a four-year ban by Kenya's anti-doping agency (ADAK) after testing positive for the banned blood-booster erythropoietin (EPO).
-
The Magic Flute by Mozart
A Magic Flute guides the young prince Tamino and his beloved Pamina through many dark trials toward the light of truth and enlightenment in this allegorical mixture of comic and serious elements. Video
Coming up
-
Pay-per-view: get used to it
The All Blacks' game against the Barbarians is likely to be just the first foray into livestreaming test matches, Jamie Wall writes.
-
Keeping up with the Kontentsphere
A bachelor couple breaks up; A woman makes political portraits out of cat hair; Drake does Auckland; and more.
-
Giant coconut-cracking rat discovered in Solomons
A giant island rat that's almost half a metre long and can crack open coconuts with its teeth has been discovered in the Solomon Islands. Audio
-
Māori tattoos being sold in US a 'cultural rip-off'
Māori tattoos being sold in a Halloween store in America have led to renewed calls for laws to stop businesses from misusing Māori designs.
-
Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner
In medieval Germany, the minnesinger Tannhäuser, having spent a year in the magical underground realm of Venus, the goddess of love, longs to return to the human world. Video
Coming up
-
Rough ride for Steven Adams
The New Zealand basketball star is asking experts what could have hit his team's plane hard enough to dent it at 30,000 feet altitude.
-
Les Troyens by Hector Berlioz
After ten years of siege, the Greeks have departed from Troy, leaving behind a giant wooden horse. Only the prophetess Cassandra, daughter of the Trojan King, wonders about the significance of their… Video
Coming up
