Anthonie Tonnon
Fazerdaze
Fazerdaze's Amelia Murray finds elegance in simplicity with a foundation of bass, drums, and layered guitars both clean and distorted. Anthonie Tonnon talks with Fazerdaze about her debut EP, and her… Audio
Jesus Christ Superstar in Auckland
In the latest remake of the Andrew Lloyd Webber classic, Jesus is more parts rock star than preacher. Director Oliver Driver got the Auckland rumour mill churning when he started hunting for a cast… Audio
Randa - Critics Choice at NZ Music Awards 2014
Randa - this year's Critics' Choice Winner - talks with Henry Oliver after the show at the King's Arms in Auckland. Audio
Music 101 Pocket Edition 17
It's an APRA Silver Scrolls Special plus Randa at the Critics' Choice Awards and baggin' bargains at the Auckland Record Collectors' Fair. Audio
Music 101 Pocket Edition 16
The wild, electroacoustic sounds of Douglas Lilburn, Phoenix Foundation's 'Black Mould' uncovered and Keystone State Boys' Choir. Audio
Keystone State Boys Choir
The Keystone State Boys Choir from Philadelphia is the only choir to have visited all seven continents, including Antarctica. Anthonie Tonnon spent the day with the choir on their recent trip to New… Audio
Michael Cathro on Ha The Unclear's debut album
Ha the Unclear's Michael Cathro has overseen a long migration with his project - from Dunedin where he started the band under another name, to Cork, Ireland, and finally to Auckland. The migration has… Audio
Music 101 Pocket Edition 14
Internet addiction with Street Chant's Emily Edrosa, Pauline Black of radical 2 Tone originals The Selecter and the psychedelic sounds of Thailand with Khun Narin's Electric Phin Band. Audio
Emily Edrosa
On a difficult road to Street Chant's second album, Emily Edrosa overcame writer's block and internet addiction. She talks about her new self-recorded and self-released EP. Audio
Pacifica Beats
An event that grew out of, and is sometimes overshadowed by, the Smokefreerockquest, Smokefree Pacifica Beats is a chance for young musicians to reflect Aotearoa's unique culture and position in the… Audio
Smokefree Rockquest
For teenage rock and pop musicians, Smokefree Rockquest is one of the most important events of the year, and its alumni include musicians in groups as disparate as Broods and Die! Die! Die!. One time… Audio
Courtney Barnett session
Slacker in sound, philosopher in content, Australian Courtney Barnett plays us a few songs and tells us about where her music comes from. Audio
Rhythm Interactive
Starting in a garage in Queenstown a decade ago, Rhythm Interactive's John Boone has performed his immersive, wordless drumming workshop hundreds of times a year to ever growing audiences -… Audio
Music 101 Pocket Edition 8
The Clean release three solo albums at once, Kristin Hersh in session, Samuel Flynn Scott on feeling like a dinosaur and love and nihilism with Ron Gallipoli. Audio
Ron Gallipoli
After a hiatus from fronting abrasive post-punk band Sharpie Crows, Sam Bradford has taken up electronic music and returned as Ron Gallipoli, with a new album titled Ron Gallipoli Loves You All. We… Audio
Music 101 Pocket Edition 4
Jarvis Cocker and Florian Habicht talk Life Death and Supermarkets, meet Drax Project- Wellington's new party band, inside the Jonny Be Good fundraiser, and finding room to move in drum n bass with… Audio
Jonny Be Good- An album for Jono Wilson
A serious car accident took Auckland session drummer Jono Wilson out of action late last year. In response his friends and collaborators have pitched in songs to help fund his recovery. We talk with… Audio
Wet Wings
After a hiatus that could easily have been permanent, Wellington-via Christchurch group Wet Wings have returned with a new mini album of experimental pop duets. We talk to core members Darian Woods… Audio
Luckless
In 2013, Luckless's Ivy Rossiter left her job and her home base of Auckland in exchange for a part time life on the road, touring the small towns of New Zealand and basing herself in Lyttelton in… Audio
The Secret Life of Backing Vocalists
Anthonie Tonnon talks to some of New Zealand's most respected backing vocalists, and skilled up and comers, including Suzanne Lynch, Annie Crummer, Jordan Iusitini, Chelsea Prastiti and Siobhan Grace… Audio