Dianne Swan
Music feature: Best of 2025
Four of our regular music critics Dianne Swan, Matthew Crawley, Rachel Ashby, & Sarah Thompson, share their favourite music moments and songs from 2025. Audio
Music Critic: New music from Mavis Staples
Dianne Swan is here with me to talk about her music picks this week. You might remember a few months ago Dianne talked to us about Mavis Staples and her incredible career in music. Well now Mavis has… Audio
Music Critic: Introducing Tane Cotton aka Sivle Talk
It's a perfect day to be listening to some new music. Today, musician and Afternoons music critic Dianne Swan shares music from an up-and-coming songwriter from Otepoti -twenty-year-old Tane Cotton… Audio
Music Critic: Ryan Davis and The Roadside Band
Music critic Dianne Swan shares the latest offering from Ryan Davis and The Roadside Band - New Threats from the Soul. This is the solo release from Ryan Davis - front person and songwriter for the… Audio
Music Critic: Nothing Stands Still by Mike Hall
Dianne Swan reviews a few tracks from the debut solo album by Pluto bass player Mike Hall. Audio
Music Critic: Dianne Swann
Today Dianne talks to Jesse about a new album from Linda Thompson, playfully titled Proxy Music. Audio
Music Critic: Dianne Swan
Today Dianne looks as music from local artists, Katie Brown and The Chills, who have just announced a tour. Audio
Music Critic: Dianne Swan
Music critic Dianne Swan today reviews the latest album from Jeff Tweedy, Love is King. Audio
Summer Music with Dianne Swann
Music reviewer Dianne Swann brings us some great tunes for a summer road trip. Video, Audio
Music critic - Dianne Swan
The 4th album from This is The Kit called Moonshine Freeze. Audio
Music Critic - Dianne Swan
Dianne Swann is our music critic today. She once played to an audience of 85,000 and, in a career spanning almost three decades, has signed to two international labels, recorded with English band… Audio
Dianne Swan: The Bads
Singer from The Bads talks about their new album Travel Light. Audio
