Emma Smith
Peter Jefferies
Peter Jefferies (This Kind of Punishment, Nocturnal Projections) joins us for a rare solo performance, ahead of his Kings Arms show this Saturday. Audio
Zara McFarlane
Emma Smith speaks to London jazz vocalist Zara McPharlane, about covering Junior Murvin's Police and Theives. Audio
Crystal Magic
We talk soft synths, vaporwave and transitory technologies with Crystal Magic label head Fraser Austin and label mates Eyeliner, Lttle Phnx and Golden Axe. Audio
Bobby Womack Obituary
Legendary soul singer Bobby Womack died on June 27th, 2014 aged 70. Audio
Pulp: A Film About Life Death and Supermarkets
Pulp's Jarvis Cocker and Kiwi director Florian Habicht speak on the making of the new Pulp documentary, how they came to work together and what the home crowd of Sheffield thought about it all on… Audio
White Lung
Canadian group White Lung have a new album, Deep Fantasy. It's more melodic than their last album Sorry, and also much more metal. The group is fronted by Mish Way, a howling, take no prisoners front… Audio
Earth
Seattle drone doom group Earth speak to Emma Smith about working with vocalists again on their new album Primative and Deadly, run-ins with fairies and surviving scary plane trips. Audio
Patty Schemel
Live Through This, the breakthrough album for Courtney Love-Cobain's band Hole turned 20 earlier this year. Drummer Patty Schemel was in NZ this week with her new group Upset, and relived those crazy… Audio
Herriot Row
The artist formerly known as Simon Comber - now performing under the alias Herriot Row - tells Emma Smith about the name change and plays a couple of tunes from his forthcoming Herriot Row release… Audio
South of Heaven - Interview with program producer Craig Hayes
Craig Hayes, producer of South of Heaven - A History of New Zealand Extreme Metal, talks with Emma Smith about making the program, and why metal music matters. Audio
Dawn of Midi
New York based trio Dawn of Midi are a group who met at the Californian Institute of Arts, and play upright bass, drums and piano, to create a kind of dance music, or to be more specific- a kind of… Audio
Fatima
The Swedish born vocalist and Floating Points collaborator tells Emma Smith how she hand picked the production talent on her debut Yellow Memories. Audio
Janelle Monae
NZ's Kimbra joins afro-futurist r&b star Janelle Monae for Janelle's first NZ show in Auckland later in the month. Emma Smith got Janelle Monae to talk about how she crossed paths with Kimbra in a… Audio
Vaitea
Vaitea is a NZ born Italian living in London - she talks to Emma Smith about being a trilingual rapper. Audio
Vulfpeck on Sleepify
Just over a month ago US funk group Vulfpeck released an unusual Spotify only album called Sleepify. 10 songs, around thirty seconds each, all completely silent. In an accompanying video, the group… Audio
Arthur Ahbez in session
Nu-weird-folkie Arthur Ahbez and his band Superbird joins Emma Smith in the studio to run through a selection of new songs. Audio
Estère
Wellington producer/ vocalist Estère Dalton and her MPC Lola share insights into their debut album Estère with Emma Smith. Audio
Liars
L.A.-based trio Liars stood out in the electroclash scene of the early 2000s, with their evocatively titled debut They Threw Us All In A Trench and Stuck A Monument On Top. It was dark, propulsive… Audio
Grayson Gilmour live in session
Wellington songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Grayson Gilmour performs a set of songs from his new album Infinite Life live in the Music 101 studio. Audio
Neko Case in Session
Singer-songwriter Neko Case was here for the NZ Festival and stopped by Radio NZ with a scaled-down version of her band for a live session hosted by Emma Smith and engineered by Ian Gordon. Audio