Graeme Downes
Music with Graeme Downes
Graeme Downes pays tribute to the godfather of the Dunedin sound - the late Roy Colbert. Graeme is a founding member of the Verlaines, songwriter, musicologist, senior lecturer in the Department of… Audio
Graeme Downes pays tribute to Roy Colbert
Dr Graeme Downes speaks about the godfather of the dunedin sound, Roy Colbert. Audio
Music with Graeme Downes
Graeme Downes, founding member of the Verlaines, songwriter, musicologist, senior lecturer in the Department of Music at the University of Otago. Audio
Music with Graeme Downes
The Beatles Sgt Pepper album - part 3 and the tensions between Lennon and McCartney in their song writing. Graeme Downes is a founding member of the Verlaines, songwriter, musicologist, senior… Audio
Music with Graeme Downes
This week Graeme continues his dissection of Sgt Pepper. Graeme Downes is a founding member of the Verlaines, songwriter, musicologist, and senior lecturer in the Department of Music at the University… Audio
The Beatles: 50 years on
Songwriter and musicologist, Graeme Downes, plays The Beatles, more than five decades since their first single Love Me Do was released. Audio
Music with Graeme Downes
Graeme Downes, founding member of the Verlaines, songwriter, musicologist, senior lecturer in the Department of Music at the University of Otago. Audio
Music with Graeme Downes
Graeme Downes, founding member of the Verlaines, songwriter, musicologist, senior lecturer in the Department of Music at the University of Otago, looks at The Doors, 50 years on. Audio
Poetry and protest music
Graeme Downes discusses the power of poetry and protest music. He features Russian composer Shostakovic, and pays tributes to the poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko, who died earlier this month. Audio
Music with Graeme Downes
The alt-rock band Television considered influential in the development of punk and alternative music and the lyrics of its song writer Tom Verlaine. Graeme Downes is a founding member of the… Audio
Music with Graeme Downes
Graeme Downes, founding member of the Verlaines, songwriter, musicologist, senior lecturer in the Department of Music at the University of Otago. Audio
A Song Symphony?
To mark the 20th anniversary of the release of Radiohead's Ok Computer, Graeme Downes asks if the album is a Song Symphony? Audio
Music with Graeme Downes
Graeme Downes, founding member of the Verlaines, songwriter, musicologist, senior lecturer in the Department of Music at the University of Otago. Audio
The non-death of the album
Graeme Downes, founding member of the Verlaines, songwriter, musicologist, senior Lecturer in the Department of Music at the University of Otago argues the album is NOT dead. He illustrates this by… Audio
What makes a pop diva?
Graeme Downes, founding member of the Verlaines, songwriter, musicologist, senior Lecturer in the Department of Music at the University of Otago discusses why Adele's 'Hello' has been such a huge hit… Video, Audio
Shayne P Carter: key player
Kim Hill talks to Dunedin musician Shayne P Carter, who has been writing, singing, and playing guitar since 1978 with Bored Games, DoubleHappys, Straitjacket Fits and Dimmer. He now performs under his… Audio
Martin Phillipps and Graeme Downes: Dunedin double
Founders of Dunedin bands The Chills and The Verlaines, respectively, who have pursued musical careers since the early 1980s and will perform at the 2016 New Zealand Festival. Audio
Dunedin Sound goes operatic
Is adapting those sparse, dark and brooding Dunedin Sound songs from the 1980s into operatic versions genius or sacrilege? Arranger and member of The Verlaines Graeme Downes reckons it's the former… Audio
The Verlaines Live at The Kings Arms
On 14 December 2013, Dunedin troubadours The Verlaines played their 1985 album Hallelujah All the Way Home in it's entirety at Auckland's Kings Arms, a performance that reunited the original '85 line… Audio
The Sampler: The Verlaines
Nick Bollinger talks with Verlaines frontman Graeme Downes about the re-release of two early albums Juvenilia, and Hallelujah All The Way Home. Audio