Ian Chapman

For some artists, changes to image and musical style are a central part of their modus operandi.  Audio

 Ian Chapman explores the entertaining and often amusing world of the mondegreen - aka the misheard lyric.  Audio

In recent weeks Ian Chapman has turned his attention to the colloquial term often given to the cycle of life: the 'Hatched, matched and dispatched'.  Audio

Committing to a life-partner in a marriage or civil union is a hugely significant event in anyone's life. Little wonder music plays a large part. Audio

Ian Chapman is Honorary Senior Research Fellow in Music at the University of Otago. Audio

Today Ian Chapman explores the seldom visited intersections between popular music and molluscs.  Audio

Otepoti Dunedin has always been a highly fertile hub for musical creativity and 2025 is proving to be no exception.  Audio

Ian Chapman revisits rock/pop songs in which, above all odds, the recorder managed to shine. Audio

Fifty years ago David Bowie's ninth studio album, Young Americans, hit number 3 on the NZ album chart while the title track reached number 1 on the singles chart. Audio

Ian Chapman shines a spotlight on four exciting Otepoti Dunedin acts both new and established.  Audio

Within the space of the last five months the second-oldest members of both the Jackson 5 and the Osmonds have passed away. Audio

Fifty years ago this month - each member of the Fab Four simultaneously had a song in the top 40 of the Billboard Singles chart. Ian Chapman revisits those songs. Audio

In this week's music spot Ian Chapman offers a respite from the unsettling nature of the myriad of current, weighty, national and global events by shining an overdue lens upon that most unlikely of… Audio

Music correspondent Ian Chapman remembers his friend Martin Phillipps, front man for The Chills, and credited with the creation of the Dunedin sound.  Audio

Music correspondent Ian Chapman looks at some of the best covers of David Bowie songs and how they came to be. Ian Chapman is Honorary Senior Research Fellow in Music at the University of Otago. Audio

Demonstrating once again the enormous diversity of the Otepoti Dunedin music scene of 2024, today Ian Chapman showcases new music from four very different acts. Audio

2024 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the release of Diamond Dogs; one of David Bowie's more unusual albums and a work that is widely regarded as the last of his glam rock era. Audio

With Anzac Day just gone, this week Ian Chapman reflects on his father's experiences in the Royal New Zealand Navy during World War II. Audio

Music correspondent Ian Chapman shines a spotlight on two long-established, highly talented, but stylistically very different musical identities from Dunedin. Audio