Johnny Devlin
Season 2 Ep 3: Teenagers
The 1950s saw an explosion of youth culture. “Bodgies and widgies' ' tearing round on motorbikes & hanging out in milk bars scandalised many Kiwi adults. Was “the teenager” invented in the 1950s? And… Video, Audio
Blue Smoke: Devlin Arrives
Johnny Devlin cracked open the New Zealand rock'n'roll market in 1958. This episode of Blue Smoke digs deep into early Devlin. Audio
A locked-down NZ Music Month
We're just over halfway through New Zealand Music Month. How's it faring for our local musicians in these Covid-19 times? William Dart features new music by Kate Owen, Aidan Fine, and Olivia Foa'i… Video, Audio
Andy Neill: The Beatles in New Zealand
UK-based New Zealand writer and researcher, and co-author with Australian writer Greg Armstrong of the forthcoming book, Half a World Away: The Beatles' Australasian Tour 1964. Audio
When Johnny Came to Town: NZ's First Rock Concert
In April 1959 a show headlined by Johnny Cash and Gene Vincent played at Auckland's Town Hall. Marty Duda looks back at New Zealand's first international rock 'n' roll show, including interviews with… Video, Audio
Musical Chairs - Johnny Devlin
Today in Musical Chairs, New Zealand's original wild man of rock and roll - Johnny Devlin - in the late 50s, Devlin was the kind of man whom parents warned their teenage daughters against, but to no… Audio