Marty Duda

Manic Street Preachers. Audio

Scottish band Camera Obscura, has just released their fifth album, Desire Lines. The band is from Glasgow, led by vocalist/songwriter Tracyanne Campbell. Their new album, Desire Lines comes after… Audio

Killing Joke are touring New Zealand for the first time with shows in Auckland and Wellington this week. Killing Joke, led by Jaz Coleman, have been around since the late 70s and are considered one of… Audio

Marty's been listening to Daft Punk. Audio

Artist of the Week - Texas Scottish band, Texas is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a new album, The Conversation, out this week. Audio

Marty Duda looks at the work of Ray Manzarek from The Doors. Audio

Graham Parker & The Rumour were one of the top British outfits of the late 1970s, but they went their separate ways in 1980 with Parker carving out an impressive solo career for himself. In 2013 they… Audio

Marty's been listening to West Auckland duo, The Bads. Audio

Progressive-metal band Tool have been favourites of New Zealand audience since the release of their debut album, Undertow, in 1993. The band, led by Maynard James Keenan, is also known for its… Audio

Wellington's Phoenix Foundation have been one of New Zealand's most consistently creative musical outfits of the 2000s. Beginning with 2003's 'Horsepower', their albums have received high praise… Audio

Aerosmith emerged out of Boston in the early 70s and gained immediate popularity with Dream On, the single from their 1973 debut album. By the middle of the 70s they practically defined American hard… Audio

Iron & Wine represents the musical output of Sam Beam. The South Carolina-born singer-songwriter first gained notoriety in 2002 when Seattle's Sub Pop label released an album of Beam's homemade lo-fi… Audio

Stephen Stills is an American multi-instrumentalist and singer/songwriter best known for his work with Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills & Nash. Audio

Artist of the Week - The Strokes. Audio

The Grammy award-winning album Slipstream has been hailed as one of Bonnie Raitt's strongest albums. Some of the credit goes to producer Joe Henry, who has also worked with the likes of Allen… Audio

Marty's artist of the week is Devendra Banhart. Audio

Artist of the Week - Fred Wesley: As bandleader for James Brown and leader of the George Clinton-sactioned Horny Horns, Fred Wesley was one of the prime innovators of 1970s funk. His trombone is all… Audio

The estate of Jimi Hendrix has just released a new collection of previously unreleased studio tracks called People, Hell and Angels, more than forty years after his death. Audio

Richard Thompson began his stellar career 45 years ago as the teenaged founding guitarist of Fairport Convention. Since then he has established himself as one of England's top guitar players and… Audio

Richard Thompson began his stellar career 45 years ago as the teenaged founding guitarist of Fairport Convention. Since then he has established himself as one of England's top guitar players and… Audio