Marty Duda

Hailed as her generation's Emmylou Harris, Tift Merritt made waves in Nashville with her stunning debut album, Bramble Rose, in 2002. Since then, she's dabbled in country-soul, lived in Paris and… Audio

Marty Duda will feature the music of New Zealand singer-songwriter Flip Grater. Christchurch native Flip Grater has just released her fourth album. Pigalle is named after the district in Paris that… Audio

Jason Isbell is a former member of Drive-By Truckers who struck out on his own in 2007. Tracks: 1. The Magician (4:20) - Jason Isbell taken from 2007 album, "Sirens Of The Ditch" (New West), 2… Audio

Nickel Creek started out as a bluegrass band, but over the years they have branched out to include elements of jazz, classical and rock & roll. Tracks: 1. The Lighthouse's Tale - Nickel Creek taken… Audio

Although The Stranglers emerged from the British punk scene at the same time as the Sex Pistols and The Clash. The Stranglers are releasing an 11-disc box set this Friday. Audio

Lionel Richie is currently touring New Zealand with John Farnham. Audio

XTC was one of the smartest - and catchiest - British pop bands to emerge from the punk and new wave explosion of the late '70s. Audio

Combining two of the biggest influences on her music: classic soul and rougher experimental sounds Joan As Police Woman has been described as "punk rock R&B" and "American soul music". Audio

Erykah Badu emerged during the late 1990s along with other neo-soul divas such as Macy Gray and Jill Scott. Her debut album, Baduism drew comparisons to Billie Holiday, but since then she has… Audio

He has written many great songs over the last 50 years including Tears Of A Clown, Ooo Baby Baby, I Second That Emotion, My Girl, My Guy, Shop Around, Get Ready and You've Really Got A Hold On Me to… Audio

Wire emerged as one of the most creative and influential "post-punk" bands to come out of the UK in the late 1970s. Their first three albums, Pink Flag (1977), Chairs Missing (1987) and 154 (1979) are… Audio

Wilco's John Stirratt and Pat Sansone talk to Marty Duda about their other band. Audio

Dolly Parton has a new album out entitled Blue Smoke, and is playing two shows at Auckland's Vector Arena on 7 and 8 February. She is as active as ever. Born the fourth of 12 children in rural… Audio

Whose name became synonymous with American folksong. Audio

Don and Phil Everly were two of the most influential vocalists of the past 60 years. When they sang together, their close harmonies could melt the hardest of hearts. Sadly, those unique harmonies will… Audio

Lee Fields is a soul survivor. Although he's been recording since 1969, it has only been in the past few years that he has begun to gain any recognition. But over the past 40-plus years he has… Audio

The former singer/guitarist with Canadian hardcore band Alexisonfire, Dallas Green has taken a very different musical turn as City And Colour. Begun as a side project in 2005, City And Colour finds… Audio

Former Bauhaus singer Peter Murphy is best known as the voice of pioneering goth band Bauhaus. Murphy is currently working on a new album, Lion, due out in February and co-produced by Killing Joke's… Audio

Canadian synth-pop band Metric talk to Marty Duda about working with Lou Reed, who makes a cameo appearance on the track 'The Wanderlust'. Audio

She was only 16 when she released her debut album in 2006, but Taylor Swift seems to have a lot more going on for her than most of her teen contemporaries such as Justin Bieber and Miley Cyrus. The… Audio