Nick Bollinger
The Sampler for 9 December 2014
This week Nick Bollinger reviews music by TV On The Radio, Paul MacArtney, and The Close Readers.
AudioThe Sampler: TV On The Radio, Seeds
Nick Bollinger listens to the sonic daring and pop ambitions of TV On The Radio's latest record, Seeds. Audio
The Sampler for 2 December 2014
Nick Bollinger discusses the compilation A Day In My Mind's Mind: The Kiwi Psychedlic Scene and reviews albums by Jozef Van Wissem and Flake Music. Audio
The Sampler for 2 December 2014
Nick Bollinger discusses the compilation A Day In My Mind's Mind: The Kiwi Psychedlic Scene and reviews albums by Jozef Van Wissem and Flake Music.
AudioA Day in My Mind's Mind - The Sampler
A Day In My Mind's Mind began last decade as a series of compilation albums focused on the local psychedelic pop of the late 60s and early 70s. Now the pick of those tracks have been released on a… Audio
The Sampler for 25 November 2014
This week Nick Bollinger reviews music by Neil Young, The Eastern, and Sly Stone. Audio
The Sampler for 25 November 2014
This week Nick Bollinger reviews music by Neil Young, The Eastern, and Sly Stone.
AudioThe Sampler: Sly Stone
Nick Bollinger reviews a compilation of Sly Stone's minimal electro-funk experimentations entitled I'm Just Like You: Sly's Stone Flower 1969-1970. Audio
Hurray for the Riff Raff in session
Hurray For The Riff Raff are a contemporary folk band from New Orleans, led by Bronx-born, Puerto Rican singer and songwriter Alynda Lee Segarra. On the afternoon of their first performance in New… Audio
The Sampler for 18 November 2014
This week, Nick Bollinger's been listening to a six-CD set of Bob Dylan's so-called 'Basement Tapes'; and an album called 'The New Basement', of unfinished Dylan songs fleshed out by other musicians.
…The Sampler for 18 November 2014
This week, Nick Bollinger's been listening to a six-CD set of Bob Dylan's so-called 'Basement Tapes'; and an album called 'The New Basement', of unfinished Dylan songs fleshed out by other musicians.
… AudioThe Sampler for 11 November 2014
Nick Bollinger reviews new albums by Taylor Swift, Darren Watson and Seun Kuti. Audio
The Sampler for 11 November 2014
Nick Bollinger reviews new albums by Taylor Swift, Darren Watson and Seun Kuti.
AudioThe Sampler - Seun Kuti and Egypt 80
Nick Bollinger checks in on the latest afro-beat offering from Fela Kuti's son Seun. Audio
The Sampler - Taylor Swift - 1989
"With shuddering synthesisers, handclaps the size of skyscrapers, and vocals that might have been tweezed together syllable-by-syllable, this is a big slam-dunking pop record by anyone's definition."… Audio
The Sampler for 4 November 2014
Nick Bollinger has a chat with legendary session guitarist James Burton, and reviews a new record from Phil Judd. Audio
The Sampler for 4 November 2014
Nick Bollinger has a chat with legendary session guitarist James Burton, and reviews a new record from Phil Judd.
AudioJames Burton
Boasting the impressive title of "Master of the Telecaster", James Burton was already playing the guitar semi-professionally at age 13. He'd go on to work with everyone from Johnny Cash and Gram… Audio
The Sampler for 28 October 2014
Nick Bollinger reviews new albums by French For Rabbits and Vashti Bunyan, plus the compilations Country Funk II and Master Mix: Red Hot + Arthur Russell. Audio
The Sampler for 28 October 2014
Nick Bollinger reviews new albums by French For Rabbits and Vashti Bunyan, plus the compilations Country Funk II and Master Mix: Red Hot + Arthur Russell.
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