Nick Cave
For the Birds
William Dart goes aloft with four volumes of a new Audubon Society project titled For the Birds. Artists include Nick Cave, Tilda Swinton, Laurie Anderson and Loudon Wainwright. Audio
NZ's metalhead, cat-crazy, self-publishing romance queen
She has been legally blind since birth, but that hasn't stopped paranormal romance writer Steff Green (aka Stephanie Holmes) from undertaking a self-publishing career that sees her clear a six-figure… Audio
Nick Cave's Ghosteen
Grief and loss have inspired some fine music, from great Requiems to the simplest of elegies. Most recently they're the force behind Nick Cave's latest album, Ghosteen, which comes four years after… Audio
Musician Frank Turner on the stories of 'No Man's Land'
English folk-punk singer Frank Turner's about to come back to New Zealand next month, and he's just put out his eighth studio album, No Man's Land, which is entirely made up of the stories of… Audio
Lorde, LCD Soundsystem, Nick Cave, Leonard Cohen among Grammy nominees
American rappers Jay-Z and Kendrick Lamar have received the most nominations with a total of eight and seven respectively. Pop singer Bruno Mars received six and Khalid actor Donald Glovers' alter ego…
Screen Gems - the great music documentaries
Irene Gardiner talks to Lynn Freeman about some of the great documentaries about rock and roll - including ones about Fleetwood Mac, Split Enz, Nick Cave, the Flying Nun label, and a new one about… Audio
The Art of Rod Emmerson
In the past few weeks New Zealand Herald Editorial Cartoonist Rod Emmerson has been racing to keep up with the rapidly changing pre-election political scene. While coming up with a cartoon portrayal… Audio, Gallery
A Tribute to Glen Campbell
William Dart looks beyond "Rhinestone Cowboy", "Wichita Lineman", and "Galveston" to the lesser-known but equally brilliant and affecting Glen Campbell. Audio
The Science of... Sweat
Simon Morton and Alison Ballance present a three-part series exploring the science of sweat, virtual reality and Vitamin C. This week, the function of a much-maligned bodily fluid that plays a vital… Audio, Gallery
New music with Grant Smithies
Grant Smithies celebrates two records released this very day: the debut full-length album from Auckland's Fazerdaze and a new compilation of bleakly beautiful songs from articulate Aussie sinner, Nick… Audio
The Sampler 2 May 2017
Is Kendrick Lamar the greatest rapper alive? In The Sampler this week Nick Bollinger considers the claim. And he discusses a new Nick Cave retrospective and a 150-song set of Australasian fuzz-toned… Audio
The Sampler: Lovely Creatures by Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
Nick Bollinger discusses a 30-year retrospective of Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds. Audio
Music Reviewer Russell Baillie
Music Reviewer Russell Bailie is in the Auckland studio with some picks for 2017. Audio
Nick Cave: mortality, love and faith
Rock music's 'Prince of Darkness' Nick Cave performed with his long-serving band The Bad Seeds at Wellington's TSB Arena last night. RNZ Music's Kirsten Johnstone reports back. Video, Audio
The Sampler 17 January 2017
In The Sampler this week Nick Bollinger revisits notable 2016 releases from William Tyler, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds and Hamilton Leithauser and Rostam. Audio
The Sampler for 27 September
In The Sampler this week Nick Bollinger listens to the new album by Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds and wonders if the music can be separated from the tragic circumstances surrounding its creation. He… Audio
The Sampler: Skeleton Tree by Nick Cave
Nick Bollinger listens to the new album by Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds and wonders if thew music can be separated from the tragic circumstances surrounding its creation. Audio
Review: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds new album and film
Matthew Crawley joins Alex Behan to review Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds' Skeleton Tree and the accompanying film 'One More Time With Feeling.' Video, Audio
Audio Engineer - Anna Laverty
Anna Laverty has produced and engineered records for Nick Cave, Courtney Barnett, Bloc Party and many other artists throughout her career. Yadana Saw catches up with Anna who is a visiting panellist… Audio
Cave's son took LSD before fatal fall
Musician Nick Cave's teenage son took LSD before he fell off a cliff in Brighton, England, an inquest has heard.