Randy Newman
Wilco & Jeff Tweedy's writing on music
After relaxing over summer to the music of Wilco, William Dart starts this year's series of New Horizons by also looking at what Jeff Tweedy is writing about the music of others, with a few surprises… Audio
Crowded House keyboardist's 'arrival' 35 years in the making
He's one of the most acclaimed and eclectic producers of his generation, having worked with some of music's biggest names. Now, Mitchell Froom gets to move out of the studio and behind the keyboard… Audio
Songs by Randy Newman
Randy Newman's New Zealand visit in 2020 may have been cancelled, but William Dart looks at some of his songs in versions by Alan Price, Peggy Lee, Nina Simone, Etta James, The Von Trapp Children and… Video, Audio
The music of Randy Newman
Randy Newman recently announced his first ever NZ shows. Music critic Simon Sweetman talks about why Randy Newman's music is important and details his tour. Video, Audio
A retrospective - and prospective - of Randy Newman
Music commentator Graeme Downes has booked his tickets for a night with Randy Newman when he's here in February. With six decades of back catalogue, Graeme picks five short songs that illustrate some… Audio
Randy Newman to tour NZ for the first time
Randy Newman has won almost everything there is to win over the course of his storied musical career, but has never toured New Zealand before. He'll add that to his list of accomplishments when he… Audio
Nashville Babylon 26 August, 2019
On tonight's show Mark previews Randy Newman's tour of New Zealand, plays new music from Jo Meares and Geraint Watkins, spins classic blues courtesy of Mad Dog Sheffield, a live track from Tom Petty… Audio
Left-overs and Left-behinds
For his penultimate show of the year, William Dart pulls together a few tracks that had to be left out of his previous programmes. Featuring Randy Newman, Neil Finn, Andrew Bird, Fiona Apple, Lol… Audio
The Sampler 1 August 2017
This week in The Sampler Nick Bollinger talks to Randy Newman about his new album Dark Matter, and Tony Stamp discusses the Bristol-based artist who calls herself This Is The Kit. Audio
The Land Where The Good Songs Go
William Dart pays tribute to recently-departed Auckland singer Grant P. Chilcott and leads up to that by considering the issues of good songcraft - Brian Wilson and Randy Newman serve as exemplars. Audio
The Sampler for 20 September
In The Sampler this week Nick Bollinger discusses a collaboration between Walkmen frontman Hamilton Leithauser and Vampire Weekend multi-instrumentalist Rostam Batmangalij; the latest instalment of… Audio
The Randy Newman Songbook Volume 3
Nick Bollinger discusses the latest instalment of the Randy Newman songbook. Audio
Absolute Truth
After hearing Lawrence Arabia preview a number of songs in Auckland's Queen's Arcade in April 2015, William Dart was impatient for the album. Absolute Truth has finally dropped and William is… Audio
Looking Backward and Forward
William Dart takes the opportunity of the final programme in the current series to reminisce a bit on his 36-year career hosting New Horizons. Treats include music by Ry Cooder, Anne Sofie Von Otter… Audio
Feature album
Sail Away is a Randy Newman album from 1972, and a highly regarded one at that - it sits at number 321 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. Audio