Indie
Chvrches' Lauren Mayberry - Love Is Dead
Glaswegian musical trio Chvrches may have relocated to New York but their recently released third album Love Is Dead has all the hallmarks of their previous records - with some extra pop sheen.
Lead… Audio
Live: The Phoenix Foundation
Wellington band The Phoenix Foundation play a set of songs from their album 'Give Up Your Dreams' alongside some old favourites. Video, Audio
Going South - Dead Moon in NZ 1992
Influential Portland trio Dead Moon turned down shows with Nirvana in favour of a twenty-date tour of New Zealand in 1992. They made lifelong fans but also cleared out pubs along the way - John Baker… Video, Audio
Country Lass
Indie-folk singer Mel Parsons secured the top song prize at the New Zealand Country Music Awards in early June. She won the Best Country Music Song for her track Alberta Sun. Audio
Angel Deradoorian on the bystander effect
Former Dirty Projectors' bassist Angel Deradoorian speaks to Shaun D Wilson about her solo incarnation, Deradoorian. Audio
Sounds of the Outer Hebrides - Willie Campbell
In the Outer Hebrides on Scotland's Western flank traditional Scottish music is hugely popular, but a whole new generation of artists with their own style are also finding a following with locals and… Audio
Blink’s Camp A Movement
Best known for his Camp A Low Hum music festivals, Ian 'Blink' Jorgensen declared the 2014 to be the last. This year he is back at the same location under a slightly different name to celebrate A… Audio
Woodcock Festival
Founded by Austin Cunningham and his promotion company, Tauranga Music Sux, the Woodcock Festival is an annual celebration of the local D.I.Y. scene. Frank Eggleton, on the bill with his band… Audio
The Sampler - Alt J (9.48)
Nick Bollinger reviews the second album from Mercury Music Prize-winning British indie rockers Alt-J. Audio
Fiona Campbell of M'Lady's Records
Melody Thomas heads to the Portland headquarters of independent radical feminist label M'lady's Records and meets with Kiwi co-owner and ex-Coolies drummer Fiona Campbell. Audio
The Verlaines Live at The Kings Arms
On 14 December 2013, Dunedin troubadours The Verlaines played their 1985 album Hallelujah All the Way Home in it's entirety at Auckland's Kings Arms, a performance that reunited the original '85 line… Audio