Music Review
The Sampler 25 April 2017
In The Sampler this week Nick Bollinger discusses a stark solo set - and it's more colourful companion - from Conor Oberst; the debut of Wellington supergroup Teeth; and a set from West African… Audio
Republique Amazone by Les Amazones d'Afrique
Nick Bollinger checks a set from West African women's collective L'Amazones d'Afrique. Audio
Ruminations/Salutations by Conor Oberst
Nick Bollinger discusses a stark solo set - and it's more colourful companion - from Conor Oberst. Audio
The Navigator by Hurray For The Riff Raff
Nick Bollinger discusses an album that explores the Puerto Rican heritage of Hurray For The Riff Raff's Alynda Lee Segarra. Audio
The Sampler 18 April 2017
In The Sampler this week Nick Bollinger discusses an album that explores the Puerto Rican heritage of Hurray For The Riff Raff's Alynda Lee Segarra; and an unexpected late-career detour into swing-era… Audio
Triplicate by Bob Dylan
Nick Bollinger explores an unexpected late-career detour into swing-era standards from Bob Dylan. Audio
Songcrush: Slowdive - Sugar For The Pill
English shoegaze band Slowdive has a new album coming in May, and they’ve not lost any of their dreamy, woozy appeal. Video
Songcrush: The Moe Show - Cutting Shapes on the D-Floor
Guaranteed to get the grown-ups bopping their heads, and cracking a knowing smile to some of the Aotearoa hip hop references sprinkled throughout the song. Educational. Infectious. Entertaining… Video
The Sampler: The Stooges and The Move
Nick Bollinger reviews notable new compilations of The Stooges and The Move. Audio
The Sampler 11 April 2017
In The Sampler this week Nick Bollinger talks to Joshua Tillman - the artist better known as Father John Misty - about comedy, tragedy and the human condition; and reviews notable new compilations of… Audio
Father John Misty: comedy or tragedy?
Nick Bollinger talks to Joshua Tillman - the artist better known as Father John Misty - about comedy, tragedy and the human condition. Audio
Music reviewer Grant Smithies
Grant Smithies gets an earful of Otago "gothtronica" care of Dunedin trio Elan Vital, dusts off a key tune from Jamaican rasta ambassador Johnny Clark and sings the praises of NZ post punk act, The… Audio
The Sampler 4 April 2017
In The Sampler this week Nick Bollinger decodes the Latin quote behind Laura Marling's new album Semper Femina, and reviews an album by the reformed Grandaddy which picks up in the same desolate place… Audio
World Eater by Blanck Mass
Tony Stamp lends an ear to the U.K. electronic producer who masquerades as Blanck Mass. Audio
Last Place by Grandaddy
Nick Bollinger reviews an album by the reformed Grandaddy which picks up in the same desolate place they left off. Audio
Semper Femina by Laura Marling
In The Sampler this week Nick Bollinger decodes the Latin quote behind Laura Marling's new album Semper Femina. Audio
Songcrush: Michael Kiwanuka - Cold Little Heart
The moody, bleak images enhance the sonic retro palette of this song : Reverby tunes, the washed-out backing vocals and hand claps hark back to late-60s Memphis, and yet the bass and guitar grooves… Video
The Sampler, 28 March 2017
In The Sampler this week Nick Bollinger reviews new albums by eclectic Hispanic-Angeleno quartet Chicano Batman, and Tennessee blues woman Valerie June, while Elliott Childs lends an ear to the latest… Audio
Freedom Is Free by Chicano Batman
Nick Bollinger reviews new albums by eclectic Hispanic-Angeleno quartet Chicano Batman. Audio