Music Reviews
Music Critic - Flo Wilson
Today our music critic, Flo Wilson talks to Jesse about tracks from Caterina Barbieri and Lyra Pramuk as well as music composed by Andy Santika for a traditional Balinese shadow Puppet Play! Audio
Music Critic - Simon Sweetman
Today music reviewer Simon Sweetman talks about new music from Yola and Los Lobos. Audio
Music Critic: Dianne Swann
Dianne Swann reviews the latest album out from Anthonie Tonnon. His third album, Leave Love Out Of This, is released tomorrow and is his first album with Slow Time Records. Audio
Music Critic: Tony Stamp
Today Tony Stamp looks at some new tracks from Japanese Breakfast and Another Michael. Audio
Music Critic - Colin Morris
Today Colin Morris is looking at a new track from Tom Jones, his version of Talking Reality Television Blues and a look behind the scenes at the Simon and Garfunkel classic, A Bridge Over Troubled… Audio
Music Critic - Dianne Swann
Today Dianne Swann looks at a new album from Gruff Rhys, Seeking New Gods. It's the seventh solo album from the frontman of Welsh band Super Furry Animals and Neon Neon. Audio
Looking back on the best of Bonnie Raitt's career
Today Simon Sweetman looks back at the career of Bonnie Raitt, who he says is one of the 20th Century pop music's greats. Audio
Music reviewer Grant Smithies
Iconic Irish shoegaze band My Bloody Valentine are reissuing their entire catalogue on vinyl over the coming months, starting with their three studio albums. We'll hear a couple of key tracks from… Audio
The life and legacy of Billy Preston
Billy Preston was an American keyboardist and singer/songwriter. Simon Sweetman goes through his life and legacy, including working with some of the biggest names in music history. Audio
New music with Jeremy Taylor - eras of NZ music
An all NZ selection covering several different eras, and featuring Auckland powerpoppers Voom, Pixie Williams reimagined, and pre-Blam Blam Blam combo The Plague. Audio
Music reviewer Grant Smithies
Ethereal folk, French movie soundtracks, synth-heavy psychedelia, shuffling indie grunge, German art-rock: so many styles find a home in the music of Manchester’s Jane Weaver. Audio
Music reviewer Grant Smithies
Today we'll hear two fine tracks from spanking new international "post-punk dance" compilation Two Synths, A Guitar (And) A Drum Machine, followed by some hectic kologo lute music from Ghana's… Audio
Music with Grant Smithies
Big Star's debut album #1 Record was recently given an overdue vinyl reissue, so hopeless fanboy Grant Smithies plays two tracks from that today while shedding tears of joy. After that, a veer up to… Audio
Music reviewer Grant Smithies
In the mid-70s, Iggy Pop and David Bowie washed up together in Berlin, where one of their favourite haunts was Kreuzberg’s Cafe Exil. Grant Smithies dives in. Audio
Music reviewer Grant Smithies
Kraftwerk's entire back-catalogue is reissued on vinyl today, and rabid fan-boy Grant Smithies is beside himself with joy. Audio
Colin Morris' music picks
Critic Colin Morris introduces us to a great new album by Mavis Staples - We Get By and he plays us one of his favourite tracks - Change. He also digs deep into his archives in his "whatever happened… Audio
Colin Morris' music picks
Today music critic Colin Morris features tracks from Bettye LaVette and Van Morrison. Audio
Music with Grant Smithies
First released in 1968, the second album by Mississippi singer/ songwriter Bobby Gentry has just had the deluxe reissue treatment. Audio
Music review with Grant Smithies
Made over a period of 10 days during lockdown, new album Keep Your Distance! was strapped together online by Virtual Shadow Ensemble, a collective of musicians and spoken word artists from around the… Audio
Colin Morris talks music
Colin reviews Unfollow The Rules by Rufus Wainwright and continues his "whatever happened to..?" Today he features the artist The Association. Audio