Music
Yacht rock classic has been named the perfect song
A group of neuroscientists and music enthusiasts have chosen the perfect, or nearly perfect, pop song. Audio
Adam Chamber Music Festival 2024 - New Vistas
Percussionist Justin DeHart plays a vibrant recital which includes works from Aotearoa by Rosa Elliott, Philip Brownlee, Mark Menzies, John Psathas, and Gareth Farr. Audio
Aussie couple reimagine iconic Olympic anthem
Australian world music star Mitch Tambo and his wife Voice of Lele have released a duet and their take on the classic hit My Island Home. Video, Audio
Worlds of Music 9 February, 2025
Music from the world, for the world, with Le Trio Joubran, Youssou N'Dour, Ariana Tikao, and jazz vocalist Gregory Porter. Audio
First band-authorised Led Zeppelin doco hits NZ cinemas
The three surviving members of Led Zeppelin have been mysteriously media-shy - until the new doco Becoming Led Zeppelin. Video, Audio
Enter Now Brightness by Nadia Reid
As per its title, the Manchester-via-Port Chalmers musician's fourth album is loaded with shiny power-pop. Audio
The Purple Bird by Bonnie Prince Billy
Will Oldham enlists a roster of Nashville alumni to make his most purely 'country' album, that's also one of his most considered. Audio
The music docos to watch after Alien Weaponry: Kua Tupu Te Ara
Wondering what to watch next? These music docs top the charts, writes Karl Puschmann. Video
Is Toto’s ‘Africa’ really the best song ever?
Professor of Psychology and Neural Science David Poeppel has spent many years researching language, music and emotion. He joins Jim to discuss why some people love Toto's 'Africa', while others get… Video, Audio
The Sampler: What to listen to this week
Plus FKA Twigs explains Eusexua, and Bonnie 'Prince' goes full country.
Hymns on Sunday, 9 February 2025
Two very different settings of verses from Romans Chapter 8 this week: “Nothing can separate us from the love of God”. And we’re completing our Summer Hymn Requests with hymns including Abide with me… Audio
Nashville Babylon: 8 February 2025
On this week's Nashville Babylon there's reggae from the Mighty Diamonds, blues and country courtesy of TV Slim and Loretta Lynn, a New Orleans classic from Professor Longhair plus a birthday tune for… Audio
George Thorogood & The Destroyers prep for NZ shows
As George Thorogood & The Destroyers prepare for two NZ shows with ZZ Top this May, their 74-year-old frontman is rocking as hard as ever… and contemplating a tattoo of a kiwi. Audio
The Mixtape: Dub multi-instrumentalist Pachyman
Our guest this week is Pachyman, an LA-based, Puerto Rican DJ and multi-instrumentalist producer. On his RNZ Mixtape, Pachyman pays tribute to legends like King Tubby, Scientist, and Lee "Scratch"… Audio
'I felt ceilinged-in' - Why Kiwi folk singer Nadia Reid moved to the UK
The award-winning songwriter tells Music 101's Charlotte Ryan she felt "tangled up in pieces" while trying to organise her family's exit from New Zealand. Video, Audio
Eusexua by FKA Twigs
The UK singer's third album harks back to '80s pop greats, using sex as set dressing to get at something deeper. Audio
First authorised Led Zeppelin doco hits NZ screens
Led Zeppelin is one of the biggest rock bands of all time but for decades its three surviving members have been notoriously media-shy… until now. In Becoming Led Zeppelin - the first ever… Audio
Dunedin singer Nadia Reid on her move to the UK: ‘In New Zealand I felt ceilinged-in’
In 2023, after the pandemic had stamped out her budding international career, a pregnant Nadia Reid moved to the UK with her partner and their toddler. On her new album Enter Now Brightness, the… Audio
Bad to the bone: George Thorogood
Iconic rock band The Destroyers, who started more than 50 years ago, are returning to Auckland in May, with ZZ Top, to rock Aotearoa with classic hits. Audio
