Music
The Sampler: 1994 part 3
Tony Stamp looks back at three albums turning 30 this year, in the third of a six-part series.
Video, AudioReview: Ravyn Lenae
Ravyn Lenae's distinct falsetto and eclectic mix of R&B and pop styles blossom on her new record Bird's Eye.
Video, AudioReview: Artisans of anguish Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds soar with new album Wild God
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds storied 18th record, Wild God, arrives as a pleasantly uplifting surprise, in contrast with the sombre and sobering tone of its predecessor, Ghosteen.
Video, AudioDavid Walliams - 'I wish I could make music'
Life is a series of laughs for English comedian and author David Walliams - even if his musical career ended at learning the recorder. Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 8 September 2024
It’s hymns ancient and modern this week. We’ve a setting of Hail, gladdening light (a hymn from the 3rd or 4th century), and In You we live – a 21st century hymn written by Sue Mepham from Flagstaff… Audio
HINDEMITH: Kleine Kammermusik Op 24 No 2
Performed by the Auckland Chamber Orchestra Wind Quintet at their concert, 'Bagatelles', Raye Freedman Arts Centre, Auckland, 7 September 2024. Audio
LIGETI: Six Bagatelles for Wind Quintet
Performed by the Auckland Chamber Orchestra Wind Quintet at their concert, 'Bagatelles', Raye Freedman Arts Centre, Auckland, 7 September 2024. Audio
Leonie HOLMES: Ritual for wind quintet
Performed by the Auckland Chamber Orchestra Wind Quintet at their concert, 'Bagatelles', Raye Freedman Arts Centre, Auckland, 7 September 2024. Audio
Anthony YOUNG: Firmament
Performed by the Auckland Chamber Orchestra Wind Quintet at their concert, 'Bagatelles', Raye Freedman Arts Centre, Auckland, 7 September 2024. Audio
Ross HARRIS: Jazz Suite
Performed by the Auckland Chamber Orchestra Wind Quintet at their concert, 'Bagatelles', Raye Freedman Arts Centre, Auckland, 7 September 2024. Audio
Auckland Chamber Orchestra - Bagatelles
A quintet of musicians - Luca Manghi (flutes), Gemma Pilchen (oboe), Peter Scholes (clarinets), Simon Williams (horn), Sam Brough (bassoon) - play works for wind quintet: two of the standards from… Audio
Coming up
Fandom at the opera - Singing star returns home to take up iconic role
Samoan-Kiwi tenor Amitai Pati is back home to star in NZ Opera's Auckland performances in Rigoletto. He and his partner Adela Zaharia - a world-class Romanian soprano - chat to Mihingarangi Forbes. Video, Audio
Nashville Babylon: 7 September 2024
On this week's show there's new music from Tami Neilson, blues courtesy of Otis Rush and Bonnie Rait, reggae from the Untouchables plus a classic track from the Front Lawn. Audio
Mike Nock Retrospective
Ahead of Mike Nock's induction into the NZ Music Hall of Fame, Nick Tipping checks out some of the highlights of his career. Audio
You're the Top
John Scofield gets groovy; the Rodger Fox Big Band hits Capitol Studios; and Diana Panton and Oscar Peterson take on Cole Porter. Audio
Tami Nielson on joining Willie Nelson's tribe
Kiwi singer Tami Neilson talks to Charlotte Ryan about meeting her country music hero Willie Nelson, and playing his songs on an intimate new album. Audio
Tami Neilson's Willie Nelson album: 'No pressure, just joy'
Singer Tami Neilson pays homage to her country music hero on the intimate new album Neilson Sings Nelson. Video, Audio
The Mixtape: Comedian and children's author David Walliams
Our guest today picking the music is David Walliams, one of Britain's best-loved children's authors and some would say, their most controversial comedian. Walliams came to fame alongside Matt Lucas on… Audio
Georgia Gets By: 'This EP is therapy sessions with myself'
Georgia Gets By, the project of New Zealand's Georgia Nott, has released a new EP Split Lip. Georgia is one half of the Nelson duo Broods, the electronic project she started with her brother over a… Audio
The Sampler: 1994 part 2
Tony Stamp looks back at three albums turning 30 this year, in the second of a six-part series. This week R.E.M, Weezer and Oasis get a replay on The Sampler. Video, Audio
