Music
Bookmarks with Jaquie Brown
Our Bookmarks guest today will be a familar face and voice. She's been a TV presenter, a reporter for Campbell Live, and was the star of her own award-winning self-titled sitcom, The Jaquie Brown… Audio
Music: The best spy songs
Music reviewer Kirsten Zemke ponders what musical elements make a song feel like a spy track. She'll play a few that'll be familiar to many listeners and talk about what made them so iconic. Kirsten… Audio
Map of New Zealand music project
Today's music feature is all about the latest project from Audio-Culture. Gareth Shute is on air with Jesse to talk about their work recounting musical moments of historical significance throughout… Audio
Chris Bailey, lead singer of The Saints and 'co-creator of punk', dies
Chris Bailey, lead singer of legendary Australian rock band The Saints, has died.
Queenstown becoming a performing arts hotspot
Concert presenter Clarissa Dunn talks to Jesse about the upcoming Whakatipu Music Festival, saying the area is fast becoming a performing arts hotspot. Audio
Blue Smoke: The Road to Dalvanius
Sitting on the bank at the Bowl of Brooklands in New Plymouth for each Showtime Spectacular tour in the early 1960s was a young Maori boy: Dalvanius Maui Prime. He was already a good singer and had… Audio
Gordon Lightfoot Inspired
The songs of Gordon Lightfoot are central to William Dart's review of two new albums by Cowboy Junkies and Punch Brothers. Audio
Baroque violinist Anne Loeser
In what she believes to be a first for Aotearoa, violinist Anne Loeser is about to play the entire cycle of Heinrich Biber's 17th century Rosary Sonatas for violin and continuo.. It's such a marathon… Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 10 April 2022
It’s Palm Sunday today, the Sunday before Easter that commemorates the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem. Hymns include All glory, laud and honour, and Ride on! King Jesus. Audio
Why Ed Sheeran’s court victory sounds good for the music industry
Comment: There's a good chance you've heard a song by Ed Sheeran called Shape of You which has been streamed over 3 billion times on Spotify.
Nashville Babylon 9 April 2022
On this week's show Mark has new music from Mary Gauthier, Levon Helm & Mavis Staples, classic blues courtesy of Little Walter and Joe Turner plus ska from Laurel Aitken. Audio
A Handful of Keys
Tracks from keyboard players Mike Nock, Mulgrew Miller, Diana Krall and Joey DeFrancesco lead off this week's set. Audio
From here to Macedonia
Jazz from the Balkans, NZ and beyond- plus a star turn from Aretha Franklin. Audio
The Mixtape - Damian Vaughan
Damian Vaughan has just stepped down from his role as CEO of Recorded Music NZ - the non-profit Trade Association that deals with licensing for recording artists and their labels in Aotearoa - after… Audio
Introducing: Em
This week we introduce you to producer, recording engineer and musician Em. Audio
Introducing: Neive Strang
Dunedin singer-songwriter Neive Strang introduces her song 'Hold'. Audio
The Sampler: Jenny Hval, Ibibio Sound Machine
Tony Stamp tackles Norwegian musician Jenny Hval’s latest collection of poetic musings; and the new album by London’s Ibibio Sound Machine, which continues their marriage of Nigerian lyrics with… Audio
The Sampler: Jenny Hval, Ibibio Sound Machine
Tony Stamp tackles Norwegian musician Jenny Hval’s latest collection of poetic musings; and the new album by London’s Ibibio Sound Machine, which continues their marriage of Nigerian lyrics with…
AudioPIXIES David Lovering on touring, new music, and his unusual hobbies
PIXIES, one of the most influential alternative rock bands of all time, are returning to New Zealand playing shows in Christchurch, Wellington and Auckland this December. David Lovering started… Audio
Is George Thorogood still 'Bad to the Bone'?
George Thorogood is releasing his first album of original material - he talks to Charlotte about his career and whether he is really 'Bad to the bone'. Audio
