Music
Playing Favourites with musician Delaney Davidson
Christchurch alt-country artist Delaney Davidson is no stranger to having multiple projects on the boil, and this year is no exception. Video, Audio
Out Lately with Finn Johansson
Mr Finnbar Johansson with our Friday night grab bag of new music. Audio
Music 101: Charlotte Ryan
Charlotte Ryan, host of Music 101 here on RNZ each Saturday afternoon from midday talks about what's happening on the music scene over the weekend, what's coming up on her show tomorrow and because… Audio
New music with Jeremy Taylor
The joyful fourth album from Aldous Harding, a comeback from 80s hitmakers Tears For Fears, and the brilliant Aimee Mann Audio
MUSSORGSKY arr RAVEL: Pictures of an Exhibition
NZSO Sessions 2022: Rhapsody
Israeli-born conductor and pianist Asher Fisch leads the NZSO in a vibrant programme including Gershwin's 'Rhapsody in Blue' and 'American in Paris', Mussorgsky's… Audio
GERSHWIN: American in Paris
NZSO Sessions 2022: Rhapsody Israeli-born conductor and pianist Asher Fisch leads the NZSO in a vibrant programme including Gershwin's 'Rhapsody in Blue' and 'American in Paris', Mussorgsky's… Audio
GERSHWIN: Rhapsody in Blue
NZSO Sessions 2022: Rhapsody Israeli-born conductor and pianist Asher Fisch leads the NZSO in a vibrant programme including Gershwin's 'Rhapsody in Blue' and 'American in Paris', Mussorgsky's… Audio
DVORAK: Carnival Overture Op 92
NZSO Sessions 2022: Rhapsody Israeli-born conductor and pianist Asher Fisch leads the NZSO in a vibrant programme including Gershwin's 'Rhapsody in Blue' and 'American in Paris', Mussorgsky's… Audio
Great album: Raising Sands
Grammy-award winning collaboration album by rock singer Robert Plant and bluegrass-country singer Alison Krauss, first released on October 23, 2007. it won Album of the Year at the 2008 Americana… Audio
Music with RNZ's Yadana Shaw
Yadana Saw takes a listen to a new offering by Wellington band Rhombus, Texan trio Khruangbin announce tour dates to New Zealand and the mistress of the kooky, off-kilter pop Jane Weaver returns with… Audio
Composing Banjo music for The Power of the Dog
The Banjo plays a feature role in a particularly unsettling scene in Jane Campion's Oscar-winning western psychological drama The Power of the Dog. NZ composer and musician David Ward was tasked with… Audio
NZ hip hop history
Our cultural correspondent Brad Warrington continues our journey though Hip Hop in Aotearoa. Tonight he's looking at the music of the mid 00s and some big release from Christchurch in the first decade… Audio
Ukrainian band's viral concert request refused
In a Tik Tok video that has gone viral with 7 million views - a Ukrainian rock band appealed to Ed Sheeran to take part in a benefit concert this week in Birmingham in the UK.
In what was a… Audio
Ukraine invasion: Fundraising concert refuses request from Kyiv band
The organisers of a fundraising concert in the UK have refused a Ukrainian band's request to feature live from Kyiv.
Members of Antytila are currently serving as soliders. The band went viral after… Audio
Spotlight on Foo Fighters' Taylor Hawkins' cause of death
Local music fans are still digesting the news that the death of Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins may not have been, as was initially though, a heart attack, but possibly an overdose.
Hawkins died… Audio
Taylor Hawkins: Drugs found in body of late Foo Fighters drummer
Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins had marijuana, opioids and other drugs in his system before he died, Colombian investigators say.
Mousey
Sarena Close, working under the moniker of Mousey is one of the brighter young talents on the New Zealand music scene. William Dart checks out her two albums. Audio
My Current Song: Jackie Bristow, 'Livin' For Love'
New Zealand-born, Nashville-based country singer-songwriter Jackie Bristow's new album 'Outsider' came out to critical acclaim earlier this month, with IndiePulse Music Magazine rating it as a… Video, Audio
Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins dies
Taylor Hawkins, the drummer for Grammy-winning rock band Foo Fighters, has died at age 50. Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 27 March 2022
This week’s programme includes some communion hymns, there’s a favourite hymn by Quaker John Greenleaf Whittier – Dear Lord and father of mankind – and we continue our series of Psalm 23 settings with… Audio
