Music

In terms of well-worn rock back stories, Deep Purple's Smoke on the Water must just about take the cake. Former Supergroove member Nick Atkinson looks at the song that includes one of the most famous… Audio

Strictly Come Dancing judge Craig Revel Horwood and celebrated Kiwi entertainer Rietta Austin are in the race for the UK's hotly-contested Christmas #1 market with their new single, 'It's Christmas… Audio

Hymns for the second Sunday in Advent include Shirley Murray’s Look towards Christmas, and People look East. Audio

Charlotte Ryan talks to Marlon Williams about life in Lyttelton, singing and touring with Lorde and his new Christmas song collaboration on Paul Kelly's new Christmas album "Paul Kellys Christmas… Video, Audio

On this week's Nashville Babylon Mark has soul classics from the Temptations and the Delfonics, country courtesy of Marty Robbins, blues from Roosevelt Sykes and birthday tunes for JJ Cale. Audio

Debbie Harwood is a multi-award winning New Zealand solo artist and producer. She has also lent her voice and production skills to countless solo projects and recordings of other NZ artists over the… Audio

Acclaimed New Zealand producer and multi-instrumentalist,  Julien Dyne has released his fifth solo album, Modes.

Julien was the drummer for the Opensouls, Tyra and the Tornadoes and he currently… Audio

Tony Stamp marvels at the new album by Whanganui-a-Tara folk outfit French for Rabbits, and a deeply spiritual EP from anonymous South Auckland artist FABLE, while Elliott Childs assesses a… Audio

Charlotte Ryan, host of Music 101, talks about what's happening on the music scene over the weekend, and picks a track to play.  Audio

21 x 21 is a project that pairs Aotearoa’s female composers and poets in 21 songs celebrating the unique cultural and social kaupapa of Māori and Pākehā. Audio

A crucial double LP compilation of jazz/ funk/ reggae tracks by Jamaican "keyboard king" Jackie Mittoo has just been reissued. We'll hear two tracks from that today, alongside cuts from London… Audio

Rhythm and Vines festival director Kieran Spillane told Checkpoint they decided to postpone the event to Easter after talking with local iwi and listening to the concerns of the local community.

With… Video, Audio

Simon reviews new music from Brian Wilson and Demian Dorelli. Audio

Music Director Marc Taddei previews the 2022 Season and explains the thinking behind its title, Circle of Friends. Audio

If you're sick of Christmas music already, here's a new track to keep you... entertained?

'Vax the Nation' by Dr Joel Rindelaub and Randa is a new "nerdcore" rap song.

It features cameos from some… Audio