Music
Music Critic: Neive Strang and Haiko Redo
Dianne Swann reviews Neive Strang and Haiko Redo. Audio
Actors cast for four part Beatles biopic
The four-part Beatles biopic, set to be released in 2028, has officially found its Fab Four. Beatles scholar Martin Lewis spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
RNZ Music Pocket Edition: 1 April 2025
This week on Pocket Edition, Maggie Tweedie introduces us to new music from Aotearoa and abroad. Audio
Mansfield Park on the Mainland
Director Rebecca Meltzer is part of the team turning Jane Austen's Mansfield Park into an opera. Audio
Music feature: the file sharing era
Today we're not actually focusing on a band or an album, but on the music industry itself. To be more specific, we're going to look at the ways we consume music, and how advancements in technology… Audio
Rokko Island
Janay and Waimirirangi host you for today's episode Joined by guest Rokko Island to talk his music journey And also talking about the joys of moving house including rats? Audio
Review: MJ Lenderman mesmerises Wellington's Meow Nui
A capacity crowd at the new Wellington theatre embraced MJ Lenderman's Melancholic Songwriting and indulged every note from his band The Wind.
Sports with Jamie Wall
RNZ sports reporter Jamie Wall joins Emile Donovan in the studio to talk about the weekend of sport. Audio
Making the Last Post a winning one
Retiring NZSO trumpet player Cheryl Hollinger looks back on 25 years with the national orchestra. Video, Audio
'Nerding out' on the film scores of Hans Zimmer, live
Dan Golding, Andrew Pogson and Nicholas Buc will bring a live version of their podcast The Art of the Score to Auckland.
Worlds of Music 30 March, 2025
Music from the world, for the world, featuring Ali Hassan Kuban, Marlon Williams, The South Pasifika Sound Project, and flamenco-Indian band, Indialucia. Audio
After success with Boygenius, Lucy Dacus steps into the spotlight
Tony Stamp reviews American songwriter Lucy Dacus's fourth album, the third solo LP from Ringlets guitarist László Reynolds and some blunt, pithy techno from Canada's Marie Davidson.
City of Clowns by Marie Davidson
The Montreal producer teams up with dancefloor doyens Soulwax for an album of floor-fillers with thematic heft. Audio
Gluten of the Eagle by László Reynolds
On his third solo album the Ringlets guitarist balances irreverence and loveliness, branching out stylistically while still harking back to the past. Audio
An evening of Hans Zimmer with Art of the Score podcasters
Hans Zimmer is one of Hollywood's most prolific film composers scoring more than 100 films. Some of the most beloved iconic soundtracks include Interstellar, Gladiator, Inception and The Lion King. Dr… Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 30 March 2025
It’s the fourth Sunday in Lent – Laetare Sunday. ‘Laetare’ is Latin for ‘rejoice’, and traditionally the day is a break in this otherwise austere season of the church calendar. Cheerful hymns in this… Audio
Nashville Babylon: 29 March 2025
On this week's Nashville Babylon there's classic rock 'n' roll from Carl Perkins and Wanda Jackson, a track from Roberta Flack's 1969 debut album, reggae courtesy of Culture, plus blues from Sonny Boy… Audio
The Mixtape: Collector Grant Gillanders
Grant Gillanders is a collector of local music and has found some rare and historic recordings in unexpected places. He's this week's guest on The Mixtape and he'll be talking to Nick Bollinger about… Audio
Serebii live in the RNZ studio
Tamaki Makaurau-based composer, multi-instrumentalist and rising talent Serebii has just released a new album Dime. Serebii, who has previously focused on production - often in collaboration with… Audio
Forever is a Feeling by Lucy Dacus
After the success of supergroup Boygenius, one third of the trio finds herself under extra scrutiny, doling out lyrical breadcrumbs while enjoying a major-label budget. Audio
