Music
RNZ Music Pocket Edition 4 June 2025
This week on Pocket Edition, Maggie Tweedie introduces fresh music and interviews Ladi6 about creating her new album, Le Va, which helped her heal after losing her mother. Earth Tongue-psychedelic… Audio
Tony Yan Tong Chen: back with the old band
Once he was a second violinist in the Auckland Youth Orchestra. Now Tony Yan Tong Chen is the piano soloist for the orchestra's next concert. Audio
Bookmarks with Annemarie Jutel
Author, former elite runner and now graphic novelist Annemarie Jutel is health professor and world leader in critical diagnosis at Victoria University of Wellington. Audio
Music Critic: Ned Collette & the Thalia Zedek Band
Music critic Matthew Crawley joins Jesse to share new music from Ned Collette, and the Thalia Zedek Band. Ned Collette - Athens Thalia Zedek Band - Boat Audio
Music with Kirsten Zemke: Songs that are out of this world
Music correspondent Kirsten Zemke looks at science fiction theme music and plays a selection of some of the biggest hits of the 20th century. Audio
AMA comments were frustration at performance's politicisation - Bishop
Senior government minister Chris Bishop said his comments directed at a performance at the Aotearoa Music Awards were due to his frustration at its politicisation. The minister was heard saying "what… Audio
Old opera, brand new production
Bruno Ravella is in Aotearoa to direct a brand new production of Puccini's La bohème for NZ Opera. Audio
Peter de Blois: singer, conductor, teacher, now ONZM
Peter de Blois talks about being made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to music in this year's King's Birthday Honours List. Audio
Music feature: Stories from the road
Jesse spoke to Dustin Watts about his life on the road working security with the likes of Taylor Swift, and Metallica. Audio
Why it's getting harder to uncover new local musical artists
Over the last two decades the number of places we could - in theory - be exposed to new music has increased exponentially. But instead of making it easier to discover New Zealand artists, it seems to… Audio
AMA Recap, Play It Strange & SNARE
A packed show on The TAHI today ! We celebrate Samoan Language Week with artist SNARE and also chat his music! - The 2025 theme for Samoan Language Week is 'Ia malu lou sa. Folau i lagima - A… Audio
'I was frustrated': Bishop on music award comments
"It's not about Stan Walker ... It was just the sort of politicisation of it," the Cabinet Minister says after declaring "what a load of crap" during a Aotearoa Music Awards performance. Audio
Everything Must Go by Goose
Elliott Childs assesses the latest from the American jam band. Audio
Nick Bollinger and Elliott Childs talk about music books
Two music writers discuss what they've been reading lately. Audio
Samoan opera star returns home for enduring classic La Bohème
130 years on, Puccini's La Bohème remains an enduring classic and beloved opera. Audio
"There's power in the circle" Global folk phenomenon Bulgarian
In 1988 a choir founded in the '50s Soviet socialist era, the Bulgarian State Television Female Vocal Choir released the album Le Mystère Des Voix Bulgares. It won them a Grammy, turned them into an… Audio
Fred Schneider Talks Fresh Collab & Iconic Antics
The inimitable Fred Schneider of The B‑52’s joins us for a chat about a new version of Love Shack, in collaboration with Kingston Sound System. It's the latest single on the album CLASSIC HITS IN A… Audio
Bishop's comments have 'no place' at AMAs say producers
"The Awards respect and honour te ao Māori and we were proud to support Stan with his vision for his powerful rendition of Māori Ki Te Ao."
Hymns on Sunday, 1 June 2025
The Samoan hymn Fa'afetai I Le Atua begins this week's programme, celebrating the start of Samoan Language Week, and we mark the Feast of the Ascension. Audio
Nashville Babylon: Saturday 31 May 2025
On this week's show there's blues from Buddy Guy, a birthday tune for Charlie Watts, new music from Leaf Rapids and Kassi Valazza, a classic from Pink Floyd plus a preview of the Cowboy Junkies… Audio
