Pop
Nashville Babylon: 31 December 2022 - Part 2
On Part 2 of Nashville Babylon's New Years Eve Special Mark farewells 2022 with music from The Beat, David Bowie, Loretta Lynn, the Ronettes and Jerry Lee Lewis.. Audio
Nashville Babylon: 31 December 2022 - Part 1
In Part 1 of Nashville Babylon's New Years Eve Special Mark gets the ball rolling with music from Mavis Staples, T-Rex, Jimmy Cliff, the Ramones and Dr John. 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
Nashville Babylon 9 October 2021
On this week's show Mark has birthday tunes for John Lennon, John Prine, Jackson Browne and Welsh punk legend Jon Langford. Elsewhere there's music from Nina Simone and Lisa Miller plus a rare Nick… Audio
Pop punk trailblazers. Bananarama's Sara & Keren
With hits from 1981 to the present day, Bananarama still holds the record for the most worldwide chart entries for a female group ever, with hits like, Cruel Summer, I Heard a Rumour and Venus. Their… Audio
Pretty Girl: The biggest song of 1970
Wellington's self-described skiffle pop band Hogsnort Rupert were pleasantly surprised when they went gold with their wholesome 1970 hit 'Pretty Girl'. By the end of the year, the tune was the… Audio
Queen and Coldplay are the new Beethoven and Mozart
The likes of ABBA, Queen and Coldplay should now be put on the same pedestal of the world's greatest classical composers according to a new study published in the Psychomusicology: Music, Mind, and… Audio
Live session: Double Forte
What do you get if you combine a Juilliard trained musician who works with some of the best orchestras on Broadway with one of New Zealand’s leading musical theatre men? Double Forte who came to… Audio
Possum Plows from Openside
Front-person of Auckland Pop band Openside, Possum Plows talks to Yadana Saw about the band's new EP and how their LGBTQI identy influences their music. Audio
Switched On Pop: going deep on pop
'Switched On Pop' goes deep on some of today's biggest hits, with musicologist Nate Sloan and songwriter Charlie Harding joined by a musical guest. We share a couple of clips: one (with guest K.Flay)… Audio
Tom Bailey from the Thompson Twins back with new album
New wave synth guru Tom Bailey is releasing a new album 25 years after his success with Thompson Twins, whose 80s hits include 'Hold Me Now', 'Doctor Doctor', and 'In the Name of Love'. Four years ago… Video, Audio
Upbeat for Tuesday 19 June
Russia’s famous Marinsky Orchestra visits Saudi Arabia, 3d printed instruments, energetic conductor Jessica Gethin on working with the APO and Michael Bolton, and we shine the spotlight on influential… Video
Rock star cellists 2CELLOS return
The cello wielding rock stars of cross-over 2CELLO are returning to New Zealand. Video, Audio
Chvrches' Lauren Mayberry - Love Is Dead
Glaswegian musical trio Chvrches may have relocated to New York but their recently released third album Love Is Dead has all the hallmarks of their previous records - with some extra pop sheen.
Lead… Audio
10 quick questions with The Ten Tenors
Australian based ensemble The Ten Tenors are on the road in NZ, visiting 16 destinations up and down the country. The tenors, including Kiwi Cameron Barclay, popped into the Auckland studio to perform… Video, Audio
US v THEM - Tony de Lautour
Three decades of art ranging from pop and underground street culture to his more recent interest in typography are canvassed in Christchurch artist Tony de Lautour's first major retrospective. Audio, Gallery
Sylvan Esso: the purpose is joy
Laneway visitors Sylvan Esso are trying to keep the human imperfections in their electro-pop music. Audio
Billie Eilish: 15 year old pop prodigy on fiction and family
15 Year old Billie Eilish's debut is full of high drama storytelling, leaving listeners struggling to decipher fact from fiction. The Los Angeles native has just been in New Zealand, and will return… Video, Audio
Lorde - NZ tour announced with new single 'Sober'
This morning Lorde announced a six date New Zealand tour in November, and released 'Sober' a new single from her forthcoming album Melodrama.
Music 101 on Lorde's Green Light
Yes, it's been about 30 hours since the new single from Lorde came out, but we have more to say! Audio