Punk
The Mint Chicks - F--k The Golden Youth
On 13 August 2004, The Mint Chicks' Kody and Ruban Nielson, Michael Logie and Paul Roper retreated to a secluded bach at Oakura Bay, Northland to begin a two-week recording session for what would be… Audio
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The dance of Death and the Maiden, SJD presents 'Invisible Man', Pokey LaFarge in session and Graves' grinding intensity. Audio
Graves
Music 101 metal correspondent Craig Hayes caught up with Graves' guitarist Josh Hughes to discuss the band's brain-battering sound, Graves' lyrical vitriol, and where they see themselves sitting on… Audio
Fall Out Boy
Fall Out Boy's principle songwriter and band mouthpiece, Pete Wentz, talks to Sam Wicks about straddling the pop/punk divide. Audio
In session: Che Sudaka | WOMAD 2015
Argentinean / Colombian punk rock dudes Che Sudaka perform live at WOMAD 2015 Audio
The Return of The Pop Group
Formed in Bristol in 1977, The Pop Group was at the forefront of the post-punk movement, carving out an influential niche for themselves that has seen them name dropped by the likes of Nick Cave… Audio
Iceage at Laneway 2015
Danish four piece Iceage talk with Zac Arnold at St Jerome's Laneway Festival, Auckland 2015. Audio
FKA Twigs
Taking her alias from the way her joints crack, experimental electronic artist Tahliah Barnett got her start as a loose limbed dancer in music videos from the likes of Kylie, Jessie J and Ed Sheeran… Audio
Musical Dynasties - Ruban, Kody and Chris Nielson
The last Musical Dynasty features some of New Zealand's top musical talent in the form of the Nielson family. Dad Chris has played horns with an array of acts, as well as jazz groups, including The… Audio
The Life and Times of Johnny Thunders
Johnny Thunders, who died in 1991 aged 38, was the iconic guitarist for the New York Dolls and later the Heartbreakers, bands that would influence the English punk movement and a score of LA hair… Audio
Arts Ambassador - Comics
Shading in the heroes and villains of an animated realm is cartoonist, writer, illustrator Adrian Kinnaird. To big New Zealand graphic novels out this month: The Dharma Punks by Ant Sang and Sam Zabel… Audio
Trust Punks - Discipline
Alexander Coker Grant and Lliam Powell of Auckland's Trust Punks on their debut album Discipline, and the intense imagery that accompanies it. Audio
Ian Kelly - Vivienne Westwood
Vivienne Westwood has achieved a longevity in fashion unprecedented since Coco Chanel. Audio
Michael Browning - AC/DC
In the world of Australian pub rock, Michael Browning is king. He was running Melbourne's Hard Rock Cafe when he first encountered a struggling AC/DC in 1974, and when he and the band parted ways five… Audio
The Selecter
We talk with Pauline Black, front person for Coventry 2 tone group The Selecter, celebrating 35 years together with a New Zealand tour. Audio
Fiona Campbell of M'Lady's Records
Melody Thomas heads to the Portland headquarters of independent radical feminist label M'lady's Records and meets with Kiwi co-owner and ex-Coolies drummer Fiona Campbell. Audio
The Sampler - Benjamin Booker
23 year old New Orleans-based Benjamin Booker has just released his debut album, which fuses blues, punk, and garage rock - Nick Bollinger finds out more. Audio
Introducing - Parents
Auckland band Parents, with their song Bored/Boring, from their album Low Life. http://parentsnz.bandcamp.com/ Audio
Die! Die! Die!
After their most difficult album, local trio Die! Die! Die! are back this month with their fifth album, Swim. Joe Nunweek speaks with Andrew Wilson, Michael Prain and Michael Logie about feeling like… Audio
Up The Punks!
Up The Punks project co-coordinator and photographer John Lake spent three months on an artist's residency in Beijing to record Beijing's growing punk scene with some very entertaining YouTube video… Audio