Rock
The Datsuns Summer Tour 2014
Cambridge sons The Datsuns are back in town for the summer, kicking out the jams across a series of headlining shows before they ally with Shihad, I Am Giant and Cairo Knife Fight for their… Audio
John Kliem: Ginger Baker
Upbeat jazz contributor looks at the work of jazz and rock drummer Ginger Baker. Audio
The Sampler: TV On The Radio, Seeds
Nick Bollinger listens to the sonic daring and pop ambitions of TV On The Radio's latest record, Seeds. Audio
John Kliem: Jack Bruce
Upbeat jazz contributor looks at the work of bassist Jack Bruce. Audio
Introducing - Alexander Wildwood
Mt Maunganui's Alexander Wildwood introduces his single Bad Blood. Audio
Jakob - Sines
Hawkes Bay's Jakob have a lot of peaks and troughs - both in their sound, and their career as a band. Their first new album in eight years, Sines, arrives this week, and it's been a journey fraught… Audio
Brian Eno: Eno as Collaborator (Part 4 of 6)
Thomas Goss explores the many collaborations Eno has had with eclectic rockers including David Bowie, John Cale, Robert Fripp, and David Byrne. (RNZ) Audio
The Sampler Summit - Prince
His Royal Badness, Prince Rogers Nelson, has made the bold move of dropping two new albums: PlectrumElectrum with his new rock outfit 3rdeyegirl; and Art Official Age, a solo R&B set. To assess this… Audio
The Sampler Summit - Prince
His Royal Badness, Prince Rogers Nelson, has made the bold move of dropping two new albums: PlectrumElectrum with his new rock outfit 3rdeyegirl; and Art Official Age, a solo R&B set. To assess this…
AudioBulletbelt - Rise
Black metal horde Bulletbelt are set to release Rise of the Banshee this week, their new album that features the Wellington-based band's new vocalist Joelene Tempest. Craig Hayes sits down with… Audio
The Clean talk solo material, longevity and their 10-date U.S tour
The Clean's Hamish and David Kilgour and Robert Scott are just finishing up a run of North American shows. Gemma Gracewood met up with the trio during their New York stop to talk about their three… Audio
INXS - Never Tear Us Apart
When the stadium-filling Australian pub rockers INXS lost their charismatic frontman Michael Hutchence in 1997, the band played on, taking on a handful of fill-ins before launching the search for a… Audio
Shihad: FVEY (extended interview)
Shihad's Jon Toogood and Karl Kippenberger talk with Sam Wicks about breaking up and making up with Jaz Coleman and the making of their new album FVEY Audio
Golden Curtain - Dream City
Players from Garageland, Grand Prix and A Twin Moon all left the big smoke for the blossoms and shimmering light of Hawkes Bay where they eventually met and formed Golden Curtain, who've released… 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
Shihad - FVEY
By their own description, Shihad are a band that swing between extremes, following hook-laden hard rock albums with hard, fast and heavy riffage records. For their ninth studio album FVEY, Shihad… Audio
Introducing - Fu King
Fu King, with their song 'Whatungarongaro Te Tangata Toitū Te Whenua' thefuking.bandcamp.com
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Introducing - Cool Runnings
Cool Runnings, with their song Blister http://cool-runnings.bandcamp.com/ Audio
Robert Christgau - An Appointment With The Dean
Nick Bollinger talks to the self-proclaimed 'Dean of American Rock Critics' about modern pop, good writing and the changing role of the rock critic in age of the internet. Audio
