Singer Songwriter
Mulholland - Stop and Start Again
Jol Mulholland, the eldest of the Mulholland brothers, is following up his solo debut, Eugene Told Me You Were Dead, with a new album, Stop and Start Again. The record finds the prolific producer and… Audio
Dave Graney session
Surreal Australian songwriter Dave Graney and longtime collaborator Clare Moore join us in session. Audio
Kristin Hersh In Session
Throwing Muses' lead singer/songwriter Kristin Hersh performs a live solo session for Music 101. Audio
The Sampler: Mirel Wagner
Born in Ethiopia, and raised in Finland, Miril Wagner's lyrics and cadence are chilling, with bare bones accompaniment. Nick Bollinger takes a listen to Wagner's first album for Sub Pop, When the… Audio
Tiny Ruins Live at the Crystal Palace (video)
Hollie Fullbrook and band perform songs from their critically acclaimed album Brightly Painted One at the Crystal Palace, a disused movie theatre on Auckland's Mt Eden Road. Video, Audio
Jordan Léser in session
With a voice drenched in reverb supported by tiny fingers pumping an antique electric piano, Jordan Léser is a Sydney-based singer songwriter who draws on her enthusiasm for Massive Attack and… Audio
The Sampler - Jenny Lewis, The Voyager
Jenny Lewis' first album in six years finds the indie-pop songwriter contemplating marriage, childlessness, and mortality - Nick Bollinger takes a listen to The Voyager. Audio
Tiny Ruins - European Tour Diary
When Tiny Ruins' new album, Brightly Painted One, was released earlier this year, singer-songwriter Hollie Fullbrook barely had time to celebrate. She was on a top-level concert hall tour of Europe… Audio
Peter Jefferies
Peter Jefferies (This Kind of Punishment, Nocturnal Projections) joins us for a rare solo performance, ahead of his Kings Arms show this Saturday. Audio
Melody Pool in session
Australian singer-songwriter Melody Pool is in New Zealand touring with country singer Marlon Williams - the pair play a set of songs for Nick Atkinson in Radio NZ's Auckland studio. Audio
The Sampler: Jolie Holland
Nick Bollinger reviews the latest from Texan singer-songwriter Jolie Holland - Wine Dark Sea Audio
Luckless
In 2013, Luckless's Ivy Rossiter left her job and her home base of Auckland in exchange for a part time life on the road, touring the small towns of New Zealand and basing herself in Lyttelton in… Audio
The Sampler: Conor Oberst
Nick Bollinger reviews a solo set from Nebraska-born singer-songwriter Conor Oberst. Audio
The Sampler: Renee-Louise Carafice
NZ singer-songwriter Renee-Louise Carafice chronicles another turbulent period in her life on Power Animals. Nick Bollinger takes a listen, and speaks to her about miniature bicycles, living in… Audio
Herriot Row
The artist formerly known as Simon Comber - now performing under the alias Herriot Row - tells Emma Smith about the name change and plays a couple of tunes from his forthcoming Herriot Row release… Audio
Bob Dylan tribute with Delaney Davidson, Tiny Ruins and friends
For Bob Dylan's 73rd birthday Auckland's Wine Cellar hosted a live tribute show featuring New Zealand musicians Reb Fountain, The Bads, Tiny Ruins, Adam McGrath, Delaney Davidson. RNZ was there to… Audio
Ben Salter in session
An unlikely friendship between Australian musician Ben Salter and Grey Lynn punk-poet Tourettes was struck up when the likely lads crossed paths on their respective OE's in Iceland. They've reunited… Audio
Tiny Ruins: Brightly Painted One - album review
Nick Bollinger casts an ear over Brightly Painted One, the second set of slow, quiet songs from New Zealander Hollie Fullbrook, a.k.a. Tiny Ruins. Audio
The Sampler - Flip Grater
Nick Bollinger listens to Flip Grater's fourth studio album Pigelle, recorded in Paris. Audio
Buzz Moller live in session
Buzz Moller is playing as part of an Auckland show called In House: Songs and Conversation, alongside Shayne Carter, Anika Moa, and Don McGlashan. Nick Atkinson got Buzz Moller and his guitar into our… Audio
