Vinyl
The perfect ending for a record enthusiast?
For true record fans, not only can you collect them, you can now be entombed in vinyl. Audio
Record Records for Record Store Day
Saturday the 16th of April is International Record Store Day, and hundreds of outlets around the world will be celebrating their unique culture and the special place they have in the hearts and… Video, Audio
Roger Marbeck and Gin Halligan
Tomorrow is Record Store Day: a worldwide celebration of the unique culture surrounding independent record shops. Roger Marbeck and Gin Halligan from the classical and jazz hub that is Marbecks in… Audio
Viewing with Lara Strongman
Bloke-viewing - the new Damian Lewis drama Billions, Vinyl - about the US record industry in the 1970's...and the new series of The Bachelor Audio
Lady Flic
DJ Lady Flic talks of her expat adventures with Yadana Saw which has taken her from Wellinton to London and Bali. Audio
Vinyl Reissues and Mantis
Nick Bollinger discovers a lost classic from Fijian funksters Mantis, and new compilations of local rock and soul from the '60s and early '70s. Audio
RDU's New Christchurch Digs
Retiring from their mobile broadcast set-up, AKA the RDUnit, AKA a re-purposed horse float, Christchurch's RDU 98.5FM are finally in their permanent new home. RDU alumni Yadana Saw and Melody Thomas… Audio
Classic Kiwi Reissues - The Exponents, Hello Sailor and Darcy Clay
Nick Bollinger celebrates the vinyl reissues of a few Kiwi classics. Audio
Salad Boys
Canterbury's Salad Boys have just completed a 18 date tour of the United States in support of their debut album Metalmania. While the band were dossing on his couch in NYC, Josh Burgess put a few… Audio
Fat Freddy's Drop - 'Bays'
For their fourth studio album, Bays, Fat Freddy's Drop have ditched their usual live and improvised songwriting process in favour of an exclusively studio-created affair. Ahead of the live debut of Ba… Audio, Gallery
Introverted Dancefloor
Yadana Saw catches up with Bevan Smith in his latest incarnation, Introverted Dancefloor, upon the release of new single "Happiness is Such a Mess" Audio
Remastering with Angus McNaughton
Emma Smith talk remastering, shaping sound to formats and more issues in contemporary sound finessing with mastering engineer Angus McNaughton. Audio
D Burmester and The Blind
Samuel Scott catches up with Daniel, the 'D' of D Burmester and The Blind, to discuss their new album, Alright, Goodnight, how bands are supposed to release music these days, singing American music in… Audio
Flying Out Record Store
Record Store Day 2015 sees Flying Out, the online retailer of Flying Nun and Arch Hill Recordings, expand their operation with a bricks and mortar record store, stocking releases from labels like… Audio
Nostalgia
Nostalgia was once considered an illness. Now we love it and gain comfort from it. Audio
Vinyl revival sees Official Vinyl Chart published.
Noel Gallagher's single, Ballad of the Mighty I, has topped the new vinyl singles chart, launched in Britain last night. Audio
Vinyl sales surge
The age of the musical download has all but finished off the CD, but an even older technology, the vinyl record, is bucking the trend. Audio
DJ LeFtO
Belgian tastemaker DJ Lefto has often been described as the DJ's DJ. Yadana Saw sits down with fresh-of-the-plane Lefto to talk about the art and the ears of DJing. Audio
Cosmic Compositions
Since 2012, Auckland's Addison Chase has been releasing free-jazz informed beat music through his C O S M I C C O M P O S I T I O N S Soundcloud and Bandcamp pages. Mid-2014, his music caught the… Audio
Student voices
AUT third year journalism students present personal short documentaries on the subjects that matter to them. Charlotte Moreland on vinyl records. Audio