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Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter is part history lesson, part history-making
13 Apr 2024The pop icon's new album is a countrified blockbuster full of ideas about genre, notable guest appearances, and maximalist pop tunes. Video, Audio
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Tinariwen's fusion of rock music with West African influences is thrilling on Amatssou
13 Apr 2024Ahead of the desert blues pioneers' upcoming NZ appearance, Tony Stamp looks at their newest album. Video, Audio
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Mount Kimbie trade electronics for shoegaze on The Sunset Violent
13 Apr 2024The UK shapeshifters make another stylistic detour. Video, Audio
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Khruangbin: On finding their original sound
13 Apr 2024After a decade together and almost four years since their last studio release, Khruangbin new album A La Sala has come to life. The title translates to 'To the room' and expresses the band's need to… Audio
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Why Splore Fest is taking a year off
Splore, a NZ music festival that has been going for 25 years, is taking a break. John Minty from Splore management talks to Charlotte Ryan about the pressures facing the festival and a "challenging"… Audio
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Mark Knopfler: 'I'm just really delighted when the records make people happy'
13 Apr 2024British musician Mark Knopfler has just released both a new solo album One Deep River and a re-recording of his debut solo single 'Going Home'. The 74-year-old former Dire Straits frontman talks to… Video, Audio
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Out Lately with Finn Johansson
12 Apr 2024He's back, and no doubt ready to inform, educate and entertain us with an array of eclectic music. Audio
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Taylor Swift: Artist's music back on TikTok after dispute
Taylor Swift's songs are back on TikTok following a dispute that led her label to stop licensing its content to the app.
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NZ Live: Fraser Ross
12 Apr 2024Christchurch indie-folk musician Fraser Ross joins the show with his band to perform some songs from his recently released album Thunderhead. Audio
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Splore festival to take 2025 off after posting loss
12 Apr 2024"We didn't sell as many tickets as we would've liked," producer Fryderyk Kublikowski says.
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Gemma New: A licence to thrill
11 Apr 2024RNZ Concert host Bryan Crump catches up with the NZSO's Artistic Advisor and Principal Conductor, Gemma New. Video, Audio
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Music Critic: Matthew Crawley
11 Apr 2024Today Matthew talks to Jesse about music from Hermanos Gutierréz and Lilly Carron. Audio
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The TAHI 11/4/24
On today’s show. Earth Tongue talks about goblins, ghouls, and great music. Waimirirangi fesses up to her muffin-related crimes, So’omālō has an idea for a new restaurant, and Evie is blown away by… Audio
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Song lyrics have become simpler and more repetitive, study shows
Analysing over 12,000 songs across different genres, researchers found that the lyrics of popular music have also become more emotional and personal. Audio
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The Panel with Jo McCarroll and Martin Cocker (Part 2)
10 Apr 2024Tonight on The Panel, Wallace and panellists Jo McCarroll and Martin Cocker discuss Kate Sylvester closing its doors and a community hub generating $2.6 million in social value. Also, it turns out… Audio
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Bookmarks with Luke Buda
10 Apr 2024For Bookmarks today we have founding member of the Phoenix Foundation and also solo musician Luke Buda. He has worked on many film scores, most notably Eagle vs Shark, Boy, and Hunt for the… Audio
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50 years of Abba, one of their stage managers reminisces
10 Apr 2024It was around this time of the year in 1974 that ABBA performed Waterloo at the Eurovision Song Contest in Brighton's Grand Hotel. Jimmy Barnett. Jimmy was Light Director & Productions Manager for the… Audio
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Music with Kirsten Zemke: Flute infusion
10 Apr 2024Music commentator Kirsten Zemke joins Kathryn to talk about how the flute can be used to maximum effect within songs. Audio
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UB40 returning to Aotearoa for two shows
10 Apr 2024They've sold more than 100 million albums and racked up 10 UK Top 10 albums in the last 45 years - now Birmingham reggae pop band UB40 are heading to Aotearoa to play two shows in October.
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The Panel with Scott Campbell and Jennie Moreton (Part 2)
9 Apr 2024Tonight on The Panel, Wallace and panellists Scott Campbell and Jennie Moreton discuss the Government's move to bring back binding referendums on Māori wards and the hardship feijoa growers are facing… Audio
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More Mana for the NZ String Quartet
9 Apr 2024Young violinist Mana Waiariki makes the jump to arts administration. Audio
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Music feature: Anthonie Tonnon on Lana Del Rey
9 Apr 2024Since her debut, Lana Del Rey has released 8 more studio albums, while her influence on the music industry has only continued to grow. Award-winning New Zealand musician Anthonie Tonnon, discusses the… Audio
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The TAHI 9/4/24
On today’s show, Valley Kids dial in to discuss their new single and rank all of the valleys in Wellington, Phoebe Rings’ Crystal Choi uses her second appearance on the show to chat about the bands'… Audio
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Six60 launch their grassroots tour at Te Kao Marae in Far North
9 Apr 2024Aotearoa's biggest band is about to hit the far north, Six60 are playing the Te Kao Marae on their grass roots tour, Jimmy Ellingham spoke with marae comittee member and treasurer Rosie Conrad. Audio
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