NZ On Air’s Music Manager, Brendan Smyth, retired in February 2016 after 26 years in the job.
To celebrate his career as NZ music’s biggest fanboy, Kirsten Johnstone visits Brendan at home for tales of his earliest days as a public servant with an afro and a granny-smith green velvet suit, his mission: to systematically infiltrate commercial radio with local music, and succeed in getting 20 per cent NZ music on the airwaves.
You can visit Brendan's All Tracks playlist or listen on Spotify
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Artist: The Veils
Song: The Tide That Left And Never Came Back
Composer: Andrews
Album: The Runaway Found
Label: Rough Trade
Artist: Shihad
Song: Home Again
Composer: Toogood
Album: Shihad
Label: Wildside
Artist: Band Of Hope Jug Band
Song: Boodle Am Shake
Composer:
Album: Band Of Hope Jug Band
Label: Kiwi
Artist: Th’ Dudes
Song: Bliss
Composer: Ian
Album: Where Are The Girls
Label: FMR
Artist: Mi Sex
Song: Computer Games
Composer:
Album: Mi Sex
Label: Sony
Artist: Ardijah
Song: Take A Chance
Composer: Monga
Album: Take A Chance
Label: WEA
Artist: The Mockers
Song: Good Old Days
Composer: Fagan
Album: Woke Up Today
Label: Sony
Artist: The Bats
Song: North By North
Composer: Scott
Album: Daddy’s Highway
Label: Flying Nun
Artist: Dave Dobbyn
Song: Love You Like I should
Composer: Dobbyn
Album: Loyal
Label: CBS
Artist: Supergroove
Song: Here Comes The Supergroove
Composer: Supergroove
Album: Single
Label: BMG
Artist: Shihad
Song: Derail
Composer: Toogood
Album: Churn
Label: Wildside
Artist: Love Soup
Song: You
Composer: Runga
Album: Kiwi Hit Disc Twelve
Label: Pagan
Artist: Brook Fraser
Song: Arithmatic
Composer: Fraser
Album: What To Do with Daylight
Label: Sony
Artist: Naked And Famous
Song: Serenade
Composer: Powers,Xayalith
Album: This Machine
Label: Round Trip Mars
Artist: Darcy Clay
Song: Jesus I Was Evil
Composer: Clay
Album: Jesus I Was Evil
Label: Antenna
Artist: Pluto
Song: Long White Cross
Composer: Pluto
Album: Pipe Line Under The Ocean|
Label: EMI
Artist: Midnight Youth
Song: All On Our Own
Composer: Midnight Youth
Album: The Brave Don’t Run
Label: Warner
Artist: Opossom
Song: Blue Meanies
Composer: Neilson
Album: Electric Hawaii
Label: CRS
Artist: Marlon Williams
Song: Dark Child
Composer: Williams/Moore
Album: Marlon Williams
Label: Caroline