Featured Music Stories
The Dandy Warhols on where it all began, new album and NZ show
Psychedelic rock band the Dandy Warhols have been making music for 30 years, but they still only feel "pressure to blow our own minds", their frontman says. Audio
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Illmatic - one of the greatest hip hop albums ever recorded.
20 Apr 202430 years after the debut album by New York rapper Nas, Kiwis pay tribute to a rap classic. Audio
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REVIEW: Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter
21 Apr 2024LISTEN: Beyoncé's glorious new Cowboy Carter album may well be this year's most startling release. William Dart checks out Queen Bey's take on country music that has already caused tremors in more conservative Nashville circles. Audio
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Cushioning the culture shock
22 Apr 2024The Migrant Heritage Trust,helps bridge the cultural gap for Indian diaspora living here by promoting Indian arts. They recently invited acclaimed classical musician Pandit Anand Bhate who toured the country. Audio
RNZ Concert
RNZ Concert is New Zealand’s fine music network. Concert promotes New Zealand music and composition and features live broadcasts of concerts and recitals, as well as international content from other public radio broadcasters, podcasts, and on-demand programmes.
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Celebrating two decades of Nota Bene
23 Apr 2024Ahead of its 20th anniversary concert, Nota Bene's founding music director Christine Argyle and current music director Maaike Christie-Beekman join Bryan Crump to discuss the Wellington chamber choir's secrets to success. Audio
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Hymns on Sunday, 21 April 2024
21 Apr 2024Looking ahead to ANZAC Day this week, with hymns including Abide with me and Shirley Murray’s Honour the dead. Audio
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Orchestra students back in school for the holidays
Nicky Fogden-Smith, Coordinator and Course Director of the NZ Secondary Students' Symphony Orchestra, speaks to Bryan Crump ahead of the orchestra's concert in Christchurch. Audio
Featured Music Programmes
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Nashville Babylon - 20 April 2024
20 Apr 2024On this week's show there's tracks from Emmylou Harris, Son Volt and Daddy Long Legs, classics from the Stones and Iggy Pop plus a reggae smash from Steel… Audio
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Nashville Babylon: 13 April 2024
13 Apr 2024On this week's Nashvlle Babylon there's birthday tunes for Al Green and Lowell George, classic reggae courtesy of Junior Murvin plus blues from Jimmy Anderson.
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Nashville Babylon: 6 April 2024
6 Apr 2024On this week's Nashville Babylon there's blues from Elmore James, Americana classics courtesy of Giant Sand, the Handsome Family and Calexico plus new tracks… Audio
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Nashville Babylon - Sat 30 Mar 2024
30 Mar 2024On this week's Nashville Babylon there's blues from Howlin' Wolf, a track from Judee Sill's 1971 debut album, reggae courtesy of the Congos plus classic R'n'B… Audio
Recent Music Stories
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Jimmy Barnes- 'I've grown up a hell of a lot!'
25 Apr 2024Barnes will venture to Aotearoa in the last week of July on his 'Hell of a Time' tour celebrating 30 years of his album Flesh and Wood. Audio
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The enduring soul of Bill Withers
25 Apr 2024A group of Aotearoa musicians have formed a band in honour of the American singer-songwriter Bill Withers whose songs have shaped their music. The Bill Withers Social Club play three shows this week… Audio
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Anzac Day: 'It was a shrine, it was a mini orchestra'
25 Apr 2024Emeritus Professor Michael Atherton shares the remarkable efforts of troops to get pianos to the front during World War II. Audio
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The TAHI 25/4/24
Somehow the team are back in the studio after a big night at the Taite Music Prize, so we're of course recapping the evening, playing some interviews with the winners, and potentially holding an… Audio
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LIVE: The Phoenix Foundation play Horsepower at The Hollywood
25 Apr 2024Listen to The Phoenix Foundation in concert, performing songs from their celebrated debut album "Horsepower," along with crowd favorites from their back catalog, live at The Hollywood Cinema in Tāmaki… Audio
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Peter Urlich on writing The Warriors chant
Live from The Warriors Anzac day game. Peter Urlich joins from the Go Media Stadium to discuss why he's never stopped believing in The Wah's. Audio
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The New Zealand Secondary Students Choir
Bryan Crump caught up with Sue Densem, the Music Director of the New Zealand Secondary Students' Choir, along with choir leaders, Jasmine Hulton and Teddy Finney-Waters, and cultural leader, Siaosi… Audio
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Pianos on the frontline
Emeritus Professor Michael Atherton, shares the remarkable story of the lengths troops went too to get pianos to the front during the Second World War. Audio
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Blue Smoke: New Zealand music during wartime
In this special Anzac Day episode of Blue Smoke, Chris Bourke explores New Zealand music during wartime, from the First World War to the Korean War, uncovering overlooked gems and forgotten songs… Video, Audio
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Rolleston Brass keeps the ANZAC spirit alive
Morrine Martin is a trombone player with Rolleston Brass, and her son will be playing the Last Post on the trumpet at their local service. Audio
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Is the customer base for big events vanishing?
Locally, music festivals have pulled back to once every two years - or disappeared completely. Even the New Zealand A&P Show was on the brink of shutting completely after 160 years, saying that it was… Audio
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Bookmarks with Chelsea Jade
24 Apr 2024It's all on for pop star and self described art school drop-out Chelsea Jade. Based in the U.S. she finished up touring with Yumi Zouma late last year. She's with us to share some of her favourite… Audio
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The Beths finalists for three awards at the upcoming AMAs
This year at the AMA's The Beths are up for three awards, the news coming in just after they performed at Coachella. Liz Stokes talks to Jesse about the amazing year they're having so far. Audio
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Morning Report Essentials for Wednesday 24 April 2024
24 Apr 2024On today's episode, the Labour Party says the government's first changes to the Resource Management Act are short-sighted, leader Chris Hipkins joins us, lawyers are pushing back against the… Audio
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Vera Ellen wins Taite Music Prize
24 Apr 2024Wellington artist Vera Ellen has picked up the Taite Music Prize for 2024 for her album Ideal Home Noise. Ellen spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
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Did Chris Isaak play a show at a West Auckland mall in 1997?
24 Apr 2024He's playing his wicked game in some of New Zealand's largest concert venues this week, but back in the day, Chris Isaak played West Auckland's LynnMall - Marty Duda was there. Audio
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'Like a fever dream': Vera Ellen wins 2024 Taite Music Prize
23 Apr 2024Wellington artist Vera Ellen has won the prestigious Taite Music Prize for 2024. Video
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Vera Ellen takes out the Taite Music Prize 2024
TAHI co-host Evie Orpe joins Nights to debrief one of the biggest events in independent New Zealand music. Audio
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Live: Taite Music Awards 2024
23 Apr 2024Tonight is the Taite Music Awards, honouring the best in NZ music and the best album of the year. Follow along with RNZ's live coverage.
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Music feature: Dallas Tamaira on Bill Withers
It's 1971, turn on the radio and you might catch Ain't No Sunshine by the venerable Bill Withers. Known for his iconic vocals, the Grammy winning artist wrote some of the most covered songs to come… Audio
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The TAHI 23/4/24
On the show today So’omālō chats to musician Romi Wrights. Evie breaks down the situation in the media at the moment and also expresses her love for Demon Slayer
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'Stop': Spice Girls reunite
All five members of the Spice Girls partied like it was 1997, performing their classic song, Stop.
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Reviewer listens to all 68 entries in Taite Music Prize 2024
22 Apr 2024The winner of the Taite Music prize is announced on Tuesday night - Max Johns from Hamilton's Underground Press reviewed all 68 nominated albums so you didn't have to Audio
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The Auckland record store pressing vinyl made out of cooking oil
20 Apr 2024It's Record Store Day, and one Auckland shop is taking the new-found interest in vinyl one step further.
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