Tom Waits
Marc Ribot - guitarist with attitude
Marc Ribot is one of the world's great guitarists that you've possibly never heard of. As a session musician he's played with almost everybody. In 2018, he released a solo album of his own - a… Video, Audio
Women Sing Waits
The songs of Tom Waits, but with a difference - delivered by women singers from Bette Midler and Crystal Gayle to Patty Griffin and Aimee Mann. Video, Audio
The lure of a (good) live album
Music commentator Graeme Downes has been thinking about the number of live recordings he owns, and what makes a good live album. He shares some tunes from Tom Waits' Big Time and Glitter and Doom live… Audio
Bernstein Covered
With Leonard Bernstein's big hundredth birthday this year, it's time to open the Bernstein songbook and see what various interpreters have done. William Dart unearths versions by Nina Simone, Kiri Te… Audio
Favourite album - Orphans
Favourite album today - Orphans by Tom Waits, chosen by Stephen May. Audio
Bruno Bouchard - A Band of One-Man Bands
Bruno Bouchard is the frontman for a band of one-man-bands called L'orchestre d'Hommes-orchestres <http://lodho.com/>. They're in New Zealand with their banjos, bells, bottles and suitcases to perform… Audio
Irish-French chanteuse Camille O'Sullivan
The hugely talented performer is coming in to our Auckland studio ahead of her caberet style show in Auckland this weekend. She interprets songs by Bob Dylan, Nick Cave and Tom Waits - often sounding… Audio
Playing Favourites with Carl Wilson
Music critic at Slate, whose 2007 book about Celine Dion has just been issued in an expanded edition: Let's Talk About Love: Why Other People Have Such Bad Taste. Audio
Liam Gerner
In which a talented Australian singer-songwriter on tour with Ryan Bingham begins quoting local music-writer Garth Cartwright on stage. The pair meet and embark on a wonderfully tuneful road trip… Audio