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Music with RNZ's Yadana Shaw
Two exhibitions celebrating the visual experience of music are winding their way around the motu for NZ Music Month. Yadana Saw finds some tunes to accompany The Art of the Record and From The Pit. Audio
The Mixtape - James Coyle
James Coyle aka Reverend Black Keys is an accomplished musician with a lot of credentials. He plays keys for The Nudge, Fly My Pretties and Newtown Rocksteady. As former Newtown Festival Programmer… Video, Audio
RNZ Music Pocket Edition #323: Merk/London Grammar
In this week's Pocket Edition, London Grammar's Hannah Reid surprises Tony Stamp with her NZ connection, opera star Jonathan Lemalu on what's keeping him busy now he's back home and Merk speaks with… Audio
Music with Yadana Saw
RNZ music journalist Yadana Saw joins Kathryn to share some new music from Wellington trio Soft Plastics, which marks an assured return of the indy-guitar sound to the epicentre of BBQ reggae. She'll… Audio
Music With Yadana Saw
Yadana joins Kathryn to talk about the 30th anniversary of the release of Massive Attack's Blue Lines. Audio
Massive Attack Blue Lines 30th anniversary
Described as the perfect debut album, Massive Attack's Blue Lines is considered to be the beginning of trip hop/chill out music. To mark its 30th anniversary Guardian UK's Alexis Petridis reflects on… Audio
RNZ Music Pocket Edition 321: Poi E, The Clean
In this week's Pocket Edition, Poi E is announced as this year's Taite Awards Classic album, Charlotte Ryan speaks with Dalvanius Prime's nephew Tuteri Dal Rangihaeata about the honour, and Robert… Audio
Best Song Ever - Peachy Keen organiser Amber Fowler
Peachy Keen is a new music festival featuring all female all local line up happening today! Festival organiser Amber Fowler joins Yadana Saw for a chat about how the festival came together, and shares… Audio
The Mixtape: Sir Dave Dobbyn
For Good Friday, Sir Dave Dobbyn shares his mixtape of songs especially for the Easter season Video, Audio
RNZ Music Pocket Edition 320: The Chills, Kane Strang
In this week's Pocket Edition, The Chills' Martin Phillips discusses the forthcoming tour and new record Scatterbrain, Tony Stamp speaks with Adam Hattaway about his band's new album named after a… Audio
RNZ Music Pocket Edition 319: Jon Batiste/Opera in Schools
In this week's Pocket Edition, Golden Globe winning pianist and bandleader Jon Batiste speaks about his new album We Are, Anthony Phelps returns to the new wave punk scene of 1980s Auckland, and we… Audio
Music With Yadana Saw
Music reviewer Yadana Saw joins Kathryn to play a new track from Memphis alt soul RnB artist Valerie June, wish a belated birthday to the magical otherworldly reggae producer Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry… Audio
The Oral History of Sailing Away
The year was 1986, for the first time New Zealand was taking a tilt at sailing's most coveted and elite titles: The America's Cup. In the Oral History of Sailing Away we'll hear from the singers, the… Audio
RNZ Music Pocket Edition 318: Mogwai/Yasamin/Team Dynamite
In this week's Pocket Edition, Mogwai's Stuart Braithwaite reflects on 25 years of the band and their first UK #1 album spot, Charlotte Ryan speaks with Iraqi-NZ singer songwriter Yasamin and Tony… Audio
The Secret Life of Session Musicians
In The Secret Life of Session Musicians we meet some of musical talent behind our favourite albums, beloved television commercials and the voices we might even hear when working out at the gym. Audio
Elemeno P's Dave Gibson on hitting the road again
Elemeno P frontman Dave Gibson speaks about the band's current tour in support of the vinyl release of their three albums Love and Disrespect, Trouble in Paradise, and Elemeno P. Elemeno P are back on… Video, Audio
RNZ Music Pocket Edition 314: Foo Fighters/Ziggy Marley
In this week's Pocket Edition, Foo Fighters guitarist Chris Shiflett speaks about the band's new album Medicine at Midnight. Ziggy Marley reflects on his father - Bob - and his musical legacy, and we… Audio
Music with RNZ's Yadana Saw
RNZ Music's Yadana Saw joins Kathryn to look at some local and international tunes, including from Christchurch duo Terrible Sons and a historic gem from Alice Coltrane. Audio
Foo Fighters - how a rock band has endured for 25 years
Foo Fighters' guitarist Chris Shiflett reflects on how Covid-19 scuppered the band's 25th anniversary and delayed the release of their new record, Medicine at Midnight. Audio
The Mixtape: Nathan Rarere
Nathan Rarere - the new host of RNZ's early morning show First Up - chats to Yadana Saw about life, work and some of his favourite music. Video, Audio