Seattle classical-pop musician Shenandoah Davis checks in from her second camp; Shenandoah's touring buddy Anthonie Tonnon does the door list to earn his CALH ticket; and Eddie Johnston talks about… Audio

Plenty of musicians have run record labels but few have integrated that job into their music making persona as clearly as Eric Berglund. Eric spoke to Shaun D. Wilson about the label, covering Kanye… Audio

To round out NZ Music Month 2009 the Christchurch Music Industry Trust held ChartFest, a one day festival held on Friday 29 May showcasing some of the brightest musical talent emerging from the garden… Audio

Christchurch's annual music showcase Chartfest took place on 28 May 2010. Even Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker was getting into the swing of making music in the garden city. Libby Dallison from the NZ… Audio

Run by the College Music Journal organisation, the CMJ music marathon and conference is a festival for indie, alternative and hip hop bands to shop their wares. Around 1200 bands attended the 2010… Audio

Every October the CMJ music festival takes over New York City. It is one of the world's most important showcases for discovering new music, and this year Gemma Gracewood enters the fray for Music 101… Audio

We visit New York for the CMJ (College Music Journal) Music Marathon, an annual 5 day event, which has been running since the 1980s. Thousands of acts play every year, and CMJ showcases have been… Audio

Kirsten Johnstone talks to the editor of the influential College Music Journal about breaking music into the USA. Audio

Cafe of the Gate of Salvation, a 30-person Australian-based acappella gospel choir led by ex-pat New Zealand composer, singer and arranger Tony Backhouse (formerly of The Crocodiles) perform Live at… Audio

Cafe of the Gate of Salvation, a 30-person Australian-based a cappella gospel choir led by ex-pat New Zealand composer, singer and arranger Tony Backhouse (formerly of The Crocodiles) perform Live at… Audio

This Brazilian group perform songs not often heard outside of the Brazilian countryside. They bring some of the tunes, and the instruments, into the Music 101 studio for a session. Audio

Cairo Knife Fight have been supporting Shihad on their FVEY tour, a seven-date summer run through the North Island alongside The Datsuns and I Am Giant. Cairo Knife Fight's Nick Gaffaney checks in… Audio

Multitasking vocalist and drummer Nick Gaffaney has been the only constant in hard rock outfit Cairo Knife Fight, with a revolving cast of guitarists including Aaron Tokona and Joel Haines completing… Audio

Nick Atkinson hosts Cairo Knife Fight for a stripped-back improvisational session in Radio New Zealand's Auckland studio. Nick Gaffeney on percussion and lead vocals and Aaron Tokona on guitar… Audio

Miles Calder and The Rumours with The Crossing Over, from their EP The Crossing Over. Audio

John Cale is a Welsh musician, songwriter and record producer, best known as a member of the Velvet Underground. As well as over 30 of his solo or collaborative recordings, he has produced significant… Audio

Calexico lead singer Joey Burns sneaks back-stage during sound-check for an intimate live session with Nick Atkinson. Audio

Drawing on the spirit of Scott Walker, Australian soloist Kirin J Callinan was one of the most memorable acts from Camp a Low Hum 2012. Emma Smith talks with Kirin about his theatrical style and… Audio

British singer Anna Calvi's music is dark and dramatic - Kirsten Johnstone speaks to Anna about where her mind was at while writing her second album One Breath. Audio

Anna Calvi was a highlight of the 2012 Laneway Festival, shredding her electric guitar on the small stage. Her powerful voice and the dramatic textures on her debut album made it one of the most… Audio

One of the few female calypso legends and a national treasure of Trinidad and Tobago, 71-year-old party starter Calypso Rose talks to Music 101's Emma Smith at WOMAD Taranaki 2011. Audio

Music 101 presenter Emma Smith was up til 1am making this for you, so please enjoy! Audio

Sheep, Dog and Wolf's Daniel McBride and Flo Wilson of Seance and Foxtrot-fame in conversation; Liam Finn recalls his Lester Osborne debut at the inaugural camp. Audio

The inaugaral 'Camp a Low Hum' was attended by an 350 campers. Fifty bands played over three days at Brookfields Scout Camp in Wainuiomata near Wellington, New Zealand. Audio

Music 101 live from Camp A Low Hum 2008 at Tatum Park, Otaki, hosted by Kirsten Johnstone.

The second hour features a chat with James Milne A.K.A. Lawrence Arabia who performs the songs: 'Smoke Too… Audio

Turntable wizard Alphabethead recalls how a Camp A Low Hum jam formed the foundations of his band The All Seeing Hand. Audio

Ian Jorgenson announces a change of plans for Camp a Low Hum 2014, and eight-time Camp A Low Hum sound engineer James Goldsmith tells how they're keeping the show on the road. Audio

Melody Thomas heads to the Portland headquarters of independent radical feminist label M'lady's Records and meets with Kiwi co-owner and ex-Coolies drummer Fiona Campbell. Audio

Brad Warrington is our eyes and ears at this New Year's Eve music festival. Audio

Captain Ahab is a musician/dancer duo from Los Angeles whose entire mission is to make people move. Kirsten Johnstone caught Jim and Jonathon the morning after their performance. Audio

Car Crash Set tell Trevor Reekie of a limited edition vinyl album released by a German fan. Audio

Music 101 host Kirsten Johnstone catches up with NZ avant-pop songwriter Renee-Louise Carafice, whilst secretly stalking Sufjan Stevens. Not in a creepy way, of course. Audio

NZ singer-songwriter Renee-Louise Carafice chronicles another turbulent period in her life on Power Animals. Nick Bollinger takes a listen, and speaks to her about miniature bicycles, living in… Audio

Renee-Louise Carafice performs and is interviewed by Kirsten Johnstone on Music 101. Audio

Fresh from touring Singapore, Malaysia and Australia, Auckland punk pop duo Carb on Carb, have just released their debut self-titled long player. Emma Smith learns about their mutual love of nineties… Audio

The big Campus 2011 surprises were appearances by Caribou and Four Tet on Sunday night. Both acts had played Splore City in Auckland the night before. Kirsten corners them both under a tree. Audio

Led by trumpeter, keyboardist and video maker Finn Scholes, Auckland five-piece Carnivorous Plant Society offer a cinematic take on jazz. Ahead of the release of Carnivorous Plant Society's… Audio

Carole's Momentary Decline calms down the racket, with it's ten tracks experimenting with mood and atmosphere. Guitarist Reuben Winter joins Zac Arnold to talk about what inspired the change from… Audio

Kirsten Johnstone discusses a stripped-back and deeply personal set from Sufjan Stevens for The Sampler. Audio

English folk royalty Martin Carthy and daughter Eliza are heading over for the 50th Wellington Folk Festival - we speak to them about the family business. Audio

The Strokes' singer Julian Casablancas talks to Jeremy Brick about his solo debut'Phrazes for the Young' and how he decides which song goes where. Audio

Nick Bollinger talks with The New Pornographers' vocalist Neko Case about her latest album, and how she came to tell more personal tales than she's usually comfortable with. Audio

Singer-songwriter Neko Case was here for the NZ Festival and stopped by Radio NZ with a scaled-down version of her band for a live session hosted by Emma Smith and engineered by Ian Gordon. Audio

Bass player Martyn P. Casey joined Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds after his earlier band The Triffids had parted company. Mr Casey was keeping gentleman's hours at a London hotel when Richard Wain gave… Audio

Cassette's album Cut For Summer is reviewed by Nick Bollinger for The Sampler. Audio

A softly softly freak folk live acoustic session from Portland's Castanets. The songs are: Strong Animal; Westbound, Blue; Rose. Audio

Nick Bollinger reviews Sun, a surprisingly sunny set from Cat Power for The Sampler. 1 September 2012. Audio

Man Booker Prize winner Eleanor Cotton on writing about music. Audio

Studio owner Mike Cave learned his trade under the wing of producers like Coldplay recording maestro Ken Nelson. Cave's been using those same tools ever since on acts as diverse as The Charlatans and… Audio

Nick Cave talks to Richard Wain about The Bad Seeds' album 'Dig, Lazarus Dig!!!' as well as numerous other diversions. Audio

Nick Bollinger listens to the 15th album from Nick Cave and his Bad Seeds - 'Push The Sky Away' - and finds it's still brooding with menace and romantic ideals. Audio

Performing from our Wellington studio, Celtic Divas are soon to make a short tour through New Zealand. Jerry Paul and Nicola Joyce were last here three years ago as part of the band Grada - Celtic… Audio

Kirsten Johnstone attends the 10th annual Ceol Aneas festival in Nelson. Audio

Individually Kasey Chambers and Shane Nicholson have been recording as solo artists or with various bands for over ten years with Kasey becoming one of Australia's most popular female vocalists. The… Audio

Kirsten Johnstone talks to Aussie's hottest Alt-country couple, and they play live. Audio

Australian alt folk and country artist Bill Chambers plays a song for Music 101 with Emma Smith live in the Auckland studio. Audio

Jess Chambers perform in Session on Music 101. Audio

Indie singer, songwriter and guitarist Jess Chambers with Lee Prebble, Peter Hill and Brooke Singer. Audio

2009 country song of the year winner Jess Chambers speaks with Kirsten Johnstone about her second album 'Desire'. Audio

It's been four years since Kasey Chambers and Shane Nicholson released their last album together, the highly acclaimed Rattlin' Bones. Since then the Australian couple have each released their own… Audio

Christchurch garage rock band 'Chants R&B' were one of the the wildest acts in the country in the mid-60s. A couple of film-makers have collected live footage from that time, and interviews with the… Audio

The Chants R&B perform: 'Train Time Coming' and 'Dimples In Your Jaw' Live at Wild Things at the Monte Cristo Room, Auckland. Audio

Trevor Reekie catches up with Michael Chapman in his Northumberland home to talk about a musicial career as a fully qualified survivor. Audio

Zac Arnold speaks with independent label Chapter Music's Guy Blackman, who's in New Zealand for the annual IMNZ Going Global music summit. Audio

After years of busking on the streets, Berlin-based New Zealand duo Charity Children spent a very harsh German winter recording in their living room. They tell of falling in love, Oscar Wilde's The… Audio

Schooled in the anarchic spirit of the East London rave scene, Charli XCX went on to trouble the UK and US pop charts with her heady mix of sugar-coated pop and Ramones-referencing rock'n'roll. In… Audio

Cheap Thrills is a new, Christchurch-based music publication filled with essays and interviews by musicians and fans, with a strong focus on South Island-content tying it all together. Zac Arnold… Audio

Trevor Reekie catches up with Cheap Trick founding member, Rick Nielsen, ahead of the band's forthcoming New Zealand tour. Audio

The fifth birthday of one of New Zealand's most influential music websites. Audio

Andrew Tidball has run New Zealand music website cheeseontoast.co.nz for 5 years. Audio

Redeemed soul singer Cody ChesnuTT unpacks his new material, and tells how Sam Cooke inspires his creative flow. Audio

Ten years after collaborating with The Roots on The Seed 2.0 and the release of The Headphone Masterpiece - a solo debut of homemade hedonism, Cody Chestnutt peels it back to the core for the follow… Audio

Port Chalmer's iconic music venue has just announced that it will close its doors in March 2016. Zac Arnold gets Mike Mcleod on the line to talk about the final summer fling. Audio

Chicks on Speed's Melissa Logan and Alex Murray-Lesley join jeweller and old friend Lisa Walker for Touch Me I'm Body Centric at the Wellington City Gallery. Audio

The Chicks Project is a new venture which supports young musicians to up-skill and get some road experience through local tours and after-school shows at grown-up venues. 8 bands from Dunedin high… Audio

One of New Zealand's defining music acts The Chills celebrated the 25th anniversary of the song Pink Frost in June 2009. Radio New Zealand recorded this performance at the Monte Cristo Room in… Audio

This Minnesota country balladeer can sometimes be found on stage backing Norah Jones, though most of the time he's touring the world with his band-mate and rock-solid backing-vocalist Adriel Harris. Audio

Local music publisher Native Tongue celebrate 10 years in the business. Company founder Chris Gough selects some highlights from his roster that includes The Phoenix Foundation, Gin, Don McGlashan… Audio

Chris Isaak talks to Nick Atkinson about his new album of American classics. Audio

Music 101 host Kirsten Johnstone talks to general manager Steph Walker about the music programme for the Christchurch Arts Festival 2011. Audio

Music 101 host Kirsten Johnstone talks to the manager of CHART about what the organisation has done to assist musicians following the Christchurch earthquakes. Audio

Sarah McMullan got together with two people who know a lot about the music of the Garden City - Christchurch. Jeff Fulton is the current Music Manager for CHART which is the Christchurch Music… Audio

Nearly four months after the big Canterbury earthquake, Music 101 host Kirsten Johnstone visits to catch up with managers and owners of important music venues Dux De Lux and Wunderbar, council events… Audio

Music 101 host Kirsten Johnstone talks to some local and travelling musicians affected by the Christchurch Earthquake. Audio

Paul Ubana Jones, Fiona Pears (with Ian Tilley) and Graham Wardrop. Three local musicians, sequestered in the Best Western Camalot on Papanui Road, Christchurch. Each has their own story about the… Audio

James Dann, Ross Herrick, Deborrah Coupland, and Benjamin James comment. Audio

Nick Bollinger talks to the self-proclaimed 'Dean of American Rock Critics' about modern pop, good writing and the changing role of the rock critic in age of the internet. Audio

Jimmy Christmas talks about the D4's heyday in 2002. Audio

Beat-maker turned experimental sound artist Christoph El Truento talks Emma Smith through his chaos-embracing creative process, which includes homemade shakers, ping pong on kick drums and fist fulls… Audio

Last weekend festival goers converged on a small valley in Tapu, Coromandel to attend the fourth annual Chronophonium. Boasting an eclectic line up of alternative art and music brought together by a… Audio

One of the newest annual festivals on the block is Chronophonium in Coromandel. It brings together local indie bands, eclectic visual art, and a green ethos, to create a boutique community feeling… Audio

Ahead of their appearance at St Jerome's Laneway Festival 2016, Chvrches' Martin Doherty explains how he's weighed in behind his bandmate, Lauren Mayberry, who has been the target of social media… Audio

Shaun D Wilson spoke to Andy Cirzan aka DJ lo-fi who travels around the United States rooting through bargain bins searching for the weirdest, most obscure Christmas songs. At the end of the year he… Audio

Nick Bollinger immerses himself in the genre-mixing new album from TrinityRoots. Audio

Wellington three piece 'City oh Sigh' is a group of classically trained musicians who you may recognise from Ladybird, alt country group 'Black Bells' or sprawling all-female show band 'Sisters of St… Audio

Nick Bollinger takes a listen to the debut album from Wellington chamber pop group City Oh Sigh. Audio

Live music on Summer Nights with Emma Smith, from Wellington group City Oh Sigh. Audio

Wanaka based producer Civilian Sol, with his song Blinded These Days, featuring Fiona McMartin. Audio

A new sound from a young musician - Danny Fairley, aka Civilian Sol, performs acoustic folk songs from our new Christchurch studio. Audio

Auckland-based singer-songwriter Miriam Clancy recently released her debut album, Lucky One. Over previous years she fronted bands playing classic rock from Bon Jovi to AC/DC before finding her own… Audio

Auckland based singer-songwriter Miriam Clancy released her second album - Magnetic in October 2009. The sound is quite different from her 2006 debut 'Lucky One', which was firmly rooted folk and… Audio

Counting Spins is the debut album from Christchurch rockers Clap Clap Riot. They moved to Auckland a few years ago and since then they've been churning through the drummers - they've had five at last… Audio

Auckland indie rockers Clap Clap Riot got Kody Neilson (Mint Chicks) to help record their second album Nobody/Everybody and now they've grown the band adding ex-Artisan Guns drummer Alex Freer and… Audio

Clap Clap Riot have just released their second full-studio album, Nobody/Everybody and a video for it shot in California. Audio

Heather Weir - Acoustic Guitar, Percussion and Vocals; Murray Hewitt - Guitar and Vocals; Andrew Bain - Acoustic Bass. Audio

Iconic Kiwi band The Clean, recorded live during their Bangers And Mash tour of New Zealand. The songs Jala and Point That Thing were recorded at San Francisco Bath House, Wellington by Tex Houston… Audio

George Clinton is one of funk's architects, whose beginnings as a songwriter at Motown lay the groundwork for him to take his music into outer space and beyond with the Parliament and its sister… Audio

Australian psychedelic group Cloud Control explain why the sound of a man showering followed them around on their second album, Dream Cave, and how future collaborations with Warren G could be on the… Audio

Imagine a huge storage building, it's gleaming concrete and steel corridors the picture of modern arrangement. The smell is pungently sterile and the security is airtight. Catch the cavernous lift to… Audio

The title of Cobra Khan's new album 'Adversities' could well apply to the sometimes trying recording situations the band negotiated to get the album to tape. Evan Short, who used to be half of DnB duo… Audio

In 2009 Jarvis Cocker released the second solo album of his 29 year music career -- the first 22 of which was as the singer of the band Pulp. Acclaimed for his wry wit and astute, humourous… Audio

Vinyl is not dead! In an era of file trading and music-on-tap, the humble record has retained its boutique value, holding its own as a collector's item as much as a music medium. Coco Solid and Sam… Audio

Coco Solid is Jessica Hansell - she's been peddling her subversive and sexy rhymes alongside partner in grime Erik Ultimate since 2004. Coco's little sisters and Erik's brother turn up on Radical Bad… Audio

Nick Bollinger reviews the Coco Solid album Gentlemen Prefer Bombs for The Sampler. Audio

Anna Coddington is formerly of Handsome Geoffrey, and Duchess, Anna also sang on albums from Bic Runga, Dimmer and SJD. Her solo album is called The Lake. Audio

Women swooned, grown men gasped and the crowd stood as one to applaud. Leonard Cohen toured the country for the second time in a little over 18 months in October 2010. But how does the show sound so… Audio

Nick Bollinger listens to I Predict A Graceful Expulsion the debut of Canadian 'doom-soul' artist Cold Specs. Audio

By the end of 1999, up and coming British band Coldplay were being touted as the band to watch in 2000. A year later, their debut album Parachutes was named album of the year by Q magazine. In New… Audio

Glasgow-born Massachusetts resident Lloyd Cole and his Small Ensemble - consisting of guitar, mandolin and banjo - stop by to play songs from 'Broken Record', and from his 1984 breakthrough… Audio

Stranger Cole is a Jamaican singer, songwriter and producer whose career has spanned fifty years. He is also the narrator of the documentary film 'Rocksteady: The Roots of Reggae' which has just been… Audio

Killing Jokes' Jaz Coleman talks to Marty Duda about making their New Zealand debut, a book, an album and a new documentary. Audio

Auckland quartet Collapsing Cities have just released their debut album Elixir Always. It's full of songs about life as a twenty something. There's heartbreak, hangovers, party pills and mundane day… Audio

Four years ago Collapsing Cities released their first album 'Elixir Always' to critical acclaim in New Zealand and the UK. The group hurriedly moved to London to tour and promote, but it nearly came… Audio

In their short time playing as Collapsing Cities, this young Auckland Band has become one of the tightest, most danceable rock bands around. Radio New Zealand National caught this performance at the… Audio

Australian Ned Collette's mother is a New Zealander, so he spends a lot of time here with family. He visited our Christchurch studio for a chat with Music 101's Kirsten Johnstone, and to play some… Audio

Phil Collins reassesses the face value of his career with the Take A Look At Me Now reissue series. Audio

Simon Comber performs Early Spring Rain, Circles, and If You Leave, and Where Will You Go? Audio

Simon Comber plays songs from the album 'Endurance'. Audio

On his new album Nobody's Smiling, rapper Common presents a grim picture of his hometown Chicago, backed by the dark and ominous beats of longtime collaborator No I.D. Nick Bollinger takes a listen. Audio

A musical exploration of Waitangi day from Maori and Pakeha perspectives, featuring Maisey Rika and Dudley Benson. 6 February 2012. Audio

Nick Bollinger talks to Americana veteran Dave Alvin about his brother, the blues, and the songs of Big Bill Broonzy. Audio

Matt Harvey has polished off Concord Dawn's fifth album, the first without his long-serving partner. Emma Smith talks with Matt Harvey about his first album without Evan Short, 'The Enemy Within'… Audio

The most prestigious and yet misunderstood role in the orchestra must be that of the conductor. Kirsten Johnstone finds out about the art of conducting from some of New Zealand's well known Maestros.

Matthew Crawley and Gareth Shute are members of Auckland's The Conjurors, a surf rock outfit that has often had to take time off while its members toured with other bands like The Brunettes and The… Audio

The adage "there's no place like home" certainly rings true for Connan Mockasin. Having toured the furthermost reaches of the globe, showcasing his sophomore album Caramel, Mockasin took to his family… Audio

Fresh Wellington soul and R&B from The Constituents. The songs are: Fall; So Much Love, Sunshine Day, Apple, and State of Mind. Audio

Ry Cooder talks to Nick Atkinson about 'Pull Up Some Dust And Sit Down'. Audio

Ry Cooder's latest album Live in San Francisco is his first live recording in 30 years. He talks to Nick Bollinger about his love for Mexican brass bands and disdain for American politics. Audio

Live from our Christchurch studio, the Cook Strait Social Club - Barry Saunders of the Warratahs, Samuel Flynn Scott from Phoenix Foundation, and Julia Deans of Fur Patrol join forces ahead of their… Audio

Cool Rainbows is the moniker of Auckland producer and songwriter Djeisan Suskov. Recorded in his Dad's Revolver Studio, 'Whale Rocket' is the first album of his own, after a busy few years producing… Audio

Cool Runnings, with their song Blister http://cool-runnings.bandcamp.com/ Audio

Johnny Cooper, who recorded New Zealand's first rock 'n' roll record, died this week. Chris Bourke, author of Blue Smoke, pays tribute to 'The Māori Cowboy'. Audio

For the past 40 years English blues man Mike Cooper has been an international musical explorer. Initially a folk-blues singer songwriter his work has now diversified to include improvised and… Audio

Emma Smith talks to Creative Freedom Foundation's Bronwyn Holloway-Smith and other protesters outside Parliment. Audio

For the best part of this decade the negotiations to bring New Zealand's copyright law into the digital age have been esoterically obscure. But attempts to update it - to deal with the growing number… Audio

Anthony Healey, the director of the New Zealand arm of the Australasian performing Rights Association, spoke to Radio New Zealand in June 2009 about the S92 legislation. Insight reporter Kim Griggs… Audio

Campbell Smith, the chief executive of the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand, spoke to Radio New Zealand News' Kim Griggs in June about the contentious S92 legislation. Audio

Jamie Baddeley, the president of the Internet Service Providers Association of New Zealand, spoke to Radio New Zealand in June about the S92 legislation. Radio New Zealand reporter Kim Griggs started… Audio

Canadian cowboy Corb Lund talks about debuts around the campfire at the family ranch and sings songs with his band The Hurtin' Albertans. Audio

Former Australian Idol runner-up Matt Corby tells Emma Smith about the hard lessons he's learned from his time in the limelight. Audio

Brian Ruawai and Niaomi of Cornerstone Roots play conscious reggae. They also run the hugely successful Sound Splash festival and have somehow found time to organise a tour of NZ and Australia to… Audio

Enjoy the conscious roots reggae of Raglan's Cornerstone Roots in this Music 101 Session. The songs are: Freedom; Forward Movement; Calling, and Wake Up. Audio

Since 2012, Auckland's Addison Chase has been releasing free-jazz informed beat music through his C O S M I C C O M P O S I T I O N S Soundcloud and Bandcamp pages. Mid-2014, his music caught the… Audio

New Zealand's first acid rock unit was most likely Ticket, a well rehearsed band that wanted to move well beyond the chart limitations of Revival and Challenge, the boy bands that guitarist Eddie… Audio

In his early teens Harvey Mann left his hometown of Mt Maunganui and arrived in Auckland to form the McGee St Underdogs. They were soon belting out raw British influenced rhythm and blues in… Audio

Elvis Costello explains to Nick Bollinger how he came to work with one of the best live acts in hip hop. Audio

Nick Bollinger reviews a collection of funky late 60s - early 70s country music from the likes of Kenny Rogers, Townes Van Zandt, and Dolly Parton. Audio

It's been more than 35 years since the war in Vietnam finally came to an end with the fall of Saigon in 1975. The German reissue label Bear Family has just released a whopping 13 disc box set… Audio

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Flying Nun devotees The Courtneys made a pilgrimage from Canada to New Zealand to tour the North Island last month. Zac Arnold joined the band on the road, armed with a microphone for the sound… Audio

Gareth Murphy's Cowboys and Indies: The Epic History of the Record Industry, charts the difficult relationship between the artists, technology and the 'record men' for the last 160 years. Trevor… Audio

Emma Smith talks with Soul Jazz Records founder Stuart Baker about Jamaican music pioneer, Sir Clement 'Coxsone' Dodd's formative recordings, collected for the first time in the new Soul Jazz… Audio

Minimalist Brisbanian Leighton Craig discusses landscapes, keyboards and music during his recent New Zealand Tour. Audio

Thatcher-era U.K. anarcho-punk band Crass - Penny Rimbaud, Steve Ignorant, and later Eve Libertine, Joy De Vivre and others - wrote songs about capitalism and consumerism, racism and feminism, public… Audio

In session is 2011 Silver Scroll nominee Lisa Crawley who has just released her debut album 'Everything That I Have Seen'. Audio

Auckland's Lisa Crawley tells Lydia Jenkins about her debut album 'Everything I Have Seen'. Audio

Lisa Crawley chats with Nick Atkinson about her well-crafted second album All In My Head. Audio

Nick Atkinson considers how limits, constraints and boundaries affect music composition. Audio

We hear from the Creole Choir of Cuba while in New Zealand for the WOMAD Taranaki Festival, March 2011 in New Plymouth. During Nights with Bryan Crump they sing Mawoule, Wongolo, Chew Naw Ren. Audio

As well as prestige, the Critic's Choice Prize - designed to identify up and coming local music talent - and potential future award winners - includes a $10,000 NZ on Air grant, $2,000 credit at the… Audio

Nick Atkinson is at the Kings Arms, Auckland to interview Paquin, Janine and the Mixtape, and Sheep, Dog & Wolf - the finalists of the Critics' Choice Prize 2013, part of the New Zealand Music Awards.

French four-piece Croche Dedans play a set of sea-shanties at Wellington's Museum of City And Sea. Audio

Nick Bollinger talks to Graham Nash about a new box set marking the 40th anniversary of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young's historic 1974 stadium tour. Audio

Auckland comedian Becky Crouch, with her stalker song.

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Auckland comedian Becky Crouch, with her song 'It's Cool To Be Gay'.

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Will Crummer grew up winning talent quests in 1950s Rarotonga with his smooth crooning style. In the early 60s he moved to New Zealand to find work and was welcomed into the thriving polynesian music… Audio

We talk soft synths, vaporwave and transitory technologies with Crystal Magic label head Fraser Austin and label mates Eyeliner, Lttle Phnx and Golden Axe. Audio

Mexican-American conga master Poncho Sanchez visited the New Zealand International Arts Festival with his Latin jazz band to perform the influential 1947 works of trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie and… Audio

NZ Live features one of our exciting emerging singer/songwriters, Hannah Curwood. Hannah created her own label, Luggate Records, and is currently touring, and finishing off an album. Audio

NZ Live features one of our exciting emerging singer/songwriters, Hannah Curwood. Hannah created her own label, Luggate Records, and is currently touring, and finishing off an album. Audio

Auckland based songstress Hannah Curwood released the Blind Love EP in August 2009, and undertook a national tour in support of it. Recorded in Dunedin, Hannah pulled in a number of friends to help on… Audio

Cut Off Your Hands had a busy summer with festivals aplenty and as Kirsten found out, the band is a Laneway veteran. Audio

Cut Off Your Hands play new songs from their July 2011 release 'Hollow' live with Nick Atkinson. Audio

The motley hip hop crew of Breakin Wreckwordz have built their independent empire from the ground up, cobbling together a string of grimy releases with shoe string budgets and a whole lotta love… Audio