Kirsten Johnstone

Making our Mixtape today is Bill Manhire, one of our best known and acclaimed poets, and one of the most influential - he’s taught hundreds of successful fiction writers, playwrights and poets over… Video, Audio

In the Music 101 Pocket Edition, Sons of Zion play their first ever live session for us, Kirsten Johnstone meets the group Auaha who travelled the Whanganui River, Tony Stamp speaks with Bonobo in his… Audio

In this week's Music 101 Pocket Edition, we take a field trip to Onehunga to visit SWIDT at their recording space, and go behind the scenes of the salacious new Head Like A Hole documentary. Audio

Kirsten Johnstone discusses gender inequity in the music industry and highlights some game changing New Zealand albums by women. Audio

The RNZ Music team choose their top picks in light of NPR's '150 Greatest Albums Made By Women'.

Swagger Of Thieves is a documentary that follows notorious Wellington band from their reunion in 2008 and delves into the history that led to their demise the first time around. It's showing in… Video, Audio

Karyn Hay is no stranger to Aotearoa's airwaves, from hosting Radio With Pictures in the early 80s, heading up Kiwi FM in the 2000s,  and wrangling talk-back radio for the last nine years at… Video, Audio

We’re halfway through 2017, and what an amazing year for music so far. Alex Behan, Tony Stamp, Kirsten Johnstone, Katie Parker of The Wireless and Trevor Reekie pick some favourites. Video, Audio

RNZ Music's top nine up-and-coming Māori musicians - one for each of the stars in the Matariki constellation. Video, Audio

Composer Rhian Sheehan has written music for a rollercoaster ride in Abu Dhabi, British National Space Centre shows that have been seen in 450 planetariums around the world, and a groundbreaking new… Video, Audio

Te Karehana Gardiner-Toi has the kind of voice that gives you goosebumps. Going by the name Teeks, he's just released his debut EP, which was produced in New York by Jeremy Most, who has worked with… Video, Audio

In the wake of Lorde’s phenomenal album Melodrama, Kirsten Johnstone presents three other talented NZ women making geat pop music. Video, Audio

In this week's Pocket Edition, we talk to Shihad's Tom Larkin about musicians' mental health, Robert Scott from The Bats, and Cosey Fanni Tutti from English industrial icons Throbbing Gristle. Audio

Twin Peaks is back. And its soundtrack is as inventive and esoteric as ever. Kirsten Johnstone talks us through the influence director David Lynch has had on music over the past four decades. Video, Audio

Songwriter Robert Scott describes the band's latest album as 'a deep set of songs, metaphysically'. He also talks about the naive folk art he creates, which includes the album's cover. Audio

Tami Neilson shares her musical history with Music 101 host Alex Behan, Kirsten Johnstone finds out where English shoegazers Slowdive were for the past two decades. Audio

English shoegaze band Slowdive just released a new album after a twenty-year hiatus, impressing old fans and new. Video, Audio

RNZ Music offers a selection of local music with a youthful spirit, that can be enjoyed by children and adults alike. Video, Audio

The RNZ Music team are all in the same city for once, sharing their favourite tracks from the first few months of 2017. Video, Audio