Music
Iconic food court hosts album installation: Goodspace meets Lim Chhour
This week, artist Jefferson Chen, also known as Goodspace, is paying homage to Lim Chhour's legacy and the hardworking vendors by launching his debut album, Let's Talk About Death, with a multi-media… Audio
Fast Favourites: Pōneke Wellington Deputy Mayor Laurie Foon
The Capital’s Deputy Mayor Laurie Foon has long championed Pōneke Wellington - it’s local businesses, its fashion and, sometimes more controversially, its bike lanes. Audio
The Mixtape: The Spinoff Editor Madeleine Chapman
Our guest picking the music is writer, ghost writer and editor Madeleine Chapman. Mad started as the very first intern at The Spinoff, and is now one of the youngest editors of a major publication in… Audio
Ersha Island ??? & Mental Health Awareness Week
Today on the show sibling duo Dani and Tee from Ersha Island joins us to talk about navigating their culture through music, Janay and Harry are hosting parties on the same day and So'omalo tries to… Audio
CACO & Luke Combs
On the show today. South Auckland raised Iraqi artist CACO talks to us about his latest single 'omg'. We find why So'omalo and Luke Combs's similarities are more than just looks and Janay pitches a… Audio
Worlds of Music 22 September, 2024
Music from the world, for the world, with Chlopcy Kontra Basia, Bosker, Shoukichi Kina, and British-Indian sitar player, Roopa Panesar.
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O & The Mo on life in Nelson and their new single, ‘Make Way For The Sun’
O & The Mo are Olivia Gallagher and Alvin Bartley, a creative couple and bandmates residing in Wakapuaka, Nelson. Maggie Tweedie spoke to the pair about their new single 'Make Way For The Sun'. Video, Audio
O & The Mo on life in Nelson and their new single, ‘Make Way For The Sun’
O & The Mo are Olivia Gallagher and Alvin Bartley, a creative couple and bandmates residing in Wakapuaka, Nelson. Maggie Tweedie spoke to the pair about their new single 'Make Way For The Sun'.
Video, AudioJamie xx drops album of anthems
It's the album that promises to own the dance floor this summer. Jamie xx talks to Charlotte Ryan about collaborating with some incredible artists, and how time spent in New Zealand influenced his… Audio
4pm The Mixtape: DJ, Producer, Musician Mark de Clive Lowe
Our guest picking the music is musician, DJ, composer and producer Mark de Clive-Lowe. Mark started his career in the late 1990s as a central player in Auckland's jazz scene and has gone on to make a… Audio
Bret McKenzie: On writing songs that are not funny
This week we revisit an interview with Bret McKenzie, one half of the musical comedy duo Flight of the Conchords, to talk about coming out of solitude and writing songs that are not funny. Audio
Hemi Kelly & Garage Playlist Updates
On the show today the team bond over therapy, Waimirirangi chats with te Reo Maori kaiako and champion Hemi Kelly who shares some tips around implementing the language, and we respond to the flood of… Audio
Te Aorere Pewhairangi & Coco Lance
On the show today So'omalo introduces us to RNZ Pacific Journalist Coco Lance, rangatira in media Te Aorere Pewhairangi joins Janay in the studio to korero about some of his latest projects plus Te… Audio
Fast Favourites: Maori-Samoan RnB artist Jordyn with a Why
Maori-Samoan RnB artist Jordyn Rapana - also known as Jordyn with a Why is on a roll. Audio
Chris White on his Dire Straits experience
Chris White played saxophone with Dire Straits on the Brothers in Arms tour on some of the world's biggest stages. Chris shares his experience with Dire Straits with Charlotte Ryan. Audio
The Sampler: Okay Kaya's quirky new record Oh My God—That’s So Me
After relocating to a remote Island outside of Oslo, Okay Kaya has been able to access a deeper sense of solitude giving her more time to write and focus on a simpler and more stripped back album. Video, Audio
Mogwai’s Stuart Braithwaite: Stargazing, Aliens & Looking back
Stuart Braithwaite of cult Scottish band Mogwai talks stargazing with his Dad, playing so loud the ceiling caved in, and the making of the band's new documentary. Audio
Majic & Amita Kala
On this episode we have another guest from the WAIATA / ANTHEMS kaiwaiata ropu, Majic chatting about gig life with 3 kids, we touch on whether or not social media should have an age limit and So'omalo… Audio
Jordyn with a Why & There's A Tuesday
Today on the show, the team debrief last night's group buffet outing, kaiwaiata and friend of the show Jordyn with a Why meets Janay to chat about her track with WAIATA / ANTHEMS 'Maku Ano', and three… Audio
Review: Ravyn Lenae
Ravyn Lenae's distinct falsetto and eclectic mix of R&B and pop styles blossom on her new record Bird's Eye. Video, Audio