Blues
Nashville Babylon 21 September, 2020
On this week's Nashville Babylon Mark celebrates the birthday of Leonard Cohen with an hour long special devoted to his music. As well as a number of Cohen classics there'll also be versions of his… Audio
Nashville Babylon 14 September, 2020
This week's Nashville Babylon has blues courtesy of Smiley Lewis and New Zealand's Heart Attack Alley, Steve Earle covering Townes Van Zandt plus tracks from Vic Chesnutt, Isaac Hayes and Vetiver. Audio
Nashville Babylon 7 September, 2020
On this week's Nashville Babylon Tom Rush covers Joni Mitchell and Holly Golightly's getting high for Jesus. There's also music from the Felice Brothers, Courtney Marie Andrews, a new track from… Audio
Nashville Babylon 31 August, 2020
On this week's Nashville Babylon Mark plays a selection of his favourite Van Morrison tracks to commemorate the legendary performer's 75th birthday. There'll also be songs to mark the recent passing… Audio
Nashville Babylon 24 August, 2020
On this week's show Mark has music from Judee Sill, Randy Newman, blues from Jimmy Reed and country courtesy of Lefty Frizzell. There's also a birthday tune for Elvis Costello and a track from the… Audio
Nashville Babylon 10 August, 2020
On this week's show Mark has music from Jimi Hendrix, Hurray For The Riff Raff and Sylvie Simmons, a track from Dion's latest release plus songs from Old Flowers - the critically acclaimed new album… Audio
Nashville Babylon 3 August, 2020
On this week's show Mark has new music courtesy of Jo Meares, blues from Lil' Armstrong and Joe Turner plus classics from Neil Young, Uncle Tupelo, Elvis and Mark Mulcahy. Audio
Nashville Babylon 27 July, 2020
On this week's show Mark has new music from Bill Frisell, birthday tunes for Bobbie Gentry, southern soul courtesy of Eddie Hinton plus classic blues from Junior Kimbrough. Audio
Stunning late-career revival of Aussie songsmith Russell Morris
Fifty years ago Russell Morris hit No 1 on the NZ charts with 'Rachel'. His most recent record, Black and Blue Heart, released last year, saw Morris score his highest chart position for a rock album… Video, Audio
Crusaders down Blues with barnstorming finish
The Crusaders have orchestrated a storming finish to beat the Blues 26-15 in their Super Rugby Aotearoa clash in Christchurch tonight.
Worlds of Music Ep 187 features author Preston Lauterbach talking about blues man Robert Johnson.
Music from the world, for the world, hosted by Trevor Reekie. Audio
Nashville Babylon 29 June 2020
On this week's show Mark has new music from Bob Dylan and Dan Penn, classic soul courtesy of the Staple Singers, a French / Canadian cover of Leonard Cohen's Suzanne plus a haunting instrumental from… Audio
Blues hang tough for narrow win
The Blues have extended their winning run to seven games with a hard-fought 27-24 win over the Highlanders in their Super Rugby Aotearoa match at Eden Park in Auckland.
Nashville Babylon 22 June 2020
On this week's show Mark plays birthday tunes for Kris Kristofferon, June Carter Cash and Nick Drake plus blues courtesy of Mojo Watson, Kiwi country from the Warratahs and a classic Americana cut… Audio
Blues down tryless Chiefs
The Blues scored a try in each half to outlast the Chiefs 24-12 in a hard-fought Super Rugby Aotearoa clash in Hamilton tonight.
Nashville Babylon 15 June 2020
On this week's show Mark has music from Nadia Reid and Billie Holiday, birthday tunes for Harry Nilsson and Waylon Jennings, classic soul courtesy of Marvyn Gaye and Nat King Cole plus solid doo-wop… Audio
Barrett rattled by Hurricane Coles on Blues debut
Beauden Barrett saw Dane Coles' eyes light up as the hooker barrelled towards him early in their Super Rugby Aotearoa clash on Sunday and was left with no doubt how his former Hurricanes teammate felt…
New book paints birth of New Zealand rugby in different light
Dr. Ron Palenski's new book, Our Game: New Zealand Rugby at 150 offers a fresh take on the beginnings of the game of rugby in this country, with the veteran scribe offering new evidence of a game that… Audio
Blues-Canes match draws sell-out crowd
Starved of live sports action during the coronavirus shutdown, New Zealand rugby fans have snapped up tickets for the Blues match against the Hurricanes on Sunday, with officials putting up the 'full…
Nashville Babylon 8 June 2020
On this week's show Mark has a birthday track for Sturgill Simpson, classic soul courtesy of James Brown and Sam Cooke, new music from Mandolin Orange plus a tune from Kiwi combo Delaney Davidson and… Audio
