Music

Today in the Tuesday music feature we're turning our attention to Ry Cooder's 2005 album 'Chavez Revine.' To celebrate the album turning 20, Jesse is joined by RNZ Operations Team Lead and host of two… Audio

Babe Martin, also known as Zoe Larsen-Cumming, is back with a new EP called "Not a Bee, but a Wasp". It's officially out this Friday and later this month she's performing with a seven-piece band for… Audio

This Wednesday, pipers will pay homage to AC/DC when they descend on Fed Square in Melbourne to smash the record for the largest ever bagpipe ensemble. They're hoping for around 350 players to show… Audio

Music from the world, for the world featuring — Shoukichi Kina, Plaza Francia Orchestra, Paul Bosauder, and Cuban musical ensemble Buena Vista Social Club. Audio

Pilgrims and pilgrimage feature in this week’s programme, with hymns including Light of the lonely pilgrim’s heart, The servant song and John Bunyan’s To be a pilgrim. Audio

On this week's show there's country courtesy of Dolly Parton, classic soul from Arthur Conley, a Grateful Dead cover from Courtney Barnett, ska from Laurel Aitken plus birthday tunes for Bonnie Raitt… Audio

Nick celebrates the career of drummer extraordinaire Jack DeJohnette. Audio

Nick checks out tracks from NZ jazz musicians Matt Penman, Lucien Johnson, and Vaughn Roberts; Christine Tobin sings Leonard Cohen; and John Coltrane plays live at the Village Vanguard. Audio

It's been two decades since Pluto released Pipeline Under the Ocean, a record that not only went double Platinum but also helped define a golden era of New Zealand rock. Twenty years on, the band are… Audio

A gorgeous new collection from American singer-songwriter Jenn Wasner (Wye Oak), which tackles tricky familial history through soothing songcraft. It's always easy to listen to, thanks to her… Audio

David Morrison started collecting records aged 12, and when he was 18 won the 2002 New Zealand DMC DJ Championship. Since then he's released albums with Young Gho$t, The All-Seeing Hand, and seven as… Audio

An in-demand sound engineer (award-nominated for her work with Fazerdaze), Emily Wheatcroft-Snape also founded Record Enable, which aims to "help women and non-binary people create sustainable careers… Audio

The singer-songwriter behind the Te Kaahu project relocated to Los Angeles and resumed her alt-pop project, resulting in a debut album that weaves te reo and traditional Maori song forms with… Audio

On the Logg Cabin this week Mark features a roundup of local releases from Arjuna Oakes, Avantdale Bowling Club and Te Whanganui-a-Tara rapper-singer-producer MĀ. He revisits classics from Bill… Audio

Featuring new music from Body of Work, Juana Molina, and Yuhan Su. Audio