Music
Review: Paul McCartney & Wings: One Hand Clapping
Screening in select NZ cinemas is a new documentary about Paul McCartney and Wings - One Hand Clapping. The one hour doco shows long-lost footage of Paul McCartney in the studio in the early 70s with… Audio
Silver Scrolls: 5 songs about connection, fun and whakapapa
There are some beautiful thoughts about relationships from this year's Silver Scrolls finalists. There's also the power of finding your roots, and the thrill of letting go and choosing fun. The… Audio
Playing Favourites with Laughton Kora
Key player in New Zealand's music scene, Laughton Kora is jumping back on stage for Fly My Pretties gigs in Wellington this month. Audio
Out Lately with Finn Johansson
Tonight, Finn's bringing tracks from Spring Silver, Laura Marling and Hanai Rani. Audio
Wellington Jazz Festival 2023: Jake Baxendale's Waypeople
Premiered at the 2023 Wellington Jazz Festival, Pōneke saxophonist and composer Jake Baxendale’s 'Waypeople' was inspired by a poetic version of the classic Chinese philosophical text the Tao Te… Video, Audio
Sounds of the Sanctuary: getting close to nature with the NZSQ
New Zealand String Quartet violist Gillian Ansell talks with RNZ Concert's Andrew Clark about Sounds of the Sanctuary, the quartet's flagship programme in their 2024 season. It's coming to the Nelson… Audio
Music 101: Charlotte Ryan
Charlotte Ryan, host of Music 101 here on RNZ each Saturday afternoon from 1pm talks about what's happening on the music scene. Audio
Music reviewer Grant Smithies
The Hard Quartet is something of an indie supergroup, comprising members of Pavement, Dirty Three, The Cairo Gang and Superwolf. Audio
George Harrison's early Beatles guitar could fetch $1.3m at auction
The instrument is described as "one of the holy grails" of historic Beatles guitars.
Music, poetry and performance combine with te reo at Wellington's Jazz Festival
ORO MĀIA, which translates to 'Still I Rise', is being performed at the Wellington Opera House as part of Wellington's Jazz Festival later this month Audio
Why Pearl Jam have become such a polarising band?
Seattle band Pearl Jam have recorded 11 studio albums, sold 85 million+ albums, played over 1000 shows and had 5 albums reach number one. But after over thirty years of success, biographer Ronen… Audio
Belfast rap trio Kneecap announce New Zealand shows
The group is garnering worldwide attention for their use of the Irish language mixed with English. Video, Audio
The versatile Sherry Shelton
Organist, pianist, harpist and singer Sherry Shelton has a concert coming up in Bluff this Saturday. Audio
Music Critic: Fievel Is Glauque and Mā
Music reviewer Sarah Thomson brings us two fresh tracks. Audio
Corella & Gracie Moller
Today on the show three members of roots reggae band Corrella chat with Janay about when we can expect new waiata, friend of the show Gracie Moller is back in the studio to tell us what is means to be… Audio
Nashville Babylon - 6.04pm Sat 2 November 2024
On this week's show there's reggae from the Heptones, classic soul courtesy of Al Green, blues from Elmore James and Big Joe Turner plus a classic Cole Porter tune covered by Ella Fitzgerald. Audio
Laneway announces dates, but silent on Charli XCX rumours
A 'laneway' neon green billboard in Auckland's Ponsonby has created a buzz online, with speculations that English singer Charli XCX may be headlining the festival.
Sending the music back home
Young Christchurch-raised composer Eva Bedggood talks about her latest work, which NZTrio is about to premiere in her home town. Audio
Bookmarks with Suzanne Lynch
There are few people who've has as much staying power in the New Zealand music scene than Suzanne Lynch. Audio
