Music
Austin Haynes - reaching for the top
Fresh from his Lexus Song Quest success (achieving third place), countertenor Austin Haynes talks with Bryan Crump about his dual passions: singing and te reo Māori. 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
NZ Live: SKILAA
Auckland band SKILAA fuses soul, hip-hop and folk music to create a sound all of their own. Video, Audio
'He told his story, he owned it': Martin Phillipps was a hep C champion
"There's a lot of stigma around it and he shone some light on that. For a lot of us, he's a champion," drug counsellor Tuari Potiki says. Audio
What makes for bad songwriting?
Thoughtful and skillfully written song lyrics can elevate a good song into a great song. But what about terrible lyrics? Can they do the reverse and totally ruin a song? Audio
Austria finds chemicals in house of suspected Taylor Swift concert attack plotter
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A 19-year-old Austrian terrorism suspect had taken concrete steps in planning an attack on a Taylor Swift concert, with chemical substances found during a search of his residence, Austria's general…
Kiwi songs for Kiwi students
Teacher Mat Hoyes talks to RNZ Concert's Bryan Crump about using Kiwi pop songs to bridge the academic gap between music and New Zealand secondary school students. Video, Audio
Grant Robertson to lead Martin Phillipps' funeral service
The former deputy prime minister will lead the memorial services for Chills' front man Martin Phillipps on Friday.
Music Critic: Abdul Raheem and R.E.M.
Resident music journalist Tony Stamp plays for us Alaiye by Ghanaian musician Abdul Raheem and Strange Currencies by R.E.M. Audio
The TAHI NOÉ and Twilight theories
Today on the show Matua Harry has a theory on the effects of the Twilight saga on romantic relos, Waimirirangi shares a hot take on bacterial baby names, and So’omālō introduces us to the independent… Audio
Kent Belcher on spending years documenting Alien Weaponry
Documentary maker Kent Belcher spent six years following Henry and Lewis De Jong, the brothers behind Alien Weaponry - since they were teenagers. Audio
Our musical minds
Making and processing music is something unique to human brains, says Dr Sam Mehr. But why are we so attuned to rhythms, melodies and matching tones? Claire and Sam take a deep dive into the universal… Video, Audio
Martin Phillips remembered as a champion for hepatitis C sufferers
Tuari Potiki, the chair of the NZ Drug Foundation and the first Māori chairperson of New Zealand Needle Exchange, reflects on musician Martin Phillipps' legacy. Audio
The Panel with Simon Wilson & Jenni Giblin (Part 2)
Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman and panellists Simon Wilson & Jenni Giblin to discuss Tim Walz, Darleen Tana and the Southland choir supporting children into music. Audio
Our Changing World – Music on the brain
Making and processing music is something unique to human brains, says Dr Sam Mehr. But why are we so attuned to rhythms, melodies and matching tones? Claire and Sam take a deep dive into the universal… Audio
Run the Jewels: The soundtrack for a political uprising
As we head towards the US election, we revisit a 2020 interview with Run The Jewels' Killer Mike (Michael Render), and EL-P (Jaime Meline) who spoke to Charlotte Ryan about US politics and how their… Audio
Bookmarks with Justin Flitter
Justin has had his finger on the pulse of technological advancement in New Zealand for over two decades now. In 2016 he founded NewZealand.AI to help businesses understand and incorporate the… Audio
Music with Charlotte Ryan
Music 101 host Charlotte Ryan joins Paddy to play a track from American singer-songwriter Bill Callahan, who's released his first album in nine years. She'll also celebrate an iconic album from Jeff… Audio
Bringing harmony to Australia's hospitals
Professor Catherine Crock is the founder of Australia's Hush Foundation, which for the past 25 years has been commissioning and recording music by Australian composers to pipe into the wards, waiting… Video, Audio
