Music
Honeysuckle Rose
Uri Caine plays an updated version of 'Honeysuckle Rose'; Ben Wilcock has fun with 'Ben's Bounce'; and Jutta Hipp teams up with Zoot Sims. Audio
The Mixtape: Veteran Broadcaster Grant Walker
Selecting the songs is veteran broadcaster Grant Walker. He has worked across the spectrum in radio as a breakfast host and newsreader, through to television. Where many will know him as narrator of… Audio
'I cannot explain what I'm seeing' - Public Enemy legend Chuck D on 2024's wild ride
Pioneering rapper Chuck D tells Music 101 that pilates workouts are the reason he's still able to belt out rap songs at 63 years old. Audio
Clairo's Charm is tasteful and tightly controlled, but definitely worth your time
The soft-pop superstar reappears with an extra shot of soul on her third album. Audio
Texan band Loma partly recorded their new album in an end-of-life centre
Tony Stamp chats to the art-rock trio over four timezones about their third album How Will I Live Without a Body. Audio
Jujulipps, Aotearoa's new rap star, is soaring
The trophy's keep coming for South African raised, Tamaki Makaurau based rapper and hip hop artist Jujulipps. In April she won the Auckland Live Best Independent Debut for her EP Get That Shot at the… Audio
Chuck D: "We are in the war of art not the art of war"
Pioneering rapper Chuck D inspired a wave of Hip hop through his social and political commentary in Public Enemy. Maggie Tweedie speaks to Chuck D about his surprising passion for pilates, his many… Audio
Larry Killip: an under-the-radar icon of NZ music history
Lynfield-based Larry Killip describes himself as "possibly the most famous person that you have never heard of". With a musical career stretching back to the mid-60s, Killip's first band The Zarks was… Audio
Mia Makaroff and the 'Butterfly' effect
Choral composer Mia Makaroff talks with Bryan Crump about how she came to write her best-known song, 'Butterfly',on and being a juror at the World Choir Games. Video, Audio
NZ Live: Dateline
For NZ Live today we head to our Wellington Studio, and the band Dateline Dateline is the musical project of Te Whanganui a Tara/Wellington singer Katie Everingham. Audio
New music with Jeremy Taylor
Jeremy plays a hits set from George Benson, plus new releases from future superstar Chappell Roan and Cigarettes After Sex, plus an unearthed treasure from Kirsty MacColl. Audio
Singakademie Graz: 'Singing is an adventure'
Singakademie Graz, one of over two hundred choirs in Auckland for the World Choir Games, squeezed in to the RNZ studio to perform live on RNZ Concert’s Three to Seven show. Video, Audio
Music Critic: Zac Arnold
Today Zac talks to Emile about music from LEAO and Annika Rani. Audio
The TAHI Evie's Final Episode
Unfortunately this is the last show for Founding TAHI member Evie. We will miss her a lot but come listen to this special show. She catches up with the very talented Bunny Holiday and we get Evie's… Audio
Have Tenacious D been political in the past?
Fans have criticised Jack Black for throwing Kyle Gass "under the bus" with his statement, speculating he is prioritising his acting career prospects over their friendship. Video
Adele says she will take a 'big break' from music
"I miss everything about before I was famous, I think probably being anonymous the most," Adele said.
World Choir Games Celebration Concert - ByeZoo Choir
The ByeZoo Choir's performance at the World Choir Games 2024 Celebration Concert, 'A Choral Kaleidoscope 2', Auckland Town Hall, 17 July 2024. Audio
World Choir Games Celebration Concert - University of Oregon Chamber Choir
The University of Oregon Chamber Choir's performance at the World Choir Games 2024 Celebration Concert, 'A Choral Kaleidoscope 2', Auckland Town Hall, 17 July 2024. Audio
World Choir Games Celebration Concert - Paradisum
Paradisum's performance at the World Choir Games 2024 Celebration Concert, 'A Choral Kaleidoscope 2', Auckland Town Hall, 17 July 2024. Audio
World Choir Games Celebration Concert - Consonus vokalensemble
Consonus vokalensemble's performance at the World Choir Games 2024 Celebration Concert, 'A Choral Kaleidoscope 2', Auckland Town Hall, 17 July 2024. Audio