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Heidi Simpson & MACEY
Tonight is the Pacific Music Awards and So'omalo gives you all the details on what to expect and where to keep up with it all! We have musicians Heidi Simpson and MACEY join us for chats and we have… Audio
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Supergroove to super movies
Today a handful of New Zealand's best composers received nominations for three major awards that will be presented at the APRA Silver Scrolls later this year. Looking down the list, one name appeared… Audio
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Choir excitement at perfect fever pitch as The Big Sing begins
29 Aug 2024Twenty-four high school choirs are set to compete at Aotearoa's biggest choral event - including a team of first-timers from Auckland's Avondale College.
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Louisa Nicklin: Sausages, cicadas & Shayne P Carter
29 Aug 2024The Auckland musician speaks to Charlotte Ryan about her beautiful new album, along with Kiwi music icon Shayne Carter who lent a hand as “song doctor”. Audio
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Was the 1998 Oasis tour of New Zealand really that bad?
28 Aug 2024Karamdeep Sahota literally wrote the book on the shows: Get on the Rollercoaster: Oasis in New Zealand, March 1998. Audio
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Chris Sharratt: The man who wrote Oasis first review
In December 1991 Chris Sharratt was working at Manchester music magazine City Life when he pulled a tape out of the "demo draw". Audio
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The Panel with Jo McCarroll & Scott Campbell (Part 2)
28 Aug 2024Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman and panellists Jo McCarroll & Scott Campbell discuss Consumer NZs Right To Repair petition, how young is too young for solo travel and the manchester music scene… Audio
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Moment of Calm - Piano Practice
28 Aug 2024Isn't there something magic about hearing someone practicing music as you walk past their home? RNZ Concert host Bryan Crump thinks so. So he recorded a little of that magic for this week's "Sonic"… Audio
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Valuing music from different cultures
28 Aug 2024Dr Te Oti Rakena, an associate professor at the School of Music, Auckland University, is one of the editors of a new text book: Decolonising and Indigenising Music Education: First Peoples Leading… Audio
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The Pre-Panel for 28th August 2024
Today on the Pre-Panel, Wallace Chapman joins Jesse Mulligan to preview tonight's show. Plus producer Tom Riste-Smith joins to talk about new research on why food in space tastes bad... Audio
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'Laboratorio' and 'escape room' - one of the brains behind Spotify wrapped
28 Aug 2024You might not have heard of music brain Glenn McDonald, but you're almost certainly familiar with his work.
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Home Brew changing venue due to Meow Nui delay
28 Aug 2024Ticketholders were told on Tuesday Home Brew will now be playing at Massey University.
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Bookmarks with Emily Perkins
28 Aug 2024Emily Perkins is an award-winning novelist; these are her bookmarks. Audio
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Music with Kirsten Zemke: Instrumental rock hits
28 Aug 2024Music commentator Kirsten Zemke joins Kathryn to explore instrumental pop and rock hits over the decades. Audio
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Morning Report Essentials for Wednesday 28 August
On today's episode, the Labour Party leader says he's not committed to breaking up electricity gen-tailers but it should not be something that is taken off the table, the Government has announced new… Audio
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Oasis are reforming: here's everything you need to know
It's official! After 15 years of refuting any suggestion they might reform, Oasis have reunited to headline a series of live shows.
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The Panel with Ben Thomas & Penny Ashton (Part 2)
Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman and panellists Ben Thomas & Penny Ashton discuss why Nurse Practitioners need more funding, if postman have a duty to filter the mail, and the man growing a… Audio
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Baroque Voices turns 30
27 Aug 2024Wellington choir Baroque Voices is celebrating three decades of singing. Founder and music director Pepe Becker talks with Three to Seven's Bryan Crump. Audio
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MMA fighter Janay Harding joins RNZ's TAHI podcast
27 Aug 2024"I'm a yapper ... might as well make that my job," she told new co-host So'omālō Iteni Schwalger. Audio
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Music feature: Neil Young
The multitalented Finn Johanssen joins Jesse to talk about Canadian songwriter Neil Young. Audio
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COTERIE & New Host Annoucement!
Today on the show, you get to finally meet your new co-host and there's a good chance you’ll recognise who they are! Aotearoa-Australian band COTERIE are also in the studio to chat about their… Audio
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Mariah Carey reveals her mum and sister died on the same day
"My heart is broken that I've lost my mother this past weekend. Sadly, in a tragic turn of events, my sister lost her life on the same day," the Grammy winner said.
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The cryptic clues that an Oasis reunion could be on the cards
The brothers behind one of the biggest bands of the nineties have hinted they don't look back in anger and a reunion is on the cards.
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Who's the biggest one-hit wonder of all time?
Hanson. Toni Basil. The Knack. Baha Men. Minnie Riperton. Chumbawumba. If you know these acts, reading their names has probably started a song playing in your head. Video
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