Recent Music Stories
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NZ Live: Fin Rah Zel
23 Aug 2024To celebrate the release of their new single 'Carry Me', New Plymouth soul-fusion band Fin Rah Zel perform live in our Auckland studio. Video, Audio
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Music reviewer Grant Smithies
23 Aug 2024Thirty years ago, British production collective The Ballistic Brothers released London Hooligan Soul, a diverse double-LP overview of UK club culture. A remastered 30th Anniversary edition has just… Audio
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Who is Mike Nock? Meet this year's Music Hall of Fame inductee
23 Aug 2024The 84-year-old jazz legend has played alongside some of the genre's greats, including Miles Davis and Dionne Warwick.
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The Shortest History of Music
22 Aug 2024Writer and broadcaster Andrew Ford talks with RNZ Concert's Bryan Crump about his latest book. Audio
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Music Critic: Jim Nothing and Mousey
22 Aug 2024Rachel Ashby brings in two songs for Jesse (and us) to listen to and chat about. The Present by Jim Nothing and Home Alone by Mousey. Audio
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Great album: Nothing Stands Still by Mike Hall
22 Aug 2024Mike Hall's debut album is out, and it's been getting a lot of love, including from Jesse. Audio
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EDY, Albert Latailakepa & Sean Rivera
It's a big one today! Joining us on the show is Award winning producer, now singer, EDYONTHEBEAT! As well as some of the team behind the short film 'Yeah Pare" Albert Latailakepa and Sean Rivera. We… Audio
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'It's hot as hell in here' - Aunties go wild for Jason Momoa in Auckland
22 Aug 2024Review: I wasn't sure what kind of crowd would show up - would it be DC fans wanting to see Aquaman? Metalheads just there for the music? Or excitable aunties, just hoping for a glimpse of a certified…
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UB40: 'He left the band to go solo and has never spoken to any of us since'
22 Aug 2024Ahead of UB40's NZ tour in October we revisit an interview with Robin Campbell who speaks honestly about the departure of the former frontman - his brother Ali. Audio
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Intangible Echoes
21 Aug 2024'When I am not, what will there be?' The line from Leo Tolstoy's novel The Death of Ivan Ilyich is the inspiration behind Michael F Williams' work 'Intangible Echoes', which gets its world premiere… Audio
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Bookmarks with Chris Kirk
The beloved children's TV presenter joins Jesse from Christchurch to talk about his career, the music he loves, and more. Audio
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Music with Dave Wilson: How healing and music is intertwined
21 Aug 2024Music correspondent Dave Wilson plays three tracks that demonstrate the role music can have in healing. Audio
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Backcountry to banjo: How a Niuean country musician is inspiring Pasifika youth
Annafinau Tukuitoga is a trailblazing bluegrass musician from Paeroa who is inspiring other Pasifika youth, both inside and outside of music. Audio
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Rapper Ice Spice to headline Rhythm and Vines festival
20 Aug 2024Also heading to Gisborne for the four-day New Year's Eve party are international acts Sammy Virji, Meduza and local favourites Sir Dave Dobbyn and Sachi.
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Hannah Darroch: Music is more than a 'nice to have'
20 Aug 2024The new Chief Executive of SOUNZ Centre for New Zealand Music talks with Bryan Crump. Video, Audio
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Foley Chat New Music!
On today’s show the blue supermoon energy has Matua Harry feeling a little unhinged, So’omālō starts a movement to honk more on the roads, Waimirirangi speaks on respecting Molly Mae and Tommy Fury’s… Audio
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The kids need a bit of rock'n'roll, too
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said the Government was focused on "achievement in math and reading and getting kids to school" but said that could be at the expense of subjects like art and music. Audio
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Gen X pop rockers Zed back with new album
20 Aug 2024It has been two decades since their last album, but Kiwi band Zed have been flexing their "musical muscles" again. Audio
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Great albums: Regina Spektor 'Soviet Kitsch'
19 Aug 2024It's 20 years since Regina Spektor released her third album - and major label debut - 'Soviet Kitsch'. It's one of those rare major label releases where Regina is credited as the sole song writer on… Audio
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Christchurch band ZED release their first new music in 20 years
It's been 20 years since the ZED put out a full blown album. That's a long wait for fans of a band that came to typify that particular early 2000s New Zealand rock sound with hits like Renegade… Audio
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AI could impact music creators' incomes: Report
19 Aug 2024New research says Artificial Intelligence could see music creators' revenues drop up to 23 percent by 2028 - risking over $500 million in losses across New Zealand and Australia. APRA head of… Audio
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AI to deal $570m blow to Australasian music industry
19 Aug 2024While artists are increasingly using AI in their work, four in five are worried the technology will stop them from earning a living, study shows.
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TikTokers are speeding up songs - but are we forgetting the originals?
Some music fans now know 15-second sped-up snippets of songs better than the real thing.
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