Music
RNZ Music Pocket Edition: 26 February 2025
Your home for music discovery on RNZ tune into Pocket Edition as Maggie Tweedie drops new music from WOMB and Serebii. Later Tweedie speaks to explosive Melbourne pub punk rock band Amyl and The… Audio
A fusion of jazz, science fiction and ancient Chinese wisdom
Part of Wellington Fringe, 'Waypeople' is billed as an amalgam of ancient wisdom and lyrical jazz, inspired by the poetic translation of the classic Chinese text, the Tao Te Ching. Audio
Drake cancels his New Zealand shows
The Canadian rapper shuffled the NZ shows around earlier this year, and has now put a pin in them for good, joining a growing list of cancelled rap gigs.
Making the piano talk
Back in New Zealand for a three-concert tour, Kiwi-born, France based pianist Jeffrey Grice talks to RNZ Concert's Bryan Crump about his approach to music making. Video, Audio
Bookmarks with Christopher Luxon
The Prime Minister Chrisopher Luxon joins Jesse in this pre-recorded chat to discuss his cultural passions. Audio
Adam Chamber Music Festival 2024 - The Romantic Bartók
Hungarian pianists Izabella Simon and Dénes Várjon bring us a programme of music by their countrymen Franz Liszt and Bela Bartók - his very rarely heard Piano Quintet, written early in his life when… Audio
Making comedy out of the classics
Ex-pat Kiwi Robbie Ellis is forging a career in music comedy in Chicago. Video, Audio
Music feature: star producer John Simon
Celebrated music producer John Simon has produced some of the greatest rock'n'roll ever recorded including The Band's Music from Big Pink, The Band, The Last Waltz; Janis Joplin's Cheap Thrills; Simon… Audio
Why a Groove Armada DJ sold his music rights to start farming
Andy Cato says "pure madness" drove him to pursue a new passion. Video, Audio
Aidan Fine & Club Ruby
From toes to Te Matatini, this episode has it all, including guest appearances from Club Ruby and Aidan Fine, check it out! Audio
Jimmy Barnes says he was often 'incapacitated' writing new album
The Legendary Australian rocker has been hit with a series of health issues. Video
Samoan values in a choral setting
Miki Magasiva, director of Tinā, talks about the movie's choral connection. Video, Audio
The musical festival that's thriving as others close
Electric Avenue has reached uncharted waters a decade since its inception, and now stands as arguably the "biggest festival in Australasia".
Tens-of-thousands flock to Electric Avenue in Christchurch
Tens-of-thousands of music fans packed into Christchurch's Hagley Park over the weekend for the Electric Avenue festival. Reporter Adam Burns went along. Audio
Worlds of Music 23 February, 2025
Music from the world, for the world, featuring Oumou Sangaré, Tiken Jah Fakoly, Greg Johnson, and South African male choral group, Ladysmith Black Mambazo. Audio
Crawling Chorus by Ripship
The Poneke psych-rock duo's second album contains stories about UFOs, satanic panic, and Spongebob Squarepants, paired with dynamic music drawing on everything from krautrock to new wave. Audio
RNZŌ SZN by RNZŌ
The youngest performer at this years Laneway is still in his teens, and with the help of some key players in the Auckland hip-hop scene has released a debut bursting with confidence, regional… Audio
Asia Pacific Triennial of Performing Arts returns
The Asia-Pacific Triennial of Performing Arts has kicked off in Melbourne returning after a five-year hiatus. For the next three weeks, the city will be celebrating diverse and dynamic creatives and… Audio
Bringing to light the culture stories of Fijian-Indians
Nadia Freeman's show The Girmit takes us back to the time between 1879 and 1916 when more than 60,000 people were transferred from India to Fiji by the British to work on sugar-cane plantations as… Audio
The Sampler: What to listen to this week
RNZŌ, Laneway festival's youngest performer, plus American garage-rocker Benjamin Booker goes dark, and Pōneke's Ripship deliver dynamic, diverse psych jams.
