Music

Professor of Psychology and Neural Science David Poeppel has spent many years researching language, music and emotion. He joins Jim to discuss why some people love Toto's 'Africa', while others get… Video, Audio

Two very different settings of verses from Romans Chapter 8 this week: “Nothing can separate us from the love of God”. And we’re completing our Summer Hymn Requests with hymns including Abide with me… Audio

On this week's Nashville Babylon there's reggae from the Mighty Diamonds, blues and country courtesy of TV Slim and Loretta Lynn, a New Orleans classic from Professor Longhair plus a birthday tune for… Audio

Our guest this week is Pachyman, an LA-based, Puerto Rican DJ and multi-instrumentalist producer. On his RNZ Mixtape, Pachyman pays tribute to legends like King Tubby, Scientist, and Lee "Scratch"… Audio

The UK singer's third album harks back to '80s pop greats, using sex as set dressing to get at something deeper. Audio

Led Zeppelin is one of the biggest rock bands of all time but for decades its three surviving members have been notoriously media-shy… until now. In Becoming Led Zeppelin - the first ever… Audio

In 2023, after the pandemic had stamped out her budding international career, a pregnant Nadia Reid moved to the UK with her partner and their toddler. On her new album Enter Now Brightness, the… Audio

Iconic rock band The Destroyers, who started more than 50 years ago, are returning to Auckland in May, with ZZ Top, to rock Aotearoa with classic hits. Audio

Featuring music from Māori artist RNZŌ, Puerto Rican rapper, singer, and songwriter Bad Bunny and Wellington electro-folk sibling trio Womb Audio

Tenor Zachary McCulloch talks to Bryan Crump ahead of his performance in this year's Opera in a Days Bay Garden, playing Gualtiero in Bellini’s "Il Pirata" (The Pirate). Video, Audio

It's been a busy time for Wellington-based musician Tessa de Lyon. Last year she put out two albums, 'Bright Black Night' with her band Mystery Waitress, and 'Tessa's Album', her solo debut. From… Audio

In 2024, Lauren Mitchell embarked upon a solo tour of intimate shows throughout Aotearoa, which she combined with vocal workshops aimed at wahine from all walks of life and singing abilities. This is… Audio

Taste maker and crate digger Sadar Bahar speaks to Kara Rickard and Mark Williams On The Air and shares music from his hometown of Chicago, a city which is synonymous with House Music. Audio

Friend of the show, Peter Urlich, talks to Kara Rickard and Mark Williams about the Auckland FC adopting Th' Dudes song Bliss as their team anthem. Audio