Elliott Childs
Music 101 Pocket Edtion 260: Steve Gunn/Billie Eilish
In this week's Pocket Edition, American guitarist and songwriter Steve Gunn swings by for a live session and we meet the behind the scenes talent who were recognised at the NZ Music Artisan Awards… Audio
LISTEN: Steve Gunn live in session
American guitarist and songwriter Steve Gunn is currently touring NZ for the third time in as many years. He dropped into the RNZ studios to chat with Elliott Childs and play a couple of songs from… Audio
Award winning guitarist Molly Tuttle is coming to Auckland
Guitarist and songwriter Molly Tuttle will plays her first ever New Zealand show on Sunday October 13th, as part of the Americana Fest at the Tuning Fork in Auckland. She spoke with Elliott Childs… Audio
Music 101 Pocket Edition 249: Sleater Kinney/Fred Armisen
This week on Music 101 Pocket Edition, Jana Whitta talks to Corin Tucker of Sleater Kinney about the band's new album and Elliott Childs talks comedy and music with Portlandia star and comedian Fred… Audio
Fred Armisen: The Funny Side of Music
Comedian, musician and former Saturday Night Live star Fred Armisen brings his new show Comedy For Musicians But Everyone Is Welcome, to Auckland in September. He spoke to Elliott Childs about the… Video, Audio
Four reasons Woodstock ’99 was a complete failure
Woodstock '99 is remembered as a violent, fiery disaster. The media blamed the bands for the mess, but did they really cause the riot? In his new podcast Break Stuff, author and music journalist… Video, Audio
Music 101 Pocket Edition 246 Kings / Steven Hyden
This week on Music 101 Pocket Edition, Yadana Saw talks to Auckland rapper Kings and Elliott Childs talks to author and music journalist Steven Hyden about the disaster of Woodstock '99. Audio
Music 101 Pocket Edition 245: Richard Lowenstein
This week on Music 101 Pocket Edition, Yadana Saw talks to director Richard Lowenstein about his new documentary on Michael Hutchence and Harper Finn tells Kirsten Johnstone about hi two new singles. Audio
Music 101 Pocket Edition 244 James Blake/Harmonic Resonators
In this week's Music 101 Pocket Edition, Yadana Saw has an exclusive interview with UK musician James Blake and the Harmonic Resonators play live in the RNZ studios. Audio
Carmine Street Guitars
Elliott Childs talks to New York based guitar builders Rick Kelly and Cindy Hulej, the subjects of Carmine Street Guitars, a documentary which is playing at the New Zealand International Film… Audio
Music 101 Pocket Edition 243: Villainy/ Warpaint
On this week's Pocket Edition, Yadana Saw chats to Villainy about people mispronouncing their name and Elliott Childs talks to US band Warpaint backstage in Wellington.
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Music With Elliott Childs
Music reviewer Elliott Childs looks at the music films on offer at the New Zealand International Film Festival, including Carmine Street Guitars, about Rick Kelly and his workshop in New York where he… Audio
Warpaint
US band Warpaint were in New Zealand for two shows last week. Drummer Stella Mozgawa and Bass player Jenny Lee Lindberg spoke to Elliott Childs backstage at San Fran in Wellington. Audio
The Mixtape: Nicola Wright
RNZ News presenter and the voice of Midday Report, Nicola Wright joins Elliott Childs for the RNZ Mixtape. Audio
Song Crush: Iron & Wine And Calexico, Jordan Rakei
Make a cuppa, pull up the blankies, Kirsten Johnstone and the Song Crush team serve up toasty new tunes to warm you up. This week's show includes The Comet is Coming, Iron & Wine and Calexico and… Video, Audio
What RNZ Music has in store
Kirsten Johnstone & Elliot Childs share some of the interesting stories RNZ's music team has been working on, including the Universal Music archive fire in 2008, the WOMAD 2019 concerts that are… Audio
What does the Universal fire mean for NZ artists?
Elliott Childs talks to Variety's Senior Music Editor Jem Aswad and NZ music expert Simon Grigg about the devastating archive fire that hit Universal Music in 2008 and what it means for New Zealand… Audio
Music 101 Pocket Edition 237: Mike Nesmith/ Napster
On this week's Pocket Edition we talk to The Monkees' Mike Nesmith and mark 20 years since Napster broke the music industry. Audio
It's been 20 years since Napster changed the record industry forever
Napster, the pioneering file-sharing service that almost destroyed the record industry, turns 20 this month. Music journalist and author Steve Knopper joins RNZ Music to discuss the lasting effect… Audio
Mike Nesmith of the Monkees: “I’m way too stoned to do an interview right now!”
Mike Nesmith and Micky Dolenz of '60s pop group the Monkees are performing in NZ this month. RNZ Music's Elliott Childs spoke to Nesmith as he was enjoying a somewhat hazy afternoon in the Los Angeles… Video, Audio