Music
Paul Kelly's 'Rita Wrote A Letter' latest in long line of sequel songs
Australian singer Paul Kelly served up an early Gravy Day gift this year with 'Rita Wrote a Letter', the surprise sequel to his beloved classic 'How to Make Gravy'. Here are some more examples of…
Worlds of Music 24 August 2025
Music from the world, for the world, hosted by Trevor Reekie. Audio
From the Sydney Harbour Bridge to the Len Lye Centre:
"Writing about music," an old expression goes, "is like dancing about architecture". An expression used to express the futility of translating music into words. So what about translating architecture… Audio
Seduction, debauchery and madness: Mary Shelley's birth of Frankenstein
Following a notorious night of debauchery, English novelist Mary Shelley becomes the mother of horror. Set in Geneva in Switzerland in 1816, ATC's new thriller, Mary: The Birth of Frankenstein… Audio
Favourite music from childhood with Fleabite and Levity Beet's Beetbite
FleaBITE have recently joined up with another popular and prodigious creative talent Takaka's Levity Beet to create the kids music duo BeetBITE. These two artists have between them taken top spots at… Audio
Best Song Eva: Jimmy Barnes
Scottish-born, Australian rocker Jimmy Barnes is with Jim to chat about the 40th anniversary edition of his album For The Working Class Man, and choose the Best Song Eva... Audio
Misty frequencies: the radio soundtrack of my life
From crystal set to valve, portable transistor to app, radio has always been present for Hokianga writer Susy Pointon.
Hymns on Sunday, 24 August 2025
‘Hymns by Tims’ feature in this week’s programme: English hymn writer Timothy Dudley-Smith, and Timothy Rees (Bishop of Llandaff in the 1930s). Audio
New Zealand band travels to South Korea for music and cultural exchange
Christchurch indie-pop outfit There's a Tuesday spent 10 days working and performing in Seoul as part of a music initiative involving both countries.
Nashville Babylon: 23 August 2025
On this week's show there's blues from Stevie Ray Vaughn and BB King, soul courtesy of Isaac Hayes and Ruth Brown, reggae from Junior Dell plus an all time classic from Creedence Clearwater Revival. Audio
1955 in Jazz
Nick heads back 70 years to check out jazz albums from 1955, including Horace Silver, Stan Kenton, and Frank Sinatra. Audio
Mr P.C.
Nick checks out classics including Coltrane's 'Mr PC' and Billie Holiday's 'All of Me', plus NZ originals from Mike Nock and Jasmine Lovell-Smith. Audio
The Mixtape: Nick Gaffaney
Christchurch-born drummer, singer, and songwriter Nick Gaffaney honed his craft at jazz school before becoming one of New Zealand's most in-demand drummers. Over the years, he's played with iconic… Audio
The Sampler: Aridni Orca, Nilüfer Yanya, Bambii
Tony Stamp reviews the new album by former Doprah singer Indira Force (under the name Aridni Orca), which is hugely ambitious and crammed with sounds, but makes room for some choice vocal hooks. Audio
Essential Albums: Chris Knox - Seizure
Chris Knox was one of New Zealand's most prolific and provocative music makers, before he suffered a serious stroke in 2009. In this episode of Essential New Zealand Albums, Nick Bollinger discusses… Audio
Fran Kora on the brand new Kora album, Fifth Season
Kara chats with Fran Kora about staying grounded in kaupapa Māori, their beginnings at a hot air balloon festival, which includes a special waiata dedicated to the late Aaron Tokona. Audio
Review: Debut album from expat Aridni Orca sounds 'dazzlingly ambitious'
Doprah vocalist Indira Force brings together a lot of elements for The Bell, the Swan & the Golden Thread.
Autaia a feast of haka theatre
Students from 12 Auckland, Northland and Waikato schools will each give a performance blending kapa haka, theatre and storytelling.
The 10 best songs under one minute long
Some songs just like to get to the point - these are mini masterpieces in brevity.
Opetaia Foa'i - Lifetime Achievement Award
Founder of Polynesian band Te Vaka, Opetaia Foa'i helped to bring the heartbeat of the Pacific to millions globally through Disney movie Moana. Audio
