Ian Chapman

Americana is a musical style that is hard to pin down. A broad umbrella term, it can encompass folk, gospel, blues, country, jazz, bluegrass... even rhythm and blues and a bit of rock 'n' roll. Today… Audio

This week music commentator Ian Chapman presents the highs and lows of sheep music; that is, music either inspired by, or partially performed by, sheep. Running the full gamut from the raw electric… Audio

From the depths of the deep south Ian showcases four acts that the rest of New Zealand may not yet have heard but which they surely should: Ivy, Akoba, Mads Harrop and The Mentalist Collective. Each… Audio

'Music that triggers your groove thang': This week Ian Chapman delves into soul and funk both past and present, local and international. Audio

When a star dies, tributes pour in from everywhere. Those that get the most attention are often those offered by other music legends and household names even if they had no genuinely close… Audio

This week for NZ Music Month Ian Chapman revisits two of Christchurch's favourite and most flamboyant bands from the 1970s: Ragnarok and Odyssey.  Audio

Music commentator Ian Chapman joins Kathryn to look at the small handful of not widely known influencers and collaborators on David Bowie's music, ranging from the astounding to bafflingly awful. Ian… Audio

Music correspondent Ian Chapman joins Kathryn to talk about what 12/8 shuffle rhythm is, how we hear it in nature all the time and how it became the signature beat in '70s glam rock. Audio

It was the time of pixie cuts, miniskirts, Beatles fanaticism, marching bands and men on the moon. The Swinging Sixties turned 60 this year - and Ian Chapman has marked it with a book jam-packed with… Audio

Our music feature guest today is one of the country's leading music academics and sometimes performer, Dr Ian Chapman, who is an expert on the glam rock movement. Dr Chapman teaches students about… Video, Audio, Gallery

Bands in 1980s Dunedin took the anger of British punk and melded it with a Kiwi-DIY aesthetic to create the primitive, but powerful, ‘Dunedin’ sound – the sound of ‘making do’. Audio