Shayne Carter
Louisa Nicklin: Sausages, cicadas & Shayne P Carter
The Auckland musician speaks to Charlotte Ryan about her beautiful new album, along with Kiwi music icon Shayne Carter who lent a hand as “song doctor”. Audio
'A bit kooky': The making of Louisa Nicklin's new album The Big Sulk
Auckland musician Louisa Nicklin and producer Shayne Carter talk to Charlotte Ryan about their creative friendship, the upsides of getting older and hanging out in the Coromandel bush.
Getting off the Ground
It's often tricky for a song, like an aeroplane, to take flight. William Dart looks at some artists who have earnt their musical pilot's license including Shayne P. Carter, Don McGlashan, L.A… Audio
Dimmer Live at the Hollywood
A slice of New Zealand musical history has been made in Hollywood ... that is, Auckland's Hollywood Theatre, as Dimmer celebrates 21 years of Shayne Carter's insinuatingly soulful music. William Dart… Audio
First song: Shayne Carter, Pendulum
Today's first song is from a new album filled with well known tracks from Shayne Carter. It was recorded and produced by RNZ and our very talented Andre Upston over three nights in Auckland at the… Audio
Dimmer: I Believe You are a Star - Live at The Hollywood, September 2022
New Zealand band Dimmer's 2001 album I Believe You Are A Star is regarded as one of the best ever made in Aotearoa. RNZ recorded a unique 20th-anniversary performance in Auckland. Audio
The Detail's Long Read: Immortal Bangers and Me
Immortal Bangers and Me by Shayne Carter: The legendary musician recounts his experience playing with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. Audio
The Detail's Long Read: Immortal Bangers and Me
Immortal Bangers and Me by Shayne Carter: The legendary musician recounts his experience playing with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.
AudioThe Making of Dimmer's 'I Believe You Are A Star'
On the 21st anniversary of Dimmer’s I Believe You are a Star, Dimmer frontman Shayne Carter, and drummer Gary Sullivan take us through the circumstances that saw them make a record entirely different… Audio
Dunedin music icon Shayne Carter on Ockham awards win
Legendary Dunedin musician Shayne Carter can now add multi-award winning author to his life story. He speaks to Jesse Mulligan. Audio
First time authors take out top prizes at Ockham Book Awards
History was made at last night's Ockham Book Awards, with two first time writers taking out the top fiction and non fiction prizes.
Becky Manawatu's novel Aue, a raw and heartbreaking story of two… Audio
Shayne Carter on his memoir Dead People I Have Known
Dunedin music icon Shayne Carter talks to Kim Hill about his upcoming book Dead People I Have Known. Carter began playing music as a teenager at Kaikorai Valley High School and he's been a member… Audio, Gallery
Dimmer live at RNZ's Helen Young Studio
Dimmer is the brainchild of ex Straitjacket Fits/Bored Games/Doublehappys guitarist and vocalist, Shayne Carter. He performed live at RNZ's now-defunct Helen Young Studio in 2004 with musicians… Audio
Silver Scrolls: behind the music
Shayne Carter curated this year's musical performances, which, as always, involved new performers taking turns at playing covers of the finalist songs. He runs us through the performances. Video, Audio
‘Joed Out’ by The Verlaines
We're heading for the North End. The student quarter. Stopping to take in the University, the bell towers, those beautiful stone buildings, the Leith flowing by. Grame Downes of The Verlaines lectures… Audio
‘Evolution’ by Dimmer
If we turn around on the Stuart Street over-bridge we can see Brockville. That is where Shayne Carter grew up. He is in charge of proceedings at the awards tonight. Shayne was in his first band at… Audio
The day Straitjacket Fits broke up
February 1994 in Auckland, the Big Day Out is bursting noisily into life. But as the giant outdoor music festival gets going, one band on the line-up is calling it quits. Eyewitness goes back to the… Audio
NZ Live - Don McGlashan & Shayne Carter
Not one, but two great artists on NZ Live. They are two of New Zealand's most our most acclaimed songwriters, and today they'll be singing each others tunes.
Don McGlashan and Shayne Carter's… Video, Audio
Marty Duda's artist of the week Shayne Carter
Shayne Carter has been a musician and songwriter for 35 years. He helped define the "Dunedin sound" with his work in Bored Games, Doublehappys and Straitjacket Fits, all on Flying Nun. His new album… Audio
Shayne P Carter live at the James Cook
Shayne P. Carter plays two of his new songs live on the baby grand piano at the James Cook Hotel restaurant in Wellington. Audio
