Music
Aotearoa soul man Arjuna Oakes on the distractions of London.
Maggie Tweedie catches up with London-based musician Arjuna Oakes about the experience of transitioning into London life. Audio
California folk singer Jessica Pratt pitches in.
Maggie Tweedie speaks to Los Angeles folk singer Pratt about her new album Here In The Pitch and her upcoming Aotearoa tour. Audio
From Bach to Beethoven with the NZSO
Japanese Maestro Masaaki Suzuki makes his New Zealand Symphony Orchestra debut. Audio
Watch: Dave Dobbyn performs live at RNZ
Sir Dave plays the second in a series of intimate acoustic concerts celebrating 20 years of RNZ's NZ Live music sessions.
NZ Live: 20th anniversary special - Dave Dobbyn
Today we're joined by a living legend of the New Zealand music scene, Sir Dave Dobbyn. Video, Audio
Lorde announces world tour, and snubs New Zealand
The Ultrasound tour will kick off in September covering North America, Europe and the UK, with no mention of the singer's homeland on the bill.
Music reviewer Jeremy Taylor
Slowboat Records' Jeremy Taylor plays a debut from Christchurch's There's A Tuesday, reissues from INXS and Sly Stone, plus a slowburner from Mk.gee. Audio
Country star Kaylee Bell on unexpected motherhood
Bell is currently one of New Zealand's most successful music exports despite a lifetime of health battles that made her think having a baby wasn't possible.
A tale of two choirs: 'Bit of what the world needs right now'
Two choirs, one from a Northland town with a population of 6000, the other from a metropolis of 17 million, are the subject of a new documentary.
EDY & Timprovise
We are joined instudio by the tiktok livestream viral king EDY to chat about all the recent celebraties joining his live production sessions The super funny Timprovise is doing standup comedy amongst… Audio
Moment of Calm: Tree in the traffic.
In this week's Sonic Moment of Calm a busker dressed as a tree cuts through Wellington's traffic noise with some smooth sax. Audio
A love letter to the kitsch electronic sounds of the 80s and 90s
Music curator at the Alexander Turnbull Library Michael Brown undertakes a thorough study in his new book Eyeliner's Buy Now. Audio
You can't beat the system, but you can improve on it
Te Rauhii, the project bringing musical instruments to Waikato children who can't usually afford them, is ten years old. Audio
Tim Dodd: 35 years of bringing the music to you
On the eve of his retirement, RNZ Concert Producer Tim Dodd talks about his career, and why Aotearoa needs a dedicated commercial-free music station. Audio
Bookmarks with Chaos In the CBD
Today Jesse is joined by Louis Helliker-Hales, he's one half of Chaos in The CBD alongside his brother Ben. Originally from Auckland they now live and work and make music in London. Whilst the duo do… Audio
Music Critic: Foxes in the Snow by Jason Isbell
Dianne Swann profiles solo artist Jason Isbell's new album Foxes in the Snow. Audio
Music with Maggie Tweedie
To celebrate New Zealand Music Month, Maggie Tweedie spotlights local songs from taonga puoro band IA and Rei, Christchurch based jazz quartet Darren Pickering Small Worlds, followed by Chris Williams… Audio
Robyn Bryant's love affair with film music
Robyn Bryant fell in love with film music when she saw the movie Stardust. Now she's just finished the score for one of those rarest of Kiwi flicks, a romance. Video, Audio
Music feature: Afternoons' favourite duets
Yesterday Jesse asked you to send through your favourite duets and we had some wonderful suggestions. Today Jesse plays some of your favourites and chats to some listeners who sent in their… Audio
Tall Tales from Thom Yorke and Mark Pritchard
Legendary songwriter Thom Yorke and acclaimed English record producer Mark Pritchard have teamed up with groundbreaking visual artist Jonathan Zawanda for a project that's been ten years in the… Audio
