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Ōtepoti Dunedin’s Robert Scott is best known as a member of seminal New Zealand bands The Bats and The Clean, but more quietly he’s been painting for decades with work appearing in both exhibitions… Audio

Pull Down The Shades – GARAGE Fanzine 1984-86 by Richard Langston Audio

Musician and artist Hamish Kilgour died this week in Christchurch this week, aged 65 years old.

Kilgour was a founding member of The Clean along with his brother David Kilgour were one of the first… Video, Audio

Kilgour co-founded Dunedin band The Clean in the 1970s and became synonymous with the 'Dunedin sound' music scene. Audio

To continue our Flying Nun 40th anniversary celebrations, we take a look at the iconic labels latest signings.  Video

Sam Hunt talks to Trevor Reekie about his enduring passion for words and rhyme and includes a tasteful selection of songs that continue to resonate with him.  Video, Audio

Composer John Gibson has set himself a pretty big task - conveying the power and dominance of the Catholic Church in Renaissance Europe through sound and music. Rather than relying on existing sound… Audio

Nick Bollinger reviews a new collection of songs from Texan multi-media artist Terry Allen, discusses visiting American singer-songwriter Weyes Blood and a semi-instrumental set from Dunedin stalwart… Video, Audio

From 1989 til 2005 Radio New Zealand’s unique Helen Young Studio hosted the cream of New Zealand’s musical talent for recording projects such as albums, film scores, drama, radio programmes and… Video, Audio

On this week's Pocket Edition we talk to David Kilgour about his new album with The Heavy Eights, Grammy-winning mix engineer Andrew Scheps, and discuss the legacy of King Crimson's debut album. Audio

David Kilgour talks to Charlotte Ryan about his new album with The Heavy Eights - Bobbie's A Girl. Audio

Dunedin indie rock singer songwriter David Kilgour released his 11th Album Bobbie's a Girl late last month. Audio

Born in Zambia, raised in Botswana and now based in Melbourne, singer/rapper Sampa The Great blew Grant Smithies' mind a few years back and still just keeps on getting better.  Audio

The Song Crush team play remedies for your mid-winter maladies, including songs from Thelma Plum, Bob Dylan and David Kilgour.   Audio

Hollie Fullbrook – aka Tiny Ruins – is supporting US band Fleet Foxes for their two NZ concerts this summer. She chats to Jesse Mulligan and plays a song from her upcoming album. Video, Audio

Southern man, music fan, poet and journalist Richard Langston takes us on a personal journey through Dunedin and its music. Video, Audio

The Clean, who formed in 1978, have been described as one of the most influential bands to come from the Flying Nun label. On Sunday it was announced the indie Dunedin band will be inducted into the… Audio

The Clean have finally accepted the accolade, after rejecting it twice. Video, Audio

The Clean's David Kilgour talks to Alex Behan about their 1981 EP Boodle Boodle Boodle, which is the recipient of the 2017 Independent Music New Zealand Classic Record Award. Video, Audio

Frontman for The Clean, David Kilgour, presents a live set from his other band The Heavy Eights, live at Karangahape Rd festival The Others Way. Audio

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

Tiny Ruins' Hollie Fullbrook presents a new song 'The School Of Design' amidst the Francis Upritchard figurines at The City Gallery of Wellington, and speaks to Upbeat's Eva Radich about her… Video, Audio

The host of Checkpoint, John Campbell, talks Sam Wicks through a C60's worth of handpicked tunes for The Mixtape. Video, Audio