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John Mayall who has long been regarded as the 'Father Of The British Blues Movement' has just released his 57th album called 'Tough'. Over the decades some of the biggest names in rock have passed… Read more Audio

Pioneering New Zealand pop band The Fourmyula - best remembered for their iconic song 'Nature' and a string of Top Ten hits - return to the stage with all original members for two rare performances in… Read more Audio

The 1970s saw the landscape of American culture become a banquet of hedonism and self-indulgence, and when the disco era exploded in New York Casablanca Records was at the centre of this cocaine… Read more Audio

The documentary 'Still Bill' is an intimate portrait of soul legend Bill Withers. Directed by Damani Baker and Alex Vlack, 'Still Bill' is the story of a man who became an icon without trying. Trevor… Read more Audio

Garth Cartwright is an ex-pat Aucklander now resident in london who has just published his second book 'More miles Than Money - Journeys through American Music'. On Access All Areas this week Trevor… Read more Audio

Def Jam Records is one of the United States most successful record labels. The 80s marked the move of hip hop from the underground to the mainstream and Def Jam was instrumental in helping the genre… Read more Audio

Eric Garland is the CEO and co-founder of Big Champagne, a company based in Beverly Hills that collects and sells data on file sharing - both legal and illegal. Big Champagne is kind of like the… Read more Audio

On June 11 2009 musician, artist, father, writer, film maker, cartoonist and broadcaster Chris Knox suffered a life-altering stroke at his home in Auckland. Following that musicians from NZ and around… Read more Audio

In mid 2009 Auckland based-Manchester born producer Jason Fishwick had an idea about being in a room full to the ceiling with classic synths and drum machines, all plugged in and making one big funky… Read more Audio

Trevor Reekie speaks to virtuoso Banjoist Bela Fleck. Audio

The Velvet Underground: An Illustrated History of a Walk on the Wild Side is a new book published on the forty-fifth anniversary of the Velvet Underground's founding, curated by Jim DeRogatis. It… Read more Audio

USA music, technology, business and government communities gathered in October 2009 for the Future of Music Policy Summit. The conference addressed the biggest question in music today: How to create a… Read more Audio