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Ex-Mint Chicks singer Kody Nielson steps out with Electric Hawaii - his debut solo record under the name Opossom. It features his partner, Bic Runga, another Mint Chick, Michael Logie, plus his… Audio

Improvised music includes the widest possible variety of sounds, it is a genre and a technique without rules beyond the inclination of the players. Free jazz players Chris O'Connor and Dan Beban, join… Audio

In Musical Chairs, we return to the New Zealand punk gene pool for Part Two of The Punk Genome Project and look at a new generation of New Zealand noise makers. Kicking off with the inward-looking… Audio

When punk arrived in New Zealand in the mid-1970s, it kicked open the door of popular music, allowing bold new sounds to flourish. 30 years on, musicians from The Mint Chicks to Coco Solid continue to… Audio

Thomas Voyce and Simon Rycroft are the masterminds behind the sun kissed sounds of Wellington roots, hip hop and soul collective Rhombus. Earlier this year the two set out on a multi-destination… Audio

Ex-pat Mike Nielsen has built a distinguished reputation as an engineer and producer in the United Kingdom, working with artists as diverse as Jamiroquai, Underworld, Natasha Atlas and U2. Nielsen's… Audio

Rising from the ashes of Native Base in 1992, Dam Native was formed by Danny Haimona in the politically-charged mould of Upper Hutt Posse. With wordplay that twisted English, Maori and Hip Hop… Audio

Horn player Scott Towers is one Aotearoa's leading alto saxophonists and has made a career with his horn of choice in a wholly unplanned way, connecting his jazz background with developments in dance… Audio

Splore ''06 was a three day multi-discipline arts and music festival, melding a strong music line-up together with visual arts, performance art, workshops and film screenings. This year was in the… Audio

From rocking parties as precocious hip hop youth to taking their tag-team camaraderie to New Zealand radio frequencies and television screens, Mark 'Slave' Williams and Otis Frizzell have made careers… Audio

Splore 06 was a three day multi-discipline arts and music festival, melding a strong music line-up together with visual arts, performance art, workshops and film screenings. This year was in the… Audio

Producer and D.J. Mu's favorite creative outlet is within a musical collective - from 'Roots Foundation' to 'Bong Master' to 'Fat Freddy's Drop', Mu has always surrounded himself with bass-heavy… Audio

When Amy Winehouse passed away at her home in London on Saturday 23 July 2011, news stories were quick to connect her to what Kurt Cobain's mother Wendy once called the "stupid club" – musicians like… Audio

Bridging the divide between the roles of producer and musician, Lee Prebble was gifted the title of 'Doctor' in recognition of the surgical precision he brings to the music he produces out of his… Audio