Willie Nelson

Each week Jesse has a look back through the years at which album was topping NZ charts. This week he's gone back to July 1980 when Willie Nelson was at number one for six weeks with 'Stardust'. Audio

Simon reviews two new albums - Willie Nelson Ride Me Home and Lukas Nelson and the Promise of the Real, Turn off The News (Build A Garden). Audio

Jeremy Taylor from SlowBoat Records with the grim romanticism of Dublin's Fontaines DC, the pop smarts of Carly Rae Jepson, a selection of Prince songs recorded by others, and a timeless classic from… Audio

Jeremy Taylor ponders the point at which country music got cool, and checks in on old fave Glen Campbell; a new album from Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard; a reissue from soon-come tourist Ryan Adams… Audio

Our feature album today, country classic Pancho and Lefty by Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard. A record by two bona fide legends, this 1983 record was a block-buster, dominating the country charts for… Audio

Run the Jewels - the critically lauded rap duo of Atlanta, Georgia consisting of native Killer Mike and Brooklyn-born and bred MC/producer El-P - is a project only two years deep, but their respective… Audio

William Dart looks at two new albums which pay tribute to the songwriting skills of Chris Smither and J J Cale. Audio

Nick Bollinger takes a listen to a new album made on very old technology, from Neil Young. Audio