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Songs for the Family - a posthumous album from Malcolm Black
Two years on from the passing of Netherworld Dancing Toys frontman Malcolm Black, his family has just released his posthumous album 'Songs for the Family.' Longtime friend and guitarist Jeff Dickie… Audio
My Xmas Song: Emma G, 'You Can Count On Me This Christmas'
Washington DC-based Kiwi artist Emma G has remained busy as always in 2020, despite everything that has been going on around her. Emma's new song, 'You Can Count On Me This Christmas' is her 10th… Audio
Our Current Song: Soaked Oats - 'Coming Up'
Dunedin-based band Soaked Oats are continuing their tradition of making every post a winner with a prized slot at tomorrow's Laneway festival. Lyricist and singer Oscar Mein joins the show to look at… Audio
First song: Six60
Six60 are the BIGGEST band on the New Zealand music scene right now; their first two singles certified double and triple platinum - and their fourth album out today. Audio
Great album: Nirvana MTV Unplugged in New York
Great album: Nirvana MTV Unplugged in New York Audio
Great album: Maceo Parker - Life On Planet Groove
Maceo Parker - Life On Planet Groove I Feel Good Georgia On My Mind Got To Get Ya Audio
Great Album: Speakerboxxxxx/The Love Below
Great Album: Speakerboxxxxx/The Love Below by OutKast. Audio
Great album: Gloria Jones - Vixen
Time for our great album - Gloria jone's Vixen, released in 1976. Audio
Music review - Poor David's Almanack
a review of songs from Dave Rawlings album Poor David's Almanack. Audio
Don Henley: statesman of rock
Don Henley is coming to New Zealand this March. He talks with Kim Hill about The Eagles' reputation for excess, his wilderness projects and moving on after a "terrible year". Video, Audio
Feature album - My Aim is True
The feature album is Elvis Costello's 1977 debut "My Aim is True", the first of five consecutive albums produced for Costello by Nick Lowe. Audio
Kevin Field: DOG
The 2015 Best Jazz Album was awarded at the National Jazz Festival in Tauranga to 'DOG': a self-titled album by the Auckland quartet. Eva speaks to pianist Kevin Field. Audio
Essential NZ Albums: True - Trinity Roots
Few albums convey a sense of place like True, the debut of Trinity Roots. In the final programme of this series, Nick Bollinger discusses how this recording became inseparable from its location. Audio
Essential NZ Albums: The Mutton Birds
Nick Bollinger investigates the self-titled debut of The Mutton Birds, and talks to the group's found and songwriter Don McGlashan. Audio
Essential NZ Albums - Fourmyula - Turn Your Back On The Wind
For almost forty years one of the essential New Zealand albums remained unreleased and locked in a London vault. In this programme Nick Bollinger tells the story of the Fourmyula's great 'lost'… Audio
Essential NZ Albums: Sneaky Feelings - Send You
In the Flying Nun scene of the early 80s, Dunedin's Sneaky Feelings stood out for their aspirations. In this programme of Essential New Zealand Albums Nick Bollinger discusses their first album, Send… Audio
Essential NZ Albums - The Human Instinct Stoned Guitar
Since its release at a budget price in 1970, The Human Instinct's Stoned Guitar has become recognized as a classic of psychedelic rock. Nick Bollinger discusses how it came about in this instalment of… Audio
Essential New Zealand Albums: Che Fu - Navigator
Che Fu's Navigator is an essential New Zealand album for its all-embracing fusion of soul, reggae, hip-hop and Pacifican sounds. Nick Bollinger discusses it in detail in this episode of Essential New… Audio
Essential NZ Albums: Introducing... Dinah Lee
In 1964 20-year old Christchurch singer Dinah Lee stormed the national hit parade with her local variation on the Jamaican ska sound. In this programme Nick Bollinger discusses her debut… Audio
Essential NZ Albums: Sunshine - Dragon
Dragon was a New Zealand band that lived life in the fast lane of Australian rock'n'roll. The 1976 album Sunshine tells a slice of the story. Nick Bollinger discusses the disc in detail in this… Audio