Punk Rock

This year, iconic feminist punk pioneers Bikini Kill will perform in New Zealand for the first time ever. Charlotte Ryan spoke to frontwoman Kathleen Hannah from her office in Pasadena, California. Video, Audio

Dire Straits are one of the biggest bands in rock history, having sold more than 100 million records, having won four Grammy Awards, and having embarked on some of the biggest tours the industry has… Audio

Today's Great NZ album is AK79 - compiled by Ripper Records' Bryan Staff - it featured Punk Bands from the late 70's - and Bryan joins me now to tell me how AK79 came about. Audio

Eric Goulden, aka Wreckless Eric, is an English rock/new wave singer-songwriter, best known for his 1977 single 'Whole Wide World' on Stiff Records, where he became known as one of the original… Audio

When Sex Pistols bassist Glen Matlock left the band in 1977 he claimed to be "sick of the bullshit". Others said it was because he said he liked The Beatles. He tells Richard Langston he's "not a… Audio

Punk Rock musical That Bloody Woman is currently touring the country. While the main focus is on suffragette Kate Sheppard’s  fight for the female right to vote, young singer Phoebe Hurst nearly… Audio

Canadian duo Japandroids have spent the last decade belting out heartfelt garage rock anthems that cast an eye back to the freedoms of youth. Audio

Refused are in New Zealand for the first time ever at Laneway 2017 and are as political and powerful as ever. Video, Audio

Parents detail the DIY ethic that went into making Great Reward. Audio