Alex Behan
Kimbra is on Top of the World
Kimbra reveals the influences and collaboration that helped her create her new single 'Top of the World'. Video, Audio
Portugal The Man: "I'm 36, slightly overweight, I have no idea why I'm top of the charts."
Two 'rock' acts are in the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time in twelve years. One of those acts is Portugal The Man. The band's bassist Zach Carothers joins us to discuss whether… Video, Audio
A panel discussion on sexism in the music industry
Jessie Moss and Jana Whitta sumarise the issues raised at the recent panel on sexism in the music industry held as part of the LATE at Auckland Museum series. Audio
Music 101 Pocket Edition 160: Kurt Vile/Ponds
In this week's Pocket Edition, Alex Behan Perth's Ponds, Yadana tries to make her own digital music machine and Jana Whitta is one of the first callers on Kurt Vile's landline. Audio
Pond: "There's just not much to do in Perth"
Ahead of their Laneway 2018 appearance Nick Allbrook from Pond explains why the Western Australian music scene is like one big underground collective. Video, Audio
Graeme James on his New Zealand tour
New Plymouth singer-songwriter Graeme James checks in halfway through his Wish You Well tour, his last in New Zealand before relocating to Europe. Audio
Neil and Liam Finn have an album but need a band name
Neil and Liam Finn are making an album together for the first time. They sit down to share the journey with us and discuss their upcoming January tour of small-town community halls all over New… Video, Audio
Music 101 Pocket Edition 159: Ria Hall/ Fats Domino/ Villette
In this week's Pocket Edition we visit Ria Hall's turangawaewae to find out more about the kaupapa of her new album, Nick Bollinger helps dissect the legacy of Fats Domino, and we have Pt 2 of our… Audio
The Mixtape: Delaney Davidson
Delaney Davidson joins us to share the songs that have inspired him and his wonderful Magical Lightbox performance that combines music and film. Video, Audio
Cigarettes After Sex: "Sometimes the whole crowd is making out"
The Texas band's debut album is unabashedly romantic from beginning to end, and we can't wait to see how NZ audiences react when they visit in January. Video, Audio
Anthonie Tonnon "I’m trying to talk to my audience without hashtags"
Anthonie Tonnon is discovering new ways of connecting with his audience. He's also using audience interaction and dance to help connect himself with his songs. He spoke to Alex Behan ahead of his… Video, Audio
Big Day Out successor releases second offering
For years the Big Day Out was an annual pilgrimage for music fans and the one-day musical marathon has been missed since the demise of the franchise in 2014. Auckland City Limits filled the gap in… Audio
Music 101 Pocket Edition 158: William Patrick Corgan/indi
In this week's Pocket Edition, Alex Behan speaks with William Patrick Corgan, who is best known as frontman of 90s grunge stars Smashing Pumpkins; we head to Girls Rock camp, a global movement making… Audio
RNZ Music's Spring Mixtape
The crew from RNZ Music convene to showcase some of the songs they've been digging most over the last couple of months. Video, Audio
The Horrors
Faris Badwan of The Horrors talks about the constant evolution of the band, and what the producer for Adele brought the the table on their fifth album. Audio
The wonderful Womad 2018
Trevor Reekie weeds out the wonders to be found on the Womad 2018 lineup. Audio
Who is the real Billy Corgan?
The ex-Smashing Pumpkins frontman has just released his second solo album – OGILALA, and no one (possibly not even him) knows what it means. Audio
Music 101 Pocket Edition 157: Jordan Rakei/ Julia Deans/ TOKiMONSTA
In this week's Pocket Edition, we talk to Jordan Rakei, a New Zealand-born musician living in London who's just released his second album to rave reviews, Julia Deans speaks about her first new music… Audio