Beatles
Music with Kirsten Zemke: The popularity of skiffle
Kirsten joins Kathryn to look at skiffle, a type of "folk music" performed with a mixture of manufactured and handmade instruments. Originating in the United States in the first half of the 20th… Audio
RNZ Music Pocket Edition: 25 August 2022
In this week's Pocket Edition, we meet Gussie Larkin from the heavy rock duo Earth Tongue, Nick Bollinger reflects on The Beatles influence on counterculture in New Zealand, and UK musician and… Audio
Crowded House keyboardist's 'arrival' 35 years in the making
He's one of the most acclaimed and eclectic producers of his generation, having worked with some of music's biggest names. Now, Mitchell Froom gets to move out of the studio and behind the keyboard… Audio
3MM: Gary McCormick on riding life's wave
Three Minutes Max, succinct opinions from Kiwis on topics of their choice. Broadcaster, raconteur and surfer Gary McCormick discusses the philosophy of having a less tidy life and learning to ride the… Audio
Sir Michael Morpurgo: Covid-19 will leave us a kinder world
Sir Michael Morpurgo believes that once the Covid-19 pandemic is beaten, the world will be a kinder, more compassionate place. The War Horse author joins the show to discuss the pandemic and the light… Audio
Calling Home: Kim Brice in Bangkok
Nelsonian Kim Brice moved to Bangkok in 2017 when he and his Thai partner Gap and their cat Milo returned to Gap's homeland so he could help his mother run their family restaurant. He's Calling Home… Audio
Dream job for Beatles fan
Know your Beatles trivia? The British National Trust might have the dream job for you. Audio
Music with RNZ's Yadana Shaw
Yadana Saw looks at music discovery via video games. Grab your controllers and tune in as she plays the Beatles, D'Angelo and our own Naked and Famous. Audio
What's your favourite ever album cover?
50 years ago..The Beatles gathered at a pedestrian crossing in London outsdie EMI studios in St Johns Wood London. Audio
Tom O'Neill: Charles Manson narrative doesn't add up
Journalist Tom O'Neill has spent the last two decades wading through Charles Manson-related files to offer a new take on one of the most infamous cases in American history. Audio
3MM: Professor Allan Blackman on the passing of Scott Walker
Three Minutes Max: succinct opinions from a variety of New Zealanders on all sort of topics. Here's AUT professor Allan Blackman on the recent death of musician Noel Scott Engel - aka Scott Walker. Audio
From Beatles to Brockhampton - a short history of boybands
Self-described "hardest working boyband in show business" Brockhampton are about to play their first NZ show in front of a sold out crowd. RNZ Music looks how the thirteen-member hip hop group… Video
The Sampler: Egypt Station by Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney can't seem to stop writing songs. Nick Bollinger considers what his latest ones add to the best known songbook in pop. Audio
The Sampler: Culture II by Migos
Nick Bollinger considers why Atlanta hip-hop trio Migos might be this generation's Beatles. Audio
Chris Brady: "Beatles freak forever"
Recently retired Taumarunui history teacher Chris Brady describes himself as an "ageing Beatles freak forever." Audio
Richard Goldstein: Rock critic
Richard Goldstein went out on a limb when he gave the Beatles' Sgt Pepper a bad review in the New York Times in 1967 - but that review got his name in lights. And he's changed his view a bit since… Audio
50 years of Sgt Pepper
50 years ago today The Beatles released Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Yes really… half a century. Nick Bollinger explores why it was such a revolutionary record, examines who contributed to…
The Beet goes on - by mistake
Being as famous as as possible doesn't necessarily mean the media know your name. Video
Beatles join streaming revolution
A glaring absence from online music-streaming services is about to end as 200 tracks by the Beatles are released to nine streaming services.