Fane Flaws
Kiwi Poetry and Songs
William Dart looks at New Zealand poets set to music by New Zealand songwriters - including Sam Hunt set by the late Fane Flaws with his band The Bend. Audio
We disappear - an album over 30 years in the making FINAL
Wellington is famous for its rock and roll mavericks - people who rocked for a while then moved to other fields. Legendary drummer, the late Bruno Lawrence quit Blerta and the Crocodiles to become one… Audio
Jenny Morris to be inducted into NZ Music Hall of Fame
The Silver Scrolls are on tonight. Marlon Williams, Troy Kingi, Chelsea Jade, The Beths and Unknown Mortal Orchestra are vying for top honours as best pop songwriter of the year. The ceremony also… Audio
The Sampler: The Record Man - A Tribute to Ron Kane
Nick Bollinger uncovers the story of American collector Ron Kane, his deep connection with New Zealand music and the all-star tribute album made in his memory. Audio
The Sampler: 28 August 2018
Nick Bollinger uncovers the story of Ron Kane: an American record collector with a Kiwi music obsession, and reviews an Australian album with an American accent from Juanita Stein. Audio
Great New Zealand Album: Tears - The Crocodiles
At the 1980 New Zealand Music Awards, the Song of The Year, Best New Group and Best Album awards were all taken by one band; The Crocodiles, a Wellington-based super group formed from a number of… Audio
NZ Live: Fane Flaws with No Engine.
It's described as Neo-cubist-psychedelic-groove. Fane Flaws is a singer, composer, guitarist and painter who was "Instrumental" in bands such as Blerta, Spats, The Crocodiles and I Am Joe's Music in… Video, Audio, Gallery
Playing Favourites with Peter Dasent
New Zealand composer and songwriter living in Sydney, whose group The Umbrellas celebrated their 30th anniversary recently. He has been the pianist and musical director on ABC-TV's PlaySchool since… Audio
NZ Live - Fane Flaws
His past achievments include Guitar and songwritting duties with Blerta, Spats and The Crocodiles - He co-wrote the smash hit Tears which was probably the song that launched the career of Jenny… Audio
Essential NZ Albums: Crocodiles - Tears
The Crocodiles brought together some of the sharpest minds in Kiwi pop. In Essential New Zealand Albums, Nick Bollinger discusses the 1980 debut Tears. Audio
The Blerta Years: Part 3 - Dance All Around the World
With Dance All Around the World becoming a Kiwi anthem and the hippy entourage of musicians, actors, movie makers and cultural revolutionaries criss-crossing the country with their wildly anarchic… Audio
The Blerta Years: Part 4 - This is the Life
After a two year break from New Zealand BLERTA, Bruno Lawrence's Electric Revelation and Travelling Apparition, headed home to the Waimarama commune to prepare the best they had to offer for the final… Audio
Playing Favourites with Fane Flaws
Musician, author, animator, artist, and designer, who is currently preparing the debut album for The Living Hamsters and has just been inducted into the Massey Design Wall of Fame. Audio