Julie Hill

Recently Iggy Pop delivered a lecture on BBC Radio called 'Free Music in a Capitalist Society', in which he lambasted record companies for screwing musicians into penury. If the "computer Putins" had… Audio

'ShameJoy' is a collection of darkly comedic short stories by journalist/playwright Julie Hill. Characters include someone who wants to lose a leg, a journalist who takes a story too far, and a woman… Audio

Hear from the people who keep New Zealand's pianos sounding sweet, from old dingers to Steinway grands. We meet the man who tuned Paul McCartney's family "joanna" and hear stories of the itinerant… Audio

While most writers' work is vetted by many pairs of eyes before it's unleashed on the world, plays sometimes fall straight from the brain to the stage. Julie Hill explores how script workshops can… Audio

Publisher and jazz reviewer Fergus Barrowman explains why putting music into words is probably the hardest form of writing there is; jazz pianist Norman Meehan explains why it helps to be a musician -… Audio

NZ Film Maker on the release of her latest work 'Broke But Sexy' that looks at the lives of 10 NZ artists living and working in Berlin. Audio

Kiwi film-maker Julie Hill talks to Paul about New Zealand's vibrant artistic community in Berlin. She says the traditional OE to London has suddenly become an anachronism - and New Zealanders are… Audio

What makes a great song lyric? Is it the same process as writing a poem? Does it need to rhyme? Does it need to mean anything at all? Julie Hill asks musicians and music lovers about some of their… Audio

Julie Hill asks musicians and music lovers about some of their favourite wordsmiths in song, and along the way discovers the mysterious concept of glossolalia; some great misheard lyrics, and why… Audio

I Won't Be Happy Until I Lose One Of My Limbs, is on at The Basement Theatre. Audio

Writer of new work"I Wont' be Happy Unitil I Lose One of my Limbs"playing at Auckland's Basement Theatre from 2 to 19 February. Audio

The Sole Project teams some of the country's top visual artists with at-risk young people from South Auckland - Julie Hill finds out what they've come up with. Audio

On this week's arts report Julie Hill visits the Auckland writing centre - the Creative Hub. Audio

Julie Hill ventures into a writer's workshop at The Creative Hub in Auckland. Audio

Julie Hill explores some of the more positive uses of music. One of the participants in this programme Chris Koloszar sadly passed away shortly after it was completed. Audio

Julie Hill explores some of the less pleasant uses of music. Audio