Ska
Wally Maloney and Sally Ford from the Melbourne Ska Orchestra
Now to our music feature, and this time we're crossing the ditch to Australia to speak to a ska band with a difference - namely its sheer size. Video, Audio
Lee 'Kix' Thompson: Documenting 40 years of Madness
Madness saxophone player Lee Thompson has made a documentary, One Man's Madness, charting the band's meteoric rise in fame to mark the band's 40 years performing. Audio
Govt to cut back on role in world telescope project
The government is looking to back out of paying up to $30 million towards the world's largest radio telescope, and two of New Zealand's universities aren't happy. New Zealand is one of the project's… Audio
World's biggest radio telescope in NZ: Is it worth it?
It will be the world's largest radio telescope, but some New Zealand scientists are asking whether it's worth this country spending millions to help build it. The Ministry of Business and Innovation… Audio
Remembering The Specials' drummer John Bradbury
John "Brad" Bradbury - drummer with the proudly multicultural British band The Specials - has passed away suddenly at 62. Fellow Coventry boy Jim Pinckney (aka DJ Stinky Jim) remembers The Specials'… Audio
Coxsone's Music
Emma Smith talks with Soul Jazz Records founder Stuart Baker about Jamaican music pioneer, Sir Clement 'Coxsone' Dodd's formative recordings, collected for the first time in the new Soul Jazz… Audio
Womad 2015 Live: Balkan Beat Box, Che Sudaka
Interviews and live performances from Balkan Beat Box and Che Sudaka. Audio
Womad 2015 Live: Che Sudaka, Tahuna Breaks
An interview and live performance from Spanish based group Che Sudaka, originally from Columbia and Argentina. Then, a set from Auckland-based funk band Tahuna Breaks who had an appreciative Womad… Video, Audio
Musical Dynasties - The Grenell family
The Grenells are bursting with musical talent. We talk to dad John Grenell and his children Amiria, Denver, Oakley, and Redford about their careers and growing up on the Grenell family farm. Audio
The Selecter
We talk with Pauline Black, front person for Coventry 2 tone group The Selecter, celebrating 35 years together with a New Zealand tour. Audio
Essential NZ Albums: Introducing... Dinah Lee
In 1964 20-year old Christchurch singer Dinah Lee stormed the national hit parade with her local variation on the Jamaican ska sound. In this programme Nick Bollinger discusses her debut… Audio
The Secret Life of Skank
Nick Atkinson spoke to a DJ, an academic and several musicians to find out about the local take on this Jamaican sound. Audio