Music
RNZ Music Pocket Edition 11 June 2025
This week on Pocket Edition - Maggie Tweedie interviews Indiana soul outfit Durand Jones and the Indications and shares fresh music for your playlist. Audio
Bookmarks with Peau Halapua
Violinist and musical director Peau Halapua talks to Jesse about her life, career, and favourite things. Audio
Music Critic: Rachel Ashby
Rachel brings along tracks from Geneva AM and Phoebe Rings. Audio
How music can let you be your true self
Music correspondent Dave Wilson joins Kathryn to talk about how music can give artists, listeners and communities ways of being who they are that might not be available in everyday life. Audio
Jessica Pratt is all soft and gooey in Wellington
The LA musician brought a quiet tenderness to a chilly Meow Nui.
Auckland Philharmonia: Tchaikovsky 5
Conductor Shiyeon Sung leads the Auckland Philharmonia in Tchaikovsky 5, a programme featuring Kenneth Young’s Douce Tristesse, Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 3 with soloist Alexander Gavrylyuk… Audio
Teenage countertenor Samuel Mataele
Brilliant young countertenor Samuel Mataele talks about his love of all things operatic ahead of his debut with the Manukau Symphony Orchestra. Audio
The Pre-Panel for 10 June 2025
Mark Leishmann is joined by The Panel host Wallace Chapman and producer Tessa Guest to preview this evening's marlarky. Audio
Music feature
Today for our music feature we're digging into the music of one of the 21st century's most unpredictable artists - Sufjan Stevens. Audio
Tee Hao-Aickin & Vitinia
This is one of our favorite type of show on the TAHI chatting with young musicians about thier debut releases! Tee Hao-Aickin chats her debut solo single as tee. Vitinia talks to us about her debut… Audio
Sly Stone, pioneering funk musician, dies at 82
The legendary American singer and songwriter was one of the most influential musicians of the late '60s, early '70s.
Phoebe Rings unpack their genial, exhilarating debut album
The Sampler: Phoebe Rings latest, Ladi6 is as effortlessly cool as ever and Salt Water Criminals impress with powerhouse songwriting.
Worlds of Music 8 June 2025
Music from the world, for the world, hosted by Trevor Reekie. Audio
I Believe in Dog by Salt Water Criminals
A solo project with the trappings of a band, Reuben Scott's second album under the Salt Water Criminals banner was recording in "tiny rooms in Auckland", but sounds huge. Audio
Interview: Phoebe Rings
All four members of the indie-pop outfit join Tony in-studio for a chat about their debut LP Aseurai. Audio
Musicians fly the flag for Aotearoa at Welsh Festival
Award-winning UK festival Focus Wales celebrates emerging talent and artists. The festival which has been running for 15 years saw more than 22 thousand attendees, showcased 250 artists across 20… Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 8 June 2025
Hymns for the Feast of Pentecost today, including plainchant from the 9th century (Veni, Creator Spiritus) and the contemporary hymn Spirit of God, rest on your people by UK hymn writer Bernadette… Audio
Nashville Babylon: 7 June 2025
On this week's show soul queen Esther Phillips covers Van Morrison, and Bonnie Raitt takes on John Prine. There's also blues from Junior Wells, reggae courtesy of Gregory Isaacs plus an all time… Audio
Rainbow Jazz
Nick takes a look at some of the leading lights of jazz's rainbow community, including drummers Terri Lyne Carrington and Bill Stewart, singers Ma Rainey and Bessie Smith, pianists Fred Hersch and… Audio
Big Swing Face
Nick checks out tracks from Roxy Coss, Benny Green, and Ingrid & Christine Jensen; an arrangement of a Robbie Burns song by NZ drummer John Rae, and one of the Buddy Rich Band's signature tunes. Audio
