Tony Stamp
Night Reign is another essential album from Arooj Aftab
The Pakistani singer's follow up to her breakthrough Vulture Prince is just as stately and serene, further establishing her as a fiercely unique artist.
Video, AudioEarth Tongue's Great Haunting is a willfully weird blast of riff-heavy rock
The local duo generate enough noise to fill several stadiums, and fill their songs with a spooky type of myth-making. Video, Audio
Earth Tongue's Great Haunting is a willfully weird blast of riff-heavy rock
The local duo generate enough noise to fill several stadiums, and fill their songs with a spooky type of myth-making.
Video, AudioMusic Critic: Tony Stamp
Today Tony talks to Charlotte about music from Fabiana Palladino and Waxahatchee. Audio
Christoph El' Truento on Dubs From the Neighbourhood
The award-nominated producer has worked with Avantdale Bowling Club and other hip-hop luminaries, and applied his psychedelic touch to numerous genres. On his latest, he delves back into rocksteady… Audio
Arab Strap are not fine at all on new LP I’m totally fine with it
The acerbic Scottish duo are in particularly good form, thirty years after their inception, on an album that takes aim at social media. Video, Audio
Arab Strap are not fine at all on new LP I’m totally fine with it
The acerbic Scottish duo are in particularly good form, thirty years after their inception, on an album that takes aim at social media.
Video, AudioChristoph El' Truento on Dubs From the Neighbourhood
The award-nominated producer has worked with Avantdale Bowling Club and other hip-hop luminaries, and applied his psychedelic touch to numerous genres. On his latest, he delves back into rocksteady…
AudioMel Parsons looks inward on her bittersweet, frequently gorgeous new LP Sabotage
The Christchurch singer-songwriter delves into darkness on her new LP. It's an exploration of sadness that's more meaningful when framed against Parsons' usual buoyant personality, writes Tony Stamp.
…Mel Parsons looks inward on her bittersweet, frequently gorgeous new LP Sabotage
The Christchurch singer-songwriter delves into darkness on her new LP. It's an exploration of sadness that's more meaningful when framed against Parsons' usual buoyant personality, writes Tony Stamp.
… Video, AudioRIP Steve Albini, and Shellac's To All Trains
Tony Stamp and Elliott Childs reflect on the career of recording engineer and musician Steve Albini, and assess the final album by his band Shellac. Audio
RIP Steve Albini, and Shellac's To All Trains
Tony Stamp and Elliott Childs reflect on the career of recording engineer and musician Steve Albini, and assess the final album by his band Shellac.
AudioBackstage at the Aotearoa Music Awards
Aotearoa's biggest artists gathered for the music awards last night. There were performances, speeches and impromptu waiata with the audience. Music 101 reviewer Tony Stamp caught up with the winners… Audio
All the winners from the biggest night of the year for NZ music
RNZ Music's Tony Stamp updates Nights from the Viaduct Events Centre. Audio
Beth Gibbons is in reflective form on her revelatory solo debut Lives Outgrown
The Portishead singer unveils her first album, tackling motherhood and mortality on an collection that's sometimes gloomy, but often gorgeous. Video, Audio
Gareth Shute on his favourite Auckland venues
Tony Stamp is in Auckland for a guided tour of the music historian and writer's favourite local venues, in the final of this four part series. Audio
Beth Gibbons is in reflective form on her revelatory solo debut Lives Outgrown
The Portishead singer unveils her first album, tackling motherhood and mortality on an collection that's sometimes gloomy, but often gorgeous.
Video, AudioGareth Shute on his favourite Auckland venues
Tony Stamp is in Auckland for a guided tour of the music historian and writer's favourite local venues, in the final of this four part series.
AudioReview: Rubricator by Sam Bambery
The Christchurch musician's second album wanders beyond the boundaries of alt-country and folk into more adventurous territory. Video, Audio
Yadana Saw on her favourite Wellington venues
Tony Stamp visits Wellington for a guided tour of his former RNZ colleague's favourite music venues, in the third of this four part series. Audio
