Blues
Blues poach Melbourne Storm star
The Blues have gone to the NRL to replace the departing All Black Charles Piutau, signing Matt Duffie from the Melbourne Storm.
NZ Live - Darren Watson
Darren Watson is an award winning song writer and a smokin' hot blues guitarist, performing live from our Wellington studio on NZ Live. Video, Audio
Curtain Raiser: Ravel - Piano Concerto in G
A French composer introduces the blues to his classical music. Introduced by Margaret Ogilvie. Audio
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
Jon Spencer has been twisting blues, rock and hip hop into new shapes for three decades. He sits down with Sam Wicks to trawl through a selection of deep cuts from some of his biggest influences. Audio
Rugby player and author Jerome Kaino
Jerome Kaino was 21 when he made his debut for Auckland, the Blues and the All Blacks in the same year. He's considered to be the best blindside flanker in world rugby. Born in American Samoa, he was… Audio
Midday Sports News for 23 June 2015
The former All Blacks captain Tana Umaga says he wasn't put off taking up the coaching reins at the Blues despite their dismal record of the past three years. Umaga has replaced Sir John Kirwan as… Audio
Cowboys and Indies
Gareth Murphy's Cowboys and Indies: The Epic History of the Record Industry, charts the difficult relationship between the artists, technology and the 'record men' for the last 160 years. Trevor… Audio
Darren Watson on BB King
Local bluesman Darren Watson recalls the time he met B.B. King, and talks about his lasting legacy. Audio
Pokey LaFarge in session
Ahead of a near sold-out NZ tour, North American roots musician Pokey LaFarge heads into the Radio NZ Studios to play pared back versions of a couple of his new songs. Video, Audio
Lead Belly
A definitive new retrospective collection covering the work of Huddie William Ledbetter aka Lead Belly – Lead Belly: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection – has just been released. Trevor Reekie talks… Audio
Darren Watson: The Blues
Upbeat blues contributor looks at the work of blues legend Robert Johnson. Audio
Slash - the man behind the tophat
Synonymous with a Les Paul guitar, stacks of Marshall amps and that leather top hat, guitar god Slash is one of the last of a dying breed of rock star archetypes. Zac Arnold puts his own questions and… Audio
Darren Watson: The Blues
Upbeat blues music contributor explores the work of Skip James. Audio
Daniel de Vries, Cato and Joost van Dijck: My Baby
Amsterdam based soul-funk-blues trio who are touring NZ this month. Audio
Cosmic Compositions
Since 2012, Auckland's Addison Chase has been releasing free-jazz informed beat music through his C O S M I C C O M P O S I T I O N S Soundcloud and Bandcamp pages. Mid-2014, his music caught the… Audio
The Mixtape - Tami Neilson
Musical guests compile a C60, and talk us through the selections. This week, award winning Canadian-born country musician Tami Neilson with a selection of early influences and new discoveries. Audio
Lonnie Holley: a North American original
From Birmingham, Alabama, Lonnie Holley is a self-taught visual artist and musician. In his 64 years, Holley has overcome grinding poverty to pursue his art, and now his idiosyncratic improvised music… Audio
