Kirsten Johnstone
Music with Kirsten Johnstone
Kirsten joins Lynn to play some tracks she thinks would've made great additions to the festival, including from Silvana Estrada, John Francis Flynn and Kalush, which is Ukraine's Eurovision entry. Audio
Music with Kirsten Johnstone
Music commentator Kirsten Johnstone joins Kathryn to share some uplifting music from Kae Tempest, Big Thief and Noah Slee. Audio
Music With Kirsten Johnstone
Kirsten joins Kathryn to share a song from Willie Dunn, a First Nations protest singer, and one from longtime US collaborators Jimbo Mathus and Andrew Bird. Audio
Music With Kirsten Johnstone
Music reviewer Kirsten Johnston joins Kathryn to share some music from Jed Parsons, Cassandra Jenkins and Hether. Audio
Music with Kirsten Johnstone
Kirsten joins Kathryn to share a local section of relative newcomers including Zoe Moon and Ben Woods. Audio
Music with Kirsten Johnstone
Kirsten joins Kathryn to look at some new covers of songs by Kate Bush, Dire Straits and Amy Winehouse. Audio
Kirsten Johnstone's albums of the year
Music commentator Kirsten Johnstone joins Kathryn to share some of her favourite songs from 2020, with music from Reb Fountain, Sault, Phoebe Bridgers, Laura Marling and Lido Pimienta. Audio
Music With Kirsten Johnstone
Kirsten joins Philippa to share some music by Kacy & Clayton & Marlon Williams, Ane Brun and Sylvan Esso. Audio
Music with Kirsten Johnstone
Music correspondent Kirsten Johnstone joins Kathryn to talk about a new podcast she's been working on with Melody Thomas that celebrates 10 years since Brooke Fraser's album Flags. She'll also play… Audio
Music with Kirsten Johnstone
Kirsten joins Kathryn to share some music from Sufjan Stevens and Arlo Parks. She'll also pay tribute to prolific and diverse musician Reuben Winter, who died this week at the age of 26. Audio
Music with Kirsten Johnstone
Kirsten joins Kathryn to look at the music of singer-songwriter Justin Townes Earle who died earlier this week at the age of 38. She'll also share a new song from soul-singer Teeks. Audio
Music with Kirsten Johnstone
Kirsten joins Lynn with some songs from Sharbabil Ahmed, Taylor Swift and Jess Cornelius. Audio
Music with Kirsten Johnstone
Kirsten joins Lynn to share a song by Sault, Wildfires and look at Phoebe Bridger's album Punisher. Audio
The Phoenix Foundation - Buffalo
Phoenix Foundation's Luke Buda and Sam Scott talk about animal instincts and their album Buffalo (first broadcast in 2010). Audio
New music out of Australia
Music commentator Kirsten Johnstone joins Kathryn for a look at some new music from across the Ditch, including Gordi, Miiesha and Flume. Audio
The Mixtape: Kirsten Johnstone
After sixteen years at RNZ Music, content producer and presenter Kirsten Johnstone is moving on. She joins Tony Stamp to reflect on her life and career, and play ten of her favourite songs. Video, Audio, Gallery
NZ Music Month and Taite Prize winner Troy Kingi
RNZ music journalist Kirsten Johnstone joins Kathryn to talk about the winner of this year's Taite Prize, which was announced last night - Troy Kingi. She'll also play some selections to celebrate NZ… Audio
Songs to cure the lockdown blues
If you've been feeling a little lonely in isolation, RNZ music journalist Kirsten Johnstone has some songs that aim to lift the spirits. Audio
Song Crush - Laura Marling, Yves Tumor, Purity Ring
The Song Crush team have everything from acoustic folk to gothic pop for your lockdown listening this week. Video, Audio
Podcast picks for kids
Kirsten Johnstone takes a look at some great podcast options for the younger members of your family. Audio