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Nights Culture - Electronic music
the evolution of music made with devices powered by electricity and/or computers, with Paul Berrington aka DJ B-Lo... the birth of house and techno music in Chicago, New York, and Detroit... Audio
Crane collapses in high winds, killing one
A large construction crane has collapsed in lower Manhattan in New York City, killing one person and injuring at least two others.
Miss Bridget Walsh: musical globetrotter
New Zealand musician who used to sing with UK band Electric Swing Circus, and has founded INDHE, a global community platform for artists and musicians. Audio
America's Cup returns to New York
America's Cup racing will return to New York for the first time since 1920 with a Louis Vuitton America's Cup World Series regatta to be raced there next May.
EL VY
The National's Matt Berninger talks to Yadana Saw about his new band EL VY and the musical merits of Grease. Audio
Womad 2015 Live: Balkan Beat Box, Che Sudaka
Interviews and live performances from Balkan Beat Box and Che Sudaka. Audio
Blog Life
What does it take to become a digital influencer and how does one set themselves apart in an environment that is fast becoming oversaturated with blogs and Instagram accounts? Sonia Sly meets… Audio
Serena versus Venus
The eagerly anticipated tennis match today between tennis super stars Serena and Venus Williams did not disappoint. Audio
Face Forward: NZFW Model Castings
The heat is on as designers make a push to complete their A/W 16 collections for New Zealand Fashion Week, 2015. But part of their process is also about finding the right talent to showcase their… Audio
WOMAD 2015 Live: Balkan Beat Box, Luzmila Carpio
An interview and live performance from Balkan Beat Box, a Brooklyn-based band originally from Tel Aviv, as well as a charismatic live performance from diminutive Bolivian singer, Luzmila Carpio who… Audio
Lydia Lunch
No wave icon Lydia Lunch of Teenage Jesus and the Jerks is bringing her back catalogue to life with Retrovirus, who are on tour in Aotearoa this week. She revisits the no wave days in NYC with Emma… Audio
Going underground
The Lowline is an ambitious plan to turn a disused trolley terminal in Manhattan into the world's first underground solar-powered park. With Robyn Shapiro of The Lowline. Audio
Reinier Baas and The More Socially Relevant Jazz Music Ensemble
Reinier Baas, Dutch jazz guitarist wunderkind, and his More Socially Relevant Jazz Ensemble were in town for the Wellington Jazz Festival. Yadana Saw meets the quintet during soundcheck where they… Audio
The Expats - Talima Fruean
Talima Fruean is a rugby coach living in New York's Hell's Kitchen. She is teaching children in low socio-economic neighbourhoods the importance of leadership, discipline and teamwork. Audio
Upstate New York prison escape
The two convicted murderers who used power tools to break out of an upstate New York prison at the weekend may have had help on the inside. Audio
Our Own Odysseys, The New York Dream
In 2014 Wellington musician Reuben Bradleyheaded to the Big Apple to record his latest album 'Cthulhu Rising' which is inspired by his combined love of horror literature and modern jazz. Audio
Ross McHenry
Adelaidean bass player, composer and producer Ross McHenry is on the bill of this year's Wellington Jazz festival, playing with his Future Ensemble, a band that includes New Zealand's own Myele… Audio
Deva Mahal
Ex-pat NYC-based soul, blues and jazz artist Deva Mahal is back in New Zealand. On this visitis returning to the stage with her siblings, Ahmen (aka Imon Starr) and Zoe - and she's also making time to… Audio