Blues
Nashville Babylon: Easter Special Part One - 2 April, 2021
Mark Rogers presents a Good Friday special edition of Nashville Babylon with two hours of country, soul and rock 'n' roll from the likes of John Lee Hooker, the Church, Courtney Marie Andrews, Aretha… Audio
Nashville Babylon 29 March 2021
On this week's show Mark has music from the Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio and Rainer, a Velvets cover from Tracey Thorn, country courtesy of Frankie Laine, a magical cover of a Beatles classic by Rainer… Audio
McKenzie earns Chiefs victory with last-minute try
Damian McKenzie's last-gasp try earned the Chiefs a thrilling 15-12 victory over the Blues in a hard-fought battle at Hamilton's Waikato Stadium on Saturday.
Nashville Babylon 22 March 2021
On this week's show Mark celebrates the 65th anniversary of the release of Elvis Presley's debut album, has birthday tunes for Solomon Burke and Nick Lowe plus tracks courtesy of Calexico, Eb &… Audio
Mo'unga magic underpins Crusaders win
First five-eighth Richie Mo'unga produced a masterful performance to guide the Crusaders to a 43-27 Super Rugby Aotearoa win over the Blues at Eden Park today.
Nashville Babylon 15 March 2021
On this week's Nashville Babylon we've got birthday tunes for Candi Staton and Ry Cooder, a song to mark the passing of Bunny Wailer, tracks courtesy of Kris Kristofferson and Whiskeytown plus the… Audio
Nashville Babylon 11:06pm Mon 8 Mar 2021
On this week's Nashville Babylon Mark has birthday tunes for John Cale and Micky Dolenz plus tracks courtesy of Nadia Reid, Delaney Davidson, Emmylou Harris and Planxty. Audio
Nashville Babylon 22 February 2021
On this week's show Mark has new tracks from Steve Earle and Miles Calder, a birthday tune for Ranking Roger of the Beat, blues from Little Walter plus a rare reggae track courtesy of Al Campbell and… Audio
Nashville Babylon: 18 February 2023
On this week's show Mark has a bluegrass twist on an Iggy Pop classic, blues from Lil Johnson, birthday tunes for ace songwriter Bobby Charles plus ska from Richard Ace. Audio
Nashville Babylon 15 February, 2021
This week on Nashville Babylon Mark celebrates Valentines Day with a selection of classic love songs courtesy of the Temptations, Al Green, Marvin Gaye, Tom Waits and Carla Thomas. Audio
Nashville Babylon 8 February 2021
On this week's Nashville Babylon Mark has birthday tunes for Bob Marley and Earl King, country courtesy of Loretta Lynn, classic soul from the Impressions plus tracks from the Grateful Dead and Guy… Audio
Nashville Babylon 1 February, 2021
On this week's show Mark has birthday tunes for Don Everly and Jason Isbell, classic soul from the Temptations and Doris Duke plus blues courtesy of Earl Hooker and new music from Aaron Frazer. Audio
Nashville Babylon 24 January 2021
On this week's Nashville Babylon Mark has birthday tunes for Sam Cooke and Lucinda Williams plus tracks from the Front Lawn, Dave Alvin, Nina Simone and Esther Phillips. Audio
Nashville Babylon 17 January, 2021
On this week's show Mark has music from Johnny Otis, Midlake and Iris DeMent, blues courtesy of Muddy Waters and Elmore James plus a live song from Kelly Joe Phelps. Audio
Nashville Babylon 10 January, 2021
This week's Nashville Babylon is a celebration of ace A&R man and record producer Jerry Wexler featuring music from Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett, Champion Jack Dupree, Dusty Springfield and Ray… Audio
Nashville Babylon 3 January 2021
On this week's show Mark welcomes in 2021 with birthday tunes for Stephen Stills and George Martin plus blues from Big Joe Turner, a track from Little Feat plus a Cajun classic courtesy of Tommy… Audio
Nashville Babylon - Farewell 2020
On this week's show Mark bids a farewell to 2020 with tracks courtesy of Neko Case, Josh Rouse, Louis Jordan, the Waterboys and reggae legend Delroy Wilson. Audio
Nashville Babylon: favourite tracks of 2020 - part three
On this week's show Mark closes off 2020 with a selection of his favourite tracks of the year. Expect music from Chuck Prophet, Nadia Reid, Colorama, Bill Callahan and Howe Gelb. Audio
Happy Birthday to Keith Richards!
This week Nashville Babylon says 'happy birthday' to Keith Richards with a selection of covers of Rolling Stones classics from the likes of the Flying Burrito Brothers, Tori Amos, Merry Clayton… Audio
Nashville Babylon: favourite tracks of 2020 - part one
This week's Nashville Babylon features 2020 favourites courtesy of Bob Dylan and Terry Allen, blues from Jimmy Reed and Louisiana Red plus a preview of Miles Calder's forthcoming NZ live shows. Audio