Pop
Robert Christgau - An Appointment With The Dean
Nick Bollinger talks to the self-proclaimed 'Dean of American Rock Critics' about modern pop, good writing and the changing role of the rock critic in age of the internet. Audio
Pulp: A Film About Life Death and Supermarkets
Pulp's Jarvis Cocker and Kiwi director Florian Habicht speak on the making of the new Pulp documentary, how they came to work together and what the home crowd of Sheffield thought about it all on… Audio
The Sampler: Lykke Li
Nick Bollinger takes a listen to the latest work from Sweden's Lykke Li - I Never Learn. Audio
The Sampler: Little Dragon
Nick Bollinger checks out the fourth album from Swedish synth-pop group Little Dragon. Audio
Tune-Yards
Tune-yards, that's Merrill Garbus with help from her partner and bandmate Nate Brenner, spent time in Haiti learning dance and drumming in preparation for their third album, Nikki Nack. Kirsten… Audio
Janelle Monae
NZ's Kimbra joins afro-futurist r&b star Janelle Monae for Janelle's first NZ show in Auckland later in the month. Emma Smith got Janelle Monae to talk about how she crossed paths with Kimbra in a… Audio
Shocking Pinks
Nick Harte, the man behind Shocking Pinks is another artists compelled to create following the Christchurch earthquakes. He's just released his first material in six years Guilt Mirrors, an album… Audio
Debbie Harry in conversation with Jim Mora
Debbie Harry, the glamorous, flamboyant lead singer for Blondie was and still is the epitome of cool for a generation with her Platinum blonde hair and fierce individualism with its hints of scorn and… Audio
Essential NZ Albums: Introducing... Dinah Lee
In 1964 20-year old Christchurch singer Dinah Lee stormed the national hit parade with her local variation on the Jamaican ska sound. In this programme Nick Bollinger discusses her debut… Audio
Essential NZ Albums: The Islander - Dave Dobbyn
There may be no artist who has made more essential New Zealand albums than Dave Dobbyn, and in this programme Nick Bollinger discusses his most quintessentially New Zealand one: The Islander. Audio
Essential NZ Albums: Crocodiles - Tears
The Crocodiles brought together some of the sharpest minds in Kiwi pop. In Essential New Zealand Albums, Nick Bollinger discusses the 1980 debut Tears. Audio
Mulholland
It began with his father finding a broken guitar in a ditch near a small southern town called Washdyke on the outskirts of Timaru. Jol Mulholland and his three brothers all learned to play and now Jol… Audio
Pop Culture moments - Telethons
Mitchell Hawkes is author of '100 New Zealand Pop Culture Stories: From Billy T to Nuclear Free'. Audio
Ladyhawke on the rise
We get to know Pip Brown, the woman behind Ladyhawke, who is about to release her debut solo album. Audio