New Horizons

There are, according to reliable sources, over 700 versions of The Beatles' 'Eleanor Rigby'. William Dart plays eleven of them: Brazilian maestro Caetano Veloso gives a classy take, prog-rockers… Read more Audio

To mark Matariki, William Dart remembers some artists he's interviewed over the years and plays a selection of music from Māhinaarangi Tocker, Hinewehi Mohi, The Tahiwis, Hannah Tatana and Herbs. Read more Audio

William Dart looks at Andrew Bird's new album Inside Problems. Read more Audio

You might be able to take Jeff Tweedy out of the country, but a new Wilco album shows that you can't take the country out of Jeff Tweedy. William Dart investigates this issue, with a few asides from… Read more Audio

William Dart's theme is survival, moving from Gloria Gaynor's disco anthem via tracks by Aretha Franklin, Anohni, and Elaine Stritch to the fine latest album by the 72-year-old Bonnie Raitt. Read more Audio

In his last programme for NZ Music Month, William Dart plays music by Lontalius, whose songs venture up-close and personal in a manner that many other songwriters wouldn't dare. Read more Audio

Love's on the menu and William Dart explores it in new music from the Isle of Wight twosome, Wet Leg, and our own Chelsea Jade. Read more Audio

William Dart takes a roam around some treasured byways of our country's music, featuring songs by Garner Wayne, Morgan Clarke, Levity Beet, Anika Moa, Hirini Melbourne and others. Read more Audio

Bluesman Taj Mahal turns 80 on May 17th and he's still a presence - on the soundtrack of the film Licorice Pizza and in a new album with Ry Cooder, his blues buddy from six decades ago. Read more Audio

William Dart has been squirrelling away some local singles to sustain him through the winter and he reveals two of his favourites ... by Kylie Price and Sandy Mill. Read more Audio

Father John Misty seems to be taking himself back to the 1920s in his latest album, Chloë and the Next 20th Century. William Dart investigates why. Read more Audio

William Dart checks out some of the gospel successes of this year's Grammys as well as out a few other spiritual highs from the past. Read more Audio