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How the Easy Rider soundtrack changed film soundtracks forever
The 1969 film Easy Rider was a landmark counterculture film starring Jack Nicholson, Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper. Not only was the film hugely popular, its soundtrack was… Read more Video, Audio
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The 40 Watt Banana - Peeled
5 Jun 2019The 40 Watt Banana was a band who formed in Wellington in 1968 performing Indo-Afro psychedelic music. Trevor Reekie talks to band member Kevin Clark about an album that took 48 years to see the light… Read more Audio
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Small Island Big Song: uniting indigenous musicians from across the Pacific
18 May 2019Small Island Big Song is an album that unites indigenous musicians from seafaring cultures across the Pacific & Indian Oceans. All the songs were recorded in nature, using traditional instruments and… Read more Video, Audio
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Angelique Kidjo - Africa's Premiere Diva
20 Apr 2019Originally from Benin, Angelique Kidjo has had a stellar career that saw her begin singing from the age of 6 and after escaping political turmoil in Africa to France. Where she rose from poverty to… Read more Audio
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How Bob Marley’s 1979 Western Springs concert changed NZ music
16 Apr 2019Bob Marley played his first and only NZ concert on Monday, 16 April 1979, at Auckland's Western Springs. Gareth Shute looks back on that visit and the seismic effect it had on this country's… Read more Video, Audio
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JC Carroll of The Members on punky reggae sounds of the suburbs
13 Oct 2018English Music Journalist Neil Spencer once wrote that The Members were always the thinking punks band of choice: angry but intelligent, a suss reggae sensibility, and songs that resonated in the… Read more Video, Audio
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Dudley Benson on his epic album Zealandia
29 Sep 2018Trevor Reekie talks to Dudley Benson about his eight-years-in-the-making album Zealandia. Read more Audio
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Veteran Aussie pub rockers The Johnnys are back on the road
22 Sep 2018Relentless touring is a punishing experience and can take a physical and mental toll on a band, but veteran Australian pub rockers, The Johnnys, thrived on it. Trevor Reekie catches up with founding… Read more Video, Audio
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The Warratahs celebrate 30 years
10 Sep 2018Legendary country band The Warratahs are taking to the road to celebrate 30 years since they released their debut album The Only Game In Town. Trevor Reekie spoke to Barry Saunders about how to group… Read more Video, Audio
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The Mixtape: Jim Wilson
17 Feb 2018Trevor Reekie talks to Jim Wilson, founder and owner of New Zealand's most successful poster and publicity company, Phantom Billstickers. Read more Audio
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Tempestuous, chaotic: the life of Al Green
3 Feb 2018Acclaimed journalist and author Jimmy McDonough talks to Trevor Reekie about his new book Soul Survivor - Biography of Al Green. Read more Audio
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40 years of The Stranglers: thinking past the end of the night
27 Jan 2018UK band The Stranglers have had 23 UK Top 40 hit singles and 17 UK Top 40 albums. Before their two NZ shows Strangler Baz Warne chatted with Trevor Reekie. Read more Audio
