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Steve Miller is one of the great blues-rock guitarists and songwriters of American music. But there's a lot more to Steve Miller than just those massive hit singles like 'The Joker', 'Fly Like An… Read more Audio

United Kingdom author Richard King's book: 'How Soon Is Now - The Madmen and Mavericks Who Made Independent Music 1975-2005' tells the story of the emergence of the UK's independent music scene from… Read more Audio

Auckland singer songwriter Donna Dean has no shortage of NZ music awards to her credit, to say nothing of a Grammy nomination. Donna Dean plays live for us, accompanied by dobro player Glenn Campbell… Read more Audio

Blondie emerged from the vibrant New York scene in the late '70s, although, at the time were deemed by the 'industry' and some of their peers as the band least likely to get a deal, let alone became… Read more Audio

Tommy James was one of the biggest American rock'n'roll stars on the charts in the 60s and 70s. Perhaps best known in NZ as the writer of songs such as 'Mony Mony' and 'Crimson and Clover'; in the… Read more Audio

Project initiator and producer Simon Grigg describes plans for a new online repository of NZ music and ephemera. AudioCulture is intended to collect the hits and myths of NZ music, connecting people… Read more Audio

Paul Ubana Jones, born in the UK to an English Mum and a Nigerian father, is one of this country's most respected solo performers. A unique artist, Ubana has always done it his way, in a career that… Read more Audio

Andrew Dubber worked for 20 years in NZ radio, engineered and produced a plethora of local jazz and hip hop albums, before academic opportunities took him overseas. These days Andrew is a senior… Read more Audio

Dr Rob Burns, senior lecturer in music at the University of Otago, is the author of Transforming Folk, a book about innovation and tradition in English folk-rock music - it's not all about dulcimers… Read more Audio

Peter Jesperson from Americana label New West Records, and a guest speaker at the Going Global New Zealand music industry summit 2012, talks to Trevor Reekie about the landscape of labels and how to… Read more Audio