Melody Thomas

Melody Thomas talks to recording artists Rob Ruha and Maisey Rika on the place of waiata Māori in today's musical landscape, and their Te Wiki O Te Reo Māori video release for the song 'Waiaroha'. Audio

Melody Thomas catches up with the analogue-infatuated musical siblings, Kitty, Daisy and Lewis, in New Zealand to tour their aptly named third studio release, The Third. Audio

And we've extended a bit of an invitation to our colleagues at Music 101 to drop in on a Friday afternoon to tell us what they're planning for the weekend. And, to bring a song that we all need to… Audio

2015 marks 40 years since Te Wiki O Te Reo Maori began. Melody Thomas speaks with Toni Huata about maori language week and the video she'll release this week to mark the occasion. Audio

In The Secret Life of Track Listing, Melody Thomas talks to the artists who agonise over song order so that you don't have to, and the critics who've heard it go both ways. Audio

Melody Thomas navigates a new set from Florence and The Machine. Audio

This week in The Sampler Nick Bollinger reviews the solo debut of xx founder Jamie xx and the latest unfiltered download from the brain of Sun Kil Moon's Mark Zokelek, while Melody Thomas discusses a… Audio

This week in The Sampler Nick Bollinger reviews a new collaboration between iconoclastic jazz trio The Bad Plus and saxophone virtuoso Joshua Redman, and a set of trans-Atlantic folksongs from Eliza… Audio

Melody Thomas discusses the self-reinvention of former Australian teen rocker Daniel Johns. Audio

This week in The Sampler Nick Bollinger reviews a highly anticipated sophomore set from Alabama Shakes and talks to Scotty Barnhart, musical director of the Count Basie Orchestra which tours New… Audio

Melody Thomas immerses herself in the debut of Irish singer-songwriter Soak. Audio

Melody Thomas discusses the debut album from Las Vegas shapeshifter Shamir. Audio