Musical Chairs

In Part Two of this episode of musical chairs, we flip through the vinyl treasures of our top record collectors to find out what drives them and why some records are more valuable than others. Audio

From the hard to find 'beat bands' to rock rarities, underground anthems and punk and alternative sounds, Musical Chairs today features a handful of this country's most avid vinyl hoarders who talk… Audio

Producer and D.J. Mu's favorite creative outlet is within a musical collective - from 'Roots Foundation' to 'Bong Master' to 'Fat Freddy's Drop', Mu has always surrounded himself with bass-heavy… Audio

In Musical Chairs today we'll hear the final chapter in the story of the making of the Tuwhare CD, where selected musicians have each chosen a poem by the venerable Maori poet Hone Tuwhare and set it… Audio

In this second part of a three programme series on the making of the Tuwhare CD, singer/songwriter Charlotte Yates works on her own musical interpretation of a poem by the iconic Maori poet. You'll… Audio

In 2000 Charlotte Yates released the Baxter CD, with the poetry of James K Baxter set to contemporary music by selected artists. Now she's done it again, but this time with living treasure and New… Audio

As local bands and musicians out-grow New Zealand the logical career move is to Australia. Melbourne - being the Aussie hub of most things creative - is where a lot of New Zealand musos are ending up… Audio

Today in Musical Chairs we check up on the New Zealanders visiting Austin, Texas, for South By Southwest, the huge annual music festival responsible for helping bands like The Darkness and The White… Audio

Joel Haines first picked up a guitar at the age of five to show his proud father (bass player Kevin Haines) his first composition. In his early teens he was performing six nights a week with the… Audio

Arthur Baysting has been a colourful presence in Kiwi music for more than two decades. He co-wrote the Crocodiles' hit 'Tears' and his songs have been recorded by acts as diverse as Al Hunter and Che… Audio

Through Sir Apirana Ngata's influence, Tuini Ngawai taught Maori culture in schools and went on to lead shearing gangs, even winning the women's section of a shearing competition. Shearing also became… Audio

Nigel 'Booga' Beazley was the singer for 'Head Like a Hole' who dominated Wellington's rock scene throughout the 90's. The band were known as much for their spirited songs that traversed funk, groove… Audio

To the country's artistic multi-taskers, Hinemoana Baker is exemplary. With the release of not only her debut album, 'Puawai', but also her first book of poetry, 'matuhi / needle', baker also hosts… Audio

Meet one of the busiest - and funkiest - horn players in Wellington, Toby Laing. He's known for his trumpeting skills with diverse and successful bands like CL Bob, Twinset, The Black Seeds and Fat… Audio

Pioneering independent record label owner and recording industry boss for the past decade, Terence O'Neill-Joyce was among the first to record local jazz and Pacific Island music. Audio

Terence O'Neill-Joyce, pioneering independent record label owner and recording industry boss for the past decade. He was among the first to record local jazz and Pacific Island music. Audio

Tommy Adderley was a popular entertainer from his arrival from England in the late 1950s until the demise of his popular group Headband in the 1970s. Adderley died in 1993, but before he did, he… Audio

Dusty Spittle was born near Gore in 1939, where he played in local country act, The Mountaineers. In Australia, he established a New Zealand showcase at Tamworth's Country Music Festival and on his… Audio