Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd concert of 1988 at Western Springs
Today's music feature is looking back to 1988, when Pink Floyd played to 60,000 at Western Springs in Auckland. It's the only time the band has played a show in NZ, and follows a particularly rocky… Audio
Gerry Beckley: 'We now actually have a horse named No Name'
Founding member of the band America, Gerry Beckley, splits his time between Sydney and California — but due to Covid-19 has had to stay put for the time being, giving him the opportunity to focus on… Audio
Using music as medicine
New research has revealed that music could be prescribed to help us focus, feel happier, relax and overcome sadness. Lyz Cooper is the founder of the British Academy of Sound Therapy and conducted the… Audio
Syd Barrett - Pink Floyd's forgotten founder
Dozens of tribute bands make a living playing Pink Floyd's top-selling tunes, but only one is dedicated to the music of the man who founded the band - but then floundered when drugs and mental illness… Video, Audio
Great album - Pink Floyd
We're featuring albums from 1967 this week. Today it's 'The Piper at the Gates of Dawn' by Pink Floyd. Audio
Still crazy – Pink Floyd’s 'Piper' Fifty Years On
It’s half a century since the release of The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn, the first album by Pink Floyd and, to Nick Bollinger's ears, still the best record they made. Video
Music with Grant Smithies
Grant goes debut crazy this week, with the 1984 EP that kicked off the career of Canterbury/ Otago band The Bats, the debut 45 from Syd Barret-era Pink Floyd, and the opening title track from The… Audio
New Music with Jeremy Taylor
Jeremy Taylor revisits a pre-ponderous stadium rock incarnation of Pink Floyd, investigates new releases from Bic Runga and Miles Calder & The Rumours, and the most recent release from recent tourist… Audio
The Day in Music History: 30 April
Jim Mora looks back on 30 April in history, with memories and music. Audio
Honor McKellar
Tim Dodd talks to the New Zealand mezzo after a career that included the early days of Donald Munro's New Zealand Opera Company, Glyndebourne and the John Alldis Choir in London in the 1960s, and the… Audio
Feature Album - The Wall Live in Berlin
Todays feature album is The Wall Live in Berlin by Roger Waters which was recorded 25 years ago today. Audio
Your Song - The Great Gig In The Sky
'The Great Gig In The Sky' - Pink Floyd. Chosen by Chris Wheatley of Ngaio. Audio
Feature album - The Endless River
Pink Floyd's latest and last, 'The Endless River', released over the weekend as a tribute to the band's keyboard player Rick Wright, who died from cancer in 2008. Audio
