Prince

Joel Tobeck has acted in some of New Zealand's best loved films, theatre and TV shows. But for the first time in 15 years he's on stage again, starring in 'Mr Burns: a Post Electric Play', at Silo… Audio

In this week's Pocket Edition, Tony Stamp meets with Susan Rogers the audio engineer who worked with Prince on his albums Sign of The Times and Purple Rain, and Alex Behan hosts a live session with… Audio

Susan Rogers was Prince's sound engineer on albums including Purple Rain and Sign o' the Times. It was four years of her life that left a huge impression, she tells Tony Stamp. Audio

The NZ International Film Festival is in its 50^th year in Auckland and has a rich history of screening - among many other genres – movies focused on music.

Shaun D Wilson and Festival director Bill… Audio

Janelle Monae holds the Declaration of Independence to account in a funky and forthright new album. Nick Bollinger discusses. Audio

 Lisa Coleman from the band behind Prince, The Revolution, and of Wendy & Lisa fame, talks about Prince and his legacy. Audio

In the second of our two-part series on Prince, Georgia Duder-Wood speaks to those that knew him to find out what he was like as a kid, a colleague, a friend. Audio

Georgia Duder-Wood is a life-long Prince fan. In April, she travelled to Minneapolis to attend the official commemorations of his death at his home and recording studio, Paisley Park.

One thing becomes really obvious when you hear Prince fans talk about their idol - Prince has had a huge impact on their lives. Audio, Gallery

Photographer and political activist Leni Sinclair was at the heart of the US counterculture in the 1960s and 1970s. Audio, Gallery

Susan Rogers looks back at working with Prince for five extraordinarily productive years in the '80s. Audio

Among many other things, 2016 has turned out to be the year where we lost an unusually high number of our musical and showbiz heroes - from music legends like Bowie, Prince and Leonard Cohen, to… Video, Audio

Dan Slevin chats to Jesse Mulligan about Prince’s cinematic efforts and why his best film is only available in Australia and New Zealand. Video, Audio

A Māori artist who painted a mural of Prince has received a personal invitation to the musician's private memorial. Māori Issues Correspondent Mihingarangi Forbes has the story. Audio