The Bads
LIVE: The Taite Music Prize 2018
RNZ Music and Independent Music New Zealand bring you the 2018 Taite Music Prize live. Hosted by Music 101's Alex Behan. Video
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The very best in country, soul & rock 'n' roll.... and all points in between.
On tonight's show Mark plays new sounds from Delaney Davidson, Joan Baez and the Hanging Stars, spins classic country from the Louvin Brothers, a song from the Bads' Taite Music Prize nominated album… Audio
VIDEO PREMIERE: Losing Heroes by The Bads
A visual ode to Graham Brazier and Dave McArtney - friends who died before their time - and a tribute to music icons Prince, David Bowie, and Marc Bolan. Video
The Sampler 11 July 2017
In The Sampler this week Nick Bollinger discusses an intimate yet international set of power pop from Dunedin’s Kane Strang; a sonic meeting between Berlin-based electronicist Fis and taonga puoro… Audio
The Sampler: Losing Heroes by The Bads
Nick Bollinger reviews a homage to heroes and roots from well-travelled Auckland duo The Bads. Audio
The Sampler 11 July 2017
In The Sampler this week Nick Bollinger discusses an intimate yet international set of power pop from Dunedin’s Kane Strang; a sonic meeting between Berlin-based electronicist Fis and taonga puoro…
AudioThe Sampler: Losing Heroes by The Bads
Nick Bollinger reviews a homage to heroes and roots from well-travelled Auckland duo The Bads.
AudioNZ Live: The Bads
The Bads is a vehicle for the musical escapades of Brett Adams and Dianne Swann. They preview for us some songs from their new studio album Losing Heroes, which was recorded with Ben Edwards in… Audio
The Sampler Summit: Radiohead - A Moon Shaped Pool
On May 8th, genre-defying Oxfordshire quintet Radiohead released their ninth album, A Moon Shaped Pool. To explore its depths and details, Nick Bollinger has called a Sampler Summit with local… Video, Audio
The Sampler Summit: Radiohead - A Moon Shaped Pool
On May 8th, genre-defying Oxfordshire quintet Radiohead released their ninth album, A Moon Shaped Pool. To explore its depths and details, Nick Bollinger has called a Sampler Summit with local…
Video, AudioWomad 2014 Live: Tim Finn, Mokoomba
Highlights from Tim Finn's WOMAD performance, where he goes back in time to the first Split Enz album; and Zimbabwe's finest musical export Mokoomba, who deliver an electrifying set that confirm their… Audio
Free West Papua Concert
SJD, Steve Abel and Mara TK join a legion of fine local performers supporting the West Papua Action Group. Nick Atkinson talks to Maire Leadbeater and Paul Bensemann about a forgotten nation ruled… Audio
Bob Dylan tribute with Delaney Davidson, Tiny Ruins and friends
For Bob Dylan's 73rd birthday Auckland's Wine Cellar hosted a live tribute show featuring New Zealand musicians Reb Fountain, The Bads, Tiny Ruins, Adam McGrath, Delaney Davidson. RNZ was there to… Audio
Dave Dobbyn and Friends - Live
In May 2013 Dave Dobbyn undertook a series of collaborative concerts with invited songwriters, both emerging and established. The performers joined him on stage for their favourite Dave Dobbyn songs… Audio
Gunslinger's Ball Live at the Powerstation 2012
Straddling the divide between heartfelt alt-country, raucous blues, rockabilly brashness and punk bristle, the Gunslinger's Ball melts down musical barriers to the point where there are none. This is… Audio
The Bads in Session
Dianne Swann and Brett Adams have been making music together since the early 1990s. While living in England they played as The Julie Dolphin and Boom Boom Mancini. Since then they have set up shop in… Audio
