The Chills

The death of Martin Phillipps was a shock, signing off a slice of our country's musical history. William Dart pays him tribute and we hear from Phillipps himself, in interview, from a quarter-century… Audio

William Dart finds some recent songs from NZ artists that buck our general mood these days and actually sound happy. Video, Audio

Martin Phillipps takes stock and sets his eyes on the future for him and his band The Chills. He fills in the last two decades since his last Musical Chairs appearance in 1998. Audio

Iconic Dunedin band The Chills stop by RNZ's Wellington studio to play an NZ Live session. They are currently midway through a nationwide tour to mark the release of their seventh studio album… Video, Audio

Martin Phillipps from the Chills is Karyn's guest on Kiwi Rules tonight and he's playing it forward with Anthonie Tonnon "Two Free Hands" and Aldous Harding "Weight of the Planets". This is the Chills… Audio

Seminal Dunedin band The Chills have been performing locally and internationally since the early 1980s. Have a listen to this energetic set in front of a packed venue on Auckland’s K-Road. Video, Audio

Dan Slevin recommends The Chills: The Triumph and Tragedy of Martin Phillipps. Video

Martin Phillipps and his band The Chills came very close to international fame in the 1980s, before illness, drug addiction, and debt brought him crashing down. A new documentary charts the frontman’s… Video, Audio

Caroline Easther spins a few of her favourite tunes and talks to Kim Hill about her new album, Lucky. Audio

In the final Sampler for 2018 Nick Bollinger revisits a few of the standout releases from the past 12 months. Audio

Nick Bollinger revisits some his favourite local sounds of 2018. Audio

Despite struggles with health and technology, Martin Phillipps has consolidated the return of his iconic band The Chills with a timely and topical new album. Nick Bollinger talks to the big Chill. Audio

Nick Bollinger discusses Paul McCartney's new album and its place in the Beatle veteran's hallowed catalogue, and talks past, present and future with Chills frontman Martin Phillipps. Audio

The Chills frontman and self-confessed hoarder Martin Phillipps has unearthed around 400 items from his expansive personal collection for an exhibition opening at Otago Museum this weekend.  Audio

In this week's Pocket Edition, Jon Toogood speaks about the inspiration behind his new album Haja, we learn about Finland's quest to be the global capital of metal and The Chills' Martin Phillips… Audio