Music Review

Anoushka Shankar took the audience on a powerful three-part journey through her latest album ‘Land Of Gold’ during her show at Auckland Arts Festival last night, and earned a standing ovation for her…

Despite a near-full Auckland Town Hall, Friday night's tribute to Māori musician and activist Mahinārangi Tocker felt like an intimate commemoration of someone dearly loved and missed.

Bruno Mars has all of the finesse of the women he sings about, and the 24K Magic World Tour concert is non-stop, dazzling entertainment, but what happens when ‘nostalgia’ turns into imitation?

The Australian pop star delivers an interesting, fresh concept for a pop concert, but it probably would have been better suited to somewhere more intimate like Spark Arena, than a half-empty Mt Smart…

Nick Bollinger takes a listen to St. Vincent's Masseduction and wonders who is the seducer and who is being seduced? Audio

The crew from RNZ Music convene to showcase some of the songs they've been digging most over the last couple of months. Video, Audio

They've been around for 25 years, which must make it hard to keep things surprising, but Mogwai's latest album, Every Country's Sun might just have delivered. Audio

Nick Bollinger considers the legacy of Native American guitarist Jesse Ed Davis. Audio

Nick Bollinger reviews a lo-fi collaboration by itinerant indie artists Greg Malcolm and Stefan Neville. Audio

Nick Bollinger discusses the first album in a decade from Japanese electro-pop collagist Cornelius. Audio

Nick Bollinger discusses the London excursion of Americana king Jim Lauderdale. Audio

Elliott Childs samples the Nashville sound of Jason Isbell. Audio

Nick Bollinger samples local honey-voiced soul man Teeks. Audio

Nick Bollinger takes a listen to the new EP from singer-songwriter Reb Fountain. Audio