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Guests sharing stories of New Zealand's noisy musical history.

Thanks to our mates at Iwi Waiata | AudioCulture.

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Audio Culture with Gareth Shute: July 18, 2023

 Audio Culture with Gareth Shute: July 18, 2023 Audio Culture with Gareth Shute: July 18, 2023, 52.95 MB
Tue 18 Jul 2023

We're talking The Bluestone Store and its amazingly shorded history with Gareth Shute. You can find his article here.

Thanks to Audio Culture!

Audio Culture with Dan Salmon: July 4, 2023

 Audio Culture with Dan Salmon: July 4, 2023 Audio Culture with Dan Salmon: July 4, 2023, 43.25 MB
Tue 4 Jul 2023

Filmmaker Dan Salmon gives us the low-down on his article on NZ Music Documentaries - incredibly fitting with NZIFF just around the corner!

Thanks to AudioCulture!

Audio Culture with Russell Brown: June 20, 2023

 Audio Culture with Russell Brown: June 20, 2023 Audio Culture with Russell Brown: June 20, 2023, 53.9 MB
Tue 20 Jun 2023

Doug Hood was made an Officer of the NZ Order of Merit - but who is Hood for those who don't know him? Russell Brown tell us more about this kiwi music legend.

Thanks to AudioCulture!

Audio Culture with Chris Bourke: June 6, 2023

 Audio Culture with Chris Bourke: June 6, 2023 Audio Culture with Chris Bourke: June 6, 2023, 53.07 MB
Tue 6 Jun 2023

Audio Culture celebrated its 10th Birthday by running a poll on what the country thought it's best album was, of all time. Chris Bourke joins us to tell us how it all went down.

Thanks to Audio Culture!

Audio Culture with Nick Bollinger: May 9, 2023

 Audio Culture with Nick Bollinger: May 9, 2023 Audio Culture with Nick Bollinger: May 9, 2023, 42.24 MB
Tue 9 May 2023

We're in for a treat as Nick Bollinger comes to us live from the far less drenched Wellington as he tells us about historic things like High School Hitmakers and 10 Bits of Synth.

Thanks to Audio Culture!

Audio Culture at 10 Years Old with Simon Grigg: May 2, 2023

 AudioCulture at 10 Years Old with Simon Grigg: May 2, 2023 AudioCulture at 10 Years Old with Simon Grigg: May 2, 2023, 62.53 MB
Tue 2 May 2023

Audio Culture is 10 years old! There's no better way to celebrate then having Simon Grigg dial in all the way in Bangkok for stories and tunes that have defined a truly New Zealand sound over the years.

Thanks to AudioCulture! And take part in their Classic NZ Album Readers Poll 2023 to win some sweet prizes!

Audio Culture with Russell Brown: April 11, 2023

 Audio Culture with Russell Brown: April 11, 2023 Audio Culture with Russell Brown: April 11, 2023, 53.25 MB
Tue 11 Apr 2023

It was 1989 and Russell Brown, with a few friends, were about to pull off an event of House and Hip-Hop music that hadn't been seen in New Zealand before; but were fueling over events overseas.

Listen along to the written article!

Thanks to Audio Culture!

Audio Culture with Chris Bourke: March 28, 2023

 Audio Culture with Chris Bourke: March 28, 2023 Audio Culture with Chris Bourke: March 28, 2023, 39.62 MB
Tue 28 Mar 2023

Chris Bourke speaks about the true secret origins of our most celebrated word: Chur.

Read the article alongside this podcast here.

Thanks to AudioCulture!

Audio Culture with Alan Perrott: March 14, 2023

 Audio Culture with Alan Perrott: March 14, 2023 Audio Culture with Alan Perrott: March 14, 2023, 49.09 MB
Tue 14 Mar 2023

Did you know that New Zealand had its own lil' vibrant dab into Funk in the 1970s? Alan Perrott's article on AudioCulture explores just how deep the grooves cut: and we're glad to have him in the studio!

Thanks to AudioCulture!

Audio Culture with Martyn Pepperell: February 28, 2023

 Audio Culture with Martyn Pepperell: February 28, 2023 Audio Culture with Martyn Pepperell: February 28, 2023, 47.91 MB
Tue 28 Feb 2023

Martyn comes in to discuss NZ Hip-hop in the year 2013, and the mixtape that never was - UNTIL NOW.

Thanks to Audio Culture