Pumpkinhead celebrate the 30th anniversary of their classic (and only) album Sloth next week, with shows in Auckland Oct 9, Wellington Oct 10 and hometown Christchurch Oct 11. They shone brightly in the 1990s... 1/2 www.audioculture.co.nz/profile/pump...

Happy birthday (September 27) to AudioCulture's founder Simon Grigg! It's quite hard to summarise what he's done, and continues to do, for Aotearoa New Zealand music, but we gave it a go: www.audioculture.co.nz/profile/simo... @opdiner.com

Happy birthday (September 27) to AudioCulture's founder Simon Grigg! It's quite hard to summarise what he's done, and continues to do, for Aotearoa New Zealand music, but we gave it a go: www.audioculture.co.nz/profile/simo... @opdiner.com

Here's a fun AudioCulture Quiz for your Monday evening :) How did you go?

Happy Rāhina Monday! It's time for the AudioCulture Quiz, with this week's questions by Amanda Mills. Let us know how you get on... www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/aud...

Happy Rāhina Monday! It's time for the AudioCulture Quiz, with this week's questions by Amanda Mills. Let us know how you get on... www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/aud...

It's just another Metal Monday... Let's start at the beginning of our new Aotearoa Metal Timeline: "The Human Instinct’s guitarist Billy TK used a Marshall stack to blast out his Hendrix-like playing, which incorporated layers of distortion and wah-wah". www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/hea...

Some Sunday viewing? The Vista Foundation 48Hours - Across Aotearoa Regional Final 2025 is available to watch on YouTube (the link is below). Also, you can dive into our series on Aotearoa music in films, by Ryan Smith: audioculture.co.nz/articles/fil...

Some good music news: High Dependency Unit's outstanding 'Higher' EP (1997) is being reissued on October 17th by Haymaker Records, and remastered for vinyl by Bob Weston (Chicago Mastering Service, Shellac). #HDU www.audioculture.co.nz/profile/high...

Some good music news: High Dependency Unit's outstanding 'Higher' EP (1997) is being reissued on October 17th by Haymaker Records, and remastered for vinyl by Bob Weston (Chicago Mastering Service, Shellac). #HDU www.audioculture.co.nz/profile/high...

This is the opposite of doomscrolling: it's metal scrolling! We are very excited to share with you our brand new Heavy Metal Timeline, taking you through the history of metal in Aotearoa. @garethshute.bsky.social has done a great job on this: www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/hea...

This is the opposite of doomscrolling: it's metal scrolling! We are very excited to share with you our brand new Heavy Metal Timeline, taking you through the history of metal in Aotearoa. @garethshute.bsky.social has done a great job on this: www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/hea...

Voting for the 20th anniversary of Forest & Bird's Bird of the Year contest closes 5pm this Sunday 28 September! To celebrate, the new Waiata Manu series will see the winning bird have its own song written by a different artist each year... www.audioculture.co.nz/profile/dela...

Voting for the 20th anniversary of Forest & Bird's Bird of the Year contest closes 5pm this Sunday 28 September! To celebrate, the new Waiata Manu series will see the winning bird have its own song written by a different artist each year... www.audioculture.co.nz/profile/dela...

Jason Harding, aka Clinton Smiley, passed away a year ago, on September 24th 2024.⁠ Lewis Tennant says he was "a person who found himself defining Wellington's nightlife as well as helming an important independent record label." www.audioculture.co.nz/profile/jaso...

Here's a question for you...

Brand new: Michael Larsen (from Grey Parade) has put together a great list of Ten Lost Earworms from the 80s, featuring The Mockers, IQU, Sneaky Feelings and more. Do you have any faves here? www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/ten...

Brand new: Michael Larsen (from Grey Parade) has put together a great list of Ten Lost Earworms from the 80s, featuring The Mockers, IQU, Sneaky Feelings and more. Do you have any faves here? www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/ten...

Radio goodness: We're really pleased to announce that Adam Gifford will be on 95bFM Drive with Nick at 6pm this evening, discussing his very important new story about the Māori Community Centre. www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/mao...

Our latest newsletter is packed! We have new stories about Waiata Anthems, children's group The Sunbeams, the Māori Community Centre, and Wendyhouse. Paul Streekstra's friends share memories of him; plus you could win tickets to Tom Scott and Andrew Fagan. mailchi.mp/164858473e6a...

Our latest newsletter is packed! We have new stories about Waiata Anthems, children's group The Sunbeams, the Māori Community Centre, and Wendyhouse. Paul Streekstra's friends share memories of him; plus you could win tickets to Tom Scott and Andrew Fagan. mailchi.mp/164858473e6a...

Kia ora to our evening crowd! Here's the weekly AudioCulture Quiz if you'd like to have a go. How did you do?

Kia ora – it's Rāhina Monday, and time for the AudioCulture Quiz! This week's questions are by Steven Shaw. How did you get on? www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/aud...

Kia ora – it's Rāhina Monday, and time for the AudioCulture Quiz! This week's questions are by Steven Shaw. How did you get on? www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/aud...

The legendary Eddie Low passed away a year ago today. For 50 years, Low’s voice was a gorgeous instrument, resonant and honeyed. He toured with Charley Pride, Johnny Cash, Freddy Fender, and could deftly mimic Roy Orbison and Elvis Presley... 1/2 www.audioculture.co.nz/profile/eddi...

The story of Auckland's Māori Community Centre is one we've been wanting to tell for a while: The Māori Hi-Five, The Keil Isles, The Quin Tikis, Sonny Day, Toni Williams, the Yandall Sisters are just some who called it home. By Adam Gifford. #reoMāori audioculture.co.nz/articles/mao... ⁠

The story of Auckland's Māori Community Centre is one we've been wanting to tell for a while: The Māori Hi-Five, The Keil Isles, The Quin Tikis, Sonny Day, Toni Williams, the Yandall Sisters are just some who called it home. By Adam Gifford. #reoMāori audioculture.co.nz/articles/mao... ⁠

September 19th 2025 is the 132nd anniversary of women's suffrage in Aoteaora New Zealand. Here, Lynda and Jools Topp check out the 125th Suffrage anniversary exhibition at NLNZ, and spot an ancestor's name! www.audioculture.co.nz/profile/the-...

September 19th 2025 is the 132nd anniversary of women's suffrage in Aoteaora New Zealand. Here, Lynda and Jools Topp check out the 125th Suffrage anniversary exhibition at NLNZ, and spot an ancestor's name! www.audioculture.co.nz/profile/the-...

Che Fu's album 'Navigator' went to No. 1 on the Aotearoa Album Chart this week in 2000, staying there for 3 weeks. Fun fact: 'Misty Frequencies' is a reference to the days when he’d tune his radio to 95bFM to catch Murray Cammick’s... audioculture.co.nz/profile/che-fu

It's Competition time🏆 You could win a double pass to any show on Andrew Fagan's epic 20-date November Aotearoa tour. To enter, answer the question in our current newsletter by midday, tomorrow Friday September 19th... mailchi.mp/4221d0da2d37...

Lunchtime listening: Ngahiwi Apanui (CE of Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori) celebrates 10 classic waiata in te reo Māori that stand as milestones in Aotearoa’s musical story. www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/A-E...

To celebrate the 50th Te Wiki o te Reo Māori, we have a beautiful story about “reluctant genius” songwriter, pianist and songwriter Bill Kerekere. It’s written in te reo by Piripi Walker, with an English translation... 1/2 www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/wir...

To celebrate the 50th Te Wiki o te Reo Māori, we have a beautiful story about “reluctant genius” songwriter, pianist and songwriter Bill Kerekere. It’s written in te reo by Piripi Walker, with an English translation... 1/2 www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/wir...

Kia ora to our evening whānau! We have a special quiz for you today - how did you do?

Kia ora, it's Rāhina Monday afternoon, and time for the AudioCulture Quiz. This week we have a special quiz celebrating Te Wiki o te Reo Māori, with questions by Gareth Shute. How did you get on? @garethshute.bsky.social www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/aud...

Kia ora, it's Rāmere Monday afternoon, and time for the AudioCulture Quiz. This week we have a special quiz celebrating Te Wiki o te Reo Māori, with questions by Gareth Shute. How did you get on? @garethshute.bsky.social www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/aud...

RIP Viv Prince, The Pretty Things' drummer, who passed away on September 11. The UK band's NZ tour was 60 years ago (August 1965) and was hugely influential. They were the most raucous and challenging band to visit our shores, and the kids loved it! audioculture.co.nz/articles/the...

Nau mai ki te Wiki o te Reo Māori; first up is the phenomenon that is Waiata Anthems. The first album in 2019 covered many genres: the pop of Benee & Drax Project, the soul of Stan Walker & Teeks, & country courtesy of Tami Neilson. By @garethshute.bsky.social www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/wai...

Nau mai ki te Wiki o te Reo Māori; first up is the phenomenon that is Waiata Anthems. The first album in 2019 covered many genres: the pop of Benee & Drax Project, the soul of Stan Walker & Teeks, & country courtesy of Tami Neilson. By @garethshute.bsky.social www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/wai...

NZ klaxon for the mention of this tour in the Guardian report www.theguardian.com/music/2025/s...

RIP Viv Prince, The Prettyy Things' drummer, who passed away on September 11. Their NZ tour was 60 years ago last month (August 1965), and was hugely influential. They were the most raucous and challenging band to visit our shores, and the kids loved it! audioculture.co.nz/articles/the...

Dave Dobbyn on Paul Streekstra: "Th’ Dudes met Paul at Radio New Zealand’s Durham Street radio workshop, and he ended up working for us long time...We trusted him implicitly, and it paid off." From Streekstra's tribute page: www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/pau...

AudioCulture starts Te Wiki o te Reo Māori early, with Gareth Shute's story of the rise and rise of Waiata Anthems. It began as an idea of Hinewehi Mohi's to encourage popular Aotearoa artists to record their hits in te reo Māori and kept growing ... www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/wai...

AudioCulture starts Te Wiki o te Reo Māori early, with Gareth Shute's story of the rise and rise of Waiata Anthems. It began as an idea of Hinewehi Mohi's to encourage popular Aotearoa artists to record their hits in te reo Māori and kept growing ... www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/wai...

Dave Dobbyn on Paul Streekstra: "Th’ Dudes met Paul at Radio New Zealand’s Durham Street radio workshop, and he ended up working for us long time...We trusted him implicitly, and it paid off." From Streekstra's tribute page: www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/pau...

Remembering Doug Hood, who passed away one year ago, on September 10th 2024.⁠ He was the singer in an early lineup of The Clean, so we thought we'd choose this in his honour. (The 'Tally Ho' video also marked the directing debut of Chris Knox.) www.audioculture.co.nz/profile/doug...

Remembering Doug Hood, who passed away one year ago, on September 10th 2024.⁠ He was the singer in an early lineup of The Clean, so we thought we'd choose this in his honour. (The 'Tally Ho' video also marked the directing debut of Chris Knox.) www.audioculture.co.nz/profile/doug...

Shayne P. Carter plays a rare solo show at Double Whammy, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, this Saturday 13th September, supported by Louisa Nicklin (solo) and Jim Nothing (duo). @gary_steel says in Carter's AudioCulture profile, "Despite his continual... www.audioculture.co.nz/profile/shay...

If you'd like a fun distraction, check out this interview between Chris Cudby (aka Power Nap) and Nick from 95bFM's Tuesday Drive. :)