@audioculturenz.bsky.social
New, by Glen Moffatt: The multi-talented Mike Farrell wrote songs which were mainstays of Midge Marsden’s career. He was also a fiery lead guitarist with New Zealand bands Tom Thumb, Rough Justice, Red Hot Peppers, and The Midge Marsden Band. Fronting... 1/2 audioculture.co.nz/profile/mike...
October 8, 2026 at 2:35 AM
New, by Glen Moffatt: The multi-talented Mike Farrell wrote songs which were mainstays of Midge Marsden’s career. He was also a fiery lead guitarist with New Zealand bands Tom Thumb, Rough Justice, Red Hot Peppers, and The Midge Marsden Band. Fronting... 1/2 audioculture.co.nz/profile/mike...
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I wrote a 3-parter for @audioculturenz.bsky.social on the early history of the company that once owned 90% of NZ's music industry and did so ruthlessly. More words about that on Substack: opdiner.substack.com/p/electric-a...
October 7, 2026 at 11:48 AM
I wrote a 3-parter for @audioculturenz.bsky.social on the early history of the company that once owned 90% of NZ's music industry and did so ruthlessly. More words about that on Substack: opdiner.substack.com/p/electric-a...
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A lot of aroha was shown to music teachers last night, so we thought we'd share this again. Is there a music teacher who stands out for you?
I was lucky enough to be taught by the wonderful David Hamilton :)
I was lucky enough to be taught by the wonderful David Hamilton :)
This is worth celebrating: Monday October 5th was World Teachers' Day.
AudioCulture is always keen to spotlight important music educators, such as Jane Egan of Gisborne Girls' High. (Let us know if you know of someone worthy of a story.) audioculture.co.nz/articles/jan...
AudioCulture is always keen to spotlight important music educators, such as Jane Egan of Gisborne Girls' High. (Let us know if you know of someone worthy of a story.) audioculture.co.nz/articles/jan...
October 6, 2026 at 9:33 PM
A lot of aroha was shown to music teachers last night, so we thought we'd share this again. Is there a music teacher who stands out for you?
I was lucky enough to be taught by the wonderful David Hamilton :)
I was lucky enough to be taught by the wonderful David Hamilton :)
A lot of aroha was shown to music teachers last night, so we thought we'd share this again. Is there a music teacher who stands out for you?
I was lucky enough to be taught by the wonderful David Hamilton :)
I was lucky enough to be taught by the wonderful David Hamilton :)
This is worth celebrating: Monday October 5th was World Teachers' Day.
AudioCulture is always keen to spotlight important music educators, such as Jane Egan of Gisborne Girls' High. (Let us know if you know of someone worthy of a story.) audioculture.co.nz/articles/jan...
AudioCulture is always keen to spotlight important music educators, such as Jane Egan of Gisborne Girls' High. (Let us know if you know of someone worthy of a story.) audioculture.co.nz/articles/jan...
October 6, 2026 at 9:33 PM
A lot of aroha was shown to music teachers last night, so we thought we'd share this again. Is there a music teacher who stands out for you?
I was lucky enough to be taught by the wonderful David Hamilton :)
I was lucky enough to be taught by the wonderful David Hamilton :)
This is worth celebrating: Monday October 5th was World Teachers' Day.
AudioCulture is always keen to spotlight important music educators, such as Jane Egan of Gisborne Girls' High. (Let us know if you know of someone worthy of a story.) audioculture.co.nz/articles/jan...
AudioCulture is always keen to spotlight important music educators, such as Jane Egan of Gisborne Girls' High. (Let us know if you know of someone worthy of a story.) audioculture.co.nz/articles/jan...
October 6, 2026 at 7:34 AM
This is worth celebrating: Monday October 5th was World Teachers' Day.
AudioCulture is always keen to spotlight important music educators, such as Jane Egan of Gisborne Girls' High. (Let us know if you know of someone worthy of a story.) audioculture.co.nz/articles/jan...
AudioCulture is always keen to spotlight important music educators, such as Jane Egan of Gisborne Girls' High. (Let us know if you know of someone worthy of a story.) audioculture.co.nz/articles/jan...
Radio times part 2: Just after 6pm on 95bFM Drive, Jack and Sam will talk with Graham Reid about his fantastic article Jazz on record, Aotearoa New Zealand, 1980-2000. Here Reid highlights some well-known – and lesser-known – gems. audioculture.co.nz/articles/jaz...
Jazz on record, Aotearoa New Zealand, 1980-2000 - Article | AudioCulture
Between the self-titled debut album by Dr Tree in the mid 1970s to the hip-hop influenced jazz of Nathan Haines two decades later, jazz albums in Aotearoa New Zealand have shown an unexpected breadth ...
audioculture.co.nz
October 6, 2026 at 2:47 AM
Radio times part 2: Just after 6pm on 95bFM Drive, Jack and Sam will talk with Graham Reid about his fantastic article Jazz on record, Aotearoa New Zealand, 1980-2000. Here Reid highlights some well-known – and lesser-known – gems. audioculture.co.nz/articles/jaz...
Radio times part 1: Flying Nun founder Roger Shepherd will be joining Jesse Mulligan on RNZ Afternoons at 2.30pm today. He'll be talking about the label's 45th anniversary, and the new AudioCulture Iwi Waiata Flying Nun collection :)
www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...
www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...
Afternoons
Jesse Mulligan presents an upbeat mix of the curious and the compelling, ranging from the stories of the day to the great questions of our time.
www.rnz.co.nz
October 5, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Radio times part 1: Flying Nun founder Roger Shepherd will be joining Jesse Mulligan on RNZ Afternoons at 2.30pm today. He'll be talking about the label's 45th anniversary, and the new AudioCulture Iwi Waiata Flying Nun collection :)
www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...
www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...
Ahiahi mārie to our night owls. Would you like to have a go at the AudioCulture Quiz?
Let us know how you fared...
Let us know how you fared...
It's Rāhina Monday again! The good news is that the AudioCulture Quiz has arrived :) This week's questions are by our editor (and excellent musician) Steve Shaw.
How did you score?
audioculture.co.nz/articles/aud...
How did you score?
audioculture.co.nz/articles/aud...
AudioCulture Quiz - Article | AudioCulture
Welcome to the weekly AudioCulture Quiz. Clue: answers are on the site or, for those in a hurry, at the link below.
AudioCulture Quiz, 5 October 2026
Coconut Rough, May 1983 (L-R): Dennis Tuwhare, St...
audioculture.co.nz
October 5, 2026 at 7:03 AM
Ahiahi mārie to our night owls. Would you like to have a go at the AudioCulture Quiz?
Let us know how you fared...
Let us know how you fared...
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It's Rāhina Monday again! The good news is that the AudioCulture Quiz has arrived :) This week's questions are by our editor (and excellent musician) Steve Shaw.
How did you score?
audioculture.co.nz/articles/aud...
How did you score?
audioculture.co.nz/articles/aud...
AudioCulture Quiz - Article | AudioCulture
Welcome to the weekly AudioCulture Quiz. Clue: answers are on the site or, for those in a hurry, at the link below.
AudioCulture Quiz, 5 October 2026
Coconut Rough, May 1983 (L-R): Dennis Tuwhare, St...
audioculture.co.nz
October 5, 2026 at 12:00 AM
It's Rāhina Monday again! The good news is that the AudioCulture Quiz has arrived :) This week's questions are by our editor (and excellent musician) Steve Shaw.
How did you score?
audioculture.co.nz/articles/aud...
How did you score?
audioculture.co.nz/articles/aud...
It's Rāhina Monday again! The good news is that the AudioCulture Quiz has arrived :) This week's questions are by our editor (and excellent musician) Steve Shaw.
How did you score?
audioculture.co.nz/articles/aud...
How did you score?
audioculture.co.nz/articles/aud...
AudioCulture Quiz - Article | AudioCulture
Welcome to the weekly AudioCulture Quiz. Clue: answers are on the site or, for those in a hurry, at the link below.
AudioCulture Quiz, 5 October 2026
Coconut Rough, May 1983 (L-R): Dennis Tuwhare, St...
audioculture.co.nz
October 5, 2026 at 12:00 AM
It's Rāhina Monday again! The good news is that the AudioCulture Quiz has arrived :) This week's questions are by our editor (and excellent musician) Steve Shaw.
How did you score?
audioculture.co.nz/articles/aud...
How did you score?
audioculture.co.nz/articles/aud...
Monday rock: On this day (from yesterday)...
On this day in 1999, Shihad released their 4th album The General Electric; it went to No. 1 later that week. Canadian producer Garth (‘Gggarth’) Richardson had also worked on Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Mother’s Milk and Rage Against The Machine’s self-titled debut. audioculture.co.nz/profile/shihad
Shihad - AudioCulture
Their long career has not been without crises. Early triumphs were overshadowed by the drug-related death of their manager and mentor Gerald Dwyer, while their name – adapted from the Islamic word "ji...
audioculture.co.nz
October 4, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Monday rock: On this day (from yesterday)...
On this day in 1999, Shihad released their 4th album The General Electric; it went to No. 1 later that week. Canadian producer Garth (‘Gggarth’) Richardson had also worked on Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Mother’s Milk and Rage Against The Machine’s self-titled debut. audioculture.co.nz/profile/shihad
Shihad - AudioCulture
Their long career has not been without crises. Early triumphs were overshadowed by the drug-related death of their manager and mentor Gerald Dwyer, while their name – adapted from the Islamic word "ji...
audioculture.co.nz
October 4, 2026 at 8:13 AM
On this day in 1999, Shihad released their 4th album The General Electric; it went to No. 1 later that week. Canadian producer Garth (‘Gggarth’) Richardson had also worked on Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Mother’s Milk and Rage Against The Machine’s self-titled debut. audioculture.co.nz/profile/shihad
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Sunday jazz: Superbrew – Africa/Aroha (Ode). In 1984 the late Jim Langabeer received a scholarship to the Creative Music Studio in Woodstock, New York. Inspired by sessions with African musician Baba Olatunji, upon his return to NZ he formed Afro-jazz group... 1/2 audioculture.co.nz/articles/jaz...
October 4, 2026 at 12:44 AM
Sunday jazz: Superbrew – Africa/Aroha (Ode). In 1984 the late Jim Langabeer received a scholarship to the Creative Music Studio in Woodstock, New York. Inspired by sessions with African musician Baba Olatunji, upon his return to NZ he formed Afro-jazz group... 1/2 audioculture.co.nz/articles/jaz...
Sunday jazz: Superbrew – Africa/Aroha (Ode). In 1984 the late Jim Langabeer received a scholarship to the Creative Music Studio in Woodstock, New York. Inspired by sessions with African musician Baba Olatunji, upon his return to NZ he formed Afro-jazz group... 1/2 audioculture.co.nz/articles/jaz...
October 4, 2026 at 12:44 AM
Sunday jazz: Superbrew – Africa/Aroha (Ode). In 1984 the late Jim Langabeer received a scholarship to the Creative Music Studio in Woodstock, New York. Inspired by sessions with African musician Baba Olatunji, upon his return to NZ he formed Afro-jazz group... 1/2 audioculture.co.nz/articles/jaz...
Saturday nostalgia :)
Friday nostalgia: Boy soprano David Curtis stands out from many other hitmakers in 1970. He had a huge hit with ‘Wheel of Fortune’ – do you remember the song? I had to play it, and then recognised it. There's a link in Rosa Shiels story about his varied career. audioculture.co.nz/profile/davi...
David Curtis - AudioCulture
Hogsnort Rupert’s Original Flagon Band topped the NZ Listener’s chart in late August that year, ahead of Cliff Richard, The Beatles, and Creedence Clearwater Revival. But at No.5 was an artist who dif...
audioculture.co.nz
October 3, 2026 at 2:50 AM
Saturday nostalgia :)
Friday nostalgia: Boy soprano David Curtis stands out from many other hitmakers in 1970. He had a huge hit with ‘Wheel of Fortune’ – do you remember the song? I had to play it, and then recognised it. There's a link in Rosa Shiels story about his varied career. audioculture.co.nz/profile/davi...
David Curtis - AudioCulture
Hogsnort Rupert’s Original Flagon Band topped the NZ Listener’s chart in late August that year, ahead of Cliff Richard, The Beatles, and Creedence Clearwater Revival. But at No.5 was an artist who dif...
audioculture.co.nz
October 2, 2026 at 6:48 AM
Friday nostalgia: Boy soprano David Curtis stands out from many other hitmakers in 1970. He had a huge hit with ‘Wheel of Fortune’ – do you remember the song? I had to play it, and then recognised it. There's a link in Rosa Shiels story about his varied career. audioculture.co.nz/profile/davi...
Home Brew have a ‘Last Week’ Ice Cream Truck Pop Up tomorrow, October 3rd at 445 New North Rd, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland. DJs Haz Beats, Christoph El Truento & Tom Scott will play, there'll be bourbon&coke icecream and you can buy the 'Last Week' EP on pink vinyl! audioculture.co.nz/profile/home...
Home Brew - AudioCulture
The trio of Home Brew were led by Tom Scott, with Lui Gumaka and beatmaker Haz Beats (Haz Huavi), and were joined onstage by a full live band. They established themselves off the back of a series of d...
audioculture.co.nz
October 1, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Home Brew have a ‘Last Week’ Ice Cream Truck Pop Up tomorrow, October 3rd at 445 New North Rd, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland. DJs Haz Beats, Christoph El Truento & Tom Scott will play, there'll be bourbon&coke icecream and you can buy the 'Last Week' EP on pink vinyl! audioculture.co.nz/profile/home...
Would you like to win The Nomad’s album ReGenerate? It's brand new, but also celebrates 30 years of music-making by one of New Zealand’s pioneering electronic artists. 💿️📼To go in the draw, answer the question in our newsletter by midday tomorrow Friday October 2nd. mailchi.mp/audioculture...
October 1, 2026 at 10:28 AM
Would you like to win The Nomad’s album ReGenerate? It's brand new, but also celebrates 30 years of music-making by one of New Zealand’s pioneering electronic artists. 💿️📼To go in the draw, answer the question in our newsletter by midday tomorrow Friday October 2nd. mailchi.mp/audioculture...
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We've just heard the terribly sad news that Phil Gifford has passed away. Chris Bourke says, "Gifford was a giant in New Zealand journalism for half a century...What is missing from the reports of his unexpected death, on Tuesday, aged 79, is that he was also one of NZ’s best music writers... 🧵
September 30, 2026 at 11:03 PM
We've just heard the terribly sad news that Phil Gifford has passed away. Chris Bourke says, "Gifford was a giant in New Zealand journalism for half a century...What is missing from the reports of his unexpected death, on Tuesday, aged 79, is that he was also one of NZ’s best music writers... 🧵
We've just heard the terribly sad news that Phil Gifford has passed away. Chris Bourke says, "Gifford was a giant in New Zealand journalism for half a century...What is missing from the reports of his unexpected death, on Tuesday, aged 79, is that he was also one of NZ’s best music writers... 🧵
September 30, 2026 at 11:03 PM
We've just heard the terribly sad news that Phil Gifford has passed away. Chris Bourke says, "Gifford was a giant in New Zealand journalism for half a century...What is missing from the reports of his unexpected death, on Tuesday, aged 79, is that he was also one of NZ’s best music writers... 🧵
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Who's been to The Hillcrest in Hamilton?
Bands had to soundcheck as the regulars in the lounge bar had their roast of the day, but once the music kicked off, it was often rammed. It was also Hamilton’s longest-lived original music bar. By Andrew Schmidt: audioculture.co.nz/articles/hil...
Bands had to soundcheck as the regulars in the lounge bar had their roast of the day, but once the music kicked off, it was often rammed. It was also Hamilton’s longest-lived original music bar. By Andrew Schmidt: audioculture.co.nz/articles/hil...
Hillcrest Tavern - Article | AudioCulture
July 1980
You entered the Turquoise Room, the Hillcrest’s live band venue, by skirting down the side at the back of the modern, asymmetrical, single storey, concrete block tavern. Then it was right in...
audioculture.co.nz
September 30, 2026 at 5:37 AM
Who's been to The Hillcrest in Hamilton?
Bands had to soundcheck as the regulars in the lounge bar had their roast of the day, but once the music kicked off, it was often rammed. It was also Hamilton’s longest-lived original music bar. By Andrew Schmidt: audioculture.co.nz/articles/hil...
Bands had to soundcheck as the regulars in the lounge bar had their roast of the day, but once the music kicked off, it was often rammed. It was also Hamilton’s longest-lived original music bar. By Andrew Schmidt: audioculture.co.nz/articles/hil...
Who's been to The Hillcrest in Hamilton?
Bands had to soundcheck as the regulars in the lounge bar had their roast of the day, but once the music kicked off, it was often rammed. It was also Hamilton’s longest-lived original music bar. By Andrew Schmidt: audioculture.co.nz/articles/hil...
Bands had to soundcheck as the regulars in the lounge bar had their roast of the day, but once the music kicked off, it was often rammed. It was also Hamilton’s longest-lived original music bar. By Andrew Schmidt: audioculture.co.nz/articles/hil...
Hillcrest Tavern - Article | AudioCulture
July 1980
You entered the Turquoise Room, the Hillcrest’s live band venue, by skirting down the side at the back of the modern, asymmetrical, single storey, concrete block tavern. Then it was right in...
audioculture.co.nz
September 30, 2026 at 5:37 AM
Who's been to The Hillcrest in Hamilton?
Bands had to soundcheck as the regulars in the lounge bar had their roast of the day, but once the music kicked off, it was often rammed. It was also Hamilton’s longest-lived original music bar. By Andrew Schmidt: audioculture.co.nz/articles/hil...
Bands had to soundcheck as the regulars in the lounge bar had their roast of the day, but once the music kicked off, it was often rammed. It was also Hamilton’s longest-lived original music bar. By Andrew Schmidt: audioculture.co.nz/articles/hil...
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The Student Radio Network in association with Irirangi Te Motu/NZ On Air has announced that the Aotearoa Alternative Awards are returning for 2026. And AudioCulture Iwi Waiata happily return as the sponsor of Te Whiringa Toa 2026 ki a Te Pou Hononga/The 2026 SRN Top 10 Award... 1/2 srn.nz
September 29, 2026 at 7:11 AM
The Student Radio Network in association with Irirangi Te Motu/NZ On Air has announced that the Aotearoa Alternative Awards are returning for 2026. And AudioCulture Iwi Waiata happily return as the sponsor of Te Whiringa Toa 2026 ki a Te Pou Hononga/The 2026 SRN Top 10 Award... 1/2 srn.nz
The Student Radio Network in association with Irirangi Te Motu/NZ On Air has announced that the Aotearoa Alternative Awards are returning for 2026. And AudioCulture Iwi Waiata happily return as the sponsor of Te Whiringa Toa 2026 ki a Te Pou Hononga/The 2026 SRN Top 10 Award... 1/2 srn.nz
September 29, 2026 at 7:11 AM
The Student Radio Network in association with Irirangi Te Motu/NZ On Air has announced that the Aotearoa Alternative Awards are returning for 2026. And AudioCulture Iwi Waiata happily return as the sponsor of Te Whiringa Toa 2026 ki a Te Pou Hononga/The 2026 SRN Top 10 Award... 1/2 srn.nz
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You can’t talk about drum and bass music in New Zealand without talking about Jay Monds, who sadly passed away on 29 September 2022, aged 46. Also known as DJ Pots or Jay Bulletproof, Jay was a product of the early 90s warehouse rave scene... 1/2 audioculture.co.nz/profile/jay-...
Jay Monds - AudioCulture
In the early 2000s, he took the sound of New Zealand drum and bass to the world as one-half of Bulletproof, the production duo he shared with his friend Josh Lees, before turning his skills towards du...
audioculture.co.nz
September 28, 2026 at 10:16 PM
You can’t talk about drum and bass music in New Zealand without talking about Jay Monds, who sadly passed away on 29 September 2022, aged 46. Also known as DJ Pots or Jay Bulletproof, Jay was a product of the early 90s warehouse rave scene... 1/2 audioculture.co.nz/profile/jay-...