A live recording of a panel discussion and Q&A with me and Nick Bollinger, chaired by Jamie Macphail. This took part in Napier at the Cabana as part of the Harcourts Hawke's Bay Arts Festival in October, 2018. Louise Ward of Wardini Books can be heard introducing the three of us. The topic is music journalism and a brief discussion too of the NZ music industry.

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A phone interview (recorded in 2015) with the legendary singer/songwriter Joan Baez. We talk through her career and talk protest and activism and also discuss her love of painting. This is the first time I've ever aired this interview. One from the archives.

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An in-depth conversation with rapper and writer Tom Scott. We talk about his new project, Avantdale Bowling Club as well as referencing his work from the past (@-Peace/Home Brew) and talking politics, music and writing.

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An in-depth chat with Harry Lyon, guitarist formerly of Hello Sailor and Coup D'etat and now - after 50 years in the game - the owner of a solo career, via his debut long-player, "To The Sea". We talk about the wild days of Sailor and the mild days of being on the road as a solo act in their late 60s. We talk about songwriting and the bands from the past, collaborating with Delaney Davidson and the legacy of being in one of New Zealand's greatest musical groups.

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A conversation with Harry Lyon about his debut solo album, "To The Sea", and about his time in one of New Zealand's greatest bands, Hello Sailor.

A wide-ranging conversation with Hawke's Bay-based artist Freeman White

An in-depth conversation with Hawke's Bay artist Freeman White. We talk portraiture and landscape, we talk through his early influences (including Phil Judd) and arrive at his time spent working for movies (The Hobbit, What We Do In The Shadows) as well as creating commissioned works for city councils, including giant murals, public art and private commissions also.

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