Auckland, February 15, 1997 - Dirty Three's Warren Ellis is a bloody mess. Ellis' hand is bleeding after a close encounter with bandmate Mick Turner's guitar. And next week, the band will again put their bodies on the line.

Each week Duncan Greive performs some low grade analysis on the week’s New Zealand Singles Chart and reviews a few new release pop singles.

It's been quite a slog for British band Elbow, so, as singer Guy Garvey tells Scott Kara, success is proving sweet

Roky Erickson, whose mind-bending music with The 13th Floor Elevators in the 1960s stands up as some of the most exciting and adventurous music of the era – but his long strange trip was far from over when The Elevators came unstuck.

The Cranberries' lead singer, Dolores O'Riordan, tells Lydia Jenkin about balancing motherhood and rock stardom and what inspired the group to return to touring.

Each week Duncan Greive performs some low grade analysis on the week's New Zealand Singles Chart and reviews a few new release pop singles.

Dean Cameron saw New York hardcore outfit Sick of It All play Squid in Auckland on Thursday 20 April 1995.

The opening set of Tudor madrigals was heavenly; the refinement and blend of the men's ensemble mesmerised.

New Zealander Christopher Bruerton is the new baritone on the block with King's Singers.