Interviews HD

Host: MPR - Manawatu People's Radio
Categories: Arts
Languages: English

Manawatu Peoples Radio
Produced By: MPR - Manawatu People's Radio
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Follow Hugh Dingwall, Kaituitui kaupapa paho (Content Coordinator) for MPR, as he conducts a series of "hi-def" interviews with local musical personalities about their lives in Palmerston North music. The show explores the past, present (and maybe future) of local music in the Manawatū, and aims to uncover the secret history of music in the Swamp.

All Episodes

Interviews HD 28-05-2025 Episode 04 - Ce Goacher

Published: 28/5/2025 8:00 p.m.

In the final episode of the 2025 series I talk to Ce Goacher (Synthetic Children, Khaki Department, either eyether) about her development from a teenage poet to one of the most interesting and powerful synth-wielders currently active in Manawatū. We chat about her idiosyncratic and evolving hardware synth setup, the challenges of integrating that approach into a band setting, and the specific way that Manawatū musicians support one another (and how that leads to a million one-album and/or one-gig bands). Find Synthetic Children at: https://syntheticchildren.bandcamp.com A radio show/podcast produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand on Air.

Interviews HD 21-05-2025 Episode 03 - Maeve Egan

Published: 21/5/2025 8:00 p.m.

In the penultimate interview of the 2025 series I talk to Maeve Egan, who has pretty recently become a rising light in local music both with her solo work and her band Pining Radiata. We chat about her early musical experiments wringing scores for imaginary movies out of MIDI and scoring software, as well as the growth of her songwriting practice, and the way that's changed through working in a band setting. Find Maeve's solo work at maeve1.bandcamp.com, and Pining Radiata at pingingradiata.bandcamp.com! A radio show/podcast produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand on Air.

Interviews HD 14-05-2025 Episode 02 - Jordan Kupe

Published: 14/5/2025 8:00 p.m.

In the second interview of the series I talk to Jordan Kupe (Khaki Department, Beef, Radio Control) about his journey into playing music, starting with a childhood spent playing (and engineering for) worship bands. We also talk about the state of the music landscape both locally and nationwide in 2025, and the challenges and joys of working in community-scale radio. Find Khaki Department here: https://khakidepartment.bandcamp.com, Beef here: https://beefmanawatu.bandcamp.com and keep track of Radio Control over here: www.radiocontrol.org.nz A radio show/podcast produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand on Air.

Interviews HD 07-05-2025 Episode 01 - Dan Brown

Published: 07/5/2025 8:00 p.m.

We kick off the 2025 season of Interviews HD by talking to Dan Brown of literally too many bands to list here. We get into his musical history as "the one brown kid in Feilding" and his later discovery of the weird fringes of Palmy's 90s music scene, as well as the multifarious projects that come from The Shed, and some of the unique factors that make Manawatū special from a musical standpoint. Find all things Dan Brown at https://horsepants.bandcamp.com A radio show/podcast produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand on Air.

InterviewsHD 24-05-2023 Episode 04 - Glen Boyle

Published: 01/5/2025 8:00 p.m.

Glen will be familiar to regular MPR listeners as one of the hosts of The Audio Archive, a regular eclectic music (and sometimes comedy) show. We chat about his fascination with jazz, and his long association with the Jazz Festival, and local jazz musicians.