Interviews HD
Manawatu Peoples 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 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 17-05-2023 Episode 3 - Sarah Bingle
Published: 01/5/2025 8:00 p.m.
Sarah Bingle has had a long and fascinating career around the weird edges of the Palmerston North music scene. We talk about her many bands, the strange places they took her, and the experience of growing into first a percussionist and then a kit drummer in the process of doing it. We also talk about the various ways that music may or may not be magic, or possibly telepathy. This is a Good One.
InterviewsHD 10-05-2023 Episode 02 - Amelia Shadbolt
Published: 01/5/2025 8:00 p.m.
Amelia has been a stalwart of the Palmy indie scene basically forever in a huge range of different projects (punk, indie, sad chanteuse, classic hits ukulele chorus) and playing different roles in different bands. We chat about how all of that came to be, and where she sees the appeal of music and the root of creativity.
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.
