Pod On The Couch

The Spinoff and Spark proudly present Pod On The Couch, a podcast exploring music and the people that make it.

The Spinoff and Spark proudly present Pod On The Couch, a weekly podcast exploring music and the people that make it.

The Spinoff and Spark proudly present Pod On The Couch, a weekly podcast exploring music and the people that make it. This episode: Henry Oliver talks to Auckland emo band Carb on Carb.

The Spinoff and Spark proudly present Pod On The Couch, a weekly podcast exploring music and the people that make it. This episode: Henry Oliver talks to Barnie Duncan about his upcoming comedy/DJ show.

Last week, New Zealand-born, LA-based songwriter Boyboy (aka Sam McCarthy, ex Goodnight Nurse, Kids Of 88) released his debut, self-titled album. For The Spinoff, his mum, Lyn McCarthy, asked him about his writing process, meditation, and what’s going on in that cover photo.

Spinoff Music editor Henry Oliver, prolific pop pundit Kate Robertson and Spinoff staff writer Madeleine Chapman talk Auckland City Limits, Laneway, Auckland Arts Festival, WOMAD and more!

The Spinoff and Spark proudly present Pod On The Couch, a weekly podcast exploring music and the people that make it. This episode: Henry Oliver explores some of the most exciting acts appearing at Auckland City Limits this year. 

The Spinoff and Spark proudly present Pod On The Couch, a weekly podcast exploring music and the people that make it. This episode: Henry Oliver talks to Russell Brown about Grant Fell.

To punish you all for being naughty this year, The Spinoff made an unholy mash-up of four of its podcasts. Join Leonie Hayden, Toby Manhire, Annabelle Lee, Ben Thomas, Duncan Greive, Alex Casey, Michele A’Court and Henry Oliver as they discuss the biggest events of 2017 (and Married At First Sight) in a grotesque rat-king of piping hot takes.

Spinoff Music editor Henry Oliver talks to J.I.D and Johnny Venus and Doctur Dot (who perform together as Earth Gang) and J.I.D about linking up with J Cole, the Atlanta music scene and what happens when you eat a lot of Chipotle and your sewage pipe breaks.

Spinoff Music editor Henry Oliver talks to Soccerpractise's Geneva Alexander-Marsters and Thom Burton about their debut self-titled album, singing in te reo Māori in an indie context, and how Auckland city has impacted their music.

Spinoff Music editor Henry Oliver talks to Street Chant's Billie Rogers and musician/engineer/DJ Jana Whitter about Girls Rock! Camp Aotearoa, a week-long holiday programme running 15-19 January for young women (including female, trans and gender non-conforming youth), where music is the medium to build confidence, empowerment and foster social change.

The Spinoff and Spark proudly present Pod On The Couch, a weekly podcast exploring music and the people that make it. This episode: Henry Oliver reports live from the Silver Scrolls with Chelsea Jade, Bic Runga and more. Spinoff Music editor Henry Oliver flew to Dunedin to attend the Silver Scrolls awards show. Armed with a microphone plugged into a dictaphone, Henry tracked down some of the finalists to hear their thoughts on the biggest night on the songwriting calendar.

Spinoff Music editor Henry Oliver talks to contributors Kate Robertson and Matthew McAuley about Taylor Swift's return, Charli XCX's triumph, indie's cool dad phase, Frank Ocean's unassailability, and Soundcloud rap's problematic heroes.

Spinoff Music editor Henry Oliver talks to Spinoff staffer Leonie Hayden and contributor Kate Robertson about the 2017 Silver Scrolls finalist and maybe why there have been no rap songs in the final five since 2004.

Spinoff Music editor Henry Oliver talks to Amine ramer, an expat NZer who has been working as a music supervisor in the States. She's here as a part of the Going Global Music Summit and talks to Henry abut the mysterious world of music syncing.

Spinoff Music editor Henry Oliver local phenomenon Jock Nowell-Usticke aka Baynk about finding success on Spotify through their algorithm playlists, learning to collaborate with other local artists, and finding his own voice.

Spinoff Music editor Henry Oliver talks to Australian music eccentric Kirin J Callinan about encores, acting, secondhand book-shopping with James Chance, Jimmy Barnes' scream, and pissing one's own mouth.

Spinoff Music editor Henry Oliver talks to fellow Spinoff writers Alex Casey and Madeleine Chapman about realising problematic themes in hindsight as they rank every single song from the Flight of the Conchords HBO series. 

Spinoff Music editor Henry Oliver talks to contributor Kate Robertson and staff writer Calum Henderson about Lorde's Melodrama, Selena's 'Bad Liar', all the ex-One Directioners with solo projects, the weirdness that is Katy Perry these days, the pop perfection of Carly Rae Jepsen, the start of the infinite Prince reissues, and more...

In this episode Henry Oliver presents a sneak peek at our latest podcast series. It's a track by track examination of Lorde's new album Melodrama featurign the artist herself in conversation with Henry. We'll release all 11 episdoes on the 19th of June. Subscribe now via iTunes or your fave podcast client. RSS: https://lordebehindthemelodrama.podbean.com/feed/

Spinoff Music editor Henry Oliver talks to Peter Dickens and Matt Paul about mental health issues in New Zealand music and a mental health benefit show on in Auckland tonight. Either download (right click to save), subscribe through iTunes, RSS, your fave podcast client, or have a listen below. Mind Games a two-venue show to raise funds for The Mental Health Foundation and increase awareness about mental health in New Zealand is on tonight, 9 June across both venues at Whammy Bar on Karangahape Rd, Auckland.

Spinoff Music editor Henry Oliver talks to Johnny Barker a musician, actor (the Ferndale Strangler!), screenwriter and director, who under the moniker Barker, has a new album hot off the digital presses called Sleepwalking.

Spinoff Music editor Henry Oliver talks to Ladi6, aka Ladi and Parks, about improvisation, letting go of old habits and the forthcoming EP, Royal Blue 3000.

Spinoff Music editor Henry Oliver talks to freelance journalist Hussein Moses about what's wrong with New Zealand Music Month and what it might take to fix it.

Spinoff Music editor Henry Oliver talks to Coco Solid and Trixie Darko about Equalise My Vocals, a panel event and music showcase on gender equality in music happening in on 5 and 6 May.

Spinoff Music editor Henry Oliver talks to Ben Howe, founder of Arch Hill Recordings, managing director at Flying Nun Records and partner in record store/distributor Flying Out about Record Store Day and producing and selling vinyl in New Zealand.

Instead of just sitting around the Spinoff offices waiting for the Cyclone Cook to hit, music editor Henry Oliver gathers together some friends, family and workers of the Spinoff – namely José Barbosa, Leonie Hayden, Alex Casey, Calum Henderson, Don Rowe and Toby Manhire – to be surprised by a bunch of new music they may not have heard before. Hilarity, disorganization, and talking over each other ensues.

Last week, music explainer site Pitchfork published a list of the 'The 50 Best Britpop Albums'. Having largely missed Britpop in favour of (better?) American music in the mid/late-'90s, The Spinoff Music editor, Henry Oliver, asked two of his Britpop-loving buddies – Jane Yee, host of the Real Pod, and Duncan Greive, The Spinoff's editor/publisher about what Britpop was, and what it was like to be a devotee from the other side of the world.