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The Cleaner: Why Paul Cleave wanted to make NZ’s darkest crime show ever

Christchurch writer had to accept compromises on book’s violent content for TV.

Songs of the week: New tracks from Warpaint, Kings of Leon and Greg Johnson

Have a listen to the songs that caught our ears this week.

Who’s Taylor Swift anyway? What her Melbourne show was really like

The Listener's resident Swiftie joined 96k fans at one of her record-breaking shows in Oz.

The Listener’s February Viewing Guide

NZ's own Roseanne Liang (Creamerie) is a director for The Last Airbender.

Review: How to have sex

Behind the blunt title, a surprisingly nuanced teen coming-of-age story.

Hot offerings from a Kiwi jazz generation heading out into the world

Graham Reid reviews music by youthful globetrotters.

Lisa O’Neill brings her distinctive sound to Womad

The Irish artist, who sang at Shane MacGowan’s funeral, prepares to travel to NZ

Review: Red Mole - an underground love story

A dig into theatre group Red Mole's history produces vital arts documentary.

Aussie star Guy Pearce reclaims his Kiwi heritage

Starring in Lee Tamahori's Musket Wars drama leaves it mark on Guy Pearce.

Songs of the Week: New tracks by Crowded House, Georgia Lines, and Beth Gibbons

Have a listen to the tracks that caught our ears this week.

Erica Bana goes bush in The Dry 2

Eric Bana and director Robert Connolly on the long-awaited sequel to Jane Harper's The Dry

Review: Sofia Coppola’s Priscilla is a frustrating film

Coppola delivers a poignant, if flawed, portrait of the powerless Queen of Graceland.

Why I made: How Covid lockdowns led to the ‘90s aerobics comedy Hyperspace

Playwright Albert Belz on Hyperspace - and why he now calls Darwin home.

Reviews: Radiohead offshoot’s new LP, high drama from Future Islands

One embraces risk, while the other is enervating.

Review: Acclaimed novel and movie gets a stunning musical treatment

In a brighter shade, this update of The Colour Purple has been worth waiting for.

Ad man and on-stage madman: The National’s Matt Berninger on being an unconventional rock star – and singing with Taylor Swift

The National’s frontman Matt Berninger on his need for close audience interaction.