Studio Stories

Studio Stories

Studio Stories. An award winning podcast that spotlights the people behind some of New Zealand’s best known albums - and the stories behind their creation. We take you into the studio and hear from artists, producers and engineers, who talk inspiration, frustration, elation, and the power of the musical creative process. Winner of 4 Golds and 1 Silver at at the 2023 New Zealand Podcast Awards. Listen, rate and review at studiostoriespodcast.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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May 19, 2026 66 mins

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in 2014 Devilskin were riding high on the back of their highly successful debut album "We Rise". (As featu...

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This is a very raw - and real look at the career of Semi Lemon Kola. In this episode we don't just foc...

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Villainy, hot off the heels of a stunning debut in "Mode. Set. Clear" - was to waste no time in getting ba...

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April 21, 2026 2 mins

Season 6 of Studio Stories is coming May 6th for New Zealand Music Month. What album gets the Studio Stories deep dive for episode 1????




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Christchurch's Pumpkinhead came roaring out of the mainland in the early 90's. The band's 1995 album ...

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Head Like A Hole's 3rd album marked a turning point for the band. With the addition of 2nd guitarist Tom W...

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Soulstice  - the third album from NZ drum and bass icons Shapeshifter was released in 2006, reaching ...

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WE’RE COMING BACK FOR SEASON 5! New episodes coming soon.


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*Season Finale


With "On The Sun", Wellingt...

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Special thanks to Carl Thompson for helping make this episode possible.


The story of Villainy's debut album Mode. Set. Clear, is the story of a young band, w...

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Troy Kingi's second album Shake That Skinny Ass All The Way To Zygertron solidified his ambitious plan to record 10 albums in 10 genres over 10 years.

The album,...

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Studio Stories is coming back for season 4! Follow on Instagram for the latest updates: instagram.com/studiostoriespodcast 


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Stellar* is Boh Runga, Andrew Maclaren, Chris Van de Geer and Kurt Shanks.


Stellar* set out to create a statement w...

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Opshop in 2005 found themselves in a bit of a flux. "You Are Here" was their platinum selling debut, but line up changes meant the band were feeling the ...

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In Part 2 of the Season 3 premiere of Studio Stories, Bassist Karl Kippenberger, Producer Gggarth Richardson and special guests talk us though the making...

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In this - the Season Premiere of Studio Stories, Bassist Karl Kippenberger, Producer Gggarth Richardson and special guests talk us though the making of Shihad's "The Gener...

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Nelson's 'Minuit', 3 friends who - in the early 2000's found their sound and ran with it.


Ruth Carr, Paul Dodge and Ryan Beehre started out as a guitar band, but quickl...

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In this episode you'll hear how the Push Push met while all still in school, rehearsing in motels, fighting over drummers, discovering "the old guard" of New Zealand metal, wanting to blow sh_t up, a...

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In Memory of Aaron Tokona, 1975-2020


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Welcome to Studio Stories. This is part 2 of our deep dive into the making of Weta's album Geographica.


In this episode you'll hear breakdowns of the recording of 'Got The Ju', 'Hole' and the emotional black-story behind the writing and recording of 'Conversations' as well as Aaron's str...

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In Memory of Aaron Tokona, 1975-2020


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Welcome to The Season 2 Premiere of Studio Stories. This is part 1 of an epic 2 part deep dive into the making of Weta's album Geographica.


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In this season finale of Studio Stories - Auckland’s Dead Flowers formed at a 21st over a bag of magic mushrooms and shot to prominence in 1992 with the release of their f...

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Take two local heavy metal veterans, throw in a teenaged drummer and a generational vocal talent.

Collectively they are Devilskin. And in 2012, Paul Martin, Tony "Nail"...

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