Classic Rock

The Sound

Georgia Cubbon

The Sound 10 at 10

Going Underground

The Sound - Deep Cuts (Replay)

50/50/50 

Tracey Donaldson

The Sound Drive with Tracey Donaldson

The Sound 70s

Rockin' The Blues

Sound Thinking with Graham Reid & Marty Duda

Robert Taylor

The Morning Sound vs Mechanical Bullshark yesterday at day one of The Hutchwilco New Zealand Boat Show!! 🛥️ There's still this afternoon + all day Saturday and Sunday to get down there.

Mechanical bullshark at The Boat Show

Bumper boats may have been the team's favourite 😆 Get your tickets and get down to the 70th Hutchwilco New Zealand Boat Show this weekend!! 

Bert n Georgia check out boats at the Hutchwilco NZ Boat Show

Our biggest Guns N' Roses fan (Georgia) chooses between some of the band's songs... how'd she do? 

This or That?: Guns N' Roses songs

From a time when our Sound Drive superstar, Tracey, and Morning Sound Robert used to work on another station, way back when.

Bert reacts to an old pic of him

Mark Smith

Another song battle! This time, the team chooses between Bowie's 'Let's Dance' (Robert's pick) and Guns N' Roses 'Welcome to the Jungle' (Georgia's pick). 

David Bowie vs Guns N' Roses

Is it an LP album title or is it a movie title? Georgia puts Robert to the test with some agricultural-themed titles, seeing as Fieldays is coming up next month.

Challenge LP or Movie?

A battle of two songs! The Sound team choose between John Lennon's 'Imagine' and Crowded House's 'Don't Dream It's Over'.

John Lennon vs Crowded House

Congratulations to our AWESOME Split Enz Home and Away winner, Tony Hatton :) He'll be off to a Split Enz Forever Enz concert in NZ and in Sydney.

P.S. There are still tickets left for some of their NZ shows! Find them on rova.

We have a winner!! Split Enz Home & Away

Full of interesting insights and stories, Alice is! If you're keen to hear more of his yarns, tune into his Alice's Attic show from 7pm to late weekdays on The Sound. 

Clip from Robert's 2017 interview with Alice. 

Alice Cooper: The art of playing an on-stage character

A battle between Split Enz songs!! Did Bert make some good choices? 

This or That?: Split Enz Songs

The Morning Sound shared a bit of 420 history this morning, including this story about the time Bob Dylan introduced the Beatles to pot ;) 

420 moment: Bob Dylan and the Beatles

Another one from the archives: Robert's 2017 interview with THE Alice Cooper and his recount of the time he got arrested in Sydney back in 1977.

When Alice Cooper was arrested in Sydney

No surprise that Split Enz seem to be at the front of most people's (and maybe the dogs) mind when it comes to classic Kiwi bands! 

Name a classic NZ band 

Testing how well the wider office knows Split Enz with a little finish the lyric game.

How well do people know Split Enz?

Testing The Morning Sound's classic rock knowledge again. Will Robert redeem himself, or will Georgia take another win?

Classic Rock Trivia Round II

Might need some harder questions for next time... and maybe a better prize. And for trivia fans, remember you can tune into the Morning Sound for Georgia's trivia question every weekday around 7:40 am! 

Classic rock trivia challenge

'This or that?' Classic rock edition

Th' Dudes frontman, Peter Urlich, takes us through some of the picturesque locations the band will be playing at as part of the 'Ready to Roll' tour across the summer!

Th' Dudes epic gig spots for 'Ready to Roll'

Yacht Rock this or that with Smithers, how'd he do?! Get ya self a Pina Colada and listen out for some of these bangers over our Yacht Rock Weekend on The Sound this weekend.

Yacht Rock this or that

Kiwi vs Aus rock bands (ft. Th' Dudes frontman Peter Urlich)

AC/DC fans may not be happy with that one, Bert.

Kiwi vs Aussie rock bands

Can you believe it'll be Joan Jett's first time in New Zealand when she lands to play the 2026 Summer Concert Tour? As she tells Tracey, she's ready to sweat it out with her band The Blackhearts.

Hear more of their chat on The Sound Drive podcast page.

Joan Jett's plans for her first NZ concert & trip

Garbage's drummer, Butch Vig, caught up with Tracey ahead of the band's December 3rd show at the Auckland Town Hall. As it turns out, their first performance here in 12 years might also be their last. 

Hear their full chat on The Sound Drive podcast page on rova.

Garbage's final concert tour?

Garbage Drummer, Butch Vig, chatted to the Sound Drive's Tracey Donaldson about all things Garbage - including the band headlining the 1998 Reading Festival. Find the full chat at The Sound Drive podcast page on rova. 

The Sound Weekend