All episodes
Saturday, 26 September 2020
- 3:30 Musical Chairs: Max Merritt
- 12:40 Aotearoa Music Awards: Artisan finalists announced
- 1:30 The Sampler : Fantastic Negrito
- 2:00 Mousey - Lemon Law LIVE
- 3:10 Aotearoa's hip hop mentors
- 3:30 JessB on her surprise new Mixtape
- 4:00 Mixtape Luke Buda
- 5:45 Waiata 'spark the fire' in Pere Wihongi's soul
Saturday, 19 September 2020
- 12:30 INTERVIEW: Moana Maniapoto
- 1:30 The Sampler - Bill Callahan
- 1:30 The Sampler: The Flaming Lips - American Head
- 1:40 INTERVIEW: Ana Scotney on stepping into her music zone with new project Kōtiro
- 1:45 Former Trinity Roots drummer Riki Gooch makes an album for a lost friend
- 3:00 Introducing Prof Tahi
- 3:30 Song Crush: Ria Hall, Maisey Rika, SoccerPractise
- 4:00 The Mixtape: Hinewehi Mohi
Saturday, 12 September 2020
- 6:00 Silver Scrolls 2020: te reo Māori songwriting finalists announced
- 12:10 Bill Sevesi Music 101
- 1:00 Troy Kingi: The Ghost of Freddie Cesar - track by track
- 1:30 The Sampler - Techtones
- 1:30 The Sampler -The Luminaries Soundtrack by David Long
- 2:00 Mild Orange Live Part 1
- 2:00 Mild Orange Live Part 2
- 3:30 Navvy on making hits out of heartbreak - 'That's my job'
- 3:30 Song Crush: The Phoenix Foundation, Estère, Lontalius
- 5:30 The Mixtape: Bic Runga
Saturday, 5 September 2020
- 12:30 Silver Scrolls 2020: finalists announced for classical and screen awards
- 12:40 INTERVIEW: The Rolling Stones on the Goats Head Soup re-issue
- 1:20 I'm Your Man (A Portrait of Leonard Cohen) and Auckland Art Gallery
- 1:30 The Sampler Alec Bathgate
- 1:30 The Sampler H.C McEntire
- 2:00 Delaney Davison live part 1
- 2:00 Delaney Davidson live part 2
- 2:35 INTERVIEW: Kiwi singer-songwriter Paige
- 3:10 Introducing: Phoebe Rings
- 3:30 Diggy Dupé: "I'm not just sharing my story, I'm sharing my family's story"
- 3:30 Song Crush: Teeks, Dallas Tamaira, Imugi
- 4:05 The Mixtape: Andre Upston
Saturday, 29 August 2020
- 9:00 Hirini Melbourne, Part 3 - Music and Protest
- 12:38 The Sampler: Dan Sperber
- 12:38 Charlotte Interviews Future Islands
- 1:27 Eddie Chacon finds Pleasure, Joy and Happiness
- 1:30 Spook The Horses
- 1:45 Marley Sola
- 2:41 The Sampler: Caitlin Smith
- 3:05 Introducing: K M T P
- 3:30 Song Crush: Jed Parsons, The Lemon Twigs, Hudson Mohawke
- 3:30 WATCH: Julia Deans live at The Shelter
Saturday, 22 August 2020
- 6:00 Silver Scrolls 2020: Top five announced
- 12:39 The Sampler - Max Richter
- 1:39 The Sampler - Wye Oak
- 2:00 Katchafire live at Roundhead Studios
- 2:15 The Sampler - Lonnie Holley
- 2:15 Paul Kelly - Trevor Reekie Feature
- 3:15 Vayne: 'No woman has to be one way anymore'
- 3:30 Song Crush: Gareth Thomas, Jamila Woods, Bon Iver
- 4:00 The Mixtape: Alice Snedden
Saturday, 15 August 2020
- 1:12 The Sampler: Milly Tabak, Party1-12 & Gillian Welch
- 1:31 Meet the new female artist who calls herself Deryk
- 2:00 Miss June live at Roundhead Studios
- 3:30 Girl Friday
- 3:35 Introducing Soft Plastics
- 4:05 The Mixtape: Al Brown
Saturday, 8 August 2020
- 12:22 The Sampler Summit: Split Enz - True Colours 40th Anniversary
- 2:10 Tami Neilson live at Roundhead Studios
- 3:10 Introducing: Vikae
- 3:30 Song Crush: Troy Kingi, Girl Friday, Vayne
- 3:40 Fontaines D.C.: 'We should be confronted daily with conflicting ideas'
Saturday, 1 August 2020
- 12:15 Noel Crombie of Split Enz: 'It was just a total performance'
- 12:40 The Sampler: Lianne La Havas, Taylor Swift & Steve Earle
- 2:15 Chaii chats at Roundhead
- 2:30 Meet Aussie pop wunderkind E^st
- 3:15 Introducing: Baby Zionov
- 3:30 Song Crush: Taylor Swift, The Avalanches, Phodiso
- 5:05 The Mixtape: Stan Walker
- 11:10 Jayda G on finishing her masters thesis and her debut album in the same year
- 10:00 WATCH: RNZ Music Roundhead Sessions
Saturday, 25 July 2020
- 12:30 Music films at this year's NZIFF
- 1:15 Ladi6 picks her favourite hip hop tracks
- 1:30 The Sampler: The Chicks, Keleketla!, The Pretenders
- 3:10 Fable: "Shout out to anyone working the nine to five"
- 4:05 The Mixtape: Peter Urlich
Saturday, 18 July 2020
- 12:00 Rising Star of Mātariki: Bic Runga nominates Theia
- 12:30 Fijian-Kiwi musician Lepani on his new EP and touring with Stan Walker
- 1:10 Rising stars of Mātariki: Troy Kingi on Neko - “She’s going to blow up”
- 1:20 Kora return with secret lovers and new band members
- 1:40 The Sampler: J.S. Ondara, Richard Thompson, I Break Horses
- 2:00 Nadia Reid: live at The Others Way Festival 2016
- 2:30 French Concession on new EP dedicated to Hong Kong
- 2:50 Rising Stars of Mātariki: Theia nominates Oh Boy
- 3:20 Song Crush: Wax Chattels/ Team Dynamite/ Christine and the Queens
- 4:00 The Mixtape - Mark Kneebone
Saturday, 11 July 2020
- 12:30 Maala on making his difficult second album.
- 1:30 The Sampler: The Beths, Larkin Poe, Khruangbin
- 2:15 Musician draws on friend's near-fatal accident for Glass Animals' Dreamland
- 3:15 Introducing: PollyHill
- 3:30 Songcrush: Kanye West/ Haim/ Sufjan Stevens
- 4:05 The Mixtape: The Beths
Saturday, 4 July 2020
- 12:20 Rhythm & Alps' Alex Turnbull on throwing a festival during a pandemic
- 1:30 Preston Lauterbach on his Robert Johnson memoir
- 1:30 The Sampler: 79rs Gang & Tony Allen
- 2:00 Shapeshifter - Live in 2006 with the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra
- 3:15 Introducing: Sit Down In Front
- 3:30 Song Crush: Beyoncé, Run The Jewels, Diggy Dupé
- 4:05 The Mixtape: Tim Batt
Saturday, 27 June 2020
- 12:15 The Beatles New Zealand Tour 1964 Part 1: The Arrival
- 12:30 WATCH: Auckland teen Jawsh 685 is #1 on the iTunes chart
- 12:45 The Sampler: Phoebe Bridgers, Christian Lee Hutson & Neil Young
- 1:05 RIP Aaron Tokona
- 2:30 Texas trio Khruangbin on their new album Mordechai
- 3:15 Introducing: RIPSHIP
- 3:30 Rory Noble on working with Kanye, and his new solo single
- 4:00 The Mixtape: Māni Dunlop
Saturday, 20 June 2020
- 12:00 The Sampler Summit: Bob Dylan 's Rough & Rowdy Ways
- 2:40 Phoebe Bridgers - Punisher
- 3:10 Holiday Records vinyl competition winners: Na Noise
- 3:20 Introducing: Mads Harrop
- 3:35 Run the Jewels on US Politics and their new album '4'
- 4:00 The Mixtape: Sam Trevethick
Saturday, 13 June 2020
- 9:35 Yusuf / Cat Stevens on re-recording Tea For The Tillerman
- 12:00 WATCH: Under Cover with Liz Stokes of The Beths and Chelsea Jade
- 1:15 The Sampler: D.C. Cross, The Phoenix Foundation and Kiwi Animals compilation
- 1:35 The fascinating story behind 'Who Let The Dogs Out?'
- 1:45 Flor de Toloache: the NYC women making mariachi music
- 2:25 The Service: Anthonie Tonnon on making spy music
- 3:15 Introducing: Joe Sampson
- 3:42 Tangerine Dream: Dunedin's Mild Orange make waves overseas
- 4:10 The Mixtape: Tami and Jay Neilson
Saturday, 6 June 2020
- 12:30 NZ Music Awards 2020: Jazz winners announced
- 1:10 The Sampler: Blake Mills, Ruby Solly, Nicole Atkins
- 1:30 EZRA Collective are the future of UK jazz
- 1:40 What's happening musically at this year's Doc Edge festival?
- 3:40 The Phoenix Foundation - Buffalo
- 4:05 The Mixtape: Theia
- 6:00 What does the future look like for local music venues?
Saturday, 30 May 2020
- 2:00 Live: Ria Hall at WOMAD 2019
- 12:00 NZ Music Month 2020: Fresh Music Daily
- 12:00 NZ Music Month: Fresh Kiwi covers
- 12:15 Neil Finn on his charity single in support of Auckland City Mission
- 12:30 NZ Music Awards 2020: Country music winners announced
- 1:20 Anika Moa finds niche perfomring for kids update
- 1:30 The Sampler: Moses Sumney, Ryan Fisherman, X
- 2:00 VIDEO EXCLUSIVE: Ria Hall performs live at The Surgery
- 3:30 Introducing: Border Patrol
- 4:05 The Mixtape: Rose Matafeo
Saturday, 23 May 2020
- 12:30 NZ Music Awards 2020: Jazz finalists announced
- 12:50 The Sampler: Perfume Genius, Damir Imamovic, Shabaka & the Ancestors
- 1:30 Ryan Fisherman has played in many Christchurch bands & now has his first solo album
- 2:05 Live: Soaked Oats at The Others Way 2019
- 3:30 Introducing: Amamelia
- 4:05 It all ties together: The songs and people who shaped Simon Grigg’s musical life
- 4:35 Benee's manager Paul McKessar on how Tik Tok is changing the music industry
- 12:00 NZ Music Month: Fresh Kiwi covers
- 12:00 NZ Music Month 2020: Fresh Music Daily
Saturday, 16 May 2020
- 12:00 Dave Dobbyn, Tami Neilson and more on their favourite Kiwi venues
- 1:20 Benny Salvador has released his first EP at age sixteen
- 1:50 Returning home to PNG an inspiration for Christchurch rapper Vallé
- 2:05 LIVE: Reb Fountain at The Others Way 2019
- 2:40 The Sampler: Giantess, Andrew Fagan & Amy LaVere
- 3:30 Song Crush: Chronixx, Church & AP, BC Camplight
- 4:00 The Mixtape: Kirsten Johnstone
- 12:00 NZ Music Month: Fresh Kiwi covers
- 12:00 NZ Music Month 2020: Fresh Music Daily
Saturday, 9 May 2020
- 4:00 The Mixtape: Murray Cammick
- 1:00 NZ Music Awards 2020: Country music finalists announced
- 1:10 Murray Cammick on winning the 2020 Independent Spirit Award
- 2:10 Perfume Genius on dancing in the dirt and inflammatory tweets
- 2:30 Why is Drum n Bass so Popular in NZ?
- 3:15 Introducing: Yosh
- 3:30 Song Crush: Secret Sisters, Self Esteem, Kate NV
- 4:30 Taite Prize-winning musician Troy Kingi on his new album
- 12:00 NZ Music Month: Fresh Kiwi covers
Saturday, 2 May 2020
- 9:00 Breaks Co-op: Live at Leigh Sawmill
- 8:00 2020 Pacific Music Awards finalists announced
- 10:00 VIDEO PREMIERE: King Sweeties ‘Let’s Just Stay in Bed’
- 1:42 Song Crush: Run The Jewels, Flume, Glass Vaults
- 6:00 Children’s Music Awards 2020: finalists announced
- 12:00 Barnaby Weir on Fly My Pretties new album
- 12:30 Olivia Foa’i on her Pacific Music Awards nominations
- 1:20 Benee on her global hit single 'Supalonely'
- 1:40 Cass Basil on her new duo with Bic Runga, King Sweeties
- 2:30 Shepherds Reign are the first metal band to make the finals at the Pacific Music Awards
- 2:36 Introducing: Juno Is
- 2:40 Noa Records recorded and released Keep Your Distance! within ten days during lockdown
- 4:00 The Mixtape: Wayne Bell
- 12:30 The Sampler: Reb Fountain/Ron Sexsmith/The Dream Syndicate
- 12:00 NZ Music Month: Fresh Kiwi covers
- 12:00 NZ Music Month 2020: Fresh Music Daily
Saturday, 25 April 2020
- 3:00 Leisure perform with the APO
- 10:00 VIDEO PREMIERE: Glass Vaults ‘Oils and Perfume’
- 12:00 WATCH: Under Cover with Marlon Williams and Finn Andrews
- 1:38 Song Crush: Chelsea Jade, Fiona Apple, Thundercat
- 3:39 Tash Sultana on lockdown, Pretty Lady, and making fans dance
- 12:00 Ben Tolich AKA Mali Mali on releasing his new album... and testing positive for COVID19
- 12:30 Dr Fabio Morreale explains how platforms like Spotify influence our listening habits
- 12:55 VIDEO PREMIERE: Rhian Sheehan ‘Still’
- 1:30 MC Slave on the new documentary Beastie Boys Story
- 3:10 Introducing: Thee Golden Geese
- 4:04 The Mixtape: James Shaw
- 7:30 The Sampler: Fiona Apple, Richard Dawson
Saturday, 18 April 2020
- 4:00 The Mixtape: Suzy Cato
- 12:15 Radiohead's Ed O'Brien on his first solo album
- 1:30 VIDEO PREMIERE: Marley Sola ‘Lift Your Head High’
- 1:30 Thundercat on the meaning behind It Is What It Is
- 2:00 Luke Buda has recorded some cover songs
- 3:00 Introducing: Rubi Du
- 3:30 Song Crush - Laura Marling, Yves Tumor, Purity Ring
Saturday, 11 April 2020
- 5:00 The Mixtape: Toby Morris
- 3:27 Song Crush - Celeste, Melodownz, Lido Pimienta
- 12:20 Campbell Smith on how MusicHelps is supporting the local music industry during lockdown
- 12:37 Introducing: Heavy Chest
- 2:05 Live: Avantdale Bowling Club @ The Powerstation
- 7:30 The Sampler: Waxahatchee, Thundercat, Nils Frahm