All episodes
Saturday, 31 July 2021
- 1:30 The Sampler: Anthonie Tonnon, Onono, Grawlixes
- 3:00 RNZ Music Live Sessions: Kings
- 12:30 Jack Antonoff on 'Taking the Sadness Out of Saturday Night'
- 1:30 The Sampler: Dave, Darkside, Twin Shadow
- 3:00 How are cassettes still a thing?
- 3:30 INTERVIEW: The Weather Station's Tamara Lindeman
- 3:30 INTRODUCING: Tree Nurse
- 4:00 The Mixtape: Liam Finn
Saturday, 24 July 2021
- 5:00 Liam Finn - Live at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
- 9:00 Part 1 - Anything Could Happen
- 11:06 Music with Charlotte Ryan
- 1:30 The Sampler: Anthonie Tonnon, Onono, Grawlixes
- 3:15 INTRODUCING: DEB5000
- 3:30 Leon Bridges on his new album 'Gold Diggers Sound'
- 4:00 The Mixtape: Tayi Tibble
- 5:10 Chet Faker checks into 'Hotel Surrender'
Saturday, 17 July 2021
- 5:00 The Mixtape: Teremoana Rapley
- 1:10 INTERVIEW: Dean Hapeta of Upper Hutt Posse
- 1:30 The Sampler: The Goon Sax, Mustafa, Lips
- 2:00 2PM LIVE: Soft Plastics
- 3:15 INTRODUCING: Isla Noon
- 3:30 INTERVIEW: Kirin J Callinan
- 6:50 Anthonie Tonnon melds music with political musings on 'Leave Love Out of This'
Saturday, 10 July 2021
- 12:15 Celebrating 50 years of Al Green Gets Next To You
- 1:30 The Sampler: Lucy Dacus, Faye Webster, Greentea Peng
- 2:00 RNZ Music Live Sessions: Laiika
- 2:40 INTERVIEW: Musician and producer Graham Daniels
- 3:15 INTRODUCING Jiahu Symbols
- 3:30 The new dating app connecting people through music
- 4:00 The Mixtape - Dai Henwood
Saturday, 3 July 2021
- 12:10 The Doors' drummer John Densmore on the 50th anniversary of LA Woman
- 1:15 Mara TK on his debut solo album
- 1:30 The Sampler: Troy Kingi, Sault, Womb
- 2:00 Louis Baker and The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra live at Auckland Town Hall
- 3:15 INTRODUCING: Gino October
- 4:00 The Mixtape - Emile Donovan
Saturday, 26 June 2021
- 12:15 The Beatles New Zealand Tour 1964 Part 1: The Arrival
- 12:00 Celebrating fifty years of Joni Mitchell's Blue
- 1:10 Fleet Foxes front man Robin Pecknold on the bands latest release
- 1:30 The Sampler: Another Michael, Hiatus Kaiyote, Paige Julia
- 2:00 2PM LIVE: Tiny Ruins plays songs from her debut album
- 3:15 INTRODUCING: Jessica Leigh
- 4:01 The Mixtape - Sam Hunt
Saturday, 19 June 2021
- 12:30 Ladi6 and Parks bring back 'The Alpha Sessions'
- 1:10 Troy Kingi on his new album 'Black Sea Golden Ladder'
- 1:30 The Sampler: Sophia Kennedy, Cadence Weapon, Matt Sweeney & Bonny Prince Billy
- 2:00 RNZ Music Live Sessions: LEAO
- 2:40 INTERVIEW: The Chats
- 3:30 Louis Baker on his new EP Love Levitates
- 4:00 The Mixtape: Shane Te Pou
Saturday, 12 June 2021
- 12:10 The John Campbell Playlist Hour
- 1:30 RNZ Music Live Sessions: Disciple Pati
- 1:30 The Sampler: Japanese Breakfast, PollyHill, Signer
- 2:15 Drax Project - appreciate being home
- 2:30 Ariana Tikao and Al Fraser pay tribute to Richard Nunns
- 3:10 Teremoana Rapley on her new show 'Daughter'
- 3:15 INTRODUCING: Birdfeeder
- 3:30 Kiwi director Stacey Lee on her new film tackling gender imbalance in the electronic music scene
- 4:00 The Mixtape - Mark Rogers
Saturday, 5 June 2021
- 2:40 Charlotte Yates on 'Mansfield'
- 12:15 Tami Neilson on her NZ Country Awards sweep
- 12:30 INTERVIEW: Tim Minchin
- 1:15 INTERVIEW: The Datsuns Guitarist Phil Somervell
- 1:30 The Sampler: Flamingo Pier, Louisa Nicklin, Arooj Aftab
- 2:00 RNZ Music Live Sessions: Muroki
- 3:15 INTRODUCING: NO COMPLY
- 3:25 The filmmakers behind Under the Volcano on George Martin's lost Caribbean recording studio
- 3:35 Musical Chairs - Delaney Davidson
- 4:00 The Mixtape: Ria Hall
Saturday, 29 May 2021
- 12:15 Interview: Moby
- 1:30 The Sampler: CHAI, Mdou Moctar, Iron & Wine
- 2:00 RNZ Music Live Sessions: Ladyhawke
- 2:40 Restless Soul Records
- 3:30 The Secret Life of Video Game Composers
- 4:00 The Mixtape: Duncan Greive
- 3:15 INTRODUCING: Rhys Rich
Saturday, 22 May 2021
- 11:55 Tom Scott & Peter Scott on Musical Chairs
- 12:35 2021 Jazz Awards Finalists Announced
- 1:30 The Sampler: Jorja Smith, Pickle Darling, Falle Nioke
- 2:00 2PM LIVE nicholas Franchise
- 2:35 Chabbs and Milky on their new tour
- 3:15 INTRODUCING: IA
- 5:15 St Vincent on life and music: 'I put it in the work'
- 6:00 Mixtape - Dolf de Borst of The Datsuns
Saturday, 15 May 2021
- 1:30 The Sampler: Mara TK, The Chills, Dry Cleaning
- 2:00 RNZ Music Live Sessions: Church & AP
- 3:15 INTRODUCING: King Fish
- 3:25 Musical Chairs: Martin Phillipps
- 4:00 The Mixtape - Michelle Langstone
- 7:15 The Black Keys on hill country blues: 'It's almost like a religious service'
Saturday, 8 May 2021
- 12:20 Waiata/Anthems: Bic Runga opens up about growing up in Christchurch and the backlash she faced for speaking her truth
- 1:15 Wunderbar owner Alex Wallace on the NZ Music Venue Infrastructure Fund
- 1:30 The Sampler: Lontalius, Beastwars, Hannah Jadagu
- 2:30 Some of the best NZ music documentaries streaming on demand
- 3:05 Musical Chairs: Sons of Zion
- 7:40 The Mixtape - Otis Frizzell
- 9:00 RNZ Music Live Sessions: Mazbou Q
Saturday, 1 May 2021
- 11:00 The Mixtape: Sir Dave Dobbyn
- 1:30 The Sampler: Pixie Williams, Voom, Flock of Dimes
- 12:45 Kiwi Drum & Bass legends Shapeshifter on their newest album
- 1:15 INTERVIEW: NZ Music Commission's Rodney Fisher on NZ Music Month
- 2:00 NZ Music Month| NZ LIVE compilation
- 3:00 INTRODUCING: Iris G
- 4:00 The Mixtape - James Coyle
- 5:15 25 years of OMC's How Bizarre
Saturday, 24 April 2021
- 11:00 In the Spirit: A Journey into Gospel - Part Two
- 1:30 The Sampler: Milk, Dianne Swann, Somni Presents: Up Too Early
- 2:00 RNZ Music Live Sessions: Merk
- 2:15 INTERVIEW: London Grammar
- 3:10 INTERVIEW: LA Based NZ born goth-pop artist So Below
- 4:00 The Mixtape - Perlina Lau
Saturday, 17 April 2021
- 2:23 NZ Live: Anthonie Tonnon
- 1:10 First Song - Anthonie Tonnon - Water Underground (Live)
- 12:00 The Prince Hour - Music 101
- 1:15 INTERVIEW: Merk on his 'Infinite Youth"
- 1:30 The Sampler: Taylor Swift, Floating Points & Pharoah Sanders, Kane Strang
- 2:00 Anthonie Tonnon - a compilation of RNZ sessions
- 5:20 The Mixtape - David Atai
Saturday, 10 April 2021
- 10:00 In the Spirit: A Journey into Gospel
- 12:30 Massive Attack Blue Lines 30th anniversary
- 1:30 The Sampler: Pixie Williams, Voom, Flock of Dimes
- 2:00 Fur Patrol live at Helen's (2000)
- 2:30 INTERVIEW: Hip hop artist Silas Futura talks about reconnecting with his Māori heritage
- 4:00 The Mixtape - Marc Swadel
- 5:40 Sheep Dog & Wolf on the pain behind his music
Saturday, 3 April 2021
- 10:00 In the Spirit: A Journey into Gospel
- 1:15 Reb Fountain on her Nick Cave tribute show
- 1:30 The Sampler - Heisei No Oto Japanese Left-field Pop From The CD Age (1989-1996)
- 1:30 The Sampler - Lana Del Rey Chemtrails Over The Country Club
- 2:00 2PM Live: Mali Mali
- 2:30 Best Song Ever - Peachy Keen organiser Amber Fowler
- 3:15 INTRODUCING: Louisa Nicklin
- 4:00 The Mixtape: Saraid de Silva
- 5:40 INTERVIEW: Tuteri Dal Rangihaeata on Poi E's IMNZ Classic Record award
Saturday, 27 March 2021
- 1:15 INTERVIEW: Kane Strang on his surprise new album
- 1:30 The Sampler - Edo Funk Explosion
- 1:30 The Sampler - A Summer in Retrograde by Raiza Biza
- 2:00 2PM LIVE : There's a Tuesday
- 2:40 Adam Hattaway: Woolston, Texas by way of Christchurch
- 3:00 INTRODUCING: Samara Alofa
- 3:30 INTERVIEW: Robert Scott of The Clean on reissuing their catalogue on vinyl
- 4:15 INTERVIEW: Martin Phillipps of The Chills
- 5:20 Track By Track: TEEKS - Something to Feel
Saturday, 20 March 2021
- 4:05 The Mixtape: Andre Upston
- 12:30 The Oral History of Sailing Away
- 2:00 Arthur Ahbez live in session
- 3:00 INTRODUCING: Husband and wife duo Aro
- 3:30 Photographer Anthony Phelps on the importance of punk
- 5:45 INTERVIEW: Award winning musician and composer Jon Batiste
Saturday, 13 March 2021
- 12:00 Team Dynamite: 'It was like the universe rewarding us'
- 1:00 The Sampler: Team Dynamite, Lou'ana, Miles Calder
- 1:30 The Sampler - Miles Calder
- 5:45 Yasamin on writing music in response to tragedy
Saturday, 6 March 2021
- 12:50 Hinewehi Mohi on creating a bi-lingual music industry
- 1:00 The Sampler: Edward Castelow, Jazmine Mary, Mogwai
- 1:30 The Sampler - Jazmine Mary
- 1:30 The Sampler - Edward Castelow
- 2:00 2PM LIVE: Chelsea Jade
- 2:30 Mogwai's Stuart Braithwaite on the band's twenty five year journey (and first UK number one)
- 3:30 INTERVIEW: Mermaidens on their newest single 'Soft Energy'
- 4:00 The Mixtape - Ana Scotney
- 4:35 Music 101: Ladyhawke on touring, Twitch and Catholic guilt
Saturday, 27 February 2021
- 12:15 INTERVIEW: Neil, Liam and Elroy Finn
- 1:30 The Sampler - Split Enz True Colours New Colours
- 1:30 The Sampler - Terrible Sons
- 2:00 2PM LIVE: Paige
- 2:30 The Secret Life of Session Musicians
- 3:30 INTERVIEW: Weta's Clinton Den Heyer on 20 years of Geographica
- 4:00 The Mixtape- Kaan Hiini
Saturday, 20 February 2021
- 1:30 The Sampler - Goat Girl
- 1:30 Elemeno P's Dave Gibson on hitting the road again
- 1:30 The Sampler - The Weather Station
- 2:00 2PM LIVE: IMUGI 이무기
- 3:10 Che Fu on 20 years of Navigator
- 3:15 INTRODUCING: nicholas Franchise
- 3:30 Kiwi Jr: "Sorry everyone, here's another rock record!"
- 4:00 The Mixtape: Benee
