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2:05 PM.Beloved NZ musician, singer-songwriter and rock n roll goddess Julia Deans takes us through her excellent new album – her first in six years – We Light Fire. Read more Video, Audio

1:35 PM.Louis Baker and an incredible band perform two new songs before he heads off to sold-out shows on his upcoming European tour. Read more Video, Audio

1:00 PM.Alex Behan hosts a roundtable discussion with three of the Best Producer nominees at this year's Pacific Music Awards. Read more Video, Audio

12:00 PM.In this week's Pocket Edition we host a panel discussion with three of the Best Producer nominees at this year's Pacific Music Awards, and feature live tracks from Louis Baker and Being. Read more Audio

3:55 PM.The slogan for NZ Music month this year is 'Discover New'. The RNZ Music crew bring this kaupapa to their mixtape, with some brand new exciting finds, and some old favourites too.  Read more Video, Audio

7:30 PM.Janelle Monae holds the Declaration of Independence to account in a funky and forthright new album. Nick Bollinger discusses. Read more Audio

5:00 PM.Sandy Mill is the voice heard on the albums of SJD, Neil Finn, and Placebo. After nearly three decades of the music business, she's finally released her own EP. She shares her mixtape of favourite… Read more Audio

5:00 PM.In this week's Pocket Edition, Yadana Saw walks around Burning Up Years a new music exhibition that has opened at Wellington Museum. Alex Behan speaks with Parquet Court's Andrew Savage about their… Read more Audio

3:00 PM.Auckland pop-punk duo Carb On Carb visit the RNZ studio to perform two songs from their new album For Ages. Read more Audio

2:05 PM.Andrew Savage of New York indie-rockers Parquet Courts speaks about recording their album with pop producer Danger Mouse, and his connections to New Zealand band Opposite Sex. Read more Video, Audio

1:45 PM.Yadana Saw heads down to Wellington Museum for a sneak peak ahead of the opening of Burning Up Years - an exhibition showcasing New Zealand music made in 1960-78. Read more Audio

1:10 PM.Nominees at this years Music Managers Award Paula Yeoman and James Southgate discuss the changing roles in managing artists and collaboration and support in the industry through the Music managers… Read more Audio

2:20 PM.A trio of up-and-coming NZ bands have a hoon in the RNZ studio, in celebration of their colaboration Corduroy Cape: A Persnickety Mixtape. Read more Audio

7:30 PM.Kimbra strives for self-improvement on her third album. Nick Bollinger assesses the results. Read more Audio

7:30 PM.Nick Bollinger discusses the ascent - and intent - of chart-topping rapper Cardi B. Read more Audio

4:00 PM.Estère Dalton is a Wellington based producer who writes songs with an anthropologist's eye. Her new album My Design, On Other's Lives tackles subjects like digital overload, migration, guns, and the… Read more Video, Audio

3:10 PM.Melbourne trio Camp Cope perform two songs from their second album How to Socialise & Make Friends, and have a yarn with Tony Stamp. Read more Video, Audio

2:10 PM.RnB singer Kehlani discusses staying true to herself, dealing with mental health publicly and being a little sweet, a little sexy and a little savage. Read more Video, Audio

1:10 PM.The Topp Twins: musicians, comedians, and courageous campaigners for the rights of women, gay and lesbian people, unions, and a nuclear-free New Zealand  Jools and Lynda tell some Topp tales as they… Read more Video, Audio

7:30 PM.Tony Stamp assesses the latest sounds from Afro-Scottish trio Young Fathers. Read more Video, Audio

7:30 PM.Nick Bollinger reports on the latest recordings of itinerant songster Delaney Davidson. Read more Audio

7:30 PM.Nick Bollinger discusses a contemporary recording that recalls the golden age of Cuban dance music. Read more Audio

5:00 PM.To celebrate the 11th International Record Store Day, Slow Boat Records' Jeremy Taylor shares his stories and songs from life behind the record shop counter. Read more Video, Audio

3:30 PM.Garth Cartwright is a New Zealand-born, London-based music and arts writer. He has a new book - Going For A Song: A Chronicle of the UK Record Shop, in which he traces the history of the record store… Read more Audio

3:00 PM.Despite dying more than 10 years ago, Michael Jackson still has far-reaching influence. Everyone from Beyoncé to Justin Bieber has taken a page from the entertainer’s songbook. Perhaps more… Read more Video, Audio