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2:20 PM.BBC Future's Melissa Hogenboom shares the story of how her Dad's love of music helped to slow his onset of dementia and the research behind music's effects on the brain. Read more Audio

2:05 PM.Our favourite local musicians share the song that's their soundtrack to summer. Marlon Williams' pick is 'Wild Horses' by Prefab Sprout. Read more Video, Audio

1:50 PM.Our favourite local musicians share the song that's their soundtrack to summer. Chelsea Jade's pick is ‘Sticky’ by Ravyn Lenae. Read more Video, Audio

1:30 PM.Our favourite local musicians share the song that's their soundtrack to summer. Sam Scott of The Phoenix Foundation picks 'Bad Liar' by Selena Gomez. Read more Video, Audio

1:05 PM.With its easy-to-access content and vast selection of ready-made playlists, Spotify has amassed more than 100 million users globally since its inception. But according to writer Liz Pelly it’s… Read more Audio

4:05 PM.Many great musicians died this year. We pay tribute to the major musical figures that left the stage in 2017. Read more Video, Audio

5:00 PM.This week's RNZ Music Mixtape selector is the local king of summer gigs, Jordan Luck. He shares his c60 of favourite New Zealand music with Yadana Saw. Read more Audio

2:20 PM.It was another banner year for the influential British minimalists after their third album I See You signaled a livening up of their sound and attitude. Tony Stamp talked to singer & bass player… Read more Video, Audio

2:00 PM.On some much-needed downtime, the parka-clad singer talks to Sam Wicks about his triumphant return. Read more Video, Audio

12:00 PM.In this week's Pocket Edition we talk to ex-Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher, Wellington producer K2K, and Oliver Sim from The xx. Read more Audio

10:00 AM.The Northland teenagers had a massive 2017, but 2018 is set to be even bigger. Not only will they be playing at Germany's Wacken Open Air Festival, they'll be playing another massive festival in… Read more Video

7:30 PM.Nick Bollinger revisits a few of the local albums that stood out in 2017 Read more Audio

7:30 PM.Nick Bollinger revisits some of the listening that enlivened his year. Read more Audio

5:00 PM.In this week's Pocket Edition Melody Thomas speaks with Ruban Nielson of Unknown Mortal Orchestra, we hear Blackbird Ensemble's Bjork show 'All is Full of Love, and Glass Vaults are live in session. Audio

3:45 PM.DJ, writer, and book peddler Kiran Dass reviews the music books she's enjoyed the most in 2017. Read more Audio

3:30 PM.It's been the strongest year for local music, perhaps ever, evidenced by the fact that three kiwis have topped local and international 'best of' lists. The RNZ Music team discuss Lorde, Aldous… Read more Video, Audio

2:45 PM.We profile Wellington producer Peach Milk, as part of RNZ Music's ongoing series 'She Will Move You', which looks at women electronic producers in Aotearoa. Read more Audio

1:50 PM.Wellington's Maxwell Young introduces us to his song 'Midnight'. He sites his formative musical experience as using his mum’s credit card to spend thousands on iTunes as a 9-year-old. Read more Audio

1:45 PM.Ahead of Australian soul outfit The Teskey Brothers' New Zealand tour opening for Angus and Julia Stone, frontman Josh Teskey tells us a bit about the band and sings a couple of songs. Read more Audio

1:20 PM.Debating some favourite 2017 music from elsewhere is Kirsten Johnstone, Alex Behan, Yadana Saw, Nick Bollinger and Tony Stamp from the RNZ Music team. Read more Video, Audio

1:10 PM.Christchurch music teacher and father-of-two Jonathan Densem has inoperable brain cancer. This year he fulfilled a dream of recording his debut album at Neil Finn's Roundhead Studios. Read more Video, Audio

10:10 AM.Singer-songwriter Aldous Harding talks to Kathryn Ryan about self-belief, self-preservation and how she's become obsessed with live performance. Read more Video, Audio

7:30 PM.Ria Hall has made an album that looks from the past to the future. Nick Bollinger takes a listen. Read more Audio

7:30 PM.Nick Bollinger reviews a mythological sci-fi love saga from Northland artist Troy Kingi. Read more Audio