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2:00 PM.New York pop/soul singer Parson James meets New Zealand rapper Randa - and they play for each other material they've never performed before. Read more Video, Audio

4:00 PM.The Grow Room is a creative space in Auckland that's home to a increasing collective of music producers, who've received a great deal of acclaim in just a few years. Read more Audio

5:00 PM.Brooklyn DJ Nickodemus has been drawing inspiration from the different ethnicities in New York City since his first recordings in 1996. With a new album on the way as well as an upcoming appearance at… Read more Audio

5:00 PM.In the Music 101 Pocket Edition, it is a Laneway special. Tony Stamp goes backstage at the Auckland Anniversary Day event and speaks with Norweigian pop singer Aurora, and US septet Whitney. Alex… Read more Audio

4:00 PM.Canadian Duo Bob Moses speak to us backstage at Laneway 2017 about bridging the gap between pop songs and electronic music. Read more Audio

4:00 PM.What So Not talks about making music at Piha, agression in EDM, and stepping in late to fill Young Thug's slot at Laneway 2017 Read more Video, Audio

4:00 PM.Jordan Reyne talks about how she ended up singing the theme song to Resident Evil 7, set to be one of the biggest video games of the year. Read more Video, Audio

12:00 PM.Tigilau Ness is an activist and reggae icon, whose band Unity Pacific won Best Roots Album at the Tuis last year. In 2009 he was honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Pacific Music Awards… Read more Audio

1:49 PM.Kirsten Johnstone heads backstage at Guns N' Roses' Not In This Lifetime show with Production Manager Dale Skjerseth. Read more Video, Audio

5:00 PM.Meet Whitney, the band behind the falsetto and glistening chords of one of Sir Elton John's favourite albums of 2016. Read more Video, Audio

12:00 PM.Yadana Saw heads out the 23rd annual Te Rā o te Raukura festival at Waiwhetū Marae. Read more Audio

9:00 AM.We talked to 20-year old Norwegian pop musician Aurora, backstage at Laneway 2017. Read more Video, Audio

4:00 PM.Conor McCabe and Barnaby Matthews were only separated by a few years at Hamilton Boys High and both spent a lot of time in the music department but didn't connect until many years later in Australia… Read more Video, Audio

2:00 PM.Prolific Australian psychedelic rock septet King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard talk to Alex Behan at Laneway 2017. Read more Video, Audio

7:30 PM.Nick Bollinger detects sonic and emotional developments in the lates abum by The xx. Read more Audio

7:30 PM.Nick Bollinger discusses the blues-infused music of Oakland-based Fantastic Negrito. Read more Audio

5:00 PM.Aldous Harding is home in New Zealand for the summer, preparing a full band for shows in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. She joins Kirsten Johnstone to play some of the songs that she’s been… Read more Video, Audio

5:00 PM.In the Music 101 Pocket Edition, Weyes Blood is in session; Yadana Saw speaks with Sinkane ahead of their WOMAD Taranaki appearance, and M101 host Alex Behan is with Aussie psyche septet King Gizzard… Read more Audio

4:00 PM.Veronica Milsom brings us the highlights from the 2016 Triple J Hottest 100 Read more Video, Audio

4:00 PM.Beardyman explains his next level commitment to his craft leading up to his Splore performance. Read more Video, Audio

4:00 PM.Purple Pilgrims drop their new song 'Drink the juice' and discuss their obsession with cults just before their Laneway 2017 performance. Read more Video, Audio

3:00 PM.Sudanese-American multi-instrumentalist Ahmed Gallab speaks to Yadana Saw ahead of his WOMAD 2017 appearance with his band Sinkane Read more Audio

5:00 PM.Californian singer-songwriter Weyes Blood joins us in studio for an interview and a live performance. Read more Video, Audio

5:00 PM.Alex Behan shares some of the bands he's excited about seeing at the 2017 Laneway Festival in Auckland. Read more Video, Audio

5:00 PM.Falsetto introduce their song Cairo Read more Audio