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12:00 PM.Alex crosses live to the building excitement at New Year festivals Rhythm & Vines, Rhythm & Alps, and A Low Hum, chats to Soundsplash organiser Brian Ruawai, and catches up with regular festival… Read more Audio

3:00 PM.Hipstamatics perform live at the Super Soul Review at the Powerstation in Auckland. Read more Video, Audio, Gallery

3:00 PM.If a Kauri dies in the woods, can you hear it? Tom Cosm has found a way. Read more Audio

4:00 PM.Weird Together chat with Alex about their favourite music of 2016. Read more Video, Audio

7:30 PM.In The Sampler this week Nick Bollinger revisits three albums that stood out for him in 2016: David Bowie's 'Blackstar', Anderson .Paak's 'Malibu', and Mbongwana Star's 'From Kinshasa To The Moon'. Read more Audio

12:00 PM.Recorded over six sold out shows at Wellington's Bats Theatre, Platonic\Romantic introduces A Girl Named Mo's electronic-R&B as live sketches that will make up their debut album to come in 2017. Read more Video, Audio, Gallery

3:00 PM.Madeline North aka So Below is debuting her live show in New Zealand with some help from The Naked and Famous. Read more Audio

2:00 PM.Auckland's new New Year's Eve festival Wondergarden will see NZ musicians Connan Mockasin, Liam Finn, and Lawrence Arabia headlining, playing a mix of each others songs, and some specially selected… Read more Video, Audio

1:00 PM.A Wellington institution closes its doors for the last time tonight. Kirsten Johnstone looks back at the history of well-loved music venue Bodega. Read more Video, Audio

12:00 PM.Will Toledo of Car Seat Headrest tells us what lead to his huge success in 2016. Read more Video, Audio

4:00 PM.On this week's Music 101 Pocket Edition; We korero with Katchafire, Introduce Onono, and Julia Jacklin performs live in session. Read more Audio

3:00 PM.2016 marks the 50th anniversary of the iconic TV program C'mon. Produced by Kevan Moore from 1966 - 1969 - C'mon set the bench mark for New Zealand based pop culture shows. Read more Video, Audio, Gallery

5:00 PM.Team RNZ Music (plus a representative of The Wireless) convene to showcase some of their favourite songs of the year. Read more Video, Audio

4:00 PM.Katchafire are not only one of New Zealand's hardest working bands, they are now one of our most internationally recognised. Read more Video, Audio

3:30 PM.Trevor Reekie chats to Alex Behan about his favourites of 2016. Read more Audio

2:40 PM.Blue Mountains born Julia Jacklin stops in the M101 studios for a live session with Yadana Saw. Read more Audio

2:30 PM.Onono introduces his song psych-pop single Slo Burn. Read more Audio

3:00 PM.Music 101 chats to Anne-Claire and Benjamin from radiooooo.com, a jukebox through space and time. Read more Audio

3:00 PM.In 1976, American band Little Feat made a memorable tour of New Zealand. Nick Bollinger talks to people who were there and examines the reasons behind the group's cult appeal. Read more Video, Audio

5:00 PM.NZ House DJ Greg Churchill takes us from Christchurch post-punk era to Auckland dance clubs in a mixtape of his all time favourite cuts. Read more Video, Audio

4:00 PM.Vince Staples talks with Leilani Momoisea about those annoying requests to do 'funny' videos, writing the perfect clickbait headline, and wanting everyone to just say his name. Read more Video, Audio

4:00 PM.The warm folk sounds of Albi and the Wolves performing, live in the studio, songs from their debut record One Eye Open. Read more Audio

4:00 PM.Jeremy Toy AKA Leonard Charles celebrates the vinyl release of Basement Donuts with a few live tracks. Read more Audio

4:00 PM.HIGH HØØPS aka Jordan Arts of Leisure, shares his latest solo track 'Burn It Up'. Read more Audio

4:00 PM.The legendary Kings Arms Tavern in Auckland has been sold and it spells the end for an iconic music venue. We collected a few favourite memories. Read more Audio