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3:00 PM.Mary Cornish discusses the tenth anniversary of the Ukelele Festival being held today at Vector Arena and why ukelele's have become so important for primary shcool kids. Read more Audio

3:00 PM.Sacha Vee returns home to Christchurch with a new album Luminous after extensive musical exploration in Holland. Read more Video, Audio

2:20 PM.New Dawn introduce their track 'The Dying Light'. Read more Audio

3:00 PM.The Others Way Festival 2016 closing act honours went to Cut Off Your Hands, who left fans hanging after their second album Honour in 2008. Read more Video, Audio

Twenty years on from the Gillian Welch's timeless debut Revival, Nick Bollinger assess a new release of outtakes from that album – Boots No.1: The Official Revival Bootleg. Read more Audio

7:30 PM.Nick Bollinger discusses a concept album from South-East London spoken-word artist Kate Tempest. Read more Audio

5:00 PM.This week, Public Address' Russell Brown compiles a C60 of his favourite selections. Read more Audio

3:45 PM.Pioneering Wellington DJ Clinton Smiley was struck down with a brain aneurysm 10 years ago, but his influence lives on. Read more Audio

2:30 PM.With its mind-bending mix of throbbing, funky basslines, layered psychedelic textures, skittering African rhythms and an agile tenor voice over surrealist lyrics, D.D. Dumbo's debut album Utopia… Read more Video, Audio

2:25 PM.Brooke Fraser is releasing A Sides this week, a collection of some of her biggest hits from the past 14 years. Read more Video, Audio

2:20 PM.Nikolai introduces their track 'qt'. Read more Audio

2:00 PM.In New Zealand for the first time for Laneway 2017, Glass Animals talk secret recordings, production wizardry and growing up with two radio stations. Read more Video, Audio

1:00 PM.Named as 2016 'Breakthrough artist of the year' at the NZ Music Awards, Auckland rapper Kings talks about his self-produced debut EP, making tunes on the marae, and raising a daughter while trying to… Read more Video, Audio

3:00 PM.The story of a 1966 New Zealand garage rock song by The Bluestars that went on to influence bands around the world. Read more Video, Audio, Gallery

2:46 PM.South London singer-guitarist Lianne La Havas will be supporting Coldplay and playing her own solo show in Auckland in early December. Nick Bollinger speaks to her about her music and roots. Read more Audio

7:30 PM.Nick Bollinger samples a new album of mostly old songs from Bic Runga. Read more Audio

5:00 PM.This week, Victoria Kelly takes us through her C60 of beautiful music. Read more Audio

3:30 PM.Psychedelic-pop crafter Connan Mockasin has a new collaborative album out under the name Soft Hair. It's a soundtrack to a film that hasn't been made yet, about a race of human-lizards living… Read more Video, Audio

3:00 PM.Andrew Penman from Salmonella Dub speaks about the artistic community in Kaikōura, the amazing legacy of music that's been created there, and the current challenges for the town. Read more Video, Audio

2:45 PM.Bandcamp's Chief Curator, Andrew Jervis gives us a user's guide in navigating the almost fathomless world of digital music through the online direct-to-fan music portal. Read more Audio

1:30 PM.Opoteia Foa'i, frontman of long-running, pan-Pacific band Te Vaka has worked with Hollywood film composers to create music for the latest Disney animated feature - Moana. Read more Audio

3:00 PM.It is 40 years since The Last Waltz – the famous farewell concert of The Band.  The anniversary is getting its biggest celebration in New Zealand. Read more Video, Audio

5:00 PM.Much loved singer songwriter Bic Runga is about to be inducted to the NZ Music Hall Of Fame, and has a new album out on Friday. Close Your Eyes includes ten cover versions of songs close to Runga's… Read more Audio