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3:00 PM.The Pakistani singer's follow up to her breakthrough Vulture Prince is just as stately and serene, further establishing her as a fiercely unique artist. Read more Video, Audio

2:30 PM.American alternative rock band Blonde Redhead are about to bring their new album to New Zealand with three shows planned. Kazu Makino and twin brothers Simone and Amedeo Pace formed the band in New… Read more Audio

2:05 PM.Wellington-based DJ Messie, aka Tessa Hills, has just been offered a spot on the stage at Glastonbury. DJ Messie, who came to NZ fame when picked by Fred Again to support his massive New Zealand… Read more Audio

1:30 PM.An 85-year-old grandmother is one of Warsaw’s most popular DJs - spinning techno at nightclubs by night and ‘70s hits at a senior citizens club by day. DJ Vika’s vibrant, self-directed approach to… Read more Video, Audio

5:00 PM.William Dart catches up with the music of Beth Gibbons, the voice of Portishead a few decades ago and now the assured songwriter of her new solo album, Lives Outgrown. Read more Audio

4:00 PM.Our guest picking the music over the next hour is Dujon Cullingford, a DJ and record collector based in Ngaruawahia. Dujon is a champion for underground New Zealand funk, soul and disco from back in… Read more Audio

3:10 PM.Mount Kimbie began their music journey 15 years ago as a duo at the forefront of electronica. Today the beloved English band continue to inspire with their critically acclaimed new album The Sunset… Read more Audio

2:30 PM.C Zukey is a Canadian-born New Zealand alternative musician from Auckland. His beautiful new album Stonefruut is inspired by some intense family experiences over the last few years, the birth of his… Read more Audio

1:20 PM.In the mid-1960s, Sandy Edmonds was one of the biggest names in New Zealand music with hits like Daylight Saving Time. Rock'n'roll reporter John Baker reflects on the UK-born pop singer's short but… Read more Video, Audio

9:00 AM.The Christchurch singer-songwriter delves into darkness on her new LP. It's an exploration of sadness that's more meaningful when framed against Parsons' usual buoyant personality, writes Tony Stamp.

4:07 PM.Band leader, trombonist extraordinaire, recording artist and big picture thinker. Broadly described by those who loved him as a 'yes' man, Rodger Fox's zest for life rubbed off on many. Earlier this… Read more Audio

3:05 PM.SWIDT's Spycc and Boomer join Maggie Tweedie in the studio to talk about their new album Taking Care of Business. The hip hop crew that hailed from Auckland's Onehunga have been keeping us guessing… Read more Audio

2:40 PM.We cross to Gore, the country music capital of Aotearoa, and where hundreds of amateur country musicians of all ages have travelled to compete for the coveted NZ Gold Guitar trophy this weekend. RNZ… Read more Audio

2:06 PM.Aotearoa's biggest artists gathered for the music awards last night. There were performances, speeches and impromptu waiata with the audience. Music 101 reviewer Tony Stamp caught up with the winners… Read more Audio

1:20 PM.It's fun to be part of a band that's still evolving on their eighth album, says Crowded House frontman Neil Finn. The iconic band - now featuring three Finn family members - experiments with… Read more Video, Audio

3:46 PM.Byllie-jean at the Christchurch Art Gallery Read more Video, Audio

4:40 PM.South Island folk songwriter Holly Arrowsmith has won the 2024 APRA Best Country Music Song for 'Desert Dove' - a song about "distance, loss and grief". Read more Video, Audio

4:10 PM.Musician Paul Kean from The Bats is picking the tunes on the Mixtape this week. Paul has been a member of several bands, The Basket Cases, Toy Love, The Bats, Minisnap, and more recently a musical… Read more Audio

3:15 PM.Indie perennials Voom have been playing their heart-on-their-sleeve music for a long time in Aotearoa and are still releasing perfectly formed pop songs. Buzz Moller from Voom talks about the art of… Read more Audio

2:30 PM.The Portishead singer unveils her first album, tackling motherhood and mortality on an collection that's sometimes gloomy, but often gorgeous. Read more Video, Audio

2:30 PM.Tony Stamp is in Auckland for a guided tour of the music historian and writer's favourite local venues, in the final of this four part series. Read more Audio

1:20 PM.Shapeshifter formed in Christchurch back in 1999. This year the trailblazing live drum-and-bass band celebrate 25 years of performing around the world. Music 101's Charlotte Ryan - a "very early fan"… Read more Video, Audio

10:59 AM.The pop prodigy's third album finds her continuing to deal with fame at a formative age, often speaking directly to fans and critics. Read more Audio

4:00 PM.This special NZ Music Month Mixtape celebrates the hero guitars played by some of our most legendary musicians. Country singer/songwriter Glen Moffatt wrote a definitive list of the ten hero guitars… Read more Audio, Gallery

3:15 PM.The words to Supergroove's iconic song Can't Get Enough will soon be revealed as the lyrics go up for auction on Trade Me. Dr Karl Steven, former Supergroove frontman, has written down the "accurate"… Read more Audio