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1:20 PM.American soul singer Teddy Swims may have blown up on the charts, but it was New Zealand that fell hard for him first. His breakout song 'Lose Control' was the number 1 radio song here for 11 weeks… Read more Audio

4:00 PM.Martin Kwok is an Emmy award-winning sound editor, DJ and music obsessive based in Pōneke Wellington. He worked on Peter Jackson's Beatles documentary Get Back and the soundtrack to the highly… Read more Video, Audio

2:30 PM.Tony Stamp reviews the Ōtautahi musician's debut EP. Read more Video, Audio

2:30 PM.Tony Stamp assesses the debut from an aurally-inventive American guitarist. Read more Audio

1:40 PM.Shonen Knife are an all girl Japanese band hailing from Osaka. Raised by conservative parents, singer/guitarist Naoko Yamano talks to Maggie Tweedie about the early days of sneaking her guitar out of… Read more Video, Audio

3:15 AM.After finding the traditional classical world "an intense, competitive place" post-classical composer Rose Riebl found comfort in her rule-breaking minimalist music. Rose is signed to the independent… Read more Audio

2:15 AM.Pitchfork named Real Estate's 'Daniel' one of the most anticipated albums of 2024, yet it's since been announced the platform will be folded into GQ. Singer Martin Courtney talks to Maggie Tweedie… Read more Audio

1:20 AM.Ben and Louis Helliker-Hales are Chaos in The CBD. The Kiwi brothers have been living in London for over a decade, becoming an essential part of the global dance community and playing at the top house… Read more Audio

4:00 PM.Shona McCullagh is the outgoing artistic director of the Auckland Arts festival. This year’s festival is her swan song. 

Shona has received a New Zealand Order of Merit for services to dance, and her… Read more Audio

3:20 PM.Taite Music Prize winning artist Jazmine Mary brings their electric guitar into the RNZ studio to share a song ahead of their show at the Hamilton Gardens next Sunday. After releasing the album 'Dog'… Read more Audio

2:30 PM.The Sampler - Imitation of War by Itasca Read more Video, Audio

2:30 PM.The Sampler - Blu Wav by Grandaddy Read more Video, Audio

2:15 PM.Arguably New Zealand's biggest band, L.A.B have released a new album L.A.B VI. After giving us five albums in as many years we had to wait for this one while they toured the world playing sold-out… Read more Audio

1:45 PM.Pixie Williams is a National treasure. She was New Zealand's first ever pop star - releasing 'Blue Smoke in 1948. In 2021 a tribute album to Pixie Williams was recorded called 'The New Blue' featuring… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.Stan Walker has a message for Māori in his new new single, 'Māori Ki Te Ao': "This is to say, ‘man, you're incredible. You're amazing. Our reo is amazing. So spread it wide, and far’.” Read more Video, Audio

4:05 PM.This week on the Mixtape: Jean McAllistair Read more Audio

3:20 PM.Otautahi/Christchurch artist and songwriter Sam Bambery joins Charlotte Ryan to celebrate the release of his new song 'Parasite'. It's the first single from an upcoming album called 'Rubricator' that… Read more Video, Audio

2:30 PM.Tony Stamp review the debut from a techno DJ-turned-dream pop musician. Read more Video, Audio

2:30 PM.Tony Stamp reviews the final album from a Jamaican pioneer. Read more Audio

2:30 PM.Of the thousands of drum machines that have been sold over the years, only one is housed in the Smithsonian Institution. It belonged to hip-hop producer J Dilla, a man who Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson… Read more Audio

2:00 PM.Detroit rockers MC5 have lost a great with the death of guitarist Wayne Kramer. MC5 formed in 1963 were considered as one of the greatest rock bands of all time The band broke up amid government… Read more Audio

1:50 PM.Comedian and actress Karen O'Leary notoriously played Officer O'Leary in Wellington Paranormal. She has been a contestant in Taskmaster, a co-host in Paddy Gower Has Issues and now has her own podcast… Read more Audio

1:20 PM.Before becoming the drummer for Queens of the Stone Age, Jon Theodore was an early fan, first seeing them play at a tiny Baltimore club that held 12 people. Ahead of their NZ tour Jon talks to… Read more Audio

4:04 PM.This week's mixtape is selected by journalist, TV presenter and children's author Miriama Kamo. And as the daughter of two prison chaplains, Miriama started early on a social justice path, mahi which… Read more Audio