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3:20 PM.This week Alya Jade introduces herself.  Read more Audio

2:30 PM.Tony Stamp interviews Tampa duo They Hate Change about their latest album Finally, New. Read more Video, Audio

2:20 PM.Diggy Dupé & Friends Present The Panthers, performing songs from The Panthers soundtrack, a six-part drama series about the rise of the activist group Polynesian Panthers in the 1970’s – a powerful… Read more Audio

1:40 PM.Pōneke artist Wiri Donna is setting out on tour so she stopped in to RNZ to play us some songs off her new EP Being Alone. Read more Audio

1:20 PM.Grammy award winning soloist and Māori musical instrument specialist Jerome Kavanagh (Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāti Kahungunu me te rohe o Mōkai Pātea) talks to Tony Stamp about his new composition for… Read more Audio

4:00 PM.Prominent NZ musician Hollie Smith has been writing and releasing music for over 20 years. Her 4th solo album Coming From the Dark charted number 1 on the New Zealand charts last year, and shes about… Read more Audio

2:30 PM.Tony Stamp is enamoured by London singer-songwriter Nilüfer Yanya's second album, checks out the return of noisy expats Popstrangers, and and grapples with Canadian weirdo Yves Jarvis. Read more Audio

2:20 PM.Daffodils are a four piece alt indie band from Auckland. 

Many moons ago they had great success in the Smokefree Rockquest so we have been keeping an eye on them here at Music 101. 

They have just… Read more Audio

2:00 PM.On Saturday 18th June, the highly-anticipated APRA Best Country Music Song Award was announced live on RNZ's Music 101.

Taking out the title this year is the ever-moving masterpiece ‘Trouble Finds A… Read more Audio

1:30 PM.NZ Band Tall Dwarfs is the dup of Chris Knox and Alec Bathgate - former members of the NZ punk bands Toy Love and The Enemy - who were signed to  Flying Nun records and for the first time their full… Read more Audio

3:30 PM.Introducing: Recitals Read more Video, Audio

5:00 PM.Worcestershire-born, New Zealand raised, LA-based singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Ny Oh is currently on tour with Harry Styles. She spoke to Charlotte Ryan about her early career, living… Read more Video, Audio

4:30 PM.Our  guest today picking their favourite songs is NZ artist Imogen Taylor, well known for her diagonal, textured paintings she is making a strong name for herself locally and internationally. Read more Audio

3:25 PM.Noah Slee grew up in New Zealand with his Tongan family, but since 2016 has been based in Berlin His new album 'It Takes a Village' was a collaboration between Noah and the many friends and… Read more Video, Audio

2:30 PM.Tony Stamp reviews the latest album from indie-twang favourites Band of Horses, the debut of Dunedin band Asta Rangu, and a beautifully orchestrated hip hop record by duo Wilma Vritra. Read more Audio

1:55 PM.Yesterday the 2022 APRA Best Country Music Song Award Finalists were announced Always such a wonderful celebration of the incredible calibre of Country Music Songwriters in Aotearoa, The awards are… Read more Audio

1:15 PM.Celebrating The 40th Anniversary Of Simon & Garfunkel's Concert In Central Park, Samuel Flynn Scott of The Phoenix Foundation talks to Charlotte about the upcoming tribute shows featuring an all-star… Read more Audio

5:00 PM.In this special edition of The Mixtape, RNZ presenter Karyn Hay plays some of her favourite tunes from Aotearoa. Karyn Hay is the recipient of the 2022 Taite Independent Spirit Award. Read more Video, Audio

3:30 PM.Tamaki Makaurau band Ballot Bot introduce themselves. Read more Audio

3:20 PM.Melbourne based Maori artist Samuel Gaskin introduces his new song RAIN feat. The Merindas. Read more Audio

3:00 PM.Christoph el' Truento was the beat-making brains behind Tom Scott’s @Peace, and later contributed to the Avantdale Bowling Club project. A prolific musician, he’s spent much of the last ten years… Read more Audio

2:00 PM.Welsh singer Cate Le Bon recorded a special live music session while she was in Aotearoa for her Pompeii Tour 2022. She performs Harbour, French Boys, Pompeii and Moderation, especially for RNZ and… Read more Audio

1:40 PM.Dub Reggae heavyweights Rhombus are back with their 5th album- after a 14 year break. The new album After Party - features new and old members, and has a familiar yet fresh sound. Perlina Lau spoke to… Read more Video, Audio

1:20 PM.Angel Olsen's latest album Big Time was partly recorded after the indie singer-songwriter lost both of her parents and came out on social media. Read more Video, Audio