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4:00 PM.James Coyle aka Reverend Black Keys is an accomplished musician with a lot of credentials. He plays keys for The Nudge, Fly My Pretties and Newtown Rocksteady. As former Newtown Festival Programmer… Read more Video, Audio

3:00 PM.Introducing Iris G- a 22-year-old RnB singer/songwriter from Avondale, Auckland. She stars in our brand new series The Collective, an eight-part video series following a group of six young musicians… Read more Video, Audio

2:00 PM.Celebrating Te Marama Puoro o Aotearoa NZ Music Month Enjoy 30 minutes of some of the best live performances from local artists. Read more Audio

1:15 PM.Rodney Fisher works for the NZ Music Commission, who are heavily involved in planning events and initiatives around NZ Music Month. Rodney joins Tony in the studio. He runs through what the commission… Read more Video, Audio

11:05 PM.In this week's Pocket Edition, London Grammar's Hannah Reid surprises Tony Stamp with her NZ connection, opera star Jonathan Lemalu on what's keeping him busy now he's back home and Merk speaks with… Read more Audio

4:00 PM.RNZ'er Perlina Lau began her on-screen career with the web series Flat3 in 2013. Since then, she's gone on to co-star in follow-up Friday Night Bites, which was nominated for two New Zealand… Read more Video, Audio

3:10 PM.LA-based, NZ-born goth-pop artist So Below has released her highly-anticipated debut album LEFT BEHIND last year. She caught up with Charlotte on her return home to discuss the merits of releasing… Read more Audio

2:15 PM.Tony Stamp talked to singer Hannah Reid from her home in Britain, about the new album’s focus on feminism, collaborating with her bandmates Dan and Dot, and her family connection to New Zealand. Read more Video, Audio

2:00 PM.RNZ Music is proud to present a brand new series of live sessions with some of Aotearoa's finest. First off the rank is Auckland-based indie-pop musician Merk, who's just released his second album… Read more Video, Audio

1:30 PM.Tony Stamp absorbs a posthumous release from Auckland musician Reuben Winter, the first solo album by The Bads' Dianne Swann, and a collection of laidback beats designed for the early hours of the… Read more Audio

5:20 PM.Our guest picking his favourite songs and talking life is David Atai! David is an award-winning, multi-platinum-selling artist from groundbreaking NZ hip hop group Nesian Mystik with a track record of… Read more Video, Audio

2:00 PM.2PM LIVE Anthonie Tonnon To celebrate the release of his newest album, this week we feature Whanganui based solo artist Anthonie Tonnon.  He  has always been a welcome guest at the RNZ Studios and for… Read more Audio

1:30 PM.Tony Stamp wraps his head around Taylor Swift's re-recording of her second album, a jazzy collaboration between Brit producer Floating Points and sax legend Pharoah Sanders, and the surprise return of… Read more Audio

1:15 PM.Kiwi multi-instrumentalist Merk has released his highly anticipated album Infinite Youth. To celebrate the album's release, and ahead of his nationwide tour, Merk joins Charlotte for a chat about his… Read more Video, Audio

12:00 PM.Wednesday 21st April marks five years since Prince passed away. He was 57. Undoubtedly a music icon, he's regarded as one of the greatest musicians of his generation. We look back at the life and… Read more Audio

5:40 PM. Auckland experimental artist Sheep Dog & Wolf (real name Daniel McBride) has just released his highly anticipated second album Two Minds. It's his first full album release since his critically… Read more Video, Audio

4:00 PM.Our guest on The Mixtape this week is cinematographer Marc Swadel. Marc has an impressive portfolio. He's worked on Grammy and BIFA nominated, Cannes, UKMVA and NME award winning films. Marc has… Read more Video, Audio

2:30 PM.Silas McClintock has been making music for years under the name Bobandii, but recently retired the name and emerged with a new project: Silas Futura. His first EP under the name is out now. It's… Read more Video, Audio

2:00 PM.Fur Patrol's iconic album Pet is available on vinyl for the first time! The album was originally released in 2000 and spent a total of 30 weeks on the NZ charts. 

To celebrate the release, we listen… Read more Audio

1:30 PM.Tony Stamp basks in the glow of a new Pixie Williams covers album, a reissue of a classic by Auckland band Voom, and a breakup album from American songwriter Jenn Wasner, AKA Flock of Dimes. Read more Audio

12:30 PM.Described as the perfect debut album, Massive Attack's Blue Lines is considered to be the beginning of trip hop/chill out music. To mark its 30th anniversary Guardian UK's Alexis Petridis reflects on… Read more Audio

5:40 PM.Patea Maori Club's iconic 1983 single 'Poi E' is being recognised as an important part of our rich musical history as the recipient of the 2021 IMNZ Classic Record. The project was a way to encourage… Read more Video, Audio

4:00 PM.Our guest on The Mixtape this week is actor, writer, co-host and producer Saraid de Silva. Together with Julie Zhu, Saraid hosts directs, and produces RNZ podcast series 'Conversations With My… Read more Audio