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1:30 PM.At Mount Maunganui College, seventeen talented students recorded an album in their music department. They've uploaded it to Spotify, and through word of mouth alone, it's approaching ten thousand… Read more Audio

1:30 PM.As New Zealand music producers are gaining international attention there is an opportunity to develop a new industry. Yadana Saw speaks to the people excited about the future of music production and… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.The Aotearoa Music Awards are happening tomorrow. Along with a brand new name, the massive event takes a different shape this year. Due to Covid-19, there's no red carpet and no table seating. We are… Read more Audio

4:00 PM.Chlöe Swarbrick has had quite the rise to prominence in New Zealand politics over the last few years. Her public life began when she famously ran for mayor of Auckland in 2016. After losing to Phil… Read more Audio

3:30 PM.Tony is joined by musician Luke Rowell and label boss Zac Arnold, to bring you six brand new tunes. Read more Video, Audio

2:00 PM.Ha The Unclear is a guitar-drums quartet originally from Dunedin. They released their debut album Bacterium, Look At Your Motor Go in 2014, and follow-up Invisible Lines in 2018. They had a big 2019… Read more Video, Audio

1:35 PM.Hitting massive local success in the late '90s, rock band Shihad (briefly named pacifier between 2001-2004 ) are a household name. Together the band produced five number one studio albums, and hold… Read more Audio

1:30 PM.American country singer-songwriter Sturgill Simpson has just released his fifth album as a solo artist. His second album Metamodern Sounds in Country Music was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best… Read more Audio

1:30 PM.Rob Brown and Sean Booth make up English electronic duo Autechre. Signed to Uk electronic label Warp Records, the duo remains one of the labels best-known acts. Nick Bollinger reviews their recent… Read more Audio

1:15 PM.Māpura Studios is a creative space located in central Auckland. They “provide for people of diverse life experience to learn, grow, and enhance their lives through creativity”. 

The studio offers… Read more Audio

12:15 PM.Seattle band Pearl Jam have recorded 11 studio albums, sold 85 million+ albums, played over 1000 shows, and had 5 albums reach number one. But after over thirty years of success, why isn't Pearl Jam… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.Rob Ruha discusses how he feels about winning the 2020 APRA Maioha Award. Read more Video, Audio

11:05 PM.In this week's Pocket Edition, Yadana Saw checks in with Drax Project with the release of their new song, Neil Finn speaks with Kim Hill. Read more Audio

8:00 AM.RNZ Music is stoked to present Outerfields 2021 with Benee, Fat Freddy's and more! The all-day event takes place at Auckland's Western Springs on March 6. Read more Video

3:30 PM.Tony is joined by Worlds of Music host Trevor Reekie, and RNZ reporter Eva Corlett, to bring you six brand new tunes. Read more Video, Audio

1:30 PM.Bruce Springsteen Bruce's new album, Letter to You, is his 20th studio album and he told RNZ's Charlotte Ryan on Music 101 that the initial inspiration came from the death of an old friend. Using a… Read more Audio

1:30 PM.Ian Morris Ian Morris, a founding member of 1970s New Zealand rock band Th' Dudes, died ten years ago this month. Morris was at school with other well known New Zealand musicians Dave Dobbyn and Peter… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.Charlotte Ryan speaks to Alien Weaponry about their cover of Troy Kingi's 'Mighty Invader' for this years APRA Silver Scrolls ceremony. Read more Video, Audio

12:00 PM.Charlotte Ryan interviews Silver Scrolls winners Benee, Joshua Fountain and Djesian Suskov after winning for their co-written song 'Glitter' Read more Video, Audio

12:00 PM.Charlotte talks to Nadia Reid at this year's APRA Silver Scrolls Ceremony.  Read more Video, Audio

2:15 PM. Auckland underground superstars Imugi Imugi are duo Carl Ruwhiu and Yery Cho. They released their first EP Vacasian in 2017, a journey into the "diasporic-Asian-girl-psyche" and the healing it takes… Read more Video, Audio

11:05 PM.In this week's Pocket Edition, we hear a performance from the 2020 APRA Silver Scroll awards and Tony Stamp checks in with some expat musicians holed up around the world during the global pandemic. Audio

4:00 PM.Kiwi/British musician Finn Andrews is primarily known as the lead singer and songwriter for London based indie/alternative band The Veils. The band has released 5 studio albums and last year saw Finn… Read more Audio

3:30 PM.Tony is joined by RNZ social media manager Leilani Momoisea, and RNZ Pacific journalist Koroi Hawkins, to discuss new songs from Anderson Paak, Gino October, Yasamin, and more. Read more Video, Audio