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3:00 PM.Northcote musician Jake Love introduces his new song. Read more Audio

2:30 PM.Montell2099 is a young kiwi beat maker who's already worked with artists like Lorde, Charli XCX and 21 Savage. Ahead of his appearance at WOMAD festival he spoke with Tony Stamp. Read more Audio

2:15 PM.The UK duo Iggy Pop called "The best rock n' roll band in the world" perform live in the RNZ studio, and chat to Tony Stamp. Read more Video, Audio

1:30 PM.The Western Australia indie-pop band are about to play NZ after a sold-out Australian tour. Lead singer Caleb talked to Tony Stamp. Read more Audio

1:00 PM.Ria Hall talks Yadana Saw through her new album Manawa Wera, which explores the personal and political through Aotearoa reggae. Read more Video, Audio

12:15 PM.Estère is a Wellington based artist who has recorded her latest album with Massive Attack producer Stew Jackson. Ahead of the album release, Arts Festival audiences in Wellington and Auckland have the… Read more Audio

5:55 PM.Lou Reed had the same guitar tech for the last ten years of his life, a man called Stewart Hurwood. This week Stewart is in New Zealand performing Lou Reed Drones, a loud, engulfing soundscape created… Read more Audio

7:30 PM.Nick Bollinger reviews albums by African-American artists Jamilia Woods and Rapsody that pay homage to their heroes; and a debut from the Cameroon-born multi-instrumentalist and singer known as… Read more Audio

4:00 PM.Nick Atkinson started his musical career as the saxophone player for Supergroove, going on to form the bands Hopetoun Brown and Love Square. He joined Tony Stamp to play five of his favourite tunes. Read more Audio

3:00 PM.Tāmaki Makaurau hip hop duo Shiraz & LSJ introduce their new song 'Whitney'. Read more Audio

2:00 PM.RNZ's Flo Wilson meets indie electronic musician Holly Herndon on the ground at Laneway Festival. Read more Audio

1:00 PM.Norwegian pop trio A-ha are best known for their massively successful 1984 hit 'Take On Me'. Nearly four decades later, they're set to play New Zealand for the first time. A-ha keyboardist Magne… Read more Video, Audio

12:48 PM.Mark Perkins (AKA Merk) is about to celebrate his first global release, and embark on his first NZ/ Australia tour. Read more Audio

12:30 PM.Joey Santiago has been guitarist in The Pixies since their debut EP in 1987. Ahead of their return to NZ to perform their first album Surfer Rosa in full, he spoke with Tony Stamp. Read more Audio

3:30 PM.Anti-capitalist disco, uplifting English indie-pop, Jamaican reggae soul and soul soothing ambient music are all part of the Song Crush mix this week.  Read more Video, Audio

12:00 PM.The Blind Boys of Alabana are a remarkable group of singers born, poor, black and blind in the rural South of 1937. At this year's WOMAD Festival Trevor Reekie spoke to founding member Jimmy Carter… Read more Audio

4:00 PM.NZ author and poet Witi Ihimaera talks about his life and career, and shares some of his favourite songs. Read more Audio

3:00 PM.On Song Crush this week we sample everything from French pop to Lyttelton folk, before blasting off alongside sci-fi space operatics. Read more Audio

3:00 PM.American indie rock band The Schizophonics play live in the RNZ studio. Read more Video, Audio

2:00 PM.Legendary UK DJ & producer Andrew Weatherall died earlier this week aged fifty six. Auckland DJ Stinky Jim joined Tony Stamp at RNZ to pay tribute to his friend and play five songs that represent the… Read more Audio

2:00 PM.Annabel Alpers (formerly known as Bachelorette), speaks with Charlotte about her new project Hamerkop. Read more Audio

2:00 PM.Christchurch musician Jack Page introduces his song Sunrise. Read more Audio

1:00 PM.Charlotte talks to Henry de Jong from kiwi metal band Alien Weaponry, who are recording their new album. Read more Audio

5:00 PM.This week's RNZ Mixtape selector is singer, rapper, broadcaster and all around generalist Teremoana Rapley, former member of Upper Hutt Posse & Moana and the Moahunters. Read more Audio