RNZ Music

A well-loved and respected New Zealand folk balladeer – the ‘the Godfather of NZ folk music’ – has died. Read more Video

In this week's Music 101 Pocket Edition, the cast of Auckland Arts Festival's Revolutions discuss protest music, Auckland-born trap musician Quix talks about his success in Los Angeles, and we visit… Read more Audio

Lee Prebble has produced and engineered albums for The Phoenix Foundation, The Black Seeds, and Trinity Roots - does this make him responsible for 'The Wellington Sound'? He joins Melody Thomas for… Read more Audio

22 year old Trap music producer Jono Schnell a.k.a. Quix has swapped a job landscaping in Auckland for DJing and producing in Los Angeles now that his songs are hitting the mark on international dance… Read more Audio

Olivia Young speaks to us from SXSW 2017. Read more Audio

Strand of Oaks talk infidelity, redemption and how Chance the Rapper is a way better role model than Kurt Cobain. Read more Video, Audio

Jana Whitta reports back from Hamilton underground music festival Future City. Read more Audio

Sampha makes an impressive solo debut after a series of collaborations with the biggest names in pop music. Read more Video, Audio

Influential indie-rock band The Pixies played the second of their NZ shows last night in Wellington, longtime fan Kirsten Johnstone was not disappointed. Read more Audio, Gallery

Li'l Chuck, aka David Thorpe, is a Christchurch based musician about to release his second solo album. Chuck describes himself is a One Man Skiffle Machine. Read more Audio

Guardian Singles introduce their song Tealights Exploding. Read more Audio

Does music have the potential to start a revolution? Read more Video, Audio