RNZ Music

He Waka Kōtuia are a Ōtepoti/Dunedin kapa haka roopu who have just released an album with Mara TK and Troy Kingi. The rangatahi join Yadana Saw to talk about the process of songwriting. Read more Audio

Elliott Childs talks to New York based guitar builders Rick Kelly and Cindy Hulej, the subjects of Carmine Street Guitars, a documentary which is playing at the New Zealand International Film… Read more Audio

Tauranga folk band The Harmonic Resonators is a multi-generational group that plays classic Kiwi singalong tunes. They swung by the RNZ studios to perform this awesome medley of beloved NZ waiata. Read more Video, Audio

In his only New Zealand interview, Grammy-winning multi-instrumentalist James Blake tells RNZ Music why concertgoers need to "shut up" and "just listen to the person play". Read more Audio

Join Polynesian urban poet and artist Melodownz and friends performing in various guises in several sessions for RNZ Music. Read more Video, Audio

Jamie and Violet, from Christchurch band Kool Aid introduce their song 'Family Portrait Revisited' Read more Audio

Today we've got one of the burgeoning superstars of the NZ music scene, Auckland band Leisure. Read more Audio

On this week's Pocket Edition, Yadana Saw chats to Villainy about people mispronouncing their name and Elliott Childs talks to US band Warpaint backstage in Wellington.

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The rise of music streaming has created a bunch of new ways for musicians to get their music heard, but some of them aren’t quite what they seem.  Read more

The new video from Auckland singer-songwriter Ed Waaka was shot in his childhood neighbourhood of Belmont. ‘War on the Street’ is a reminder that “love and empathy are the way forward” in challenging… Read more

The 1969 film Easy Rider was a landmark counterculture film starring Jack Nicholson, Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper. Not only was the film hugely popular, its soundtrack was… Read more Video, Audio

Auckland five-piece Young Lyre introduce their new single 'Nobody Else'. Read more Audio