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Wellington’s Beastwars is perhaps New Zealand’s best-loved metal band, so when they broke up in 2016, fans were gutted. Worse news was to follow – a year later, the band’s frontman Matt Hyde was… Read more Audio

Auckland's Tei introduces us to her song 'Britney'. Audio

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The Hallelujah Picassos were a bunch of happy musical misfits, resident in the Auckland CBD from 1988 til 1996. The Picassos mixed up genres with unabashed glee, slamming them… Read more Audio

Up-and-coming singer Lou'ana and her seven-piece band join RNZ Music's Tony Stamp in the RNZ studios. Read more Video, Audio

The same day he flew back from the UK Louis Baker joined Tony Stamp in the RNZ studio to talk about his new album: Open. Read more Audio

Mount Maunganui folk-rock duo Pig Island is a collaboration between songwriters and producers, Antony Jeffares and Luke Thompson. Read more Video

Hot off the back of a new single release, Dunedin band Hot Donnas are setting out to conquer the rock world with a tour of Australia. The four young rockers have been writing and playing music… Read more Audio

RNZ Music is proud to be the first to share the new single and video from Northland musician Troy Kingi. ‘Babylon Grows’ is from his new album Holy Colony Burning Acres, which is due out in July. Read more

On this week's Pocket Edition we meet American outsider artist Lonnie Holley, and learn about Girls Rock Camp Wellington. Read more Audio

RNZ Music is proud to present the new single and video from British-born Nigerian/New Zealand hip hop artist Unchained XL. Read more Video

Wellington musician Lake South makes gorgeously lush electronic music with richly layered vocals and warm, fuzzy synths. He’s due to release his second album in August, and RNZ Music is proud to… Read more

Taken from his family as a toddler, Lonnie Holley had a traumatic childhood - neglect, abuse, being hit by a car, put in a prison camp, and living through the Civil Rights movement of mid-60s… Read more Audio