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4:00 PM.Our guest picking the music is a familiar face on New Zealand TV, Colin Mathura Jeffree. He's been the host of New Zealand's hottest home baker and New Zealand's next top model, and he appeared on… Read more Audio

3:40 PM.It's been a tough ten years for the acclaimed songwriter, and his return feels like a hard-won victory. Audio

3:15 PM.Local band Te Huhu draw inspiration from psychedelic stoner rock, classic rock, shoegaze and blues to create a hazy, immersive sound Te Huhu joined us in the RNZ studio to record a live session to… Read more Audio

2:10 PM.Deepgrooves was a 1990s Auckland-based record label that released the first ever local hip-hop single to reach number one on the NZ charts with 3 The Hard Way's 'Hip-hop Holiday'. The label reflected… Read more Audio

1:25 PM.Once Were Warriors celebrates its 30th anniversary this month and the legendary soundtrack has been re-released. Based on Alan Duff's novel and directed by Lee Tamahori, the film became the… Read more Audio

2:40 PM.Patterns in Repeat alludes to cycles of motherhood, the British folk musician's songs influenced by the birth of her daughter in multiple ways. Read more Audio

4:00 PM.Our guest on the RNZ Mixtape is Dr. Rob Burns, an English born musician who played professionally in the UK from an early age and eventually emigrated to New Zealand where, until recently, he was an… Read more Audio

3:40 PM.Christchurch-based songwriter Sarena Close, who performs under the name Mousey, is an artist who doesn't shy away from sharing what's real in her life. Her new EP is called The Dreams of Our Mothers'… Read more Video, Audio

3:10 PM.Dipping back in time, a youthful Tom Larkin and Jon Toogood from Shihad talk to Malcom Young in 1998 for an early edition of Musical Chairs. Earlier this week the Wellington band announced they were… Read more Audio

2:10 PM.Fazerdaze, the artist name of Christchurch-based musician Amelia Murray is back with her long awaited second album Soft Power. After receiving glowing reviews for her earlier releases including her… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.If it were Bic Runga's goal, as she once suggested, to make music that would "alter the listener's mind in some way" she achieved it with this record more than any other. Birds is an album with a… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.Hip-hop is a musical form invented by African Americans, and yet here is a version that could only have come from deep in the Pacific. It has a proud sense of place and yet it looks outward. To quote… Read more Audio

4:00 PM.Our guest on the RNZ Mixtape is author, artist, writer and mermaid enthusiast Megan Dunn.  Read more Audio

3:40 PM.The British gloom icons return after sixteen years with a collection unfurls slowly and generously, luxuriating in Robert Smith's chord choices and surprisingly spry voice. Read more Audio

3:15 PM.Adam Hattaway has released his sixth full length album today with his band the Haunters. High Horse, produced by Marlon Williams has taken a shift in style for the alt-rock n roll singer.  Read more Video, Audio

2:40 PM.After taking some time away from the music industry working towards a degree in psychology, local hip hop, soul and RnB queen Ladi6 is back with a new single. Read more Audio

2:15 PM.Tirau based psychedelic folk songwriter, Arthur Ahbez has released his third album Arthur Ahbez and the Flaming Ahbez.  Read more Audio

1:20 PM.RNZ music journalist Amberleigh Jack has compiled a guide to help pick the perfect summer gig.  Read more Audio