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4:00 PM.The English musician, writer and broadcaster shares her favourite music with Charlotte Ryan.  Read more Audio

3:40 PM.The husband and wife duo used funding from Creative NZ to conduct research for each waiata. Read more Video, Audio

3:15 PM.Maggie Tweedie talks to the band's frontman Courtney Taylor. Read more Audio

2:30 PM.RNZ reporter Adam Burns spoke to some of Aotearoa's hip hop community about why Illmatic is so revered. Read more Audio

1:40 PM.We check on festivities at New Zealand’s longest running independent record store, Slow Boat Records in Wellington. Read more Audio

1:20 PM.Robin Campbell - founding member of the Birmingham reggae-pop band UB40 - is excited to play a mix of classics and new songs at their two NZ shows this October. "I love playing old stuff, I love… Read more Audio

4:00 PM.Our guest on the Mixtape this week is actor, director and award winning artist Ana Chaya Scotney. Ana's new play ScatterGun: After the Death of Ruaumoko is about to kick off at Tamaki Makaurau's Silo… Read more Audio

3:15 PM.Irish comedian, author, musician, actor and playwright David O'Doherty has also appeared on UK television on shows such as QI, Have I Got News For You, 8 Out of 10 Cats and Would I Lie to You. He… Read more Audio

2:30 PM.The pop icon's new album is a countrified blockbuster full of ideas about genre, notable guest appearances, and maximalist pop tunes. Read more Video, Audio

2:15 PM.After a decade together and almost four years since their last studio release, Khruangbin new album A La Sala has come to life. The title translates to 'To the room' and expresses the band's need to… Read more Audio

1:40 PM.Splore, a NZ music festival that has been going for 25 years, is taking a break. John Minty from Splore management talks to Charlotte Ryan about the pressures facing the festival and a "challenging"… Read more Audio

1:20 PM.British musician Mark Knopfler has just released both a new solo album One Deep River and a re-recording of his debut solo single 'Going Home'. The 74-year-old former Dire Straits frontman talks to… Read more Video, Audio

4:00 PM.Our guest picking the music is comedian and DJ Barnie Duncan. Barnie has re-joined forces with fellow Kiwi comedian Trygve Wakenshaw to share their absurdist vision of the modern office in the show… Read more Audio

3:15 PM.The sound of Melbourne-based Grace Cummings has been described in the Guardian UK as "powerful enough to pound granite into dust" and that voice is at full power in her new album Ramona. The artist… Read more Audio

2:40 PM.At a time in Aotearoa when God Save the Queen was sung at the cinema and long hair was banned at school, the Chants brought their wild sound to the Christchurch music scene. Rock and Roll champion… Read more Audio

2:30 PM.Tony Stamp reviews the American musician's latest embrace of Americana, a release that shows deep familiarity and affection for past greats of the genre. Read more Video, Audio

2:30 PM.Maggie Tweedie weighs in on Yumi Zouma's ninth record, EP IV, written and produced by the band at Studio Mech in Yutenji, Japan. Read more Video, Audio

2:15 PM.Ahead of her two NZ shows, English musician Beth Orton tells Music 101 about singing with "deep sincerity" and her newfound gratitude for songwriting. Read more Video, Audio

1:50 PM.Troy Kingi, Dallas Tamaira (Fat Freddy's Drop), Rio Hemopo (TrinityRoots) will perform with a full band tracks from American singer/songwriter Bill Withers' incredible catalogue, including 'Lean on… Read more Audio

1:20 PM.Dan Auerbach, singer and guitarist of The Black Keys, introduces Charlotte Ryan to 'record hangs', a pastime that feeds the band's musical inspiration and their new album Ohio Players. The Black Keys… Read more Audio

3:20 PM.Shannon Fowler is part of the The Fuzzy Robes, a psychedelic indie collective who record their irresistible incantations in churches throughout New Zealand. The band spans Tamaki Makaurau and Otautahi… Read more Audio

2:40 PM.Aaron Clarke is the singer/songwriter behind Mountain Boy. He talks openly about the pressure on musicians to seek attention in the Spotify age and how he stays true to what's important. The… Read more Audio

2:30 PM.Tony Stamp assesses a countrified new solo release from the Big Thief frontperson. Read more Video, Audio

2:15 PM.Gin Wigmore is preparing to share the stage with Tom Jones who will headline Harvest Moon in Napier. The New Zealand born singer/songwriter has released platinum albums and created music for film and… Read more Audio

1:15 PM.Legendary US singer, songwriter Chris Isaak chats, strums, and serenades Charlotte Ryan ahead of his New Zealand show. Over his 40 year career he's written 13 critically acclaimed studio albums and… Read more Audio