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2:00 PM.Sampha makes an impressive solo debut after a series of collaborations with the biggest names in pop music. Read more Video, Audio

1:15 PM.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

4:00 PM.Guardian Singles introduce their song Tealights Exploding. Read more Audio

3:00 PM.Does music have the potential to start a revolution? Read more Video, Audio

5:00 PM.In this week's Pocket Edition, Melody Thomas invites Tom Scott back into the studio, Tony Stamp investigates Songhubs, and Yadana Saw meets some junior critics ahead of the 2017 Children's Music… Read more Audio

4:00 PM.Following the release of their debut album Internal, Australian electronic band SAFIA have played some of the world's biggest festivals, amassed millions of streams online, and rounded off 2016… Read more Audio

3:35 PM.Rapper Tom Scott, of Home Brew, @Peace, Average Rap Band and now Avantdale Bowling Club is back living in his stomping ground of Avondale after five years living in Melbourne. He joins Melody Thomas… Read more Audio

3:05 PM.Groundbreaking indie rock band The Pixies are on their way to NZ for shows in March. Tim Glasgow got drummer David Lovering on the line. Read more Audio

3:00 PM.SongHubs is a weeklong series of workshops that took place in Auckland this week, teaming international hitmakers with a handpicked selection of talent from Aotearoa. Read more Audio

2:45 PM.The APRA Children's Music Award winners have just been announced, but ahead of the ceremony, RNZ Music's Yadana Saw headed to her local childcare centre to get expert opinions on what songs should… Read more Video, Audio

2:30 PM.Wellington's Newtown Street Festival brings over 100 bands to stages for one day, and there's a conscious effort to represent a range of genres and genders. Read more Audio

2:05 PM.Nadia Reid has just released her second album Preservation, she speaks to Melody Thomas about her fear of flying, and her extensive touring. Read more Audio

1:15 PM.Yes, it's been about 30 hours since the new single from Lorde came out, but we have more to say! Read more Audio

7:30 PM.Nick Bollinger investigates the indie rock/hip-hop crossover of Dirty Projectors. Read more Audio

7:30 PM.On the eve of their first New Zealand performance, Nick Bollinger tunes in to the Cretan folk and Melbourne rock fusion of Xylouris White, and talks to the duo’s drummer Jim White. Read more Audio

1:00 PM.Don Henley was one of the main songwriters, singer, drummer and founding member of the Eagles before launching his successful solo career. In March Henley is bringing his band to New Zealand. Trevor… Read more Video, Audio

5:00 PM.Jed Town is the saw-toothed musician from gothic experimental band Fetus Productions, post-punk Auckland band The Features and the revived X Features, and now country/psych trio Ghost Town. He's also… Read more Audio

2:00 PM.Yadana Saw and Kirsten Johnstone witness kapa haka group Ngā Taonga Mai Tawhiti prepare for Te Matatini - the biggest event in the Māori performing arts calendar. Read more Audio, Gallery

2:00 PM.Since 1978, Koichi Makigami has been making music with Hikashu, a collective who have taken in post-punk, new wave, krautrock and free jazz. With techniques and sounds borrowed from various indigenous… Read more Video, Audio

7:30 PM.Nick Bollinger discusses the solo debut of the black, gay, Mohawk-haired and androgynously named singer-producer Syd. Read more Audio

7:00 PM.RDU's Gemma Syme updates Music 101 on musical happenings in the Garden city. Read more Audio

6:00 PM.The core duo behind Great North tell Music 101 about the long process recording their new album, why they're leaving NZ for Europe, and they even perform a new song. Read more Audio

6:00 PM.Two time Silver Scroll Nominee Lydia Cole discusses the significance of her latest album The Lay of the Land. Read more Video, Audio

6:00 PM.Abigail Knudson introduces her song Missy. Read more Audio

6:00 PM.Beijing band Birdstriking drop by the RNZ studios while touring the Southern Hemisphere for the first time. Read more Audio