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5:00 PM.It's only seven weeks into 2017, but already we've heard a glut of great music. The RNZ Music team convenes to talk about their favourites, and the zeitgeist of 2017 - protest songs. Read more Video, Audio

5:00 PM.In the Music 101 Pocket Edition, Tony Stamp meets Beijing indie outfit Birdstriking, and says farewell to local folk duo Great North. Alex Behan makes a defence for life in the super city. Audio

1:00 PM.American rock musician Nils Lofgren is currently performing with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, and arrives in New Zealand next week. Trevor Reekie speaks to him about his musical journey… Read more Audio

7:00 PM.Orientation is gearing up for a Hermitude style shuffle this year as the Australian duo return to P.A.R.T.Y Read more Video, Audio

2:00 PM.Lucky old Auckland is halfway through this year's Music in Parks Series and the crowds keep growing. Read more Audio

5:00 PM.Mark de Clive-Lowe - jazz pianist and purveyor of future beats - shares his back story and the songs that have shaped his style. Read more Video, Audio

3:05 PM.Yadana Saw crashes The Nudge's band meeting the night before the release of their new album, Dark Arts. Read more Audio

3:00 PM.Swedish songwriter Jens Lekman reflects on the journey of self-doubt and creative discipline that has led to his glorious new album. Read more Video, Audio

2:00 PM.New York pop/soul singer Parson James meets New Zealand rapper Randa - and they play for each other material they've never performed before. Read more Video, Audio

4:00 PM.The Grow Room is a creative space in Auckland that's home to a increasing collective of music producers, who've received a great deal of acclaim in just a few years. Read more Audio

5:00 PM.Brooklyn DJ Nickodemus has been drawing inspiration from the different ethnicities in New York City since his first recordings in 1996. With a new album on the way as well as an upcoming appearance at… Read more Audio

5:00 PM.In the Music 101 Pocket Edition, it is a Laneway special. Tony Stamp goes backstage at the Auckland Anniversary Day event and speaks with Norweigian pop singer Aurora, and US septet Whitney. Alex… Read more Audio

4:00 PM.Canadian Duo Bob Moses speak to us backstage at Laneway 2017 about bridging the gap between pop songs and electronic music. Read more Audio

4:00 PM.What So Not talks about making music at Piha, agression in EDM, and stepping in late to fill Young Thug's slot at Laneway 2017 Read more Video, Audio

4:00 PM.Jordan Reyne talks about how she ended up singing the theme song to Resident Evil 7, set to be one of the biggest video games of the year. Read more Video, Audio

12:00 PM.Tigilau Ness is an activist and reggae icon, whose band Unity Pacific won Best Roots Album at the Tuis last year. In 2009 he was honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Pacific Music Awards… Read more Audio

1:49 PM.Kirsten Johnstone heads backstage at Guns N' Roses' Not In This Lifetime show with Production Manager Dale Skjerseth. Read more Video, Audio

5:00 PM.Meet Whitney, the band behind the falsetto and glistening chords of one of Sir Elton John's favourite albums of 2016. Read more Video, Audio

12:00 PM.Yadana Saw heads out the 23rd annual Te Rā o te Raukura festival at Waiwhetū Marae. Read more Audio

9:00 AM.We talked to 20-year old Norwegian pop musician Aurora, backstage at Laneway 2017. Read more Video, Audio

4:00 PM.Conor McCabe and Barnaby Matthews were only separated by a few years at Hamilton Boys High and both spent a lot of time in the music department but didn't connect until many years later in Australia… Read more Video, Audio

2:00 PM.Prolific Australian psychedelic rock septet King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard talk to Alex Behan at Laneway 2017. Read more Video, Audio

7:30 PM.Nick Bollinger detects sonic and emotional developments in the lates abum by The xx. Read more Audio

7:30 PM.Nick Bollinger discusses the blues-infused music of Oakland-based Fantastic Negrito. Read more Audio

5:00 PM.Aldous Harding is home in New Zealand for the summer, preparing a full band for shows in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. She joins Kirsten Johnstone to play some of the songs that she’s been… Read more Video, Audio