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12:00 PM.Sparse electronic beats and heavy synth lines dominate WCB's debut EP Read more Audio

9:00 AM.Steven Wilson discusses his passion for sound, bringing colour to heavy metal, and being progressive without being prog-rock. Read more Video, Audio

7:30 PM.Nick Bollinger discusses a personal and political album from sister of superstar Beyonce - Solange. Read more Audio

5:05 PM.DJ Mu of Fat Freddys Drop digs into his vinyl bag of party faves and lifelong loves for his C60 selections for the M101 Mixtape Read more Audio

2:05 PM.English goth-rockers The Mission are returning to NZ as part of their 30th anniversary world tour. Bandleader Wayne Hussey talks to Trevor Reekie from his home in Brazil about their glory years, his… Read more Video, Audio

1:45 PM.Julianna Barwick creates one-woman choral soundscapes that sit somewhere in-between ambient Eno and Enya. The Brooklyn NY resident is heading to NZ with her looper and moog synthesisers next week. Read more Video, Audio

1:00 PM.Jayson Norris talks about his new EP 'Eroded' and almost fifteen years of living in the U.K. as a working musician. Read more Audio

3:00 PM.North-American Rapper Antwon stops by RNZ to drop a tune while he's in New Zealand. Read more Audio

2:40 PM.Setentia introduce their track 'Darkness Transcend'. Read more Audio

7:26 AM.After more than a century of honouring writers and poets, this year's Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded to a songwriter - Bob Dylan. Michael Gray, who wrote the first critical study of… Read more Audio

7:30 PM.Nick Bollinger discusses the transformation of Bon Iver. Read more Audio

5:45 PM.On this week's Music 101, American troubadour Ryley Walker relays the realities of life on the road, French Concession introduces themselves and independent radio station Base FM look for a new home.

5:00 PM.Violinist, producer, composer, and orchestrator Mahuia Bridgman-Cooper's career has already run the gamut, from fronting pop band The Exiles, to writing music for the movies. He brings a varied… Read more Video, Audio

2:00 PM.Base FM have an art exhibition in Auckland called Cover Story, which takes their 80+ DJ's favourite piece of vinyl and tells the story of what it means to them. Read more Audio

1:00 PM.NZ born, Australia based Americana songwriter Skyscraper Stan stops by the RNZ studios to flourish a few tall tales with Alex Behan. Read more Video, Audio

1:00 PM.Tycho complete their album trilogy with Epoch just in time for their Laneway 2017 appearance. Read more Audio

2:40 PM.Auckland singer, songwriter and producer Anna Coddington has released a new album Luck/Time - a feat, considering she's also produced two children in the past four years. Read more Video, Audio

2:00 PM.The Ravens are a trio of women who say they want to bring a spirit of punk to acoustic folk music. Jess Shanks, Alice Ryan Williams and Reb Fountain are all members of Lyttelton collective 'The… Read more Video, Audio

1:00 PM.A new service targeting the mental health problems of local musicians is being launched to coincide with Mental Health Awareness Week. Read more Audio

7:30 PM.Nick Bollinger talks magic and romance with Texan troubadour Hayes Carll. Read more Audio

5:00 PM.In the Music 101 Pocket Edition tonight Yadana Saw attends the Renters United fundraiser gig, Trevor Reekie has his time with the Reverend Horton Heat and Alex Behan talks busking with Passenger and… Read more Audio

4:00 PM.RNZ Music producer Sam Wicks walks us through a C60's worth of musical selections. Read more Audio

3:45 PM.Renters United is a Wellington collective seeking change in the local rental property sector. Yadana Saw heads along to their fundraiser gig. Read more Audio

2:25 PM.Psychobilly royalty, Reverend Horton Heat has spent the last 30 years relentlessly playing every dive bar and night club across the U.S.A. and around the world - and he's heading to New Zealand for… Read more Video, Audio

2:10 PM.Following the release his debut album 'Plan A' Graham Candy joins Alex Behan in session to play a few songs and tell a few stories. Read more Audio