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Sam Wicks lends an ear to Atlanta rapper Gucci Mane’s first post-prison release. Read more Audio

5:00 PM.In this week's Music 101 Pocket Edition: Sydney-siders Tiger town make it a family affair , PNC pays tribute to his mum, his missus and a few sporting legends and dynamic indie-rock duo The Kills… Read more Audio

4:00 PM.Record producer Ben Edwards' bookings schedule has been solid in the last year or so, thanks to the rise of Marlon Williams, Aldous Harding, Tami Neilson and the whole Lyttelton alt-country scene. We… Read more Video, Audio

2:15 PM.Sydney dance synth pop sibling, spouse and in-law band Tigertown talk with Yadana Saw about their missing backcatalogue which led to the evolution of their sound. Read more Audio

2:00 PM.The host of Checkpoint, John Campbell, talks Sam Wicks through a C60's worth of handpicked tunes for The Mixtape. Read more Video, Audio

1:00 PM.PNC talks to Sam Wicks about taking inspiration from NZ sporting legends on The Luke Vailima EP. Read more Audio

1:00 PM.Indie rock duo The Kills talk to Sam Wicks about their rock'n'roll lineage. Read more Video, Audio

4:30 PM.Tom Odell performs 'Magnetised' and 'Concrete' live in session. Read more Video, Audio

2:10 PM.Peach Milk introduces her song 'Superambi' Read more Audio

3:30 PM.New Zealand label Sarang Bang Records has been unearthing some historic jazz recordings and receiving international acclaim. Read more Video, Audio

2:30 PM.Every Orchid Offering, the new album by Andrew Keoghan is rich and detailed, blending electronica with live instruments, and with a much stronger rhythmic component than its prececessor. Nick… Read more Video, Audio

2:00 PM.Auckland-based electro-pop artist MAALA tells Sam Wicks how he's building his brand on his poised album debut, Composure. Read more Audio

5:00 PM."This is really special for me, because this is the first time I've ever been to Africa, and my father is from here!" Estère Dalton tells a jubilant festival audience in Mozambique. Join the… Read more Video, Audio, Gallery

4:40 PM.Les Baxters introduce their song 'Call Centre'. Read more Audio

9:28 AM.The Auckland Vector Arena was packed last night to see The Cure. The seated punters stood at times to dance in the aisles and everybody was smiling as the evergreen band took them through a marathon… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Sara Quin of Tegan and Sara fame talks to long-time fan and fellow Canadian Sarin Moddle about the group's recent pop turn. Read more Video, Audio

7:30 PM.Nick Bollinger considers the eternal ingredients of teenage angst and distorted guitars in the music of Car Seat Headrest. Read more Audio

7:30 PM.Nick Bollinger samples the Congolese rhythms and Portugese collaborations of Konono No. 1. Read more Audio

4:30 PM.Australian troubadours' Ben Salter and Dan Kelly have crossed the ditch to tour our fair country. 2015 saw both of them release new records, Ben with The Stars My Destination and Dan with Leisure… Read more Audio

2:30 PM.Growing up in conservative, God-fearing South Carolina wasn't easy for Parson James. Gay and bi-racial, he tells Zac Arnold his story and sings stripped back versions of a couple of songs. Read more Video, Audio

2:00 PM.Aaradhna sits down with Sam Wicks to talk through the experiences that shaped Brown Girl, her soul-searching new set. Read more Audio

4:00 PM.Wellington band The Black Seeds have had a turn over in their line-up in the last couple of years - and what better way to test out the new players than by taking them on tour. Invited by the Victoria… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:00 AM.Martin Rev, keyboardist with NYC proto-punk duo Suicide, talks to Trevor Reekie about the band's singular career. Read more Audio

4:30 PM.Despite a 20 year break from touring overseas, The Chills still maintain a loyal fan base in the UK, US and Europe. Keyboardist for the band, and keen anthropologist, Oli Wilson, talks to the fans… Read more Audio, Gallery