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Chuck D: "We are in the war of art not the art of war"
1:30 PM.Pioneering rapper Chuck D inspired a wave of Hip hop through his social and political commentary in Public Enemy. Maggie Tweedie speaks to Chuck D about his surprising passion for pilates, his many… Read more Audio
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The Mixtape: Filmmaker Chelsie Preston Crayford
4:00 PM.Our guest picking the music is actor, writer and director Chelsie Preston Crayford. Chelsie's acting projects have been vast and numerous including Eagle vs Shark, Savage, The Panthers, Netflix's… Read more Audio
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EJ Barnes on singing Led Zeppelin: 'You want to go for it full-force'
3:15 PM.EJ Barnes - daughter of Jimmy - is looking forward to having "a good, hard crack" at singing Led Zeppelin classics at three tribute shows around Aotearoa this month. Read more Video, Audio
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'The summer of Prince': 40 Years of Purple Rain
2:30 PM.This month marks 40 years since the release of Purple Rain, the 1984 American romantic rock musical film scored by and starring Prince in his acting debut. The semi-autobiographical story in the film… Read more Audio
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The Jesus and Mary Chain: ‘These days it's Jim and William Reid being themselves’
1:25 PM.Scottish band The Jesus and Mary Chain return to New Zealand this month touring their new album Glasgow Eyes, hailed as some of their best music since their explosive debut Psychocandy. The band are… Read more Audio
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Songwriter: An album of previously-unheard Johnny Cash songs
9:00 AM.The posthumous return of the Man in Black features a collection of demos recorded in the early '90s, discovered and repurposed by his son, John Carter Cash. Read more Video, Audio
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Auckland musician Joe Ghatt is endearingly aimless on Caper
3:00 PM.Tony Stamp reviews the local guitar-slinger's psychedelic new LP. Read more Video, Audio
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The Banks Peninsula musician who does weather data visualisations
2:20 PM.Otautahi- based Annemarie Duff, previously of Melbourne shoegazer band Miniatures, has been producing music under the moniker of T. G. Shand since 2018. T.G Shand's songs have been regulars on student… Read more Video, Audio
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Warren Ellis: On how Dirty Three saved him
1:20 PM.Australian musician and film composer Warren Ellis has lived many lives, as a teacher, busker, a recovered heroin addict, alcoholic and famously a sonic experimenter in successful bands like Nick Cave… Read more Audio
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The Mixtape - Legendary music critic Colin Hogg
4:00 AM.Colin Hogg can't live without music - lately a bit of Bill Evans and Claude Debussy - but doesn't like being told what to listen to. The veteran music journalist and writer selects five of his… Read more Video, Audio
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The Mixtape: DJ and producer Lord Echo
4:00 PM.Our guest picking the music is rurally-based, internationally-touring DJ Lord Echo. Lord Echo is the artist name for Michael August who you might know as Mike Fabulous. He's a multi-instrumentalist… Read more Audio
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Indy Yelich: 'Your voice has to stand out on its own'
3:20 PM.Indy Yelich carries that famous family name, owed to the international stardom of her sister Lorde. But for her own music Indy has dropped the surname, releasing tracks as herself, by herself. In 2022… Read more Video, Audio
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Death and the Maiden plumb fraught depths while staying danceable on Uneven Ground
3:00 PM.The Dunedin trio continue to produce 'dance music that's not afraid to be sad' on their third album. Read more Video, Audio
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Aaron Frazer on new music and breaking up: 'It sucks, but it’s not forever'
2:20 PM.Aaron Frazer came to world attention with his debut solo album Introducing produced by Dan Auerbach from Black Keys. His second album Into the Blue, out yesterday, charts the difficult months after a… Read more Audio
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Anna Coddington: Retraining the voice after Long Covid
1:30 PM.Anna Coddington has released a brand new, bilingual album called Te Whakamiha, released for Matariki and created with her longtime collaborators and band, The Appreciations. Anna is one of our most… Read more Audio
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The Mixtape: Writer and poet Romesh Dissanayake
4:00 PM.Our guest selecting the songs is Romesh Dissanayake, a Sri Lankan and Kor-yo Saram writer, poet and chef from Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington. His award winning debut novel, When I open the shop, is an… Read more Audio
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Tiki Taane on scoring new film Ka Whawhai Tonu: 'We shed DNA on that battlefield'
2:30 PM.Musician Tiki Taane and composer Arli Liberman went "really deep" while composing the score for the historical Māori film Ka Whawhai Tonu. Read more Video, Audio
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Music 101 on Charlie XCX: How to become a BRAT
2:10 PM.Charlotte Ryan speaks to Sam Robinson about Charli XCX’s BRAT, one of the biggest albums of year. Check out Charlotte's favourite albums of 2024 (so far!) here… Read more Audio
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John Lennon speaks in rare NZ interview
1:20 PM.This 1964 interview with John Lennon was conducted by Professor Tony Taylor, who at the time had a huge interest in the phenomenon of Beatlemania. Despite Tony's nerves, he managed to get candid chat… Read more Audio
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Manipulate your Spotify feed
5:00 AM.It's not perfect, but Spotify is still the dream platform to serve up your favourite (or soon to be favourite) tunes.
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South Korean DJ Peggy Gou cops a lot of hate. But is it just sour grapes?
9:00 AM.South Korean DJ Peggy Gou is phenomenally successful. Her social media feed can blur into a montage of beaches, restaurants, fashion shows, and adoring crowds. Read more Video, Audio
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The Mixtape: Sam Hunt
4:00 PM.In a 2021 conversation, New Zealand poet Sam Hunt spoke to Trevor Reekie about music, mortality and creativity while sharing some of his favourite songs. Read more Video, Audio
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Earth Tongue Live: Channelling the eerie depths of 80s horror
3:15 PM.Heavy psych-fuzz band Earth Tongue channel 80s horror with their powerful sound - think gore, tombstones and hands coming up through the ground. It's the band child of guitarist Gussie Larkin… Read more Video, Audio
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Night Reign is another essential album from Arooj Aftab
3:00 PM.The Pakistani singer's follow up to her breakthrough Vulture Prince is just as stately and serene, further establishing her as a fiercely unique artist. Read more Video, Audio
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Blonde Redhead: Learning to 'float' with finest album yet
2:30 PM.American alternative rock band Blonde Redhead are about to bring their new album to New Zealand with three shows planned. Kazu Makino and twin brothers Simone and Amedeo Pace formed the band in New… Read more Audio
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