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12:12 PM.New Orleans rap duo The 79rs Gang draw on the rich cultural and musical traditions of their hometown. Taking their 2020 release Expect The Unexpected as a starting point, Nick Bollinger traces some of… Read more Audio

3:05 PM.Chart topping Funk soul powerhouse L.A.B play all the hits to an enthusiastic and energetic crowd at Auckland's Spark Arena coming off the back of 2020's nationwide COVID-19 lockdown. Read more Audio

2:05 PM.Tony sits down with indie pop musician Theia to each share some of their favourite musical discoveries of 2020. Read more Audio

1:20 PM.Yadana chats to the Trinity Roots frontman about the band's upcoming tour. Read more Audio

12:12 PM.In a turbulent year, this clandestine British collective produced an album that plays like a Black Lives Matter soundtrack. Nick Bollinger discusses these new Black protest statements and recalls a… Read more Audio

12:12 PM.On the fiftieth anniversary of his first solo album, Paul McCartney releases a new homemade set. Nick Bollinger evaluates it in the context of a half century of post-Beatles albums. Read more Audio

5:25 PM.Alt-country troubadour Marlon Williams' new album Plastic Bouquet was released last week.. It's his first new music since 2018's award winning Make Way For Love, which was written in the wake of his… Read more Video, Audio

4:00 PM. Tigilau Ness is a musician, political activist, Polynesian Panther, and father to Che Fu. His life journey is incredibly interesting, from working with the Polynesian Panthers to spending nine months… Read more Audio

3:30 PM.This week Tony is joined by Elliott Childs and Sarah Thomson, to bring you six brand new tunes. Read more Audio

3:00 PM.Indie pop musician Jack Panther introduces his song 'Blue Boy'. Read more Audio

2:20 PM.Aroha Harawira is back in Aotearoa to play a string of festival dates. She visited RNZ to talk to Tony Stamp about her new EP No More Jenga.  Read more Audio

1:30 PM.Nick Bollinger revisits some of the outstanding international albums of the past 12 months. Audio

1:20 PM.When Taranaki-bred musician MC Tali released her debut album Lyric On My Lip in 2004, she was one the few female drum n bass MCs in the world. The album's title track entered the UK singles chart, and… Read more Audio

11:05 PM.In this week's Pocket Edition, Charlotte Ryan speaks with The Avalanches' Tony Di Blasi, Tony Stamp gets the candid take on Lontalius' US jaunt and Arjuna Oakes swings by for a live session Read more Audio

7:30 PM.Nick Bollinger revisits some of the local albums that stood out in 2020. Read more Audio

4:00 PM.This week we're celebrating the best of The Mixtape in 2020. We've chosen some of our favorite song choices and discussions. Over the next hour, you'll hear from musicians Benee, Bic Runga, Lawrence… Read more Audio

3:20 PM.It's been 20 years since The Avalanches released their chart-topping, critically acclaimed album Since I left You. They famously took 16 years to release their follow up album Wildflower, the duo are… Read more Audio

3:00 PM.Auckland Psychedelic duo DUAL have just released their new self titled EP. Maurice Miller and Jamie Pyne catch up with Charlotte to chat about how great it feels to be able to perform again, working… Read more Audio

2:05 PM.Wellington singer and multinstrumentalist Arjuna Oakes and band treat us to a live session upon the release of his second EP Recovery Pt 1. Audio

1:10 PM.Lontalius has just release 'Side 1' of his new album, so Tony Stamp visited him at Stebbings recording studio where he's recording Side 2, to find out why he split the album in half, and learn about… Read more Audio

11:05 PM.In this week's Pocket Edition,Tony Stamp visits the country's newest record pressing plant - the first since the 1980s! We'll also hear from Auckland's LEAO who swing by for live session like you've… Read more Audio

4:00 PM.Fran Kora is originally from Whakatane. He's contributed a lot to NZ music, as a founding member of KORA and now Modern Maori Quartet. KORA, which stars the four musical brothers of the Kora family… Read more Audio

3:15 PM.Matt Berninger finally released his highly anticipated solo project Serpentine Prison earlier this year. Nick Bollinger reviews the new solo venture on this episode of The Sampler. Read more Audio

2:30 PM.Tony Stamp investigates our local vinyl industry, looking at increasing record sales, the environmental impact of making vinyl, how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected things, and visiting NZ's first… Read more Audio

2:00 PM.LEAO is the musical project of Auckland-born Samoan musician David Feauai-Afaese. Their music is influenced by traditional Samoan-pop staples The Samoan Surfriders, Punialava'a, and The Five Stars… Read more Audio