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1:30 PM.Icelandic musician Jónsi is best known as the vocalist and multi-instrumentalist for post-rock band Sigur Rós. Jónsi also performs together with his partner Alex Somers as an art collaboration called… Read more Audio

12:10 PM.Using a "gorgeous" guitar gifted to him by a fan, Bruce Springsteen found his new songs came pouring out. He recorded them with his lifetime companions, the E Street Band, in just five days, and… Read more Video, Audio

11:05 PM.In this week's Pocket Edition, The Phoenix Foundation's Samuel Flynn Scott takes us through their new album Friend Ship and Professor Susan Rogers former sound engineer for Prince speaks with Jesse… Read more Audio

7:30 PM.Tony is joined by the host of The Sampler Nick Bollinger, and sonic artist and RNZ studio operator Flo Wilson, to review new tunes by Cut Off Your Hands, Pacific Heights, Sylvan Esso, and more. Read more Video, Audio

4:00 PM.John Minty has had an interesting life. At one stage, he was a member of the PIG Patrol, a group who monitored police convoys for the Polynesian Panthers. He started the first Polynesian newspaper, is… Read more Audio

1:30 PM.New Zealand indie-pop band Dead Famous People debuted in the 1980s. After a couple of releases, including an EP on Flying Nun Records, the band relocated to London. They signed a deal with Billy… Read more Audio

1:15 PM.Kody Nielson is a familiar name in New Zealand Music. Mostly known for co-founding seminal experimental punk band The Mint Chicks, Kody has gone on to work as a producer and released records under his… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.It's been five years since Wellington favourites The Phoenix Foundation released their last album, Give Up Your Dreams. Since then they've been writing, recording, touring with the NZ Symphony… Read more Video, Audio

11:05 PM.In this week's Pocket Edition, Tony Stamp delves into the Roland TR-808 drum machine as the unassuming but versatile workhorse of modern music, and Yadana Saw meets some to the upcoming voices in… Read more Audio

4:55 PM.Brooke Fraser is celebrating a decade since the release of her iconic album Flags. To mark the occasion she's launching Resonate, a three-part podcast featuring special guests Boh Runga, Sony Music's… Read more Video, Audio

4:00 PM.Julia Deans is one of Aotearoa's most beloved musicians. The Cantabrian started her career in the early 90s with Celtic band Banshee Reel, then went on to form highly successful rock band Fur Patrol.

3:30 PM.Tony is joined by RNZ Music contributor Waveney Russ and RNZ Christchurch studio operator Alex Harmer, to review new tunes by Gorillaz, Harper Finn, Auckland punks Coffin Club, and more. Read more Video, Audio

3:10 PM.Aotearoa hip hop celebrates its 32nd birthday this month. That's how long ago Upper Hutt Posse released their groundbreaking track 'E Tū', New Zealand's first ever hip hop single. We're celebrating by… Read more Video, Audio

2:05 PM.Auckland producer Sola Rosa, real name Andrew Spraggon has just released his seventh studio album Chasing the Sun. He dropped into RNZ to chat to music 101’s Charlotte Ryan, and to perform live with… Read more Video, Audio

1:30 PM.Sufjian Stevens is an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. His debut album, A Sun Came, was released through Asthmatic Kitty, a label Sufjian and his step-father started together… Read more Audio

1:30 PM.Joachim Cooder is a drummer and keyboardist best known for his collaborations with his father, Ry Cooder. His new album, Over That Road I'm Bound: The Songs of Uncle Dave Macon is Joachims reimaging… Read more Audio

1:10 PM.After almost 15 years together, multiple tours around the globe and two albums, Kiwi band Cut Offf Your Hands are saying goodbye. As a final farewell to fans, the band release their third and final… Read more Audio

12:30 PM.This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Roland TR-808, a piece of equipment that changed the sound of modern music forever, giving birth to entire genres along the way. RNZ Music's Tony Stamp… Read more Video, Audio

11:00 PM.In this week's Pocket Edition, Flaming Lips' frontman Wayne Coyne speaks with Charlotte Ryan, Tony Stamp speaks with Joe Talbot from UK punk outfit IDLES, and Nadia Reid and Tiny Ruins play a live… Read more Audio

4:30 PM.Tony Stamp talked to Belgian Drum n Bass musician Netsky and 23-year-old Kiwi producer Montell2099 about how their new collaboration came together across several different continents. Read more Video, Audio

4:30 PM.Grammy Award-winning band The Flaming Lips recently released their 16th album American Head. Music 101's Charlotte Ryan spoke to frontman Wayne Coyne about the band's incredible longevity, fatherhood… Read more Video, Audio

4:00 PM.Presenter, comedian, and writer Robbie Nicol is best known for his youtube (and later TVNZ) show White Man Behind a Desk. Combining his love of comedy and politics, Robbie also turned White Man Behind… Read more Video, Audio

3:30 PM.Tony is joined by Lydia Jenkin from APRA (Australasian Performing Right Association) and Nick Atkinson from the bands Love Square and Hopetoun Brown to review six new songs.  Read more Video, Audio

3:00 PM.Wellington band Mystery Waitress is made up of Vocalist and songwriter Tessa Dillon, drummer Olivia Campion (Yumi Zouma, Girlboss),and multi-instrumentalist/producer James Morgan. Together they've… Read more Audio

2:00 PM.Long time friends and fellow songwriters Nadia Reid and Hollie Fullbrook (Tiny Ruins) are touring Aotearoa together. The tour, aptly named Reid & Ruins, will see them perform songs from their… Read more Audio