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3:15 PM.Praize may only be 15 years old, but her talent has got a lot of people excited. The Manurewa High School student describes her music as "full on Pacifica" and won second place at last years Tangata… Read more Audio

2:50 PM.If you have ever been to Wellington you know just how many buskers perform on Cuba Street . It's become part of Wellington culture. So how have things changed since the pandemic? Harriet Robinson… Read more Audio

2:00 PM.Mild Orange formed in Dunedin in 2016, and have since released two albums independently - both of which have received international acclaim, and have clocked up millions of streams on YouTube and… Read more Audio

2:00 PM.Mild Orange formed in Dunedin in 2016, and have since released two albums independently - both of which have received international acclaim, and have clocked up millions of streams on YouTube and… Read more Audio

1:30 PM.The Techtones were an Auckland 4 piece punk band in the 1980s and although they were only together for 18 months, their presence was felt immensely.  Read more Audio

1:30 PM.Musician, composer, and producer David Long is best known for his work with Peter Jackson. He wrote music and worked on sound design for The Lord of the Rings and King Kong, as well as additional… Read more Audio

1:00 PM.A missing father, a mysterious cassette tape and a clutch of memories inspired Troy Kingi’s new album The Ghost of Freddie Cesar, which tries to make sense of his Dad's disappearance. Read more Video, Audio

12:10 PM.Bill Sevesi's career began the early 1950s in the Auckland inner city suburb of Newton. His much loved band the Islanders, played a residency at the Orange Ballroom that lasted for 16 years. Read more Audio

11:00 PM.In this week's Pocket Edition, Rolling Stones' Mick Jagger and Keith Richards chat about the remastered release of the 1973 record Goats Head Soup, Yadana Saw speaks with Auckland singer songwriter… Read more Audio

4:05 PM.Andre Upston has been recording live music since he was a boy, and has continued to do so his whole life. He's made albums with Bic Runga, Anika Moa, Dudley Benson, and more, and is RNZ's longtime… Read more Video, Audio

3:30 PM.After receiving a nomination for Best Hip Hop Act at last year's NZ Music Awards (for his EP Island Time), Diggy Dupé has released his first full-length album That's Me, That's Team. Tony Stamp… Read more Video, Audio

3:30 PM.Tony is joined by Brad Warrington and Maggie Tweedie to bring you six brand new tunes. Read more Video, Audio

3:10 PM.Phoebe Rings may have debuted during the worst year for live music (thanks,Covid) but they’ve already started making their mark. Their first performance was at Outsider Sounds Festival in February of… Read more Audio

2:35 PM.Auckland pop singer songwriter Paige reveals how writing her new EP Always Growing was a process of exaggerating and dramatising the struggles of life. Read more Video, Audio

2:00 PM.Award winning Lyttelton Musician Delaney Davidson is a distinctive figure in the New Zealand musical landscape. He describes himself as part man, part wheel. One hand holds a small brown suitcase; the… Read more Audio

2:00 PM.Award winning Lyttelton Musician Delaney Davidson is a distinctive figure in the New Zealand musical landscape. He describes himself as part man, part wheel. One hand holds a small brown suitcase; the… Read more Audio

1:30 PM.Not many kiwi musicians can claim to be part of three of this country's seminal bands. But there is one who can. The Enemy, Toy Love and Tall Dwarves, guitarist Alec Bathgate was in all of them.  Read more Audio

1:30 PM.H.C Mcentire (Also known as Heather Mcentire) was born and raised in rural South Carolina in a farming community. Her parents were evangelical Christians who exposed her to gospel music, bluegrass and… Read more Audio

1:20 PM.Auckland Art Gallery has a new exhibition. I’m Your Man (A Portrait of Leonard Cohen) is a multi-channel video portrait exhibition by South African artist Candice Breitz. Originally commissioned by… Read more Audio

12:40 PM.The Rolling Stones have released a re-issue of their iconic 1973 album Goats Head Soup. This very special 2020 re-issue includes a new stereo mix of the entire album, as well as recording sessions… Read more Video, Audio

12:30 PM.The finalists for the 2020 SOUNZ Contemporary Award, APRA Best Original Music in a Feature Film and Best Original Music in a Series have been announced. Read more Video, Audio

11:00 PM.In this week's Pocket Edition, US band Future Islands speak with Charlotte Ryan about their new album. Yadana Saw tracks down a 1990s one hit wonder who has released an album with Solange's producer… Read more Audio

3:30 PM.Tony is joined by Sampler host Nick Bollinger and Mediawatch producer Hayden Donnell to bring you five brand new tunes (and one from the archives). Read more Video, Audio

3:30 PM.RNZ Music was lucky enough to record an intimate show with the one and only Julia Deans, at ‘secret’ Christchurch music venue The Shelter. Read more Video

3:05 PM.Keria Paterson didn’t discover music at a particular point in their life, it was always there. Whether it was attending Flying Nun gigs with their family as a kid or starting to sing and play guitar… Read more Video, Audio