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3:20 PM.This week host Tony Stamp is joined by Jana Te Nahu Owen and Rob Kelly to review new tunes from locals Wax Chattels and Team Dynamite, as well as Christine and The Queens and more. Read more Audio

2:50 PM.To celebrate Mātariki we asked some of Aotearoa’s top musicians to shine a light on the next generation of Māori talent. Auckland pop musician Theia has chosen Sydney-based experimental pop producer… Read more Audio

2:30 PM.Tony talks to Ella Chau - aka French Concession - about her debut album, which is dedicated to her former home, Hong Kong. Read more Audio

2:00 PM.Nadia Reid, an accomplished songwriter of sad songs performs a live set at The Others Way Festival in Auckland. Read more Video, Audio

1:40 PM.Nick Bollinger reviews lockdown sets from Kenyan-born, Minnesota-based troubadour J.S. Ondara and veteran English singer-songwriter Richard Thompson, plus the gothic synth-pop of Swedish duo I Break… Read more Audio

1:20 PM.It's been eight years since Kora's last album. Founding members Fran Kora and Dan McGruer explain why it's been a while. Read more Video, Audio

1:10 PM.To celebrate Mātariki we asked some of Aotearoa’s top musicians to shine a light on the next generation of Māori talent. Award-winning Northland musician Troy Kingi has chosen up-and-coming vocalist… Read more Video

12:30 PM.Auckland pop musician Lepani has just released his first EP In The Moment. Tony Stamp caught up with him to talk about touring with Stan, finding time to keep coaching and playing rugby, and writing… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.To celebrate Mātariki we asked some of Aotearoa’s top musicians to shine a light on the next generation of Māori talent. Bic Runga has chosen Waikato-Tainui pop musician Theia and the traditional… Read more Audio

1:10 PM.Now that gigs are back on, Anthonnie Tonnon is set to play a one-off show at the Royal Opera House in Whanganui on the 29th August to mark the release of his song Mataura Paper Mill. Read more Audio

11:00 PM.In this week's Pocket Edition, Tony Stamp speaks with MAALA about the difficult second album. Yadana speaks with Dave Bayley, front man of UK indie beats outfit Glass Animals and how the near-death… Read more Audio

4:05 PM.To celebrate the release of their second album Jump Rope Gazers Jon and Liz from The Beths join Charlotte to play some of their favourite tunes. Read more Audio

3:30 PM.This week the Song Crush team tackle new songs from Kanye West, Sufjan Stevens, Haim and more. Featuring special guests Nick Bollinger and Danielle Street. Read more Audio

3:15 PM.Auckland rapper PollyHill introduces her song 'Rare View'. Read more Audio

2:15 PM.Glass Animals' frontman Dave Bayley explains how the near death experience of the band's drummer informed their new album, Dreamland Read more Audio

1:30 PM.Nick Bollinger reviews a sophomore album of power pop from The Beths; blues and boogie from North Georgia sisters Larkin Poe; and a surprisingly vocal set from the usually instrumental trio… Read more Audio

12:30 PM.The local pop star visited RNZ to tell Tony Stamp why his second album Water Overhead took four years to make. Read more Audio

4:05 PM.The comedian, podcaster and politics enthusiast discusses some of his favourite music with Charlotte Ryan. Read more Audio

3:30 PM.This week the Crushers have a listen to the latest from Beyoncé, Run The Jewels, Glass Animals, and locals Diggy Dupé and Soft Plastics. Read more Audio

3:15 PM.Cory Newman from Gisborne punk rock band Sit Down In Front introduces their single 'First World Problems'. Read more Audio

2:00 PM.Shapeshifter brings together the mighty sound of its five-piece line-up and backup singers Lisa Tomlins, Ladi 6 and Isaac Aesili, with the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra adding soaring strings… Read more Audio

1:30 PM.Robert Johnson was only 27 when he died in 1938, but his enduring recordings laid the groundwork for rock 'n' roll. A new book: Brother Robert: Growing Up With Robert Johnson is an intimate memoir… Read more Audio

1:30 PM.Nick Bollinger reviews the latest incarnation of a centuries-old New Orleans carnival tradition from The 79rs Gang, and some of the last recordings by the late African drumming genius Tony Allen Read more Audio

12:20 PM.Charlotte talks to the promoter about the risks and rewards involved in such a huge production during COVID19. Read more Audio

4:00 PM.Midday Report presenter and RNZ’s Maori News Director Māni Dunlop flexes her music selection skills in this week's Mixtape. She speaks with Yadana Saw. Read more Audio