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3:00 PM.Mazbou Q introduces his song 'To The Gates'. Read more Audio

2:30 PM.Trevor Reekie talks to Brad Hammonds from Brass Against, who perform horn-heavy covers of political songs and are playing in NZ next week. Read more Audio

2:15 PM.Formed in Tokoroa in the 1970s, funk band Collision released one album in 1978 which went on to become a sought after classic. Over fourty years later they join Tony Stamp in the RNZ studio to perform… Read more Audio

1:30 PM.Kiwi pop musician Robinson joins Tony Stamp to discuss her new EP Watching You, and her new life in the UK. Read more Audio

1:00 PM.Weyes Blood is the solo project of Californian musician Natalie Mering. She spoke with RNZ's Tony Stamp about her acclaimed 2019 album Titanic Rising, which deals in part with the looming threat of… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.Australian psych act Tame Impala – aka Kevin Parker – has just released his fourth album, The Slow Rush, and plays Auckland’s Spark Arena on April 16. Music 101’s Charlotte Ryan fired him eight quick… Read more Video, Audio

4:00 PM.On this week's Mixtape, comedian and broadcaster Te Radar chats with Charlotte & shares some of his favourite songs. Read more Audio

2:00 PM.Emily Edrosa (formerly of Street Chant), talks to Tony Stamp about her new life in Los Angeles, and her forthcoming solo album. Read more Audio

1:00 PM.Flamingo Pier are a band split between NZ and the UK. With all members in the country at the same time, they visited RNZ for a live performance. Read more Audio

12:00 PM.Alt rockers Faith No More have been around since the early ‘80s, but it wasn’t till singer Mike Patton joined and they released their hit ‘Epic’ in 1989 that they became a global phenomenon. Over 30… Read more Audio

10:37 AM.Singer songwriter Belladonna introduces her debut single 'Hands' Read more Audio

2:40 PM.Sometimes inspiration comes from the most unlikely of places. That's certainly the case for American death-metal band Okilly Dokilly who take their name, song titles, stage costumes and lyrics from… Read more Audio

2:00 PM.Charlotte chats with the lads of Soaked Oats on site at Laneway. Read more Audio

4:00 PM.Music writer Graham Reid has been a permanent fixture on the NZ scene for decades, as well as a broadcaster, and a teaching fellow at Auckland Uni's School of Music. He speaks to Trevor Reekie about… Read more Audio

2:00 PM.Veteran Detroit rapper Guilty Simpson has worked with some of the best producers in hip hop's history, so how did he hook up with kiwi musical all-rounder Jeremy Toy (AKA Leonard Charles)? As Tony… Read more Audio

1:00 PM.British musician Mahalia Burkmar signed a major label deal aged 13, and eight years later has put her debut album 'Love and Compromise' out into the world. In NZ for Laneway Festival, she spoke… Read more Audio

1:00 PM.Charlotte talked to Aussie singer Stella Donnelly at Laneway Festival in Auckland. Read more Audio

12:00 PM.Charlotte chats with Marlon Williams on the ground at Laneway Festival. Read more Audio

3:30 PM.Ethereal Nordic classical-pop, retro yacht-rock, and Flying Nun-esque jangle are all part of the Song Crush team's high rotate this week.  Read more Video, Audio

4:00 PM.Rising kiwi star Benee joins Charlotte to share some of her favourite tunes. Read more Video, Audio

3:00 PM.The first Song Crush of the year has some songs nostalgic for the 80s, as well as some up-and-coming local musicians and more. Host Kirsten Johnstone is joined by Tony Stamp and Waveney Russ.  Read more Video, Audio

2:15 PM.Paul Bosauder is a NZ-born flamenco guitarist and composer who has performed in Europe, Lebanon, UK, USA and New Zealand. Trevor Reekie talked to Paul about his life playing Flamenco in Seville and… Read more Audio

1:40 PM.Kaya Wilkins (AKA Okay Kaya) is a Norwegian-raised/ New York-based model, actor and musician, whose music gained attention for its frank depiction of female sexuality. She talked with Waveney Russ. Read more Audio

1:15 PM.Charlotte talks to Sam Flynn-Scott from the Phoenix Foundation about being back in the studio. Read more Audio