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1:45 PM.Seth Haapu talks to Charlotte Ryan about his new single 'Cool Down', and the inspiration behind its lyrics. Read more Audio

1:05 PM.Zambian rapper Sampa the Great came to prominence through the Australian music scene and her star is on the rise. She's just been on Jools Holland, played Glastonbury and now squeezes in a live… Read more Video, Audio

12:30 PM.The Kenyan-American artist talks to Trevor Reekie about his debut album Tales of America. Read more Audio

12:15 PM.NZ Hip Hop star Savage talks to Charlotte Ryan about his new single 'Reach out', inspired by a suicide in his family. Read more Audio

6:50 PM.This week's RNZ Mixtape selector is Dunedin mayor elect Aaron Hawkins. He's one of a slew of younger representatives elected in the recent local body elections. He speaks of his time as a student… Read more Audio

5:17 PM.Homegrown guitar fuzz, classic New York hip-hop beats, dancehall riddims from France, and noisy Nashville country-rock are a few of the sounds you’ll hear on Song Crush this week.  Read more Video, Audio

2:15 PM.Sing it to My Face is an intergenerational choral show conceived by award winning playwright and author Jo Randerson who is tackling two national fears: singing in public and saying things to people's… Read more Audio

4:00 PM.She's the first woman to write a full-length ballet score in Aotearoa, she's won many awards for her composition, and she's on the road with her group The Blackbird Ensemble, interpreting the songs… Read more Audio

3:20 PM.Canadian punk band F***ed Up are about to play two New Zealand shows. Frontman Damian Abraham talked to Tony Stamp about his love for kiwi label Flying Nun, whose roster he calls "the best music… Read more Audio

3:20 PM.Egyptian percussionist and composer Hossam Ramzy passed away on September 10 aged 65. Trevor Reekie spoke to a close friend of his - award winning drummer Bruce Aitken. Read more Audio

2:30 PM.Auckland musician Antony Jeffares introduces his song 'Wrong/ Loss'. Read more Audio

2:20 PM.Pitch Black discuss their new album and accompanying wine release with Charlotte Ryan. 

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2:00 PM.Music from the world, for the world, hosted by Trevor Reekie. Read more Audio

1:10 PM.Tami Neilson shares tour stories ahead of her NZ shows Read more Audio

1:40 AM.Tina Cross is celebrating 40 years since she performed 'Nothing But Dreams' at the 1979 Pacific Song Contest. She talks to Charlotte Ryan about working in the Music Industry and what she learn in the… Read more Audio

2:24 PM.Nick Cave is at peace with his ghosts, Björk is cut up by The Knife, and New York indie-rockers Vivian Girls are back in business. Kirsten Johnstone and the Song Crush team are back with new songs to… Read more Video, Audio

3:00 PM.This week's RNZ Music mixtape selector is singer/songwriter Maisey Rika. She shares her stories and favourite tracks with Kirsten Johnstone. Read more Audio

1:30 PM.Charlotte Ryan talks to Michael Timmins of The Cowboy Junkies Audio

1:30 PM.James Reid talks to Charlotte Ryan on Music 101. Read more Audio

2:30 PM.Schools out and the kids take over! Teenage music fans Oscar Horner and Benny Lindsay Williams explain the listening habits of the young and share their new favourite songs. Honorary adolescent Mark… Read more Video, Audio

7:00 PM.On this week's Pocket Edition we celebrate Th' Dudes' induction into the NZ Music Hall of Fame with Peter Urlich and Dave Dobbyn, and SideKickNick explains the eleven year gap between his debut album… Read more Audio

2:35 PM.Charlotte Ryan talks to Dave Dobbyn and Peter Urlich about their old band Th' Dudes. Read more Audio

2:15 PM.Christchurch's Zane 2000 introduces his song 'I COPY'. Read more Audio

1:45 PM.SideKickNick released his first album Miscellaneous Adventures in 2008, then spent the next decade playing in Voom, doing sound design for films, and painstakingly assembling album number two: a… Read more Audio

5:00 PM.Somali-New Zealand rapper Mo Muse brings friends Summer Thieves and Abdul Kay in to the studio to play songs from his debut LP, The First Generation, and speaks to Kirsten Johnstone.  Read more Video, Audio