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5:00 PM.Godfrey De Grut lectures in popular music at University of Auckland. The composer, saxophonist won the 2002 Silver Scroll for co-writing Che Fu's 'Misty Frequencies', and has played keys for Kanye… Read more Video, Audio

3:30 PM.Unknown Mortal Orchestra’s Silver Scroll nominated ‘Hunnybee’ had its beginnings as a lullaby for Ruban Nielson’s daughter. Here he lays out the struggle of writing an earnest love song for our… Read more Video, Audio

3:00 PM.Trevor Reekie talks to Dudley Benson about his eight-years-in-the-making album Zealandia. Read more Audio

2:30 PM.Chelsea Jade describes her Silver Scroll nominated single Laugh it Off as being close to the epitome of what she wants to be as an artist. Read more Video, Audio

2:05 PM.Wolf Alice just won the 2018 Mercury Prize for their album Visions of a Life and are all set to play the final show of their world tour at Auckland's Powerstation. Read more Audio

1:10 PM.Makaira Berry and Hamiora Tuari speak about their new project Te Kākano which fuses soul, pop, R&B and most importantly te reo into an exciting new album. Read more Audio

10:00 AM.To celebrate the release of her new album Personal Best, Chelsea Jade arranged a very special collaboration with the St Mary's College choir and RNZ Music. This is the astonishing result. Read more Video, Audio

7:30 PM.Nick Bollinger assesses the array of skills unleashed on the debut album of multi-instrumental millennial Tash Sultana. Read more Audio

8:00 PM.Neil Finn is joined by the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra to play his album "Out Of Silence" in its entirety plus some of his older hits at the 2018 Auckland Arts Festival. Read more Video, Audio

5:00 PM.This week's RNZ Music mixtape selector is The Eastern's Adam McGrath. He picks tunes and shares tales of his rugged Southern upbringing with Kirsten Johnstone. Read more Video, Audio

3:05 PM.The Beths’ Elizabeth Stokes talks about the risky decision that led to her writing the Silver Scrolls nominated song ‘Future Me Hates Me’. Read more Video, Audio

2:45 PM.Paul McLaney is the musical director of this year's World Of Wearable Arts shows. He talks about some of the composers involved including SJD, Claire Cowan and Eden Mulholland, and the joys and… Read more Audio

2:05 PM.Relentless touring is a punishing experience and can take a physical and mental toll on a band, but veteran Australian pub rockers, The Johnnys, thrived on it. Trevor Reekie catches up with founding… Read more Video, Audio

2:05 PM.Estere and Raiza Biza's new collaboration introduces us to the mythical African demon the 'Tokoloshe' Read more Video, Audio

1:30 PM.It's been 20 years since the death of cult Kiwi musician Darcy Clay. RNZ Music's Tony Stamp talked to three of the people behind the scenes of his brief but bright career. Read more Video, Audio

1:15 PM.Rex Orange County is the music making name of 20-year old Alex O'Connor. Yadana Saw speaks to the British artist who's duetted with Randy Newman, worked with Tyler, the Creator and is heading to… Read more Video, Audio

6:00 PM.Northland musician and actor Troy Kingi breaks down the bones of his Silver Scroll nominated song Aztechknowledgey, from his high concept, space funk album Shake That Skinny Ass All The Way To… Read more Video, Audio

7:30 PM.Despite struggles with health and technology, Martin Phillipps has consolidated the return of his iconic band The Chills with a timely and topical new album. Nick Bollinger talks to the big Chill. Read more Audio

10:15 AM.Florence + The Machine, Courtney Barnett and Parquet Courts will headline Auckland's Laneway festival when it returns to Albert Park on 28 January.

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4:00 PM.Glen Common and Pete Rainey founded the Smokefree Rockquest in Christchurch in 1989. Now in its 30th year, the competition is still going strong with over 800 bands entering in 2018. In this RNZ Music… Read more Video, Audio

3:10 PM.Its been a big 2018 for Mitch James. After opening for Ed Sheeran earlier this year he has now released his debut album but he speaks to Alex Behan about how it hasn't all been rosy. Read more Audio

3:00 PM.Dunedin band Marlin's Dreaming introduce their song 'I'll Stick By You'. Read more Audio

2:00 PM.The Beths scored a Silver Scroll nomination for their song ‘Future Me Hates Me’, the title track of an album which has earned them rave reviews at home and abroad. We visited the band at their… Read more Video, Audio

1:30 PM.We visit Manurewa High School to meet the talented young musicians from Mit Eldnar - an 11-piece band headed for the national finals of both Smokefree Rockquest and Smokefree Tangata Beats. Read more Audio