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1:15 PM.US journalist David Dennis Jr says the rollout for the recent G.O.O.D Music albums from Pusha T, Kanye West and Nas have been negative for black women. Read more Audio

7:30 PM.Nick Bollinger has a listen to the moist and vibrant music of Josiah Wise, otherwise known as Serpentwithfeet. Read more Audio

5:00 PM.This week's Mixtape selector is singer-songwriter Charlotte Yates, one of the most versatile and enduring personalities in the local music landscape. She speaks with Kirsten Johnstone about her many… Read more Audio

3:10 PM.It’s 50 years since well-loved Australian folk-pop group The Seekers broke up, but they’re far from forgotten. Read more Video, Audio

2:50 PM.Formed in Berlin but traveling the world together and living as nomads since 2010, musical duo Hackedepicciotto (Alexander Hacke and Danielle de Picciotto) create immersive soundscapes using arcane… Read more Video, Audio

2:00 PM.Alistair Deverick estimates he's played drums for around 100 bands, including time behind the skins for Lawrence Arabia, Anika Moa, and Neil Finn. He's just released his debut full-length album as… Read more Audio

1:10 PM.Paul Ubana Jones is one of New Zealands most loved and revered musicians with a career spanning 45 years. The virtuoso guitarist sits down for a live session to share something old and something new.

7:30 PM.Nick Bollinger reviews an unrepentant new album from Lily Allen. Read more Audio

7:30 PM.Nick Bollinger surveys the southern excursion of Oakland soul belter Shannon Shaw. Read more Audio

5:00 PM.In this week's Pocket Edition, Jon Toogood speaks about the inspiration behind his new album Haja, we learn about Finland's quest to be the global capital of metal and The Chills' Martin Phillips… Read more Audio

4:00 PM.Bill Direen is a polymath: a musician, writer and performer who has been creating work across a variety of media since the late 1970s. He speaks to Nick Bollinger about his music and influences and… Read more Audio

3:00 PM.Welsh classically trained harpist Catrin Finch and Senegalese Kora player Seckou Keita have just released their second collaboration called Soar. Here they are in conversation with Trevor Reekie. Read more Audio

2:05 PM.From busking in Christchurch's Cashel Mall to four number-one albums, James Reid and Hamish Gee from The Feelers reflect on 25 years as one of New Zealand's most successful bands. Read more Video, Audio

1:50 PM.Auckland duo Lexxa introduce their song 'I Got Better Friends Now'. Read more Audio

1:30 PM.Finland is the most metal country in the world. But which of their towns is the most metal of all? Tony Stamp investigates.  Read more Audio

1:10 PM.Jon Toogood speaks about the incredible genesis of the new Adults record Haja. It features a who's-who of up and coming New Zealand talent. And it's no accident they're mostly female. Read more Video, Audio

7:30 PM.Nick Bollinger listens to the comforting melodies and disquieting meditations of Joshua Tillman, a.k.a. Father John Misty. Read more Audio

3:30 PM.Dunedin band Death And The Maiden can count Shayne Carter among their growing number of fans. He invited them to perform at the Silver Scrolls last year, and since then they've released their second… Read more Audio

2:20 PM.Sydney based post-punk outfit Mere Women make loud music that takes you on a journey through big open spaces. Read more Audio

2:05 PM.Pitchfork called her a leader in the next generation of indie rock and the "wisest teenage indie rocker we know", now Snail Mail, aka Lindsey Jordan has finally released her debut album. She speaks to… Read more Video, Audio

1:20 PM.Wellington buskers-turned-Spotify darlings Drax Project yesterday embarked the tour a lifetime: supporting the most streamed solo female artist of all time – Camila Cabello, on her string of sold-out… Read more Video, Audio

1:05 PM.Anna Coddington is throwing a fundraiser for her son's Kōhanga Reo pre-school and because she is Anna Coddington, she will be joined by Julia Deans and Anika Moa (of course). Is this the first show of… Read more Video, Audio

12:00 PM.On this week's Pocket Edition we talk to American indie wunderkind Snail Mail and Sydney post-punkers Mere Women. Read more Audio

12:17 PM.In his new book Sound System: The Political Power of Music, English musician Dave Randall explores musical movements that have inspired social change - and urges people to "get stuck into… Read more Video, Audio

7:30 PM.Nick Bollinger listens to the international debut of formerly Wellington-based soul singer Deva Mahal. Read more Audio