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1:10 PM.Buster Stiggs, a pioneer of the NZ punk and post-punk scenes died this week. He was a member of Auckland bands The Suburban Reptiles and The Swingers. His friend, and sometime manager Simon Grigg… Read more Video, Audio

5:00 PM.In this week's Pocket Edition, Melody Thomas speaks with Liz Pelly about what is behind Spotify playlists; BBC Future reporter Melissa Hogenboom shares the story of her father's dementia and his love… Read more Audio

4:05 PM.Today's selector is Christchurch's Gemma Syme from RDU 98.5 FM. Read more Audio

3:45 PM.The 1970s saw the landscape of American culture become a banquet of hedonism and self-indulgence, and when the disco era exploded in New York Casablanca Records were at the centre of it. Trevor Reekie… Read more Audio

3:00 PM.Annie Crummer, Aaradhna, Bella Kalolo and Esther Stephens perform the songs of Aretha Franklin in 'Respect', part of the Auckland Arts Festival 2017. Read more Audio

2:50 PM.Our favourite local musicians share the song that's their soundtrack to summer. Eddie Johnston, who records as Lontalius and Race Banyon picks 'Telefono' by Phoenix. Read more Video, Audio

2:45 PM.For our series She Will Move You - profiling just a handful of Aotearoa's many great female electronic music makers - we meet Jaded Nineties Raver. Read more Audio

2:30 PM.Our favourite local musicians share the song that's their soundtrack to summer. Wellington beat-maker Estère's pick is Vulfpeck's 'Back Pocket'. Read more Video, Audio

2:20 PM.BBC Future's Melissa Hogenboom shares the story of how her Dad's love of music helped to slow his onset of dementia and the research behind music's effects on the brain. Read more Audio

2:05 PM.Our favourite local musicians share the song that's their soundtrack to summer. Marlon Williams' pick is 'Wild Horses' by Prefab Sprout. Read more Video, Audio

1:50 PM.Our favourite local musicians share the song that's their soundtrack to summer. Chelsea Jade's pick is ‘Sticky’ by Ravyn Lenae. Read more Video, Audio

1:30 PM.Our favourite local musicians share the song that's their soundtrack to summer. Sam Scott of The Phoenix Foundation picks 'Bad Liar' by Selena Gomez. Read more Video, Audio

1:05 PM.With its easy-to-access content and vast selection of ready-made playlists, Spotify has amassed more than 100 million users globally since its inception. But according to writer Liz Pelly it’s… Read more Audio

4:05 PM.Many great musicians died this year. We pay tribute to the major musical figures that left the stage in 2017. Read more Video, Audio

5:00 PM.This week's RNZ Music Mixtape selector is the local king of summer gigs, Jordan Luck. He shares his c60 of favourite New Zealand music with Yadana Saw. Read more Audio

2:20 PM.It was another banner year for the influential British minimalists after their third album I See You signaled a livening up of their sound and attitude. Tony Stamp talked to singer & bass player… Read more Video, Audio

2:00 PM.On some much-needed downtime, the parka-clad singer talks to Sam Wicks about his triumphant return. Read more Video, Audio

12:00 PM.In this week's Pocket Edition we talk to ex-Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher, Wellington producer K2K, and Oliver Sim from The xx. Read more Audio

10:00 AM.The Northland teenagers had a massive 2017, but 2018 is set to be even bigger. Not only will they be playing at Germany's Wacken Open Air Festival, they'll be playing another massive festival in… Read more Video

7:30 PM.Nick Bollinger revisits a few of the local albums that stood out in 2017 Read more Audio

7:30 PM.Nick Bollinger revisits some of the listening that enlivened his year. Read more Audio

5:00 PM.In this week's Pocket Edition Melody Thomas speaks with Ruban Nielson of Unknown Mortal Orchestra, we hear Blackbird Ensemble's Bjork show 'All is Full of Love, and Glass Vaults are live in session. Audio

3:45 PM.DJ, writer, and book peddler Kiran Dass reviews the music books she's enjoyed the most in 2017. Read more Audio

3:30 PM.It's been the strongest year for local music, perhaps ever, evidenced by the fact that three kiwis have topped local and international 'best of' lists. The RNZ Music team discuss Lorde, Aldous… Read more Video, Audio