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2:45 PM.We profile Wellington producer Peach Milk, as part of RNZ Music's ongoing series 'She Will Move You', which looks at women electronic producers in Aotearoa. Read more Audio

1:50 PM.Wellington's Maxwell Young introduces us to his song 'Midnight'. He sites his formative musical experience as using his mum’s credit card to spend thousands on iTunes as a 9-year-old. Read more Audio

1:45 PM.Ahead of Australian soul outfit The Teskey Brothers' New Zealand tour opening for Angus and Julia Stone, frontman Josh Teskey tells us a bit about the band and sings a couple of songs. Read more Audio

1:20 PM.Debating some favourite 2017 music from elsewhere is Kirsten Johnstone, Alex Behan, Yadana Saw, Nick Bollinger and Tony Stamp from the RNZ Music team. Read more Video, Audio

1:10 PM.Christchurch music teacher and father-of-two Jonathan Densem has inoperable brain cancer. This year he fulfilled a dream of recording his debut album at Neil Finn's Roundhead Studios. Read more Video, Audio

10:10 AM.Singer-songwriter Aldous Harding talks to Kathryn Ryan about self-belief, self-preservation and how she's become obsessed with live performance. Read more Video, Audio

7:30 PM.Ria Hall has made an album that looks from the past to the future. Nick Bollinger takes a listen. Read more Audio

7:30 PM.Nick Bollinger reviews a mythological sci-fi love saga from Northland artist Troy Kingi. Read more Audio

7:30 PM.Nick Bollinger investigates the colourful sound worlds of Wellington turntablist Alphabethead. Read more Audio

3:20 PM.Tim Key from Owlet Nightjar introduces their song Stand Your Ground. Read more Audio

2:30 PM.Tony Stamp talks to Ed Droste from Grizzly Bear about their new album Painted Ruins. Read more Video, Audio

2:00 PM.Robert Finley didn't get his big break until he was in his 60s, after collaborating with the Black Keys' Dan Auerbach. Read more Audio

12:00 PM.In this week's Pocket Edition we talk to James Mercer from the Shins, Ed Droste from Grizzly Bear, and check out Richter City Rebels. Read more Audio

7:30 PM.Tony Stamp visits the dark world of chanteuse Charlotte Gainsbourg. Read more Video, Audio

7:30 PM.Nick Bollinger dives into a collection of local soul, funk and disco - including some delicious obscurities Read more Audio

7:30 PM.Nick Bollinger dips into a disc of out-takes and ephemera from Amer-indie artist Angel Olsen. Read more Audio

4:00 PM.Ian Magan is a pioneer of both commercial radio and concert promotion in New Zealand, and was one of the original Radio Hauraki pirates. He's toured a long and diverse list of artists including BB… Read more Audio

3:00 PM.Trevor Reekie talks to Anoushka Shankar who has just been announced as one of the headliners of Womad 2018 and the Auckland Arts Festival. Read more Audio

2:10 PM.The Staves are three sisters from Hertfordshire, England whose ability to harmonise impressed Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon so much he took them on tour, recorded their 2015 album and helped set up a new… Read more Video, Audio

1:10 PM.Joanna Hunkin painted a pretty dark view of the state of our local music industry in a NZ Herald article last week, but is chart success even worth worrying about? Includes top 11 NZ music moments of… Read more Video, Audio

1:00 PM.Troy Kingi's new album Shake That Skinny Ass All The Way To Zygertron, has sent the hardworking musician/actor/dad into a high-concept psychedelic universe. Troy and his band The Galactic… Read more Video, Audio

9:23 AM.With a sound ranging from sensual to sleazy and a volume range from mind-melting to gentle, improvisational duo Peter Brötzmann and Heather Leigh have a charismatic and striking dynamic of polarities… Read more Video, Audio

4:00 PM.New Zealand artist Dick Frizzell reflects on his life and talks us through five of his favourite songs – which all happen to be homegrown. Read more Video, Audio

3:30 PM.Two disgruntled hotel workers in Rhode Island with a shared interest in workers rights and labour union activism quit their minimum wage jobs and became one of the most exciting bands in the U.S. Jana… Read more Audio