Alex Behan

There are exciting new hip hop artists from both New Zealand and Australia releasing their first songs this week and RNZ's Leilani Momoisea has been keeping a close eye on them. Video, Audio

Summer festivals are fast approaching and to help us sort the wheat from the chaff Aroha Harawira gives us an overview of the upcoming parties. Video, Audio

Nina Las Vegas is was a Triple J DJ, and now runs her own record label. She has residencies for BBC Radio 1,Red Bull Radio and a close association with Diplo and his label Mad Decent and is playing… Video, Audio

Rostam Batmanglij is the producer and co principal songwriter from Vampire Weekend. His debut solo album Half Light is a personal collection of beautiful, self reflective songs. Video, Audio

13-yr old Anabel's music tutor sent us this song, and we had to share it. Audio

Auckland's Aorere College made it to the national finals of Smokefree Pacifica Beats for the first time in 2017 - and they won. We proudly present Jubilee. Video, Audio

In this week's Pocket Edition, we catch up with wellington witches Hex, talk to ex Vampire Weekend member Rostam about his debut solo album, and Christchurch band Best Bets introduce themselves. Audio

In the Music 101 Pocket Edition, occasional RNZ music critic Grant Smithies speaks with Alex Behan about his record store, Tony Stamp looks into the uncertain future of Soundcloud and metal rockers… Audio

Grant Smithies has opened a matryoshka-esque boutique record store inside a pub inside a church in Nelson. Audio

Seattle electronic duo Odesza are on their way to New Zealand with their new album but they still don't know who has been leaking their songs. Video, Audio

Devilskin are bringing over Canadian band Cyco Sumo to support them on their upcoming national tour, as well as stand out local bands in each centre. Video, Audio

Kirsten Johnstone reports back with some of the big takeaways from this year's Going Global music summit. Audio

We visit Manurewa High School the day before the Smokefree Pacifica Beats National Finals to see how final rehearsals are going. Audio

In this week's Pocket Edition, we talk to Jane Abernethy (she signs new musical talent to record label 4AD), Auckland pop musician October, and two of the guys from Queens Of the Stone Age backstage… Audio

Auckland band Racing dropped in to perform live ahead of their nationwide tour. Video, Audio

October AKA Emma Logan introduces her new song "Pure". Video, Audio

The Music 101 team digs into the significance of an all-female lineup of Silver Scrolls nominees. Audio

For the first time ever, this year's Silver Scroll finalists are all women. They include Nadia Reid, Lorde, Bic Runga, Aldous Harding and Chelsea Jade. With five very strong songs it's a tough… Audio

In the Music 101 Pocket Edition, Sons of Zion play their first ever live session for us, Kirsten Johnstone meets the group Auaha who travelled the Whanganui River, Tony Stamp speaks with Bonobo in his… Audio