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The Mixtape - Mohamed Hassan
4:00 PM.Our guest picking the music this week is award-winning journalist, writer and poet Mohamed Hassan. You may have heard, read or seen his work - he previously worked at RNZ as a journalist, is the host… Read more Audio
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Bug Week's Airini Beautrais on the soundtrack to her new book
3:20 PM.In the background of Airini Beautrais' new collection of essays A Beautiful Afternoon a soundtrack of Destiny's Child, Kanye West, Radiohead and Beck's Loser is playing. Airini won an Ockham award for… Read more Audio
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Polynesian metal band Shepherds Reign has everyone talking
2:40 PM.When Shepherds Reign, a five piece band from South Auckland, were nominated for the prestigious Taite Music Prize this week their Pacific metal music was broadcast on Breakfast television and radio… Read more Audio
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Seventies legends Witch are Zambia's greatest rock band
2:30 PM.The singer in Zambia's most successful rock act speaks with Tony Stamp about pioneering Zamrock in the 1970s, and the band's resurrection and new roster, ahead of their first New Zealand appearances.
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The state of today’s dance scene with pioneer Jeff Mills
2:10 PM.From his cult radio show as The Wizard in the 1980s to forming the techno collective Underground Resistance, then Axis Records, many call Jeff Mills a dance music legend. He's performing at the… Read more Audio
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Teddy Swims bares his soul: ‘My pain was necessary’
1:20 PM.American soul singer Teddy Swims may have blown up on the charts, but it was New Zealand that fell hard for him first. His breakout song 'Lose Control' was the number 1 radio song here for 11 weeks… Read more Audio
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The state of today’s dance scene with pioneer Jeff Mills
2:00 PM.From his cult radio show as The Wizard in the 1980s to forming the techno collective Underground Resistance, then Axis Records, many call Jeff Mills a dance music legend. He's performing at the… Read more Audio
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The Mixtape: Martin Kwok
4:00 PM.Martin Kwok is an Emmy award-winning sound editor, DJ and music obsessive based in Pōneke Wellington. He worked on Peter Jackson's Beatles documentary Get Back and the soundtrack to the highly… Read more Video, Audio
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Maioha award-winner Byllie-jean is personal and passionate on her debut EP Filter
2:30 PM.Tony Stamp reviews the Ōtautahi musician's debut EP. Read more Video, Audio
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Review: Two Star and the dream Police by Mk.gee
2:30 PM.Tony Stamp assesses the debut from an aurally-inventive American guitarist. Read more Audio
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Japanese trio Shonen Knife on 42 years of playing pop punk
1:40 PM.Shonen Knife are an all girl Japanese band hailing from Osaka. Raised by conservative parents, singer/guitarist Naoko Yamano talks to Maggie Tweedie about the early days of sneaking her guitar out of… Read more Video, Audio
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Post-classical composer Rose Riebl: On finding her musical home
3:15 AM.After finding the traditional classical world "an intense, competitive place" post-classical composer Rose Riebl found comfort in her rule-breaking minimalist music. Rose is signed to the independent… Read more Audio
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Real Estate’s Martin Courtney: music journalism matters
2:15 AM.Pitchfork named Real Estate's 'Daniel' one of the most anticipated albums of 2024, yet it's since been announced the platform will be folded into GQ. Singer Martin Courtney talks to Maggie Tweedie… Read more Audio
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Chaos in The CBD: from the North Shore to London’s top house clubs
1:20 AM.Ben and Louis Helliker-Hales are Chaos in The CBD. The Kiwi brothers have been living in London for over a decade, becoming an essential part of the global dance community and playing at the top house… Read more Audio
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The Mixtape: Shona McCullagh on the Arts: 'We did everything for nothing'
4:00 PM.Shona McCullagh is the outgoing artistic director of the Auckland Arts festival. This year’s festival is her swan song.
Shona has received a New Zealand Order of Merit for services to dance, and her… Read more Audio
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Jazmine Mary live with their electric guitar
3:20 PM.Taite Music Prize winning artist Jazmine Mary brings their electric guitar into the RNZ studio to share a song ahead of their show at the Hamilton Gardens next Sunday. After releasing the album 'Dog'… Read more Audio
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Grandaddy are soft and snoozy on Blu Wav
2:30 PM.The Sampler - Blu Wav by Grandaddy Read more Video, Audio
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The Sampler - Imitation of War by Itasca
2:30 PM.The Sampler - Imitation of War by Itasca Read more Video, Audio
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L.A.B. Live with new album
2:15 PM.Arguably New Zealand's biggest band, L.A.B have released a new album L.A.B VI. After giving us five albums in as many years we had to wait for this one while they toured the world playing sold-out… Read more Audio
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Lisa Tomlins on Pixie Williams: New Zealand's first pop star
1:45 PM.Pixie Williams is a National treasure. She was New Zealand's first ever pop star - releasing 'Blue Smoke in 1948. In 2021 a tribute album to Pixie Williams was recorded called 'The New Blue' featuring… Read more Audio
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Stan Walker: 'Our reo is amazing. So spread it wide and far'
12:00 PM.Stan Walker has a message for Māori in his new new single, 'Māori Ki Te Ao': "This is to say, ‘man, you're incredible. You're amazing. Our reo is amazing. So spread it wide, and far’.” Read more Video, Audio
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The Mixtape - Jean McAllister - 20 years in Red Mole
4:05 PM.This week on the Mixtape: Jean McAllistair Read more Audio
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Introducing: Sam Bambery
3:20 PM.Otautahi/Christchurch artist and songwriter Sam Bambery joins Charlotte Ryan to celebrate the release of his new song 'Parasite'. It's the first single from an upcoming album called 'Rubricator' that… Read more Video, Audio
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Is this posthumous album a fitting send off for dub music legend Lee "Scratch" Perry?
2:30 PM.Tony Stamp reviews the final album from a Jamaican pioneer. Read more Audio
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Review: & the Charm by Avalon Emerson
2:30 PM.Tony Stamp review the debut from a techno DJ-turned-dream pop musician. Read more Video, Audio
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