All seven members of Grove Roots.

Photo: RNZ

1-2pm

2017 Waiata Māori Music Awards
Noel Woods from Grove Roots reports back on the highlights of the awards.

Grove Roots live session
Seven-piece soul, RnB & roots band Grove Roots perform their waiata Māori in the M101 studios.

Festival 101
DJ Aroha Harawira helps talk us through the upcoming festival season.

2-3pm

Billie Eilish
A candid chat with the 15-yr-old superstar in the making.

Shonen Knife
We chat with Naoko from the stalwart Japanese rockers ahead of their NZ tour in October.

The Sampler: Sleep Well Beast by The National
Nick Bollinger gives his verdict on the latest from the beloved indie rockers.

Introducing: Chronic Gho$tman
The hip hop duo split between Wellington and Sydney introduce themselves.

3-4pm

Hip Hop downunder
Hip hop aficionado Leilani Momoisea introduces us to "the future of Australasian hip hop".

London Grammar
Guitarist Dan Rothman tells us about the band's second album Truth Is A Beautiful Thing.

The Sampler: American Dream by LCD Soundsystem
Nick's back to talk us through the comeback album by James Murphy and co.

4-5pm

The Mixtape: Hollie Smith
On the tenth anniversary of her debut Longplayer Hollie talks us through seven of her favourite tunes.

 

 
Music details

1-2pm

Artist: Maisey Rika
Song: Taku Mana
Composer: Maisey Rika
Album: Tira
Label: Maisey Rika Music

Grove Roots live in session
Artist: Grove Roots
Song: Tau Hou Māori
Composer: Noel Woods
Album: RNZ Recording
Label: RNZ Recording

Artist: Grove Roots
Song: Korerotia
Composer: Matiu Tahi
Album: RNZ Recording
Label: RNZ Recording
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Festivals 101
Artist: Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Song: Can't Keep Checking My Phone
Composer: Ruban Neilson
Album: Multi-love
Label: Jagjaguar

Artist: Motez
Song: Praise
Composer: Motez
Album: Praise
Label: Sweat It Out Music!

Artist: Felix Da Housecat
Song: Madame Hollywood
Composer: Hervé, Stallings
Album: Kittenz and Thee Glitz
Label: City Rockers

Artist: Mura Masa
Song: What If I Go
Composer: Crossan, Rebecca Louise Jones, O'Reilly
Album: Mura Masa
Labal: Universal

Artist: SWIDT
Song: No More Parties In Stoneyhunga
Composer: SWIDT
Album: Stoneyhunga
Label: Universal
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Artist: Laughton Kora & the APO
Song: Young Americans
Composer: Bowie
Album: RNZ Recording
Label: RNZ Recording

Artist: Toni Huata
Song: Aio
Composer: Toni Huata, Paddy Free
Album: Hopukia
Label: Waahuu Creations
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2-3pm

Artist: Rei
Song: E Ki
Composer: Rei
Album: Te Reo Māori EP
Label: Bandcamp

Billie Eilish
Artist: Billie Eilish
Song: COPYCAT, watch, ocean eyes, bellyache, idontwannabeyouanymore
Composer: Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell
Album: COPYCAT
Label: umusic
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Artist: Matthew Dear
Song: Bad Ones
Composer: Tegan and Sara & Matthew Dear
Album: Bad Ones
Label: Ghostly

Shonen Knife
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Artist: Dunes
Song: Hard
Composer: Dunes
Album: Hard
Label: The Label

The Sampler: Sleep Well Beast by The National
Artist: The National
Songs: Nobody Else Will Be There, Empire Line, Born To Beg, Turtleneck, Sleep Well Beast, Guilty Party, Carin at the Liquor Store, The System Only Dreams
Composer: National
Album: Sleep Well Beast
Label: 4AD
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Artist: Nightmares On Wax
Song: Back To Nature
Composer: George Evelyn
Album: Back To Nature
Label: Warp
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3-4pm

Artist: Moana and The Tribe
Song: Ko Au
Composer: Moana Maniapoto
Album: Moana and The Tribe
Label: Select Global

Hip hop down under
Artist: Turquoise Prince
Song: Like Your Friends
Composer: Turquoise Prince
Album: Like Your Friends
Label: Warner

Artist: Abdul Kay
Song: Right Now
Composer: Abdul Kay
Album: Right Now
Label: Independent
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Artist: Charlotte Gainsbourg
Song: Rest
Composer: Charlotte Gainsbourg/ Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo
Album: Rest 
Label: Because Music

London Grammar
Artist: London Grammar
Song: Big Picture
Composer: Hannah Reid, Daniel Rothman and Dominic Major
Album: Truth Is A Beautiful Thing
Label: Metal & Dust
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Introducing: Young Gho$t & Chronic Shnxman
Artist: Young Gho$t / Chronic Shnxman
Song: Metallica
Composer: Conor Coleman and Casper Dewit
Album: ChronicGho$tMan EP
Label: Independent
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Artist: Hüsker Dü
Song: Don't Want To Know If You Are Lonely
Composer: Grant Hart
Album: Candy Apple Gray
Label: Warner
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4-5pm

The Mixtape: Hollie Smith

Artist: James Brown  
Song: It's a mans world
Composer: Betty Jean Newsome & James Brown
Album: It's a mans mans mans world
Label:  King Records

Artist: Billie Holiday
Song: God bless the child
Composer: B. Holliday, A. Herzog Jr
Album: single
Label:  Okeh

Artist: Cat Stevens
Song: Tea for tillerman
Composer: C. Stevens
Album: Tea for tillerman
Label:  Island

Artist: Jimi Hendrix
Song: Castles made of sand
Composer: J. Hendrix
Album: Axis: bold as love
Label:  Track

Artist: Erykah Badu
Song: Penitentiary Philosohy
Composer: Questlove, E. Badu, J. Poyser and P. Palladino
Album: Mama's Gun
Label:  Motown

Artist: Stevie Ray Vaughan 
Song: Lenny
Composer: S. Ray Vaughan
Album: Texas Flood
Label:  Epic

Artist: Outkast
Song: Liberation
Composer: Big Boi, Joi, Big Rube, André 3000,CeeLo Green, Erykah Badu & Myrna "Peaches" Crenshaw
Album: Aquemini
Label:  LaFace