All episodes
Saturday, 13 November 2021
- 1:30 The Sampler: Chaii, Parquet Courts, Alec Bathgate
- 3:30 Sting: Crossing the Bridge
- 3:30 NZ Hip Hop Stand Up: Director Sophie Musgrove
- 4:00 The Mixtape: Keith de Dulin aka Constable Keith
Saturday, 6 November 2021
- 12:30 Garbage's Shirley Manson: 'We're not part of any scene'
- 1:30 The Sampler: Leaping Tiger, Hand Habits, Starflyer 59
- 2:00 Team Dynamite: Live @ Auckland Arts Festival 2021
- 3:30 Director Michelle Savill on her film Millie Lies Low
- 4:00 The Mixtape: Harry Sinclair
Saturday, 30 October 2021
- 1:30 The Sampler: CHAI, Mdou Moctar, Iron & Wine
- 1:30 The Sampler: Flamingo Pier, Louisa Nicklin, Arooj Aftab
- 12:35 2021 Artisan Awards finalists announced
- 2:00 Che-Fu & The Kratez: Return of the Navigator - Auckland Arts Festival 2021
- 3:00 Self Esteem: Prioritise Pleasure
- 4:00 The Mixtape: John Psathas
- 5:30 Shapeshifter: The Ritual of Touring
Saturday, 23 October 2021
- 12:30 Hollie Smith: Coming In From the Dark
- 1:30 The Sampler: Luke Buda, BADBADNOTGOOD, Remi Wolf
- 3:00 Helado Negro on his new album Far In: "The further in you go, the more far out you can actually get"
- 4:00 The Mixtape: Kahu Kutia
Saturday, 16 October 2021
- 12:30 The Beatles Get Back 50th Anniversary
- 1:15 Luke Buda: Buda
- 1:30 The Sampler: Christoph el' Truento, Amyl & The Sniffers, Andy Shauf
- 3:30 Adam McGrath: Supporting Small Venues
- 4:00 The Mixtape: Madeleine Sami
Saturday, 9 October 2021
- 6:00 The Mixtape - Shayne P Carter
- 12:00 Shihad on getting back to their heavy metal roots
- 12:00 Steve Gunn on his new album 'Other You'
- 1:10 Brent Eccles on #Vax4Live
Saturday, 2 October 2021
- 1:00 Hellzapoppin'! The Art of Flying Nun Exhibition
- 2:00 The Sampler: Sufjan Stevens & Angelo De Augustine, deepState, Torres
- 3:00 INTRODUCING: Lunavela
- 4:00 The Mixtape: James Nokise
- 5:30 Reb Fountain: Iris
Saturday, 25 September 2021
- 2:05 Under the Influence: Nirvana
- 3:10 Nick Gold: the man who brought us Buena Vista Social Club
- 4:00 The Mixtape: Trevor Reekie
- 12:15 RNZ news reader Sarah Thomson on songs that stay in your life
- 1:30 The Sampler: Jordan Rakei, Cleo Sol, Steve Gunn
- 2:15 Musical Chairs: Stan Walker
Saturday, 18 September 2021
- 2:38 The Mixtape: Ngahiwi Apanui
- 3:00 RNZ Music Live Sessions: TE KAAHU
- 12:37 RNZ Music's Te Wiki o te Reo Māori playlist
- 12:15 Phil Manzanera on his new collaboration album with Tim Finn
- 12:40 Te reo songs that topped the charts
- 1:30 The Sampler: Little Simz, Mā, Low
- 2:30 Alien Weaponry on their new album 'Tanagaroa'
- 3:30 Sam Wave on 'Oasis Ballerina'
Saturday, 11 September 2021
- 4:00 Marc Bolan - Ride A White Swan
- 5:30 The Mixtape: Antonia Prebble on life with the Wests
- 12:00 RNZ Music Live Sessions: Mara TK
- 12:15 50 years of Marvin Gaye's 'What's Going On?'
- 2:00 The Sampler: Big Red Machine, quickly, quickly, Sulfate
- 2:30 Bilingual duo Aro on their third EP 'He Wai'
- 3:15 Introducing: Night Lunch
Saturday, 4 September 2021
- 4:00 The Mixtape: Te Radar
- 11:05 RNZ Music Pocket Edition: Lee 'Scratch' Perry Special
- 12:30 Stan Walker on Waiata Anthems and his upcoming te reo Māori album ‘Te Arohanui'
- 1:30 The Sampler: Halsey, Fat Freddy's Drop, No Romance
- 3:30 Tararua on their debut album 'Bird Like Men'
Saturday, 28 August 2021
- 3:00 The Mixtape - Nathan Haines
- 12:24 RNZ Music's most binge-worthy content
- 8:00 Silver Scroll top 5 announced
- 12:06 Rolling Stones Charlie Watts Tribute
- 1:30 Kate Sylvester on the impact of lockdown on NZ Fashion Week
- 2:40 Mu of Fat Freddys Drop on their new album 'Wairunga'
- 3:30 The Sampler: Charlotte Day Wilson, Joy Orbison, Adelaide Cara
Saturday, 21 August 2021
- 1:17 Lorde on her new album 'Solar Power'
- 2:00 2PM LIVE: Flying Nun Special
- 2:40 Musical Chairs: Ben Howe - The Flying Nun Years
- 3:30 The Sampler: Joan Armatrading, Tkay Maidza, Phoebe Rings
- 4:00 The Mixtape: Roger Shepherd
Saturday, 14 August 2021
- 2:05 Louie Knuxx transformed
- 12:00 RNZ Music Live Sessions: REI
- 12:30 Lawrence Arabia does Chant Darling
- 1:30 The Sampler: Billie Eilish, Yola, Bobby Gillespie & Jehnny Beth
- 3:15 Introducing Oliv
- 8:00 The Mixtape 'The Panthers' writers Tom Hern and Nua Finau
Saturday, 7 August 2021
- 3:15 Four reasons Woodstock ’99 was a complete failure
- 12:20 Hollie Fullbrook of Tiny Ruins on her new literary collaboration
- 1:15 Gang of Youths' David Le'aupepe on drawing inspiration from his Samoan and Māori heritage
- 2:15 Musical Chairs - Dianne Swann
- 4:00 The Mixtape: Rachael King
Saturday, 31 July 2021
- 1:30 The Sampler: Anthonie Tonnon, Onono, Grawlixes
- 3:00 RNZ Music Live Sessions: Kings
- 12:30 Jack Antonoff on 'Taking the Sadness Out of Saturday Night'
- 1:30 The Sampler: Dave, Darkside, Twin Shadow
- 3:00 How are cassettes still a thing?
- 3:30 INTERVIEW: The Weather Station's Tamara Lindeman
- 3:30 INTRODUCING: Tree Nurse
- 4:00 The Mixtape: Liam Finn
Saturday, 24 July 2021
- 5:00 Liam Finn - Live at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
- 9:00 Part 1 - Anything Could Happen
- 11:06 Music with Charlotte Ryan
- 1:30 The Sampler: Anthonie Tonnon, Onono, Grawlixes
- 3:15 INTRODUCING: DEB5000
- 3:30 Leon Bridges on his new album 'Gold Diggers Sound'
- 4:00 The Mixtape: Tayi Tibble
- 5:10 Chet Faker checks into 'Hotel Surrender'
Saturday, 17 July 2021
- 5:00 The Mixtape: Teremoana Rapley
- 1:10 INTERVIEW: Dean Hapeta of Upper Hutt Posse
- 1:30 The Sampler: The Goon Sax, Mustafa, Lips
- 2:00 2PM LIVE: Soft Plastics
- 3:15 INTRODUCING: Isla Noon
- 3:30 INTERVIEW: Kirin J Callinan
- 6:50 Anthonie Tonnon melds music with political musings on 'Leave Love Out of This'
Saturday, 10 July 2021
- 12:15 Celebrating 50 years of Al Green Gets Next To You
- 1:30 The Sampler: Lucy Dacus, Faye Webster, Greentea Peng
- 2:00 RNZ Music Live Sessions: Laiika
- 2:40 INTERVIEW: Musician and producer Graham Daniels
- 3:15 INTRODUCING Jiahu Symbols
- 3:30 The new dating app connecting people through music
- 4:00 The Mixtape - Dai Henwood
Saturday, 3 July 2021
- 12:10 The Doors' drummer John Densmore on the 50th anniversary of LA Woman
- 1:15 Mara TK on his debut solo album
- 1:30 The Sampler: Troy Kingi, Sault, Womb
- 2:00 Louis Baker and The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra live at Auckland Town Hall
- 3:15 INTRODUCING: Gino October
- 4:00 The Mixtape - Emile Donovan
Saturday, 26 June 2021
- 12:15 The Beatles New Zealand Tour 1964 Part 1: The Arrival
- 12:00 Celebrating fifty years of Joni Mitchell's Blue
- 1:10 Fleet Foxes front man Robin Pecknold on the bands latest release
- 1:30 The Sampler: Another Michael, Hiatus Kaiyote, Paige Julia
- 2:00 2PM LIVE: Tiny Ruins plays songs from her debut album
- 3:15 INTRODUCING: Jessica Leigh
- 4:01 The Mixtape - Sam Hunt
Saturday, 19 June 2021
- 12:30 Ladi6 and Parks bring back 'The Alpha Sessions'
- 1:10 Troy Kingi on his new album 'Black Sea Golden Ladder'
- 1:30 The Sampler: Sophia Kennedy, Cadence Weapon, Matt Sweeney & Bonny Prince Billy
- 2:00 RNZ Music Live Sessions: LEAO
- 2:40 INTERVIEW: The Chats
- 3:30 Louis Baker on his new EP Love Levitates
- 4:00 The Mixtape: Shane Te Pou
Saturday, 12 June 2021
- 12:10 The John Campbell Playlist Hour
- 1:30 RNZ Music Live Sessions: Disciple Pati
- 1:30 The Sampler: Japanese Breakfast, PollyHill, Signer
- 2:15 Drax Project - appreciate being home
- 2:30 Ariana Tikao and Al Fraser pay tribute to Richard Nunns
- 3:10 Teremoana Rapley on her new show 'Daughter'
- 3:15 INTRODUCING: Birdfeeder
- 3:30 Kiwi director Stacey Lee on her new film tackling gender imbalance in the electronic music scene
- 4:00 The Mixtape - Mark Rogers
Saturday, 5 June 2021
- 2:40 Charlotte Yates on 'Mansfield'
- 12:15 Tami Neilson on her NZ Country Awards sweep
- 12:30 INTERVIEW: Tim Minchin
- 1:15 INTERVIEW: The Datsuns Guitarist Phil Somervell
- 1:30 The Sampler: Flamingo Pier, Louisa Nicklin, Arooj Aftab
- 2:00 RNZ Music Live Sessions: Muroki
- 3:15 INTRODUCING: NO COMPLY
- 3:25 The filmmakers behind Under the Volcano on George Martin's lost Caribbean recording studio
- 3:35 Musical Chairs - Delaney Davidson
- 4:00 The Mixtape: Ria Hall
