All episodes
Saturday, 21 November 2020
- 12:20 INTERVIEW: Composer Karl Steven on making the soundtrack for Black Hands
- 1:05 This Is the Kit's Kate Stables
- 1:30 The Sampler - ACDC
- 1:30 The Sampler - Elvis Costello
- 2:00 Lou'ana Live for Music101
- 3:30 Song Crush: Oneohtrix Point Never, Cave Circles, Algiers
- 5:30 The Mixtape: Antonia Prebble on life with the Wests
Saturday, 14 November 2020
- 3:00 Midnight Oil's Bones Hillman
- 12:00 INTERVIEW: AMA's calm before the storm- Sarah Owen
- 1:30 The Sampler - Joni Mitchell
- 1:30 The Sampler - Glass Vaults
- 1:30 The students at Mount Maunganui College on their album: MMC
- 1:30 Local Produce: NZ Music going international
- 2:00 THE BATS live
- 3:30 Song Crush - Edward Castelow, Alicia Keys, Tim Heidecker
- 6:00 The Mixtape - Shayne P Carter
Saturday, 7 November 2020
- 12:15 INTERVIEW: Pearl Jam biography author Ronen Givony
- 1:15 Māpura Studios Director Diana McPherson on making music as therapy
- 1:30 The Sampler: Sturgill Simpson
- 1:30 The Sampler: Autechre
- 1:35 Shihad frontman John Toogood on converting to Islam
- 2:00 Ha The Unclear: live session
- 3:30 Song Crush: Bruce Springsteen, Ha The Unclear, Sheep Dog & Wolf
- 4:00 The Mixtape: Chlöe Swarbrick
Saturday, 31 October 2020
- 4:00 The Mixtape: Lawrence Arabia
- 2:15 INTERVIEW Imugi
- 12:00 INTERVIEW: Alien Weaponry on covering Troy Kingi's 'Mighty Invader'
- 12:00 INTERVIEW: Benee at The APRA Silver Scrolls 2020
- 12:00 INTERVIEW: Nadia Reid at the APRA Silver Scrolls Award Ceremony 2020
- 1:30 The Sampler: Bruce Springsteen
- 1:30 The Sampler Ian Morris
- 3:30 Song Crush: Arlo Parks, Lontalius, Erica De Casier
Saturday, 24 October 2020
- 12:10 INTERVIEW: Bruce Springsteen on new album Letter To You
- 1:30 The Sampler - Sylvan Esso
- 1:30 The Sampler: Jónsi
- 2:30 Should I stay or should I go: six NZ musicians abroad during the COVID-19 pandemic
- 3:30 Song Crush: Gino October, Yasamin, Star Feminine Band
- 4:00 The Mixtape Finn Andrews
Saturday, 17 October 2020
- 12:35 TRACK BY TRACK: The Phoenix Foundation's new album Friendship
- 1:15 INTERVIEW: Ex Mint Chick Kody Nielson
- 1:30 The Sampler:Dead Famous People
- 4:00 The Mixtape John Minty
- 7:30 Song Crush: Cut Off Your Hands, Pacific Heights, Katy Bates Motel
Saturday, 10 October 2020
- 12:30 Roland's TR-808: the drum machine that revolutionised music
- 1:10 INTERVIEW: Cut Off Your Hands on calling it quits
- 1:30 The Sampler - Sufjian Stevens
- 1:30 The Sampler - Joachim Cooder
- 2:05 WATCH: Sola Rosa performs live and discusses his new album Chasing The Sun
- 3:10 Five new local hip hop acts you need to hear
- 3:30 Song Crush: Gorillaz & Elton John, Harper Finn, Coffin Club
- 4:00 Mixtape Julia Deans
- 4:55 Brooke Fraser on 10 years of Flags
Saturday, 3 October 2020
- 1:00 Idles' Joe Talbot on fighting fascism with empathy
- 1:30 The Sampler - Billy Nomates
- 1:30 The Sampler - Prince
- 2:00 2PM LIVE Reid and Ruins
- 3:00 Introducing Mystery Waitress
- 3:30 Song Crush: Moana and The Tribe, Fleet Foxes, Sampha
- 4:00 The Mixtape: Robbie Nicol
- 4:30 INTERVIEW: Netsky and Montell2099's 'love letter to Aotearoa'
- 4:30 The Flaming Lips' Wayne Coyne on new album American Head
Saturday, 26 September 2020
- 3:30 Musical Chairs: Max Merritt
- 12:40 Aotearoa Music Awards: Artisan finalists announced
- 1:30 The Sampler : Fantastic Negrito
- 2:00 Mousey - Lemon Law LIVE
- 3:10 Aotearoa's hip hop mentors
- 3:30 JessB on her surprise new Mixtape
- 4:00 Mixtape Luke Buda
- 5:45 Waiata 'spark the fire' in Pere Wihongi's soul
Saturday, 19 September 2020
- 12:30 INTERVIEW: Moana Maniapoto
- 1:30 The Sampler - Bill Callahan
- 1:30 The Sampler: The Flaming Lips - American Head
- 1:40 INTERVIEW: Ana Scotney on stepping into her music zone with new project Kōtiro
- 1:45 Former Trinity Roots drummer Riki Gooch makes an album for a lost friend
- 3:00 Introducing Prof Tahi
- 3:30 Song Crush: Ria Hall, Maisey Rika, SoccerPractise
- 4:00 The Mixtape: Hinewehi Mohi
Saturday, 12 September 2020
- 6:00 Silver Scrolls 2020: te reo Māori songwriting finalists announced
- 12:10 Bill Sevesi Music 101
- 1:00 Troy Kingi: The Ghost of Freddie Cesar - track by track
- 1:30 The Sampler - Techtones
- 1:30 The Sampler -The Luminaries Soundtrack by David Long
- 2:00 Mild Orange Live Part 1
- 2:00 Mild Orange Live Part 2
- 3:30 Navvy on making hits out of heartbreak - 'That's my job'
- 3:30 Song Crush: The Phoenix Foundation, Estère, Lontalius
- 5:30 The Mixtape: Bic Runga
Saturday, 5 September 2020
- 12:30 Silver Scrolls 2020: finalists announced for classical and screen awards
- 12:40 INTERVIEW: The Rolling Stones on the Goats Head Soup re-issue
- 1:20 I'm Your Man (A Portrait of Leonard Cohen) and Auckland Art Gallery
- 1:30 The Sampler Alec Bathgate
- 1:30 The Sampler H.C McEntire
- 2:00 Delaney Davison live part 1
- 2:00 Delaney Davidson live part 2
- 2:35 INTERVIEW: Kiwi singer-songwriter Paige
- 3:10 Introducing: Phoebe Rings
- 3:30 Diggy Dupé: "I'm not just sharing my story, I'm sharing my family's story"
- 3:30 Song Crush: Teeks, Dallas Tamaira, Imugi
- 4:05 The Mixtape: Andre Upston
Saturday, 29 August 2020
- 9:00 Hirini Melbourne, Part 3 - Music and Protest
- 12:38 The Sampler: Dan Sperber
- 12:38 Charlotte Interviews Future Islands
- 1:27 Eddie Chacon finds Pleasure, Joy and Happiness
- 1:30 Spook The Horses
- 1:45 Marley Sola
- 2:41 The Sampler: Caitlin Smith
- 3:05 Introducing: K M T P
- 3:30 Song Crush: Jed Parsons, The Lemon Twigs, Hudson Mohawke
- 3:30 WATCH: Julia Deans live at The Shelter
Saturday, 22 August 2020
- 6:00 Silver Scrolls 2020: Top five announced
- 12:39 The Sampler - Max Richter
- 1:39 The Sampler - Wye Oak
- 2:00 Katchafire live at Roundhead Studios
- 2:15 The Sampler - Lonnie Holley
- 2:15 Paul Kelly - Trevor Reekie Feature
- 3:15 Vayne: 'No woman has to be one way anymore'
- 3:30 Song Crush: Gareth Thomas, Jamila Woods, Bon Iver
- 4:00 The Mixtape: Alice Snedden
Saturday, 15 August 2020
- 1:12 The Sampler: Milly Tabak, Party1-12 & Gillian Welch
- 1:31 Meet the new female artist who calls herself Deryk
- 2:00 Miss June live at Roundhead Studios
- 3:30 Girl Friday
- 3:35 Introducing Soft Plastics
- 4:05 The Mixtape: Al Brown
Saturday, 8 August 2020
- 12:22 The Sampler Summit: Split Enz - True Colours 40th Anniversary
- 2:10 Tami Neilson live at Roundhead Studios
- 3:10 Introducing: Vikae
- 3:30 Song Crush: Troy Kingi, Girl Friday, Vayne
- 3:40 Fontaines D.C.: 'We should be confronted daily with conflicting ideas'
Saturday, 1 August 2020
- 12:15 Noel Crombie of Split Enz: 'It was just a total performance'
- 12:40 The Sampler: Lianne La Havas, Taylor Swift & Steve Earle
- 2:15 Chaii chats at Roundhead
- 2:30 Meet Aussie pop wunderkind E^st
- 3:15 Introducing: Baby Zionov
- 3:30 Song Crush: Taylor Swift, The Avalanches, Phodiso
- 5:05 The Mixtape: Stan Walker
- 11:10 Jayda G on finishing her masters thesis and her debut album in the same year
- 10:00 WATCH: RNZ Music Roundhead Sessions
Saturday, 25 July 2020
- 12:30 Music films at this year's NZIFF
- 1:15 Ladi6 picks her favourite hip hop tracks
- 1:30 The Sampler: The Chicks, Keleketla!, The Pretenders
- 3:10 Fable: "Shout out to anyone working the nine to five"
- 4:05 The Mixtape: Peter Urlich
Saturday, 18 July 2020
- 12:00 Rising Star of Mātariki: Bic Runga nominates Theia
- 12:30 Fijian-Kiwi musician Lepani on his new EP and touring with Stan Walker
- 1:10 Rising stars of Mātariki: Troy Kingi on Neko - “She’s going to blow up”
- 1:20 Kora return with secret lovers and new band members
- 1:40 The Sampler: J.S. Ondara, Richard Thompson, I Break Horses
- 2:00 Nadia Reid: live at The Others Way Festival 2016
- 2:30 French Concession on new EP dedicated to Hong Kong
- 2:50 Rising Stars of Mātariki: Theia nominates Oh Boy
- 3:20 Song Crush: Wax Chattels/ Team Dynamite/ Christine and the Queens
- 4:00 The Mixtape - Mark Kneebone
Saturday, 11 July 2020
- 12:30 Maala on making his difficult second album.
- 1:30 The Sampler: The Beths, Larkin Poe, Khruangbin
- 2:15 Musician draws on friend's near-fatal accident for Glass Animals' Dreamland
- 3:15 Introducing: PollyHill
- 3:30 Songcrush: Kanye West/ Haim/ Sufjan Stevens
- 4:05 The Mixtape: The Beths
Saturday, 4 July 2020
- 12:20 Rhythm & Alps' Alex Turnbull on throwing a festival during a pandemic
- 1:30 Preston Lauterbach on his Robert Johnson memoir
- 1:30 The Sampler: 79rs Gang & Tony Allen
- 2:00 Shapeshifter - Live in 2006 with the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra
- 3:15 Introducing: Sit Down In Front
- 3:30 Song Crush: Beyoncé, Run The Jewels, Diggy Dupé
- 4:05 The Mixtape: Tim Batt
Saturday, 27 June 2020
- 12:15 The Beatles New Zealand Tour 1964 Part 1: The Arrival
- 12:30 WATCH: Auckland teen Jawsh 685 is #1 on the iTunes chart
- 12:45 The Sampler: Phoebe Bridgers, Christian Lee Hutson & Neil Young
- 1:05 RIP Aaron Tokona
- 2:30 Texas trio Khruangbin on their new album Mordechai
- 3:15 Introducing: RIPSHIP
- 3:30 Rory Noble on working with Kanye, and his new solo single
- 4:00 The Mixtape: Māni Dunlop
Saturday, 20 June 2020
- 12:00 The Sampler Summit: Bob Dylan 's Rough & Rowdy Ways
- 2:40 Phoebe Bridgers - Punisher
- 3:10 Holiday Records vinyl competition winners: Na Noise
- 3:20 Introducing: Mads Harrop
- 3:35 Run the Jewels on US Politics and their new album '4'
- 4:00 The Mixtape: Sam Trevethick
Saturday, 13 June 2020
- 9:35 Yusuf / Cat Stevens on re-recording Tea For The Tillerman
- 12:00 WATCH: Under Cover with Liz Stokes of The Beths and Chelsea Jade
- 1:15 The Sampler: D.C. Cross, The Phoenix Foundation and Kiwi Animals compilation
- 1:35 The fascinating story behind 'Who Let The Dogs Out?'
- 1:45 Flor de Toloache: the NYC women making mariachi music
- 2:25 The Service: Anthonie Tonnon on making spy music
- 3:15 Introducing: Joe Sampson
- 3:42 Tangerine Dream: Dunedin's Mild Orange make waves overseas
- 4:10 The Mixtape: Tami and Jay Neilson
Saturday, 6 June 2020
- 12:30 NZ Music Awards 2020: Jazz winners announced
- 1:10 The Sampler: Blake Mills, Ruby Solly, Nicole Atkins
- 1:30 EZRA Collective are the future of UK jazz
- 1:40 What's happening musically at this year's Doc Edge festival?
- 3:40 The Phoenix Foundation - Buffalo
- 4:05 The Mixtape: Theia
- 6:00 What does the future look like for local music venues?
