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4:10 PM.Our guest picking the music is Jon Toogood, a name very familiar to music lovers in Aotearoa. Jon is the frontman of Shihad, the anthemic rock band who have been performing for over 35 years, touring… Read more Audio

3:40 PM.The American folk trio deliver a sprawling 20 track collection, largely recorded at a pub in Ireland. Audio

2:20 PM.Chali 2na is a man of many talents - graffiti artist, oil painter, and recognisable baritone rapper from 90s hip-hop collective Jurassic 5. This December he will return as part of the Summer Haze… Read more Audio

1:30 PM.Musician and documentary maker Moana Maniapoto joins Charlotte Ryan to talk about the album that took the band around the world, returning to places they had performed in the past, and connecting with… Read more Audio

4:00 PM.Our guest on the RNZ Mixtape is Kristina Simons, aka DJ Tina Turntables. She started her career in music television, working at Juice TV, Max TV and Alt TV and continued to work in entertainment media… Read more Audio

3:40 PM.Bianca Bailey's third EP marks another change of direction for the Wellington artist, this time towards heavy rock music. Audio

3:15 PM.Big Sur are a Tamaki Makaurau-based alternative-folk collective and they are a band we've been following here on Music 101. Big Sur arrived in the RNZ studio with a banjo, double bass, and saxophone… Read more Audio

2:15 PM.To celebrate the upcoming release of the new album For all Things Alive, the Salmonella Dub Sound System are getting ready to hit the road and perform across the motu. Since forming in 1993… Read more Audio

1:10 PM.British punk pioneer Steve Diggle of Buzzcocks reflects on life in one of the UK’s pioneering punk rock bands.  Read more Audio

4:00 PM.Our guest picking the music is Pos' Mavaega, Musical Director for Pacific Underground, NZ's longest running Pacific performing arts group who are celebrating 30 years of theatre. Pos is a writer… Read more Audio

3:40 PM.The Spanish band are now a duo, continuing their celebratory spirit with help from some notable guests on a typically fun fourth album. Read more Audio

3:15 PM.Aotearoa artist Jim Nothing shares a slice of his life in a new album Grey Eyes, Grey Lynn. Inspired by walks around the neighbourhood, the album feels super local; bicycle rides, front gardens, and… Read more Audio

2:45 PM.Horomona Horo (Ngapuhi, Ngati Porou, Taranaki), one of Aotearoa's best known taonga pūoro practitioners, is now an Arts Laureate. Horomona is a masterful composer and musician, known for his expertise… Read more Audio

2:15 PM.Mel Parsons has been touring New Zealand's cities and regions with the release of her album Sabotage. RNZ's Alex Harmer captured this live set at The Piano in Christchurch. Songs: 1. Circling the City… Read more Audio

2:15 PM.Mel Parsons has been touring New Zealand's cities and regions with the release of her album Sabotage. RNZ's Alex Harmer captured this live set at The Piano in Christchurch. Songs: 1. Circling the City… Read more Audio

1:20 PM.Prince is one of the few remaining 80s superstars whose story remains a mystery, yet their estate is preventing the release of a Netflix documentary. A new edition of Prince: The Man and His Music by… Read more Audio

4:00 PM.Multi-award-winning composer, singer/songwriter and Wellington Jazz Festival co-director Tama Waipara joins Charlotte Ryan to share some of his favourite music.

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3:30 PM.Tony Stamp reviews the new album from the British singer, songwriter and musician Read more Audio

3:15 PM.Charlotte Ryan joined Louis at his house on the hill, overlooking the sea for a special live performance to celebrate the release of his new EP Medicine Read more Video, Audio

2:15 PM.The American singer and songwriter is a headlining artist at Auckland's Laneway Festival in January next year and speaks to Charlotte Ryan.  Read more Audio

4:00 PM.Today's guest on the RNZ Mixtape is DJ Vee - real name Vishal Vasan. Vishal's musical journey started on Cuba Street Wellington, then to DJing with FFD, slinging records in Soho and organising the… Read more Audio

3:40 PM.Tony Stamp looks back at three of 1994's weirder indie rock records, in the final instalment of this six part series. Read more Video, Audio

3:15 PM.The RNZ studio was jammed packed with a live performance from Che Fu singing classic tunes, backed by five horn players and a DJ. Together they are Big Horns, and they are bringing 90s RnB and hip hop… Read more Video, Audio