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New Alien Weaponry documentary follows the band’s European tour
18 Feb 2019OUT NOW: Rū Ana Te Whenua: Alien Weaponry Shake Europe. RNZ Music's new 10-part web series that follows Northland thrash metal band Alien Weaponry on their 2018 European tour. Read more Video
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Lydia Cole's live session will break your heart
16 Feb 2019Singer-songwriter Lydia Cole is back from two years living in Berlin. She's currently touring NZ before heading back to tour Europe in March. Kirsten Johnstone caught up with her for a chat and a live… Read more Video, Audio
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C.W. Stoneking talks collaboration and reinvention
16 Feb 2019Australian blues musician C.W Stoneking tells Elliott Childs about collaborating with Jack White and Queens of the Stone Age’s Josh Homme, and reinventing himself throughout his career. Read more Audio
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Al Park - Better Already
16 Feb 2019Al Park has been a stalwart of the Christchurch music scene for a considerable number of years. Trevor Reekie sits down with Al and Adam McGrath to talk about the new tribute album Better Already -… Read more Audio
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Cate Le Bon on furniture making, pottery and her new album
16 Feb 2019Welsh musician Cate Le Bon live in session with Kiran Dass in RNZ's Auckland studios just after she arrived in the country. Read more Video, Audio
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Aussie teens The Chats on going viral with 'Smoko', and touring with Josh Homme
15 Feb 2019Queensland teen punk trio the Chats found viral success with the video for their song 'Smoko', a tongue-in-cheek ode to the sanctity of the Australian tea break. Midway through their first NZ tour… Read more Video, Audio
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Song Crush - EP 4: The Grammys, Kacey Musgraves, Nakhane
15 Feb 2019The Song Crush team this week debrief on the Grammy Awards, country/pop artist Jamie McDell explains why Kacey Musgraves won album of the year, and there's new music from Jessica Pratt, Nakhane and… Read more Video, Audio
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Music 101 Pocket Edition 221: Jon Hopkins/ The Specials
14 Feb 2019In this week's Pocket Edition we talk to Dr Kirsten Zemke about recent abuse allegations in the music industry, and catch up with Horace Panter from The Specials. Read more Audio
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The Mixtape: Sir Vere
9 Feb 2019In 1993 Phil Bell AKA Sir Vere co-founded 95bFM's True School Hip Hop Show. Since then he's dabbled in TV and publishing, and is now Program and Content Director at Mai FM. Ahead of the True School… Read more Video, Audio
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The Specials - Ska'd For Life
9 Feb 2019Horace Panter talks to Trevor Reekie about his career in the band which he documented in his book 'Ska'd for Life: A Personal Journey with The Specials' published in 2008. Read more Audio
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Jorja Smith
9 Feb 2019British singer Jorja Smith won the Critics Choice Prize at the 2018 Brit Awards, and scored a Grammy Nomination for Best New Artist on the strength of her debut album Lost & Found. Prior to her set at… Read more Audio
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Jon Hopkins
9 Feb 2019Electronic musician Jon Hopkins was in town last week to perform the closing slot at Auckland's Laneway festival. Tony Stamp caught up with him to chat about transcendental meditation and his surprise… Read more Audio
Music 101
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