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Music interviews, live performances, behind the scenes, industry issues, profiles, back catalogue, undiscovered, greatest hits, tall tales and true… all from an Aotearoa perspective.

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Song Crush: Karnan Saba and Hone Be Good, Jenny Hval, Angel Olsen Sep 20, 2019

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The song crush team have sonic whiplash this week, veering from orchestral bombast to old-school hip-hop to scandi-avant-techno to Chinese opera meets Jamaican rocksteady.

The Mixtape: Dianne Swann Sep 14, 2019

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Acclaimed singer-songwriter Dianne Swann shares some of her favourite songs, and talks about her extensive career, with bands including When The Cats Away, Everything That Flies, The Julie Dolphin, and alt-country duo The Bads.

Bic Runga on translating 'Sway' into te reo Sep 14, 2019

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Bic Runga talks to Charlotte Ryan about the new album Waiata/ Anthems.

Song Crush: Iggy Pop, SiR, Joan Shelley Sep 13, 2019

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Septuagenarian Iggy Pop has a new set of jazz inflected songs - some silly, some profound; Octogenarian bluesman Bobby Rush gets frisky with 'Sweet Lizzy', SiR fills some sweet 'boudoir RnB' with the voice of Jill Scott and Kentucky folk singer Joan Shelley creates an oasis of calm.

Flaxmere-raised rapper Tipene: "Music saved my life" Sep 11, 2019

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As a kid growing up in Flaxmere, Tipene assumed his destiny was being a Mongrel Mob member, but music steered him on a different course. Kirsten Johnstone finds out about the long and winding path to his debut album Tautoko.

Introducing: Crap Date Sep 07, 2019

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Auckland duo Crap Date introduce their song 'Ephemera'.

Miss June Sep 07, 2019

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Up and coming pop/ punk band Miss June visit RNZ and speak to Charlotte Ryan.

JessB Sep 07, 2019

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Up and coming musician JessB performs live at RNZ and talks about her new EP.

Song Crush: Lana Del Rey, Channel Tres, King Princess Sep 06, 2019

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Lana Del Rey releases her strongest songs ever five albums in, Lizzo hits the top of the charts with a song released two years ago, King Princess is riding a big gay wave of queer pop - here's the latest crop of song crushes from the RNZ Music team.

The Mixtape: Tom Sainsbury Aug 31, 2019

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The comedian and Snapchat dude joins Charlotte to talk about some of his most beloved songs.