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Song Crush: Bon Iver, DJ Shadow, Miss June Aug 16, 2019

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Some veterans of music are back in fine form, and The Song Crush team are here for it.

Woodstock 50th anniversary of an iconic photo Aug 16, 2019

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The Woodstock Festival took place between August 15 and 17 1969 attracting a crowd of over 400,000 people and wrote itself into the history of music. For Bobbi & Nick Ercoline Woodstock became a defining moment in their lives - They featured in an iconic photo taken by photographer Burk Uzzle which was included on the cover of the triple Woodstock album. Trevor Reekie talked to the couple 50 years after that iconic photo was taken.

American songwriter Justin Townes Earle on why he bought a gun for his newborn Aug 16, 2019

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Americana/roots musician Justin Townes Earle died on 23 August 2020, aged 38. A year ago he was in New Zealand to perform and spoke about guns, police and the POTUS with RNZ Music's Kirsten Johnstone.

Fred Armisen: The Funny Side of Music Aug 13, 2019

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Comedian, musician and former Saturday Night Live star Fred Armisen brings his new show Comedy For Musicians But Everyone Is Welcome, to Auckland in September. He spoke to Elliott Childs about the similarities and differences between comedy and music.

Anonymouz and Tha Movement - Fast and Furious: Hobb and Shaw Aug 10, 2019

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Samoan-Aotearoa hip hop artists Anonymouz and Tha Movement tell RNZ Music how chance email saw their song MASTA included on the Fast and Furious: Hobbs and Shaw soundtrack

Introducing: DOONS Aug 10, 2019

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Wellington four-piece DOONS share their song 'Won't You Come Through.

Kirin J Callinan explains how Andie MacDowell ended up in his latest music video Aug 10, 2019

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Australian indie-rock surrealist Kirin J Callinan is touring NZ this month. He joined us to explain how Hollywood actress Andie MacDowell ended up staring in his latest music video 'You Weren’t In Love With Me'.

Four reasons Woodstock ’99 was a complete failure Aug 09, 2019

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Woodstock '99 is remembered as a violent, fiery disaster. The media blamed the bands for the mess, but did they really cause the riot? In his new podcast Break Stuff, author and music journalist Steven Hyden tries to find out. He tells RNZ Music how the chaos unfolded.

Song Crush: Angel Olsen, YBN Cordae, Race Banyon Aug 09, 2019

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Why is Chance The Rapper’s album getting such terrible reviews? We find out, and hear some new goth-pop from Angel Olsen, a banger from newcomer Georgia, something special from Race Banyon and more.

Auckland hip hop dup Eno x Dirty talk meatballs, side-hustles and Dragonball Z Aug 08, 2019

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Grey Lynn hip-hop duo Eno x Dirty perform new songs and talk about some of the inspirations behind their high energy party raps

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