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SIX60 - "We're on par with the All Blacks" Aug 03, 2019

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SIX60 have just released a new song 'The Greatest'. One of Aotearoa's most loved bands also want to prove that selling out Western Springs wasn't a fluke, so they've annouced a another open air concert for February 2020.

Song Crush: Charli XCX and Christine And The Queens, K.Flay Erin Durant Aug 02, 2019

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Song Crush this week has songs about self-empowerment and drowning in sorrow, in equal measure.

The Mixtape: Mark Vanilau Jul 27, 2019

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Mark Vanilau is this week's mixtape selector. A keyboardist and singer in his own right, Mark has work with Dave Dobbyn, Warren Maxwell, Hollie Smith and Ladi6. He shares his songs and stories with Yadana Saw.

Song Crush: Bob Dylan, David Kilgour, Thelma Plum Jul 26, 2019

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The Song Crush team play remedies for your mid-winter maladies, including songs from Thelma Plum, Bob Dylan and David Kilgour.

Tim Finn's son Harper continues the family legacy Jul 25, 2019

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Tim Finn's 21-year-old son Harper is the latest to join the family songwriting business. He's just released two piano-pop songs that might have him swatting away comparisons to his dad, but also show his own emerging style. He speaks with RNZ Music's Kirsten Johnstone.

Mystify: Michael Hutchence, a tragic and intimate film on the INXS frontman Jul 25, 2019

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A new documentary Mystify: Michael Hutchence, currently showing at the NZ International Film Festival, seeks to reveal the truth about the late INXS singer. Director Richard Lowenstein speaks to RNZ Music about Hutchence and what it's like to make a film about a lost friend.

Johnny Cash: The man, the music and his gift for storytelling Jul 23, 2019

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A new documentary playing at the NZ Film Festival called The Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash is a sensitive and compelling portrait of the man and the artist. As film-maker Thom Zimny tells Kirsten Johnstone, it was a completely different documentary until a remarkable discovery in the archives.

He Waka Kōtuia Jul 20, 2019

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He Waka Kōtuia are a Ōtepoti/Dunedin kapa haka roopu who have just released an album with Mara TK and Troy Kingi. The rangatahi join Yadana Saw to talk about the process of songwriting.

Carmine Street Guitars Jul 20, 2019

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Elliott Childs talks to New York based guitar builders Rick Kelly and Cindy Hulej, the subjects of Carmine Street Guitars, a documentary which is playing at the New Zealand International Film Festival.

James Blake on why concertgoers need to just shush Jul 20, 2019

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In his only New Zealand interview, Grammy-winning multi-instrumentalist James Blake tells RNZ Music why concertgoers need to "shut up" and "just listen to the person play".

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