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Leisure and the APO: "I’m pretty sure it will never happen again in our lifetimes" Mar 31, 2018

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Playing with the Auckland Philharmonia is a big deal, and the traditionally laid-back R&B five-piece Leisure, aren't treating it lightly.

INTERVIEW: Gin Wigmore just started a 'girl gang' Mar 31, 2018

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Gin Wigmore has a beautiful six-month-old boy, a brand new album – Ivory, and she's just started a 'girl gang'.

Adrian Sherwood on why reggae took over the world Mar 31, 2018

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Founder of English dub label On-U Sound and champion of global bass culture Adrian Sherwood shares his theories on the universal appeal of reggae music.

Seeing Things by Eb and Sparrow Mar 27, 2018

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Wellington band Eb and Sparrow peer into some dark corners but also find places of comfort and hope on their third album. Nick Bollinger has a listen.

Clean by Soccer Mommy Mar 27, 2018

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Nick Bollinger discusses the bloody, gutsy songs of 20-year-old Sophie Allison, otherwise known as Soccer Mommy.

Okovi by Zola Jesus Mar 27, 2018

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Nick Bollinger delves into the life-and-death matters of Zola Jesus's Okovi.

Nakita: " I have to figure things out for myself now" Mar 24, 2018

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Local pop sensation Nakita is reinventing herself at the ripe old age of nineteen.

What So Not: the reason Toto's 'Africa' got back in the charts thirty years later Mar 24, 2018

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Australian EDM artist What So Not talks about Piha being the genesis of his album and how playing Toto's 'Africa' in his sets made the song chart after thirty years.

Hiphop & Samoan oratory: brothers from another mother Mar 24, 2018

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Today's hip-hop 'battles' have interesting similarities with the art of traditional Samoan oratory (lauga), says music producer Anonymouz. He brings the two art forms into conversation in the upcoming show 4 Tha Lumana'i.

VIDEO: How British pop star Dua Lipa got to #1 Mar 24, 2018

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British pop star Dua Lipa was named the UK's most streamed woman of 2017 by Spotify, and when Bruno Mars brought his mammoth 24K Magic tour to New Zealand last month, he handpicked her as his supporting act.

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