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Summer Jams: Aaradhna chooses her favourite summer song Jan 13, 2018

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Our favourite local musicians share the song that's their soundtrack to summer. Aaradhna chooses ‘Can't Let Go’ by Calvin Richardson.

Summer Jams: Anna Coddington chooses her favourite summer song Jan 13, 2018

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Our favourite local musicians share the song that's their soundtrack to summer. Anna Coddington chooses ‘Lemon’ by N.E.R.D. ft. Rihanna.

Kelela: 'It’s a weird relationship that Americans have with race' Jan 13, 2018

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Kelela is an alternative R&B artist best known as a featured vocalist on Solange's A Seat At My Table. Ahead of her first New Zealand performance, Yadana Saw speaks to the Ethiopian-American artist about the personal and political.

Summer Jams: Julia Deans chooses her favourite summer song Jan 13, 2018

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Our favourite local musicians share the song that's their soundtrack to summer. Julia Deans chooses ‘Quarrel’ by Moses Sumney.

Summer Jams: Kiki Van Newtown chooses her favourite summer song Jan 13, 2018

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Kiki from Wellington witch-rock trio Hex shares her current summer jam.

Summer Jams: Randa chooses their favourite summer song Jan 13, 2018

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Our favourite local musicians share the song that's their soundtrack to summer. Randa chooses ‘Fear’ by Alexa Casino.

NZ punk pioneer Buster Stiggs, remembered by Simon Grigg Jan 12, 2018

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Buster Stiggs, a pioneer of the NZ punk and post-punk scenes died this week. He was a member of Auckland bands The Suburban Reptiles and The Swingers. His friend, and sometime manager Simon Grigg remembers Buster.

Music101 Pocket Edition 168: Spotify/Summer Jams Jan 06, 2018

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In this week's Pocket Edition, Melody Thomas speaks with Liz Pelly about what is behind Spotify playlists; BBC Future reporter Melissa Hogenboom shares the story of her father's dementia and his love of music. Plus local musicians Marlon Williams, Samuel Flynn Scott and Chelsea Jade share their summer jams.

The Mixtape: Gemma Syme Jan 06, 2018

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Today's selector is Christchurch's Gemma Syme from RDU 98.5 FM.

Casablanca Records - the inside story Jan 06, 2018

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The 1970s saw the landscape of American culture become a banquet of hedonism and self-indulgence, and when the disco era exploded in New York Casablanca Records were at the centre of it. Trevor Reekie speaks with co-founder Larry Harris about the label home to KISS, Donna Summer, the Village People, and funk master George Clinton and Parliament,

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