Yadana Saw

The slogan for NZ Music month this year is 'Discover New'. The RNZ Music crew bring this kaupapa to their mixtape, with some brand new exciting finds, and some old favourites too.  Video, Audio

In this week's Pocket Edition, Yadana Saw walks around Burning Up Years a new music exhibition that has opened at Wellington Museum. Alex Behan speaks with Parquet Court's Andrew Savage about their… Audio

Sandy Mill is the voice heard on the albums of SJD, Neil Finn, and Placebo. After nearly three decades of the music business, she's finally released her own EP. She shares her mixtape of favourite… Audio

Yadana Saw heads down to Wellington Museum for a sneak peak ahead of the opening of Burning Up Years - an exhibition showcasing New Zealand music made in 1960-78. Audio

Band leader, MC, stand-up comedian and presenter - hometown hero Bret McKenzie was definitely a hit in the Jim Henson Retrospectacle live tribute concert, writes Yadana Saw. Video

To celebrate the 11th International Record Store Day, Slow Boat Records' Jeremy Taylor shares his stories and songs from life behind the record shop counter. Video, Audio

In this week's Pocket Edition, Alex Behan sits down with Kimbra upon the release of her new LP, Primal Heart. And boys Tony Stamp and Sam McCarthy talk about the latter's musical moniker - Boy Boy. Audio

Music 101's Yadana Saw plays the winner of last night's Taite Music Prize, featuring a look at the award's namesake, Dylan Taite. Audio

The RNZ Music team look back on a bumper year for music festivals. Audio

In this week's Pocket Edition, Alex Behan guides us through the financial dealings of music streaming giant Spotify. Melody Thomas and Ruban Nielson talk 'Sex and Food'the new Unknown Mortal Orchestra… Audio

In this instalment of RNZ Music's Headquarters, where we meet bands in their creative spaces, Yadana Saw catches up with electro-emo-synth trio Groeni, who are keeping things super local. Video, Audio

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. Video, Audio

We met a whoopie cushion and ID-ed some over-65s on day two of WOMAD! Yadana Saw gives us the full tour. Video

The American tenor saxophonist heralded as the saviour of jazz tells us he leaves "the music wide open". Video, Audio

In this week's Pocket Edition we have interviews with jazz saxophonist Kamasi Washington, who just performed at Womad and Auckland Arts Festival, and Kim Deal, the veteran bass player, singer… Audio

In this week's Pocket Edition, Kirsten Johnstone hosts Broods' Georgia Nott for a live session of her new material; Tony Stamp catches up with Pitch Black who are on their 21st anniversary tour and… Audio

The RNZ Music team talk about some of the best tunes of the summer (in their opinions). Video, Audio

World Champion DJ Spell who once dominated the turnabilism is now running his own global search for the world's best DJ. He and DJ Alphabethead give Yadana Saw a crash course in the art of scratching.

In this week's Pocket Edition we talk to super-producer Jack Antonoff, and bass virtuoso Thundercat. Audio