Yadana Saw

In this week's Music 101 Pocket Edition Arrested Development talk social activism, Australian sample heavy hip-hop trio The Avalanches on why it took 16 years to make an album, and a look back at The… Audio

The Reduction Agents released only one album: 2006's The Dance Reduction Agents. Ten years on the album has had a remaster and vinyl run. Yadana Saw tracks down some of the people responsible Video, Audio

Five years on, Christchurch is in the slow and uncharted path of rebuilding itself. Yadana Saw takes a tour of the recovering southern city and meets with local venue owners, artists and musicians who… Video, Audio

In this week's Music 101 Pocket Edition: Sydney-siders Tiger town make it a family affair , PNC pays tribute to his mum, his missus and a few sporting legends and dynamic indie-rock duo The Kills… Audio

Sydney dance synth pop sibling, spouse and in-law band Tigertown talk with Yadana Saw about their missing backcatalogue which led to the evolution of their sound. Audio

Current world DMC runner-up DJ Spell is preparing for his final attempt at winning the DMC world turntable championship next year. Video, Audio

Musician-actor Troy Kingi, best known for his role as selfie-dad in Hunt for the Wilderpeople, drops into the RNZ studio to for a chat and to play a couple of songs from his new album Guitar Party at… Video, Audio

Broods have just released their sophomore effort, Conscious. On the line from their Los Angeles home base, Georgia Nott tells Yadana Saw about the intention behind the album name. Video, Audio

In this week's M101 Pocket Edition: Marlon Williams is live in session with a new song; we tour the 40th anniversary exhibition of RDU98.5FM, and catch up with Christchurch hip hop crew Beats'n'Pieces

We witness Christchurch hip hop collective Beats n Pieces, together behind the decks for the first time in 15 years.  Audio

Yadana Saw takes a walkthrough Alternative Radio, a Canterbury Museum exhibition on the 40 years of student station RDU98.5FM Audio

Team RNZ Music convenes to present some of our favourite sounds of the year so far. Part One of Three Audio

Team RNZ Music convenes to present some of our favourite sounds of the year so far. Part Three of Three. Audio

Team RNZ Music convenes to present some of our favourite sounds of the year so far. Part Two of Three. Audio

In this week's Pocket Edition: the award-winning arts organisation Pacific Underground. A special taonga puoro session for Matariki; and French electro-duo Air celebrate 20 years of music. Audio

Douglas Lilburn and The Dead C have more in common than you think. Yadana Saw takes a walkthrough Zombies on the Horizon, an exhibition about Aotearoa's experimental music adventurers. Audio, Gallery

In this week's Music 101 Pocket Edition: Ladyhawke and her new sober LA life; Eastern Bloc's sound of disappointment and SWIDT fly the flag for Onehunga. Audio

Shayne P Carter introduces the first offering from his forthcoming piano driven album 'We Will Rise Again'. Audio