Dave Simpson and Chontalle Musson are part of the crew behind the 'From the Pit' exhibition which is opening at Monster Valley this week. It celebrates live music in Aotearoa from the perspective of the gig photographers who document the scene. Whakarongo mai nei! 

Scotty Morrison dials in, this morning, to talk about his latest series, Origins, streaming now here. Rach catches up with Scotty about the importance of finding your origin, and understanding the origins of the Māori people here in Aotearoa. 

I tēnei ata we had the legendary Moana Maniapoto in studio to talk about her new track 'Tōku Reo' from the forthcoming album 'Opo'. Working with Pitch Black's Paddy Free, Professor Scotty Morrison and vocalist Inka Mbing from the Atayal tribe in Taiwan, Moana created the track as part of an ongoing music project exploring karakia and indigenous reo around the world. Whakarongo mai nei! 

Josh from Yumi Zouma gave us a call this morning (all the way from New York!) to chat about the alternate versions of 'Truth of Consequences' that the band is releasing. Whakarongo mai nei to hear about how the group is filling the tour-shaped hole in their music schedule, coping with international lockdowns and more.

Kōtiro is the new project from experimental artist, musician and actor Ana Chaya Scotney. Whakarongo mai nei to hear about the audio-visual track 'Force Field', claiming identity, Hine Titama and Hine Nui Te Pō, and more! 

I tēnei ata Austin and Felix from Persimmon, Te Papaioea's jangliest new pop group, phoned in for a chat about their band and brand new single 'Landscapes'. Whakarongo mai nei to hear what's been going on in Palmerston North and how the band came to be. 

Em Walker, aka Theia, has a brand waiata reo Māori project called TE KAAHU. She popped in for a chat about singing in te reo Māori, her Kuia, Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori and more. Whakarongo mai nei! 

Paloma pops in for a coffee with her new track, 'Spooky' and the beautiful video that accompanies it. Rachel chats to Paloma about the new single, what she's been up to during lockdown and filming on a vintage super 8 camera with Freya Finch.

Very excitingly we've got Lucy & Justin from Dick Move in the studio announcing their debut album, Chop! and we're here for it. Rachel chats to the band members about how the record came to be and what we can look forward to hearing, pre-order your copy here.

Crystal Choi (SKILAA, A.C. Freazy, Skogkatt and more) has a new project called Phoebe Rings for us to wrap our ears around. Whakarongo mai nei to hear about the band and their first single 'Cheshire'.