Wellington band Mystery Waitress have just released their second album, their singer Tessa called up for a chat about  gaming, recording in loos, and how the people of our capital city have inspired a lot of her songs. 

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Auckland punk rockers Dick Move have had a busy year with the Foo Fighters, The Breeders, an extensive European tour and on the eve of going to oz they called up during sound check from the new K Rd venue Double Whammy to talk about the Going Global conferences and showcases, and recommended some other bands we should check out. 

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Rikki Morris has released a new album called About Time, he popped in to talk about his time with Th' Dudes, Tex Pistol, on after school TV in the early 90s and so much more. 

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Aussie rockers Teenage Dads are coming over here for some shows on September 4, 6, 7 and 8. They called up from a car in the dessert to talk about skiing, bees, their brand new album Majordomo and WWF wrestling cards.

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Marlin's Dreaming have released their new album Hirl, they called up to chat about how the move from Dunedin to Auckland inspired some of the songs, and gave details on where in New Zealand the crowds are most likely to go off on their upcoming tour. 

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Everclear are coming back to New Zealand in January for three shows around the motu, their singer Art called up for a chat about nicknames, Bowie, the state of new music and some great yarns about their hit songs. 

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Mike Hall has played bass for just about every band in New Zealand, now he's stepping into the lime light with a brand new solo album. He called in for a chat about how it started and shared his history with being on air at Radio Hauraki. 

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Christchurch band Castaway have released a new song called It's Not Your Fault, bass player Austen called up for a chat about how it began on the piano, and what song they refuse to play live. 

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Hamilton band Retro Valley have been flying around the country on tour this week, they called up with tales from the road and to introduce a new song that's ideal for blasting when you're alone. 

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Tamaki Makaurau band Kiko have released a new song called Haurua, their singer Rewi called for a chat about how the band came about and where we might catch them this summer. 

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