Auckland rockers The Avondale Spiders aren't necessarily from the suburb you'd think, guitarist Dee Dee Taylor called up to talk about that and the movies and tradie lifestyle that inspire the band. 

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On the eve of our 90s Til Now Countdown, Emma Dilemma called in from Christchurch to give us her picks. 

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Stokes Valley band TOI have just released their new song We Got This, their singer Conway called up to introduce it and reflect on how meeting the Red Hot Chili Peppers altered their sound and direction. 

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On his way to Queenstown for Synthony In The Snow, Peter Urlich called in to chat about the dance scene in Aotearoa in the 80s and his days before that in Th' Dudes.

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Dope Lemon's new album is out next month, we caught up with front man Angus Stone who was on a boat at the time, to talk Miami, Rotorua, Los Angeles and whales swimming by.

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Waikato band System Corporation have released their debut album Foundation & Method, featuring a couple of The Datsuns, they called up to talk about collaborating, international travel and taking their time to get things right. 

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The War On Drugs are coming back to New Zealand for two shows in December, singer and guitarist Adam Granduciel gave us a call to let us know what's in store for kiwis at the start of summer in Wellington and Auckland. 

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Lot 12 are about to relocate to London, before they packed their bags they called up to talk about the new EP and the things they're looking forward to as they take on the world. 

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Beastwars are about to release an album of kiwi covers, their singer Matthew called up to explain the lengths they went to, to get permission to do each track, and who convinced Julia Deans to join them on vocal duties. 

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Aussie band The Rubens are over for a few shows in New Zealand, they called in after landing to talk about their new cover of a Split Enz song and the wild old days with music industry legend Michel Kandinsky, 

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