The guitarist for The Temper Trap is a great New Zealander, hailing from Auckland he now lives in Australia, but Joseph is returning home for a couple of shows soon. Tracey Donaldson asked him about opening for the Rolling Stones, hometown memories and who in his family is coming along to the gigs.

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Jake from Summer Thieves gave us a call to introduce their new song Tongue & Cheek; along with an update on the album, summer touring, the state of his mullet and a few other random yarns for good measure.

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Blindspott's dummer Shelton Woolright gave us a call from the top of a mountain to introduce their new tune Pretty Violent; chat about broken bones, his new solo project and their South Island tour dates.

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Troy Kingi's new album Year Of The Ratbags & Their Musty Theme Songs is out now. Troy called up to help us decipher the online treasure hunt has has going on; how fans have been calling him with their reviews and to discuss his nomination for the upcoming Silver Scroll award for his collaboration with Wellington band The Nudge. 

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Villainy's lead singer Neill called in to play us their new song The Launch; with tales of recent travels to Los Angeles for the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Show and details of their upcoming tour. 

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Jordan Luck has got The Dance Exponents back together, celebrating the 40th anniversary of their Prayers Be Answered album by performing at The Others Way festival on K Rd. Jordan took us back to 1982, to where it all began.. including opening for David Bowie! 

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On the eve of playing at Auckland's Spark Arena, Kevin Parker from Tame Impala called up to say g'day mate, fill us on in on what he's been up to for the last two years, and what fans could expect at the show. 

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Before Midwave Breaks released their brand new song In The Face Of All That We Know they let us play it first. Tracey Donaldson had this exclusive chat with lead singer Bruce.

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As the news broke that Fatboy Slim was coming to New Zealand for his biggest ever tour here, Angie Grey gave him a call to get the details. But first, what to call him when saying hello: Fatboy or Norman? 

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Before playing in Christchurch and Dunedin with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Dimmer and Straitjacket Fits' Shane Carter shared his musical journey with Angelina Grey. 

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