Kendall Elise introduces her song Heart Full Of Dirt.

During the 1970s Barry Jenkin aka Dr. Rock was a champion of a free-spirited playlist that embraced music that defied commercial accessibility. For many music lovers, his radio broadcasts and time fronting Radio With Pictures was a beacon of taste that frequently saw him at odds with his producers. Barry Jenkin joins Trevor Reekie for his eclectic mixtape of songs that helped shape his career in NZ broadcasting.

Hans Zimmer has written music for some of the biggest blockbuster films of our time - 'Gladiator', 'The Lion King', and the Batman franchise amongst the list of hundreds. Zimmer speaks to NZ film composer Rhian Sheehan, ahead of the Auckland leg of 'Hans Zimmer Revealed', his live concert experience.

Ed Sheeran has all sixteen songs in New Zealands chart at the same time. Paul Kennedy from Recorded Music New Zealand explains how this is possible.

'Queen of Soul' Aretha Franklin gets the Respect she deserves from four of New Zealand's best soul singers: Annie Crummer, Bella Kalolo, Esther Stephens and Aaradhna.

Nick Bollinger checks the soulful debut of British singer and songwriter Sampha.

Nick Bollinger discusses a variety of pop The Shins call ‘heartworms’.

In The Sampler this week Nick Bollinger reviews a set of freedom songs from Rhiannon Giddens; a variety of pop The Shins call ‘heartworms’; and the soulful debut of British singer and songwriter Sampha.

In this week's Pocket Edition: Trevor Reekie hosts a live session with WOMAD Festival favourites The Soil, Melody Thomas chats with Chain and The Gang. And we meet a PhD student whose dissertation was presented as 34-track rap album.

Yadana Saw joins Sinkane, one of the artists at WOMAD 2017 to explore the grounds and some of the acts playing.