Nadia Reid has just released her second album Preservation, she speaks to Melody Thomas about her fear of flying, and her extensive touring.

Wellington's Newtown Street Festival brings over 100 bands to stages for one day, and there's a conscious effort to represent a range of genres and genders.

The APRA Children's Music Award winners have just been announced, but ahead of the ceremony, RNZ Music's Yadana Saw headed to her local childcare centre to get expert opinions on what songs should win.

SongHubs is a weeklong series of workshops that took place in Auckland this week, teaming international hitmakers with a handpicked selection of talent from Aotearoa.

Groundbreaking indie rock band The Pixies are on their way to NZ for shows in March. Tim Glasgow got drummer David Lovering on the line.

Rapper Tom Scott, of Home Brew, @Peace, Average Rap Band and now Avantdale Bowling Club is back living in his stomping ground of Avondale after five years living in Melbourne. He joins Melody Thomas in studio for chat about life, love and Homegrown Festival.

New York based New Zealand composer Leila Adu is in for the mixtape, speaking with Yadana Saw.

Don Henley was one of the main songwriters, singer, drummer and founding member of the Eagles before launching his successful solo career. In March Henley is bringing his band to New Zealand. Trevor Reekie gets a history of Don Henley through song.

Nick Bollinger investigates the indie rock/hip-hop crossover of Dirty Projectors.

On the eve of their first New Zealand performance, Nick Bollinger tunes in to the Cretan folk and Melbourne rock fusion of Xylouris White, and talks to the duo’s drummer Jim White.