Louie Knuxx, rapper, podcaster and youth worker, talks with Sam Wicks about his new album Tiny Warm Hearts.

Tompkins Square's label head Josh Rosenthal chronicles his musical journey in 'The Record Store of the Mind', a book about his thirty years releasing an eclectic catalogue of American music.

In The Sampler this week Nick Bollinger convenes a Sampler Summit to discuss Lemonade, the new visual album by Beyoncé. Our panellists are ethnomusicologist Savali Andrews, musician and writer Jessie Moss and singer Ria Hall.

Globally-itinerant indie band Yumi Zouma talk about their foray into the long player format. NYC-based Josh Burgess speaks with Yadana Saw about Yoncalla the album and Oregon town.

Princeton-based NZ composer and songwriter Leila Adu about sexism in the industry, ghanaian hip-hop, and her newfound love of the mbira.

For NZ Music Month, we invite musical guests compile a C60 of local sounds, and talk us through their selections. This week David Ridler, NZ on Air's new head of music sits down with Kirsten Johnstone.

This week's Music 101 Pocket Edition, synth slumber pop quartet Yumi Zouma's first foray into the long player format. Experimental pop composer Leila Adu talks tech and tunes with Kirsten Johnstone, and Street Chant's Emily Edrosa is live in session and on location for New Zealand Music Month.

Emily Edrosa performs in Session in front of Auckland's Harbour Bridge.

Montell2099 introduces his track 'Space'.

Nick Bollinger delights in the existentialist groove-pop of Welllington's Joe Blossom.