RNZ: Music 101

When one door closes, another opens; and when Markbecks Dunedin bowed out Relics Music was born. Opening in 2013, their aim is to make people happy by supplying the music that they love.

Christchurch's Galaxy Records prides itself in being "a good old-fashioned, real independent music store with the best sounds around". The shop started in 1987 and changed hands a few times before Dave Imlay took over in 1993.

A live performance in the Slow Boat Records shop by Dave Dobbyn and his band. Then Dave and Melody talk about the state of music and the value of vinyl and record stores.

New Plymouth's Vinyl Countdown celebrated Record Store Day a little early this year, with Dave Dobbyn performing in-store on Thursday. The store was born out of the ashes of Wellington's Real Groovy and has been in operation for just under 5 years. Zac Arnold caught up with it's owner.

M101 producer Yadana Saw goes for a wander down Cuba Street to see what other stores are up to on RSD.

Grime stalwart and proud Eastender Kano takes Sam Wicks back to the East Ham streets of his youth.

Emily Littler and Billie Rogers on Street Chant's new album 'Hauora', Andrew Savage of Parquet Courts, Auckland-based beatmaker, vocalist and producer Miloux live in session and Sergio Vega of Deftones.

Tony Stamp stops by rehearsals for Play On, a performance at Auckland's Pop-up Globe that saw a selection of Shakespeare's soliloquies set to music.

Low perform an impromptu a capella, we go round two with Will Wood and Trevor Reekie gets 3 feet high with De La Soul.

Mick Fleetwood, Lontalius and Average Rap Band.