RNZ: Music 101

In this week's Pocket Edition, Tony Stamp speaks with Rodney Fisher and Gareth Thomas of Goodshirt, we meet singer/songwriter Claudia Jardine and rock and roll duo Skinny Hobos blow the doors off the RNZ studio.

New Zealand has a passionate community of live music photographers, many of whom are showing their work as part of an exhibition called 'From The Pit'. We asked them to share their favourite... or not so favourite moments from the photographers' pit.

When he's not making documentaries about competitive tickling or danger tourism, David Farrier enjoys listening to music. In this week's Mixtape he shares five of his favourite songs.

Singer and songwriter Flip Grater opens up about balancing being a mother and a musician and her new EP, Lullabies for Anaïs.

Rodney and Gareth from Goodshirt join RNZ's Tony Stamp to chat about their appearance on Prime TV's Anthems, and play a few of their classic tunes.

Elleana Dumper of student lead music industry organisation Something Something talks to Yadana Saw about their latest projects.

Guitar and drum duo Skinny Hobos bring straight down the barrel rock and roll to the RNZ Studio. They speak to Yadana Saw about taking their big drums and big riffs to the provinces.

Award-winning songwriter Jan Hellriegel has just released her fourth solo album Sportsman of the Year. It’s more than just an album – there’s a book and a podcast too, in which Jan shares stories from her life in music. She joined us to discuss her new project and to perform the album's opening track 'Hound Dog' live.

The Song Crush team this week play a song created by AI, an old ghost song, a fiery love poem, and some trade-aid jazz.

On this week's Pocket Edition we talk to UK soul merchants Jungle, Nashville blues-rockers Larkin Poe, and host a live session with Wellington's A.U.R.A.