The Phoenix Foundation are working on a new album and decided to release two songs before xmas. Sam Flynn-Scott from the band called up to talk about how the first one is different from their usual songs - and not just because of the social commentary in Whistling In The Darkness.

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Auckland rockers Villainy have released a new song called Miles Away, their singer Neill popped in for a chat about it, their summer plans, and had a go at being a radio DJ.

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No Cigar have just wrapped up a tour of England, their drummer Ned is back in Auckland now and called up to tell us his tales from the road; where the other band members are around the world, and introduce their brand new song, inspired by a trip to France called Chantilly.

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Steriogram ruled the world in the early 2000s with their hit Walkie Talkie Man, Bradley Carter from the band called in during a brief trip home to New Zealand to reminisce about the highs and lows of those heady days, from limousines in London and playing to crowds ranging from 20,000 to 13. He also showed us a new song from his latest band Faux Prix.

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The Black Seeds are celebrating the 20th anniversary of their second album On The Sun by releasing it on vinyl for the first time. They called in to chat about summer touring, Breaking Bad and their recent reunion with Brett McKenzie.

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Chch muso Mim Jensen has released a new song called Same Blood, she called up to talk about family, her ideal guitar, The Beths and playing with the legendary Bob Mould.

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As Highly Suspect prepare to play three arena shows around New Zealand, their singer Jonny Stevens called up to share his memories from their 2023 visit, a weekend that changed his life and let us know what to expect this time around.

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Auckland rockers Ocean Beach have released a new song called Tower Of Babel, it harks back to their uni days in Dunedin and is a tribute to a venue there. Their singer Gary Dalhousie called up to reminisce and bring us back up to 2025.

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