The annual K-POP World festival gives amateur, non-Korean K-pop performers, a chance to compete on a world stage in Changwon. Mava Moayyed meets the 2015 Kiwi K-popper finalists ahead of their onstage… Audio

Lead singer Ricky Wilson and guitarist Andrew "Whitey" White from Kaiser Chiefs rant about the band's "audio magic". Audio

Israeli bass music pioneer Kalbata is committed to the low-bottom sounds of '70s reggae music, reissuing obscure recordings through his label Spring Hill. He talks with Sam Wicks about travelling to… Audio

The Kaleidoscopes introduce their new song Cross Street. Audio

We meet Bella Kalolo, a Samoan soul singer from Christchurch who resides in Wellington, as she heads out to play live in support of her debut solo album 'Without The Paper'. Music Mix host Nick… Audio

On the release of her new EP Bella Kalolo and a very scaled down Soul Orchestra drop into the Music 101 studio, with live versions of new songs. Audio

Kamandi on the making of the Tony Douglas directed 'Distortion Wolf' video. Audio

We speak to rising beat-maker Kamandi about collaborating with Brainfeeder's Azizi Gibson in Los Angeles, from his icy cold Christchurch garage. Audio

After discarding two albums, Dunedin's Kane Strang presents his 'official' debut Blue Cheese, a collection of heavy hearted psychedelic pop songs. Kane takes us through his song writing process, and… Audio

Dunedin musician Kane Strang's debut album Blue Cheese was first released by American record company Bada Bing, before Flying Nun got on board too. His second, 2 Hearts And No Brain, is about to be… Audio

Nick Bollinger reviews a new album that could only be Kanye West. Audio

Opening one's hearts and lungs - not to mention humiliating oneself in public - isn't something that comes naturally to the humble New Zealander. But when faced with a backing track and a microphone… Audio

Kariiiba with ‘Jungle Juice’ from the EP Jungle Juice. http://kariiiba.bandcamp.com/ 1 June 2013 Audio

Karl Stevens from Supergroove reflects on the band's 1994 album Traction. Audio

Logan Bell talks about international adventures and Katchafire's fourth album 'On The Road Again'. Audio

Nick Bollinger reviews a tribute to the late Canadian songwriter. Audio

One of the world's leading Theremin players - Lydia Kavina - is in Hamilton to play a concert and present a workshop for the Spark festival. Lydia's grandfather's cousin was Leon (Lev in Russian)… Audio

Late 70s band Toy Love were only together for 611 days, but during that time they played well over 300 gigs. Paul Kean speaks with Emma Smith about the announcement that Toy Love will soon be inducted… Audio

Ever wondered about the music that rings out from truck drivers' cabs? - The songs that keep truckies on the straight-and-narrow as they manoeuvre their loads across the country's highways and byways… Audio

A French-slanted set from Malian singing star Salif Keita. Audio

'Tale' - a French-slanted set from Malian singing star Salif Keita. Audio

One of Australia's most respected songwriters Paul Kelly played at the Auckland Arts Festival performing one hundred of his songs delivered alphabetically over four nights. It's a show that has grown… Audio

Tokyo-based Maori musician Ben Kemp returns to New Zealand, bringing his band who perform in session for Music 101. The songs are: The Silent Name, George, and The Tale Of Karaka. Audio

Tehimana Kerr of Fat Freddy's Drop talks about his solo debut. Audio

Auckland band Kerretta have been on the scene for around six years now, releasing their debut Villayer in 2009. The trio have an impeccable pedigree within the Instrumental post-rock, post- metal… Audio

Local band Kerretta talk about avoiding post-rock cliches, and the handclaps, Māori chant and marimba on their new album Pirohia. Audio

The Keystone State Boys Choir from Philadelphia is the only choir to have visited all seven continents, including Antarctica. Anthonie Tonnon spent the day with the choir on their recent trip to New… Audio

The new venture by Wellington musician Kezia Nell Hinchey, who's resume includes playing in the same circles as UK indie luminaries Cornershop and Super Furry Animals and being the stylist for the… Audio

How a youtube clip captioned "Mind-blowing Psychedelia from Thailand" piqued the interest of L.A. producer Josh Marcy, leading him to a remote Thai village to record Khun Narin's Electric Phin Band. Audio

Nick Bollinger reviews an electronic suite from Icelandic electronicists Kiasmos. Audio

Kids of 88 recorded live at The Powerstation 16th October 2010 by Radio New Zealand National. The songs are: Downtown, Cotton Mouth, Just A Little Bit, Ribbons Of Light, SQRL, Everybody Knows. Audio

Kidz In Space found their niche by splicing rap and electronica into a future shocked hybrid, a marriage that has won the group fans across the pop music spectrum. Sam Wicks talks to Kidz In Space… Audio

Music 101 host Kirsten Johnstone talks to Kikuyu at Camp A Low Hum. Audio

Steve Kilbey, best know for his work with Australian band The Church, speaks to Sarah McMullan of Music 101, and performs two of his solo songs live in the studio. They are: Providence, and Wolfe. Audio

Steve Kilby, frontman for Australian band 'The Church' has teamed up with multi-instrumentalist and serial member of 'Brian Jonestown Massacre' Ricky Maymi for a project called 'David Neil: The… Audio

Nick Bollinger reviews collaboration album 'Falling Debris'. Audio

Nick Bollinger reviews David Kilgour's 6th solo album 'The Far Now' for The Sampler. Audio

David Kilgour and The Heavy Eights's new album is called 'Left By Soft' - by it may well be the last in a now fairly long line. Richard Wain tracked David Kilgour down, and thought getting the artist… Audio

Falling Debris is the title of a collaboration between two fairly iconic New Zealanders, Dunedin musician David Kilgour and the poet Sam Hunt. Kilgour first thought of doing an album with Hunt almost… Audio

David Kilgour of The Clean performs a session off the back of his latest album with The Heavy Eights - 'Left by Soft'. Audio

Wu-Tang Clan's Masta Killa talks to RNZ Music's Sam Wicks about the workings of his unpredictable rap collective. Audio

Killing Bear with their song 'Serpent in the Sky' from the album The Vine of Souls. http://www.killingbear.bandcamp.com 15 June  2013 Audio

"I want it hard, fast, lots of feedback, lots of stops....and they can't write anything before they come into the studio!" - Jaz Coleman, talking about the possibility of producing the next Shihad… Audio

Post-punk band Killing Joke is still going strong after being formed by Jaz Coleman in 1978. After the usual personnel changes and breakups, the original four bandmembers are back together and… Audio

Hamilton born singer-songwriter Kimbra releases her long-awaited second album around the world this Friday. Kimbra is joined in studio by two of her band mates to perform unique versions of songs from… Audio

She's got a new album Primal Heart coming soon and its first single, 'Everybody Knows' is an anthem about courage and seeing things through fresh eyes. Video, Audio

Kimbra, Gotye and film maker Natasha Pincus describe with Nick Atkinson the making of hit song 'Somebody That I Used To Know'. Audio

Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is one of North America's most popular and fashionable music festivals. Held in the Californian desert over two long weekends, this year's line-up included New… Audio

Rob Mayes and David Mulcahy talk to Richard Wain about their album 'Surrender'. Audio

Shunsuke Kimuao and Etsure Ono from Japan, show Emma Smith around their instruments at WOMAD 2013. Audio

Forty years ago King Crimson released one of the most strikingly original debut albums in rock history, In The Court Of The Crimson King. Led by eccentric guitarist Robert Fripp, the band featured… Audio

The annual 40-hour famine sees individuals forfeiting food, sleep or any number of luxuries for 40 hours; but one Wellingtonian is going above-and-beyond in the name of Charity. King Homeboy, well… Audio

King Kapisi tells us about his new song 'Crush' featuring Dilated People's Rakaa. Audio

Nick Bollinger takes a listen to the eclectic debut album from London teenager King Krule Audio

Led by poet, songwriter, author and intellectual property analyst John S. Hall, King Missile blazed a trail in the early 90s and then again in the early 00s, gaining a reputation with their smart… Audio

Raised on a healthy small-town diet of coffee shops, record stores and comic books, Kyle Thomas is touring the world as King Tuff and still searching to create the perfect pop song. Audio

Ben King of Goldenhorse and food blog Never Too Full To Eat is balancing feeding the ears and the belly. Nick Atkinson talks with Ben about producing Little Lapin's self titled EP - and a tasty batch… Audio

Angelo King and Jono Das, introducing their collaboration The Lion And The Lotus Audio

Golden Horse guitarist Ben King and up and comer Andrew Keoghan play a song each together in the RNZ Auckland Studio, hosted by Music Mix presenter Nick Atkinson. The songs are: Spots On The Leaves… Audio

Kirsten Te Rito on the making of her second exclusively te reo album Āiotanga. Audio

Ahead of their 40th anniversary tour, KISS's Tommy Thayer speaks to Trevor Reekie about his long-time association with the band. Audio

Middle Durham sibling Lewis talks about the benefits of still living at home in Kentish Town, London with his Mum and Dad who also play bass and rhythm-guitar in the rockabilly ska band he shares with… Audio

Kitty Daisy and Lewis are 3 kids from the Durham Family. They live in London, their Mum and Dad play in the band, they look like the just fell out of the pages of a 50's fashion shoot and their… Audio

Siblings Kitty, Daisy and Lewis travle the world with their parents performing music drawn from their 78 records. Audio

Melody Thomas catches up with the analogue-infatuated musical siblings, Kitty, Daisy and Lewis, in New Zealand to tour their aptly named third studio release, The Third. Audio

Born in London's Muswell Hill to Ugandan parents, Michael Kiwanuka is attracting a global audience with his timeless sounding debut album 'Home Again'. Trevor Reekie invited Kiwanuka into the Radio NZ… Audio

Music 101 presenter Kirsten Johnstone has an on-air ukulele lesson with Mike Dickison, author of Kiwi Ukulele. Audio

Caleb Klauder and Reeb Willms are a Northwestern USA duo. They play country, bluegrass and old-time as it might have been heard at the beginning of last century, taking cues from Hank Williams, The… Audio

Caleb Klauder and Reeb Willms are an American Northwestern duo play country, bluegrass and old-time as it might have been heard at the beginning of last century, taking cues from Hank Williams, The… Audio

Since winning the 2007 Mercury Prize, Klaxons have been establishing a fairly regular, albeit busy, life for themselves in London. They've just released their second album 'Into The Void' and been… Audio

Klezma music has its roots in the Ashkenazic Jewish communities of Eastern Europe, who brough its lively melodies to the United States where they melded with new influences like jazz and swing. The… Audio

Lyttelton fiddle player Flora Knight, often seen on stage with The Eastern, is heading over to West Virginia to steep herself in the folk music of the Appalachian Mountains. Ahead of the trip, she and… Audio

Hailing from Wellington, Jay Knight is an upcoming beatmaker affiliated with the Young, Gifted and Broke collective who has just released his debut album, 19/94. Aleyna Martinez catches up with the… Audio

The self-titled album by Chris Knox and the Nothing is reviewed by Nick Bollinger for The Sampler. Audio

Since his days in Toy Love, 25 years ago, Chris Knox has avoided the rock trappings of playing in a band, preferring to work mostly on his own and at home, or as a duo with Alec Bathgate as Tall… Audio

Kirsten Johnstone talks to Chris Knox about The Nothing's album A Warm Gun and his TV show New Artland. Chris plays 'In My Heart' live in the studio; adding the disclaimer that "I knew I was outa tune… Audio

During an interview with Kim Hill, Chris talks about making the decision to place his biggest hit in an advert for Vogels Bread. Audio

The "Godfather of House", Frankie Knuckles, died this week at the age of 59.

Heralded as a major protagonist in the evolution of dance music, the Bronx-born DJ and producer transplanted the dynamism… Audio

At the ripe old age of 26, Louie Knuxx already has an extensive education from the school of hard knocks. The New Plymouth native has distilled a past of poverty, crime, violence and addiction into… Audio

When New Plymouth hip hop artist Louie Knuxx touched down at Wellington Airport in November last year, it'd been six years since he'd stepped foot on New Zealand soil - the result of various warrants… Audio

One hundred years on, Hokitika's iconic Kokatahi Band is still pumping out the tunes on an eclectic mix of instruments. Members come from as far afield as Invercargill and Ashburton to don the colours… Audio

For five years the family band have refined their sound to what they now call alien funk, distancing themselves from the roots and reggae labels they feel they've outgrown. We attend Kora's album… Audio

Music 101's Emma Smith spoke with world renowned ngoni player Bassekou Kouyate ahead of WOMAD 2013. Kouyate was a good friend of the ousted Malian president Amadou Toumani Toure. Kouyate is from… Audio

Duncan Grieve talks to Ralf Hutter of Kraftwerk ahead of their New Zealand performance. Audio

Jeremy gives us his verdict on what its like to witness eight Kraftwerk shows in four days - in 3D! Audio

Pat Kraus is self-taught producer whose bedroom, we assume, is a tangled mess of wires, soldering irons, guitars, reel to reel tape and assorted electronic components. He's recently taken his music… Audio

Melody Thomas heads along to a synthesiser-building workshop with Auckland-based musician and electronic music device-maker Pat Kraus (aka Kraus). As well as learning fantastic new terms like… Audio

For Headquarters, Emma Smith heads to the home studio of the future-primitive, guitar/recorder/DIY synth/tape loop supreme commander for a session. Video, Audio

With the release of his critically acclaimed new LP, b'lieve i'm goin down..., Kurt Vile is now six albums deep into his solo career. Zac Arnold talks to the Pennsylvanian singer, songwriter and… Video, Audio

Following a trip to West Africa, Auckland-based DJ Barnie Duncan presents the story of the charismatic, hypnotic and electric performer who invented the afrobeat sound of West Africa and became… Audio

Trevor Reekie talks to Nigerian afrobeat musician Femi Kuti about continuing his father Fela Kuti's legacy. Audio

Nick Bollinger checks in on the latest afro-beat offering from Fela Kuti's son Seun. Audio

Stoner-rock band Kyuss formed in 1988, and built a following by playing at small outdoor, generator-powered gigs in isolated towns surrounding the Southern Californian desert. Their 1993 album 'Blues… Audio