Music 101 for Saturday 22 August 2009

August 22nd

Guitar virtuoso and innovator Les Paul passed away last week at 94 - For Access All Areas Trevor Reekie talks to Patti Smith's guitarist Lenny Kaye about Les Paul's legacy.

We speak to Auckland collective Opensouls about their Vintage soul sound.

Dunedin symph-pop stalwart Graeme Downes is back with another Verlaines album - Corporate Moronic - Nick Bollinger gives us his verdict.

We have a laugh with plucky songstress Hannah Curwood (pictured).

Musician's Musician Joe Henry talks about taking new directions with his new album 'Blood From Stars'

Part three of a series celebrating forty years since that milestone of modern musical history - the Woodstock Festival.

We check out a fan's tribute to George Harrison, and a new compilation of that Beatles solo material.