Music 101 for Saturday 10 April 2010

Saturday 10 April

2-3pm

Hard case gal Anika Moa pops in for a korero and to play us some new songs. Listen here

English born guitarist Mike Cooper has a career that dates back to the British acoustic blues boom of the mid sixties, and has moved through psychedelia, improv, and electro-acoustic scenes. He plays some songs from his extensive repertoire.

And we recall the career of the late manager and artist Malcolm McLaren.

3-4pm

Nick Bollinger reviews a record by Ben Sollee & Daniel Martin Moore, Dear Companion, written to raise awareness about the mining that is destroying the Appalachian mountains.

And meet Colorado singer songwriter Laura Veirs

4-5pm

Zane Lowe: Urban Disturbance In Broadcasting House - Part One of Two

Media commentator Andrew Dubber reveals the journey that's taken Zane Lowe from his early hip-hop roots in Aotearoa - through to his emergence as one of the U.K's leading broadcasters. Listen here

A rejuvenated Nathan Haines explores Middle Eastern themes - as well as dance music - on his new record Heaven And Earth.