Music 101 for Saturday 18 April 2015
2–3pm
Taite Music Prize 2015
With past winners that include Lawrence Arabia, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Lorde and SJD, the Taite Music Prize – named in honour of music journalist, the late Dylan Taite – has an impressive pedigree in recognising standout long players from New Zealand musicians. This Wednesday the Taite Music Prize 2015 will be awarded, and Herbs will receive the Independent Music NZ Classic Record award for their 1981 album What’s Be Happen. We talk with the winner of this year’s Taite Music Prize, and speak to Herbs about receiving recognition for their classic LP.
Herbs in Mascot Studios, early 1980s (L-to-R: Dilworth Karaka, Spencer Fusimalohi, Fred Faleauto, Phil Toms, Toni Fonoti / Photo courtesy of AudioCulture.
Stan Walker in Session
Much-loved New Zealand R&B and soul voice, Stan Walker, is a triple-threat, starring in the 2013 film Mt Zion, judging The X-Factor NZ, and most recently knocking out Truth & Soul, an album that sees him reinterpret 13 of his favourite soul cuts. Walker joins Emma Smith in studio for a session and a korero.
3–4pm
Don McGlashan
Don McGlashan’s long awaited new album Lucky Stars is out this week. We investigate the album’s emotional and physical landscape, way out West.
Flying Out Record Store
Record Store Day 2015 will see Flying Out, the online retailer of Flying Nun and Arch Hill Recordings, expand their operation with a bricks and mortar record store, stocking releases from labels like Captured Tracks, Secretly Canadian and Spunk. Zac Arnold visits the Flying Out Record Store, just off Auckland’s Karangahape Road, and investigates how they anticipate business will change now the customer is face to face.
Ben Howe and Matthew Davis outside the Flying Out Record Store / Photo by Ben Howe.
Larry’s Rebels
Back in the mid to late 60s, Larry's Rebels were one of the most electrifying pop bands on the competitive local circuit, who released a handful of hits that saw them all over the media, the charts, and the nation’s bedroom walls.
With a new retrospective album (on vinyl and CD) scheduled for release on Record Store Day this Saturday, Trevor Reekie talks to Larry’s Rebels’ Larry Morris and original guitarist and keyboard player Terry Rouse about the glory days of the band.
Larry's Rebels onstage in Melbourne circa 1967/68 / Photo courtesy of AudioCulture.
New Gum Sarn (L-to-R: Oscar Dowling, Sophia Lawler-Dormer, Durham Fenwick and Dave Weir) / Photo by George Rump.
Gig Guide
4–5pm
The Courtneys Tour Diary
Flying Nun devotees The Courtneys made a pilgrimage from Canada to New Zealand to tour the North Island last month. Zac Arnold joined the band on the road, armed with a microphone for the sound checks, the petrol stops, the sell-out crowds, and even a birthday celebration.
The Courtneys (L-to-R: Courtney Loove, Sydney Koke and Jen Twinn Payne / Photo by Zac Arnold.
The Sampler: Sufjan Stevens – Carrie And Lowell
North American songwriter Sufjan Stevens has released his most heartbreaking set of songs yet, dealing with the death of his mother – a largely absent figure in his life. With acoustic plucking, hushed choruses and soft atmospherics giving the lyrics the space they need, Sufjan Stevens weaves his own personal mythology.
Hannah In the Wars
Luggate born, London based Hannah Curwood tries an alter ego on for size on her new album Hannah In The Wars, with the help of The Cure keys man, Roger O’Donnell.
Music played in this show
2-3pm
Artist: Jakob
Song: Resolve
Composer: Jakob
Album: Sines
Label: Shoot the Freak
Taite Music Prize 2015: Award and Jakob Interview
Artist: Beastwars
Song: Dune
Composer:
Album: Blood Becomes Fire
Label: Destroy
Artist: Beastwars
Song: Dune
Composer:
Album: Blood Becomes Fire
Label: Destroy
Artist: Grayson Gilmour
Song: Silence & Youth
Composer: G.Gilmour
Album: Infinite Life!
Label: Flying Nun Records
Artist: Jakob
Song: Magna Carta
Composer: Jakob
Album: Sines
Label: Shoot the Freak Records
Herbs: Whats' Be Happen? Interview
Artist: Herbs
Songs:Azania (Soon Come)
Composer: France
Album: What's Be Happen?
Label: Warrior
Artist: Herbs
Songs: What's Be Happen', Whistling In The Dark, Dragons And Demons
Composer: Fonoti
Album: What's Be Happen?
Label: Warrior
Artist: Herbs
Songs: One Brotherhood
Composer: Toms
Album: What's Be Happen?
Label: Warrior
Artist: Rob Ruha
Song: Tiki Tapu
Composer: Ruha
Album: Unreleased
Label: Maori Television
Artist: Stan Walker
Song: Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours
Composer: Stevie Wonder, Lee Garrett, Syreeta Wright, Lula Mae Hardaway
Album: RNZN Recording
Label: RNZN Recording
Stan Walker in Session
Artist: Stan Walker
Song: This Woman’s Work
Composer: Kate Bush
Album: RNZN Recording
Label: RNZN Recording
Artist: Stan Walker
Song: A Change Is Gonna Come
Composer: Sam Cooke
Album: RNZN Recording
Label: RNZN Recording
Artist: Percy Sledge
Song: Warm and Tender Love
Composer: Robinson
Album: Warm and Tender Love
Label: Atlantic
Artist: Konono No 1
Song: Ungudi Wele Wele
Composer: Konono No 1
Album: Congotronics
Label: Crammed Discs
3-4pm
Don McGlashan- Lucky Stars Interview
Artist: Don McGlashan
Song: Lucky Stars, Girl Make Your Own Mind Up, Home To The Other Side, Charles Kingsford Smith, When The Trumpets Sound
Composer: McGlashan
Album: Lucky Stars
Label:
Artist: Shihad
Song: Deb's Night Out
Composer: Shihad
Album: Killjoy
Label: Noise
Record Store Day: Flying Out Interview
Artist: The Clean
Song: Anything Could Happen
Composer: The Clean
Album:
Label: Flying Nun Records
Artist: Mac DeMarco
Song: Ode To Viceroy
Composer: Mac DeMarco
Album: 2
Label: Captured Tracks
Artist: Little Bark
Song: Youtube Me
Composer: Little Bark
Album: USB
Label: Flying Out Records
Artist: Tiny Ruins
Song: Straw Into Gold
Composer: Tiny Ruins
Album: Brightly Painted One
Label: Arch Hill
Larry's Rebels Interview
Artist: Larry’s Rebels
Song: I Feel Good
Composer: Neville, Toussaint
Album: I Feel Good (The Essential Purple Flashes of Larry’s Rebels 1965-1969
Label:Frenzy Music Ltd.
Artist: Larry’s Rebels
Song: It's Not True
Composer:P Townshend
Album: I Feel Good (The Essential Purple Flashes of Larry’s Rebels 1965-1969
Label:Frenzy Music Ltd.
Artist: Larry’s Rebels
Song: Shakin' Up Some Soul
Composer: L Morris, J Williams
Album: I Feel Good (The Essential Purple Flashes of Larry’s Rebels 1965-1969
Label:Frenzy Music Ltd.
Artist: Larry’s Rebels
Song: Flying Scotsman
Composer: L Morris, J Williams
Album: I Feel Good (The Essential Purple Flashes of Larry’s Rebels 1965-1969
Label:Frenzy Music Ltd.
Artist: Larry’s Rebels
Song: Let's Think Of Something [Australian Version]
Composer : R Skinner
Album: I Feel Good (The Essential Purple Flashes of Larry’s Rebels 1965-1969
Label:Frenzy Music Ltd.
Artist: Larry’s Rebels
Song: Everybody's Girl
Composer:H Poulsen
Album: I Feel Good (The Essential Purple Flashes of Larry’s Rebels 1965-1969
Label:Frenzy Music Ltd.
Artist: Larry’s Rebels
Song: I'll Make You Happy
Composer: S Young, S Wright
Album: I Feel Good (The Essential Purple Flashes of Larry’s Rebels 1965-1969
Label:Frenzy Music Ltd.
Artist: Larry’s Rebels
Song: Dream Time
Composer: L Morris, J Williams
Album: I Feel Good (The Essential Purple Flashes of Larry’s Rebels 1965-1969
Label:Frenzy Music Ltd.
Artist: Larry’s Rebels
Song: Painter Man [NZ Version]
Composer: Pickett, Phillips
Album: I Feel Good (The Essential Purple Flashes of Larry’s Rebels 1965-1969
Label:Frenzy Music Ltd.
Artist: Larry’s Rebels
Song: Whatcha Gonna Do 'Bout It
Composer: Samwell, Potter
Album: I Feel Good (The Essential Purple Flashes of Larry’s Rebels 1965-1969
Label:Frenzy Music Ltd.
Introducing: New Gum Sam
Artist: New Gum Sarn
Song: Money Talks
Composer: New Gum Sarn
Album: Single
Label: New Gum Sarn
Gig Guide/ Event Horizon
Artist: Reuben Bradley
Song: Cassandra's Prophecy
Composer: Bradley
Album: Resonator
Label: Rattle
4-5pm
The Courtneys Tour Diary
Artist: The Courtneys
Songs: 90210
Composer: The Courtneys
Album: The Courtneys
Label: Hockey Dad Records
Artist: The Courtneys
Songs: Nu Sundae
Composer: The Courtneys
Album: The Courtneys
Label: Hockey Dad Records
Artist: Surf Friends
Songs: You're On My Mind
Composer: Surf Friends
Album: Confusion
Label: Powertool Records
Artist: Mermaidens
Songs: Bones
Composer: Mermaidens
Album:
Label: Flying Out
Artist: The Clean
Songs: Point That Thing Somewhere Else
Composer: The Clean
Album:
Label: Flying Nun
Artist: The Clean
Songs: Point That Thing Somewhere Else
Composer: The Clean
Album:
Label: Flying Nun
Artist: Parquet Courts
Songs: Instant Disassembly
Composer: Parquet Courts
Album: Sunbathing Animal
Label: What's You're Rapture
Artist: The Courtneys
Songs: Lost Boys
Composer: The Courtneys
Album: Lost Boys 7" single
Label: Hockey Dad Records
Artist: So Laid Back Country China
Song: Open Eyed
Composer: Keene
Album:
Label:
The Sampler: Sufjan Stevens
Artist: Sufjan Stevens
Songs: Death With Dignity, Should Have Known Better, Fourth Of July, The Only Thing, My Blue Bucket Of Gold
Composer: Stevens
Album: Carrie And Lowell
Label:
Artist: Laura Marling
Song: Strange
Composer: Marling
Album: Short Movie
Label: Ribbon
Hannah In The Wars Interview
Artist: Hannah In The Wars
Song: Burning Through the Night, Dark Summer Dawn, Sweet Release
Composer: Hannah in the Wars
Album: Hannah In The Wars
Label: 99x/10