Music 101 for Saturday 25 November 2017
Simon Grigg, Alan Jansson, Sina Saipaia and Trevor Reekie Photo: RNZ
1-2pm
Sammy's
Council member Aaron Hawkins tells us what's happening with the iconic Dunedin venue.
Sister Sina
She sang the hook on OMC's How Bizarre, and now after 20 years of legal wrangling is releasing her debut solo album.
2-3pm
Human League
The '70s synth pop group are playing NZ soon. We spoke to main man Phillip Oakey.
E^st
This Australian singer found huge success in 2017.
3-4pm
After Hours - Taxi DJ
Yadana heads to an event where local taxi drivers DJ their favourite tunes in their vehicles
Downtown Boys
This Sub Pop band are all about social justice.
4-5pm
The Mixtape: Dick Frizzell
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Play it again Sammy's
1:10 PM.Aaron Hawkins from the Dunedin city Council talks about the unanimous vote this week to restore the iconic music venue Sammy's. Read more Audio
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'How Bizarre's Sister Sina is finally releasing her debut album after a 19-year wait
1:30 PM.Sina Saipaia – aka Sister Sina – attracted global attention when she sang the hook to OMC’s hit single ‘How Bizarre’. She went on to record her own album, but it was never released... until now. Read more Video, Audio
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SoccerPractice discuss their excellent debut
1:45 PM.SoccerPractise have just released their debut self-titled album. They talk to Alex Behan about keeping things independent and imperfect, and about incorporating Te Reo into their music. Read more Video, Audio
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Improbable pop stars: The Human League
2:05 PM.'Don't you Want Me' by The Human League was the biggest selling song in the UK in 1981, 36 years later Philip Oakey is bringing the band to New Zealand for the first time ever. Read more Video, Audio
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E^st - Life goes On
2:30 PM.E^st is just nineteen but she's had a record deal for three years already, she chats to RNZ music about her journey to now and how her existential song 'life goes on' came from heartbreak. Read more Video, Audio
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Introducing: Erith
3:20 PM.Wellington musician Erith introduces her song Talk. Read more Audio
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Taxi DJs share the sounds they love in a unique music experience
3:00 PM.After Hours: Taxi DJ is a Wellington event where taxi drivers welcome punters into their cars to share their favourite beats. Yadana Saw headed along to meet the drivers cum selectors. Read more Video, Audio
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Downtown Boys: dismantling white supremacy and the police state
3:30 PM.Two disgruntled hotel workers in Rhode Island with a shared interest in workers rights and labour union activism quit their minimum wage jobs and became one of the most exciting bands in the U.S. Jana… Read more Audio
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The Mixtape: Dick Frizzell
4:00 PM.New Zealand artist Dick Frizzell reflects on his life and talks us through five of his favourite songs – which all happen to be homegrown. Read more Video, Audio
Music details:
Artist: SoccerPractise
Song: Amene
Composer: SoccerPractise
Album: SoccerPractise
Label: Freezingworks
Artist: Jaggers x Lines
Song: Shadow
Composer: Eliana Gray, Morgan Smillie
Album: Burn Cycle
Label: Independent
Artist: Neutral Milk Hotel
Song: King Of Carrot Flowers Pt 1
Composer: Jeff Mangum
Album: In The Aeroplane Over The Sea
Label: Merge
Sina
Artist: Sina
Song: Dont Be Shy, Boy, You Make It Look So Easy, Beautiful Day, A Love’s That's True, Together Forever, Higher Than High.
Composer: Sina Saipaia, Alan Jansson
Album: Sina
Label: Huh Records, UMG
Artist: Sina
Song: Where Did Our Love Go
Composer: Holland, Dozier, Holland
Album: Sina
Label: Huh Records, UMG
Artist: Nathan Haines
Song: Last Night
Composer: Nathan Haines
Album: Shift Left
Label: Huh Records
Artist: Otara Millionaires Club
Song: - We R The O.M.C
Composer: Paul Ave, Paul Fuemana, Phillip Fuemana, Herman Loto
Album: Proud - An Urban Pacific Streetsoul Compilation
Label: Second Nature, Volition Records
Artist: OMC
Song: How Bizarre
Composer: Fuemana, Jansson
Album: How Bizarre
Label: Huh Records, UMG
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Artist: Nightmares On Wax
Song: Citizen Kane
Composer: George Evelyn
Album: Shape The Future
Label: Warp
SoccerPractise
Artist: SoccerPractise
Song: Amene, Big Bad Wolf, Haere mai tama, Windfall
Composer: SoccerPractise
Album: SoccerPractise
Label: Independent
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2-3pm
Artist: stellar*
Song: Undone
Composer: stellar*
Album: Mix
Label: Sony BMG
Human League
Artist: The Human League
Song: Don't You want me
Composer: P. Oakey, P. Wright, J. Callis
Album: Dare
Label: Virgin
Artist: The Human League
Song: Being Boiled
Composer: P. Oakey, I. Marsh, M. Ware
Album: Reproduction
Label: Virgin
Artist: The Human League
Song: Human
Composer: T. Lewis, J. Jam
Album: Crash
Label: Virgin
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Artist: Shame
Song: One Rizla
Composer: Shame
Album: Songs Of Praise
Label: Dead Oceans
Artist: Scalper
Song: Rooks Ravens Magpies Crows
Composer: Nadeem Shafi
Album: Want EP
Label: Independent
E^st
Artist: E^st
Song: Life Goes On
Composer: M. Bester, J. Eliot
Album: Single
Label: Warner
Artist: Joni Mitchell
Song: Life Goes On
Composer: J. Mitchell
Album: Single
Label: Warner
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Artist: Salad Boys
Song: Psych Slasher
Composer: Salad Boys
Album: This Is Glue
Label: Trouble In Mind
The Sampler: Mavis Staples
Artist: Mavis Staples
Songs: Build A Bridge, If All I was Was Black, Little Bit, No Time For Crying, We Go High, Peaceful Dream
Composer: Tweedy
Album: If All I was Was Black
Label: Anti
Artist: Emancipator
Song: Mako
Composer: Douglas Appling
Album: Barulka
Label: Loci Records
3-4pm
Artist: My Bubba
Song: Gone
Composer: My Bubba
Album: How It's Done In Italy
Label: We Were Never Being Boring
Artist: Roy Irwin
Song: Better Than Ever
Composer: Roy Irwin
Album: King Of Pop
Label: 1:12
Introducing: Erith
Artist: Erith
Song: Talk
Composer: Erith
Album: Talk
Label: Independent
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Artist: Unitone Hifi
Song: One Spirit
Composer: Unitone Hifi
Album: One Spirit
Label: Round Trip Mars
Downtown Boys
Artist: Downtown Boys
Song: A Wall
Composer: Victoria Ruiz, Joey La Neve DeFrancesco
Album: The Cost of Living
Label: Sub Pop
Artist: Downtown Boys
Song: Somos Chulas (No Somos Pendejas)
Composer: Victoria Ruiz, Joey La Neve DeFrancesco
Album: The Cost of Living
Label: Sub Pop
Artist: Downtown Boys
Song: Lips that bite
Composer: Victoria Ruiz, Joey La Neve DeFrancesco
Album: The Cost of Living
Label: Sub Pop
Artist: Downtown Boys
Song: It Can’t wait
Composer: Victoria Ruiz, Joey La Neve DeFrancesco
Album: The Cost of Living
Label: Sub Pop
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Artist: R.E.M.
Song: Nightswimming
Composer: Michael Stipe, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, and Bill Berry
Album: Automatic For The People
Label: Warner
4-5pm
The Mixtape: Dick Frizzell
