Music 101 for Saturday 8 December 2018

12:00 PM.In this week's Pocket Edition, Nigerian New Zealand hip hop artist Unchained XL treats to a live session, Trevor Reekie delves into the fascinating story of Switched on Bach, which is celebrating its… Read more Audio

1:10 PM.Matthew J Ruys is releasing music under his own name for the first time in twenty years. Now based in Los Angeles the self described Jack-of-all-trades discusses where music has taken him over the… Read more Video, Audio

1:30 PM.Church and AP have built up an incredible amount of hype about their new song 'Ready or Not'. Before it was even released it was the most shazamed song in the country. It is an A rotate on two radio… Read more Audio

2:05 PM.Nigerian-New Zealand artist Unchained XL is forging an identity for other African Kiwis to look up to.  Read more Video, Audio

2:00 PM.Grey Lynn rapper Diggy Dupé catches up with RNZ Music's Danielle Street to chat about his new EP Island Time. Read more Audio

2:45 PM.Marika Hodgson is a highly sought after bass player working with everyone from Rhian Sheehan to Teeks. Her first solo outing under the moniker Sorrento is a fun funky frolic featuring Troy Kingi. Read more Audio

3:00 PM.Ground-breaking electronic album Switched on Bach celebrates its 50^th anniversary this year. RNZ Music’s Trevor Reekie spoke to music lecturer Mark Graham who recently wrote a comprehensive piece on… Read more Video, Audio

3:40 PM.Music Promoter Kurt Shanks recalls stories from The Buzzcocks New Zealand tours in both 2013 and 2016 including long lunches, details on their riders and their motto 'No Moet - No Show-ay'. Read more Audio

3:30 PM.Auckland musician Paige introduces her song Alignments. Read more Audio

4:00 PM.The crew at RNZ Music choose their favourite local tracks songs of 2018.  Read more Video, Audio