Music 101 for Saturday 31 July 2021

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Fat Freddy's Drop concert film stream

12.30  Jack Antonoff  / Bleachers

Grammy award winner Jack Antonoff is currently one of the world’s most successful pop music producers, working with artists like Lorde, Taylor Swift, and Lana Del Rey. 

His indie-pop band Bleachers have been releasing music since 2014. Their latest album Take The Sadness out of Saturday Night was released earlier this week. 

Friend of Music 101 and co-host of The Detail Emile Donovan caught up with Jack to discuss how he keeps up with his many projects, his career so far, and working with his idol Bruce Springsteen. 

1.35 The Sampler

Tony Stamp directs his ears toward a bid for pop glory by Dominican-American Twin Shadow, and Anthonie Tonnon's melding of music and political musings.

Twin Shadow

Anthonie Tonnon 

2PM LIVE: KINGS 

We're stoked to present the first performance from our latest set of live sessions – it’s Auckland hip hop luminary Kings! 

Fresh off the back of releasing his fourth album Raplist, as well as scooping three nominations at this year’s Pacific Music Awards, Kings and band performed a set for RNZ Music at Te Noho Kotahitanga Marae at Auckland’s Unitec.

Stay tuned for more live sessions from Kings, fellow rapper REI, Wellington soul musician Mara TK, and Theia’s te reo Māori project TE KAAHU.

Made possible with support from NZ on Air 

• Click here to stream or purchase Kings’ latest album Raplist
• Catch Kings live as part of Stan Walker’s All In tour

2.40 How are cassettes still a thing?

Do you still listen to cassette tapes? Have you bought one recently? Tony Stamp was intrigued by recent stories on the rise in cassette sales, so he talked to music retailers, label owners, and visited a tape duplication facility, to find out: how are cassettes still a thing?

• How are cassettes still a thing?

3:15 INTRODUCING: Treenurse 

“I feel like I’m Treenurse, and these are my friends supporting me by making the music a real thing” 

Taupō born, Auckland-based musician Lucy Campbell has been performing live under the alias Treenurse for years. 

She introduces her new single ‘Graveyard’ to Charlotte Ryan

Click here to buy/stream ‘Graveyard’

3:30 The Weather Station 

Indie folk band The Weather Station has seen a number of member changes since their debut in 2006, but frontwoman Tamara Lindeman has always been the head of the project. 

Their third album Ignorance was released in February and was shortlisted for the 2021 Polaris Music Prize.

Tamara joins Charlotte to talk about how her concern and worry about climate change subconsciously affected her songwriting. 

4:00 The Mixtape : Liam Finn 

Now one-fifth of Crowded House, Liam is on the verge of releasing a new project named ‘Liam Finn’s Hyperverse’. 

He’s started an innovative online streaming series on Twitch, in which twice a week, audiences can tune into an intimate ringside view of his songwriting and recording process as the new album takes shape in real-time. 

The series will conclude with three limited capacity events happening at Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland's Roundhead Studios from August 11th to 13th (which are sold out) 

Liam Finn introduces some of his favourite songs and talks about life, Crowded House, Bitcoin, and making music in the modern world. 

Songs played on today's show 

12-1 

Rick Shrimp - St Petersburg

The La De Das  - Hey Baby

The La De Da's - 'How Is The Air Up There

Hollie Smith & The NZ Symphony Orchestra - Coming in from the dark

The Strokes - Someday 

ZZ Top - La Grange 

Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs - Wooly Bully 

Billie Eilish - Billie Bossa Nova 

The Chills - I love my leather Jacket

1-2

Salmonella Dub - Push on through

The Clean - Anything can Happen 

UMO - Too Good (Arlo Parks cover)

Althea & Donna - Uptown Top Ranking

Massive Attack - Karmacoma 

Phoebe Rings - Spissky (click here for tour tickets)

Lindsay Buckingham - On The Wrong Side

Floating Points & Pharoah Sanders - Movement 6 (feat. London Symphony Orchestra)

2-3

Cymande - Dove 

Kings Live

Fiona Apple - Criminal 

How Are Cassettes Still a Thing?

Power Nap- Eat or Be Eaten, Just Do It, Pizza Man

Current Bias- L-Faery Nu Trod-L

Merk - Deep Dive

Reb Fountain- Beastie

Wurld Series - Eliminator

Lady Gaga -Sour Candy

Totems - Stunt 151

Kane Strang- Warping in the Sun

Liquid Liquid - Cavern

3-4 

Salmonella Dub - Tui Dub

The BPA - Spade feat Martha Wainright 

Darondo - Didn't I

The Beths - Jump Rope Gazers 

Treenurse- Graveyard 

The Chills - Heavenly Pop Hit 

Dallas Tamaira - No Flowers 

The Velvet Underground - Sunday Morning 

Womb - Love 

4-5 The MIxtape 

Amanaz - Khala My Friend
 
Alice Coltrane -Journey In Satchidanada 
 
Arthur Russell - That’s Us/Wild Combination
 
Big Star - Blue Moon
 
Lijadu Sisters - Come On Home
 
Roy Orbison - Crying