Music 101 for Saturday 14 August 2021

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Tribute to Louie Knuxx - Tune in at 3:30 

The New Zealand hip-hop community is in mourning after it was reported last night that local rapper and writer Todd Williams, who was known as Louie Knuxx has died. 

Circumstances surrounding his death are not yet known. 

Getting his start with New Plymouth hip hop outfit Dirtbag District, before graduating to Breakin Wreckwordz, and then serving as the elder statesman of the Young, Gifted and Broke collective, Louie Knuxx has an extensive history of producing unvarnished reality rap music in this country.

Louie also found success in his role as a youth mentor with South Auckland’s Nga Rangitahi Toa creative arts initiative.

• Louie Knuxx on his 2006 debut Wasted Youth
• Louie Knuxx on his 2014 sophomore PGT/GRR

GIVEAWAY

To celebrate the Waiata Māori Music Awards, we have 1x copy of Teek's wonderful album Something to Feel on vinyl/ Tune in for your chance to win! 

• Waiata Māori Music Awards 2021 finalists announced

12.30   Lawrence Arabia 

Lawrence Arabia joins Charlotte in the studio to choose his favourite Flying Nun songs, and chat about his upcoming tour Lawrence Arabia Does Chant Darling. Tickets here

1.35 The Sampler 

Tony Stamp reports back on the second album by bedroom pop artist and global superstar Billie Eilish,and a collaboration between Primal Scream’s Bobby Gillespie and Savages’ Jehnny Beth which finds them playing divorcees. 

Click here for the full episode and more info on the artists 

2PM LIVE: REI 

Welcome to another live session RNZ Music live session! This time it’s bilingual rapper, musician and producer Rei Music performing at Unitec’s beautiful Te Noho Kotahitanga marae in Auckland.

• Click here to stream ‘Hoki Mai / Come Back’ on Spotify
• Catch REI live in support of Sweet Mix Kids, currently touring NZ

REI’s track ‘Good Mood’ is taken from his 2019 album The Bridge, and has been streamed almost five million times on Spotify!

‘Hoki Mai / Come Back’ is from his upcoming album Enjoy The Ride, due out later this year.

Hear the full set on Music 101 this Saturday (August 14) from 2pm on RNZ National, 101FM.

REI’s had a massive start to 2021, touring the country playing at festivals such as AUM, Kotahi, Splore and Newtown Festival, as well as opening for Netsky at his sold out arena show.

The Wellington-born, Auckland-raised musician won Best Urban Album at the Waiata Māori Music Awards in 2020 for his reo Māori album Hoea.

Stay tuned for more live sessions from Mara TK, and TE KAAHU coming your way soon!

Made possible with support from NZ On Air Music.

3.15 INTRODUCING: OLIV

If you are a fan of the NZ band BROODS, you may be interested to discover the new single from their younger sister, OLIV.

Olivia Knott aka OLIV, previously released music under the name Nika, but a small break and change of scene has allowed Olivia more freedom with her music, as she shares. 

She talks to Charlotte Ryan  about growing up in a musical family, and introduces her lush new single ‘Too Much Love For You’

4:00 The Mixtape: The Panthers writers Tom Hern and Nua Finau

While it's taken 14 years to bring to the screen, the release is timely for TVNZ's new series about the Polynesian Panther Party that fought for the rights of the Pacific Island and Māori communities at a time of increasing racial-targeting from the Government and Police Force.

The Panthers is set in 1974, three years after a group of young Polynesian street-gangsters and university students who'd formed a revolutionary movement group. The Party sought to protect the Polynesian community from racial discrimination, prejudice and social inequality.

Music is an important part of the series, and a full-length album of original music by Troy Kingi, choicevaughan, and Diggy Dupé, along with an array of other featured artists is out now. 

The Panthers TVNZ Series is out August 15th (first episode airs that night on TV One and all episodes up OnDemand) https://www.tvnz.co.nz/shows/the-panthers

Writers of the series Tom Hern and Nua Finau join Charlotte to chat about the how to show came together, its importance, and the incredible soundtrack on this episode of The Mixtape.

• Recap: Government makes apology over Dawn Raids
• Episode 1: Waking Up to the Dawn Raids (Aotearoa) | Untold Pacific History
• Dawn Raid apology has the power to heal

Songs played on today's show 

12-1 

Rick Shrimp - St Petersburg

Rolling Stones - Under My Thumb

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss - Can't Let Go 

George Harrison - My Sweet Lord (demo ver) 

SJD- Southern Lights 

Lawrence Arabia- 

Apple Pie Bed 

Dream Teacher 

Tall Drawves - Nothings gonna happen 

Bic Runga- Precious Things 

TEEKS - Remember Me 

1-2

Mr Scruff - get a move on

Bob Marley & The Wailers - One Love / People Get Ready

Ladyhawke - Think About You 

The Beths - Out of Sight (live)

The Police - Can't Stand Losing You 

Marlins Dreaming - Lumia 

David Bowie - Changes 

Courtney Barnett - Before You Gotta Go

Click here for The Sampler song list

Talk Talk - It's My Life

2-3 

Usual Suspects - Profile 

Rei Live

New Order - Blue Monday 

Aretha Franklin - Chain of Fools 

Phoebe Bridges - Nothing Else Matters (Metallica cover)

Arunja Oakes & Serebii - Satellites

Justice - D.A.N.C.E 

Age Pryor - Jump Rope 

Rickie Lee Jones - Chuck E's In Love 

Fat Freddys Drop - Bones 

3-4 

Julien Dyne - Maddingos

Benee - Winter (ft Mallrat) 

Peter Bjorn & John - The Chills 

OLIV - Too Much Love for You

Devandra Banhart - Shabop Shalom 

Beyonce - Hold Up 

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Breathless

Nancy Sinatra - Sugar town

Arcade Fire - keep the car running

Unknown Mortal Orchestra  - That Life

Ray Ayers - Everyone Loves the Sunshine 

4-5 

The Mixtape