Music 101 for Saturday 11 December 2021
Kia ora, haere mai, malo and welcome to another week of Music 101, our second to last show of the year!
Here is the playlist of the song we played for the 'Top 20' Countdown.
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Scribe: 'I didn't like people looking up to me'
6:00 PM.Charlotte Ryan talks to Malo Ioane Luafutu, AKA Scribe, about his new documentary on TVNZ, directed by Chris Graham. Read more Audio
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The Sampler: Best local albums of 2021
1:30 PM.Tony Stamp looks back at some of his favourite local releases of 2021, including summery beats, bedroom pop, Dunedin legends, and dance floor bangers. Read more Audio
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Yadana Saw and Jim Pinckney on the life of Robbie Shakespeare
3:00 PM.We pay tribute to Robbie Shakespeare, who passed away earlier this week. Yadana Saw and Jim Pinckney discuss his epic career as one part of the best Jamaican rhythm sections ever: Sly and Robbie. Audio
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The Mixtape: Songs that didn't make our 'Best of 2021' Top 20 Countdown
4:00 PM.On the Mixtape today, we do things a little different: Instead of one guest picking their favourite tunes, we play some of the songs that didn't make our top 20 Countdown list, and speak to the RNZ… Read more Video, Audio
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12:00 Best of 2021: RNZ Music's top 20 Albums
Today we Countdown the Top 20 Albums of 2021 as voted by the RNZ Music whanau.
12:30 Tribute: Mike Nesmith of the Monkees: “I’m way too stoned to do an interview right now!”
1:00 RNZ Music's Best of 2021 Albums continued...
We keep counting down and we reach our number 1 Album of 2021.
1:30 Scribe, on his new documentary Scribe:Return of the Crusader.
Charlotte Ryan talks to Malo Ioane Luafutu, AKA Scribe, about his new documentary "Scribe: Return of the Crusader"
The documentary is a raw, honest and insightful journey into Scribes rise to fame, and being in the Spotlight, and his highly publicised downfall.
Scribe - Return of the Crusader. Photo: Supplied
2:00 Top 20 Countdown continued...
...And we get to number 1!
3:00 Obituary: Robbie Shakespeare of Sly and Robbie
Robbie Shakespeare of Sly & Robbie. Photo: Supplied
Yadana Saw talks to Jim Pinckney a.k.a 'Stinky Jim' about Robbie Shakespeare who passed away earlier this week. Yadana and Jim discuss his epic and prolific career as one part of one of the best Jamaican rhythm sections ever: Sly and Robbie.
3:15 The Sampler: Best local albums of 2021
Tony Stamp looks back at some of his favourite local releases of 2021, including summery beats, bedroom pop, Dunedin legends, and dance floor bangers, including Christoph el’ Tru-ento, Pickle Darling, The Chills, Mā and deepState.
4:00 The Mixtape - Best of 2021: RNZ Music's top 20 Albums that didn't make it!
We talk to Corin Dann, Mani Dunlop, Martyn Pepperell, Annabel Kean and Leonie Hayden about their favourite albums of the year that didn't make it to our Top 20 Countdown.
*Songs will be added as we count them down.
12-1
#20 Fat Freddys Drop - Wairunga - Wairunga Blues
#19 King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard - Butterfly 3000 - Shanghai
#18 Lorde - Solar Power - Solar Power
Tribute to Mike Nesmith
#17 Luke Buda - Buda - Here comes the Wind
#16 Sheep Dog & Wolf - Two Minds - Cyclical
#15 Team Dynamite - Respect The Process - Dragonfruit feat.Louis Baker
Adele - Strangers By Nature
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Kody Neilson - Hunnybees Birthday
#14 Billie Eilish - Happier Than Ever - Billie Bossa Nova
#13 Robert Plant & Alison Krauss - Raise The Roof - Cant Let Go
Scribe interview
#12 Troy Kingi- Black Sea, Golden Ladder - Call My Name
#11 Anthonie Tonnin- Leave Love Out Of This -Entertainment
#10 Rob Ruha -Ka Hao: One Tira, One Voice - Taera
#09 French For Rabbits - The Overflow - The Outsider
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Robbie, Sly And Taxi Gang - Rasta Reggae
#08 Ladyhawke - Time Flies - Time Flies
#07 Silk Sonic - An Evening With Silk Sonic - Leave the door open
#06 Dry Cleaning - New Long Leg - Strong Feelings
#05 Vera Ellen- Its your Birthday - Crack The Whip
#04 Little Simz - Sometimes I Might Be Introvert - Point and Kill (feat. Obongjayar)
#03 Reb Fountain - Iris -Foxbright
#02 Teeks - Something to Feel - Remember me
#01 Mara TK - Bad Meditation - Highly Medicated
Mara TK - Grew up innna chaos (feat. 2MY)
Sam Cooke - A change is gonna come
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Sly & Robbie - Joy Ride
Khruangbin & Leon Bridges - 02 B-Side
Also Parks - Eugene
Obituary: Robbie Shakespeare of Sly and Robbie
The War on Drugs - I don't live here anymore
Big Mama Thornton - Hound Dog
The Sampler - Best Local Albums of 2021
4-5
The Mixtape
Wolf Alice - Last Man on Earth
MA - Kitchen
Arooj Aftab - Baghon Main
Merk - Laps around the Sun
Olivio Rodrigo - Good 4 U