Emma Smith
Doprah
Christchurch's Doprah release their debut LP, Wasting, this week. Indi Force joins Emma Smith to talk layering, gibberish and the emotional potential of melody. Audio
Music 101 Pocket Edition 74: Doprah/ Twerps/ Wellington Musical Electronics Library
Doprah's debut - Wasting, Zac meets some Aussie Twerps, and we visit a new lending library for electronic music gear in Wellington. Video, Audio
Chronophonium 2016
We head to the fifth incarnation of the DIT (Do It Together) music festival, held this year on Lake Ngatu, 15 mins north of Kaitaia. Emma Smith joins the dozens of volunteers, music makers and… Audio
Music 101 Pocket Edition 73: Chronophonium 2016/Poor You Poor Me/Kamasi Washington
We D.I.T. with Chronophonium 2016, Poor You Poor Me on rising like a phoenix from the ashes and deep influences of Kamasi Washington Audio
Music 101 Pocket Edition 72: Vince Staples/ METZ/ Oscar Key Sung
It's the Laneway Special - Vince Staple's funny side, Oscar Key Sung on big bass and collabs and Canada's METZ on why they can't fool their audiences. Audio
DIIV
DIIV's Zachary Cole Smith speaks to Emma Smith about the slippery poetry that shaped their new album, Is This Is Are, and the influence of krautrock. Audio
Aucklanders flock to Laneway music festival
It's Auckland anniversary day and not far from us here, down on the waterfront at Wynyard Quarter, the Laneway Music Festival is underway. Audio
Purity Ring
Half of Canadian duo, Purity Ring, Megan James shares their latest stage set-up with Emma Smith, ahead of their 2016 Laneway appearance. Audio
Low - No Comprende
Alan Sparhawk introduces 'No Comprende' from their 2015 album, Ones and Sixes, ahead of Low's 2016 shows in Wellington and Auckland. Audio
Astro Children
Mille Lovelock of Dunedin duo, Astro Children talks literature, feminism and One Direction, and shares insights into the band's new EP, Plain and Fancy Killings. Audio
Paquin
Guitarist and recording engineer, Tom Healy, tells Emma Smith about III, the final EP in the triology of bedroom project turned four piece band, Paquin. Audio
Jeremy Toy - Fonky Donuts
Performing as his boogie funk alias, Leonard Charles, Jeremy Toy is in the midst of an ambitious project to cover J Dilla's Donuts in its entirety. He shares his 'fonky donut' version of 'Waves' with… Audio
Music 101 Pocket Edition 71: Tickled/ Paquin/ Astro Children
Music to be 'Tickled' by, Paquin complete the set, and feminism, literature and One Direction with Astro Children. Audio
Coxsone's Music
Emma Smith talks with Soul Jazz Records founder Stuart Baker about Jamaican music pioneer, Sir Clement 'Coxsone' Dodd's formative recordings, collected for the first time in the new Soul Jazz… Audio
METZ - Eraser
METZ vocalist and guitarist Alex Edkins introduces their new song, inspired by the David Lynch classic,Eraserhead. Audio
Music 101's Favourite Releases of 2015
Emma Smith, Yadana Saw, Zac Arnold, Melody Thomas, Kirsten Johnstone, Trevor Reekie, Sam Wicks and Zen Yates-Fill regroup to swap notes and share their best-loved local and international cuts for… Audio
Headquarters: Pumice
In our occasional series on artists' workspaces, this episode of Headquarters sees Emma Smith paying a visit to Pumice. Video, Audio
Sleater-Kinney
Washington rock outfit Sleater-Kinney plays an Auckland show on 29 February 2016, performing their first show here in 10 years. Ahead of the visit, Emma Smith talks with singer and guitarist Corin… Audio
Music 101 Pocket Edition 69: Sleater-Kinney/ UB40/ Princess Chelsea
Sleater-Kinney's Corin Tucker, UB40 on their family feud, and inside Princess Chelsea's 'No Church on Sunday'. Audio
Die! Die! Die! - What Did You Expect?
The last we heard of Die! Die! Die! was that the band was on an indefinite hiatus. This year they've finished a European tour, and released a new EP, entitled What Did You Expect. Emma Smith finds out… Audio