Emma Smith
Steve Albini
In New Zealand for shows with Shellac, Emma Smith speaks with Steve Albini, the opinionated, guitar-holstered frontman and recording engineer about the group's longevity, suspending taste in the… Audio
Music 101 Pocket Edition 68: Steve Albini/ Die Die Die/ Totems
Studio secrets with Steve Albini, Die! Die! Die! break up and make up and Totems tries footwork on for size. Audio
Music 101 Pocket Edition 67: Tame Impala/ DJ Yella/ Moon Duo
Tame Impala's super sonic mind, Kevin Parker on how their music is made; Sam Wicks goes for a cruise with DJ Yella of N.W.A infamy; Zac Arnold talks to the trio of Moon Duo. Audio
Tame Impala
On the recent tour to New Zealand, Tame Impala's Kevin Parker speaks to Emma Smith about the process of translating the music in your mind into music for your ears. Audio
Tomorrow People
Upon the release of their new album Bass and Bassinets, Tomorrow People speak to Emma Smith about their "Sunshine Reggae" sound. Audio
i.e. Crazy
Claire Duncan formerly of Dear Time's Waste has just released a new track under the name i.e.Crazy. Emma Smith talks to her about the new alter ego. Audio
Susan Alcorn
Emma Smith learns about the finer arts of pedal steel guitar with Susan Alcorn, an experimental, free jazz player of this unique instrument. Audio
Music 101 Pocket Edition 65: Tomorrow People/ Shigeto/ Susan Alcorn
Shigeto's shifting palate, Tomorrow People's 'sunshine reggae' and the universes hidden within the strings of Susan Alcorn's pedal steel. Audio
Hermitude
Sydney electronic multi-instrumentalists Hermitude will take the stage of St Jerome's Laneway Festival in the New Year. Ahead of the duo's latest visit, Angus Stuart aka El Gusto talks with Emma… Audio
2015 VNZMA Critics Choice Prize
The M101 team was in amongst the 2015 Vodafone NZ Music Awards Critics' Choice Prize, which was taken out by Auckland shoegaze-ists Bespin. We bring you highlights from the performances. Audio
2015 VNZMA Critics Choice Prize
The M101 team was in amongst the 2015 Vodafone NZ Music Awards Critics' Choice Prize, which was taken out by Auckland shoegaze-ists Bespin. We bring you highlights from the performances. Audio
Music 101 Pocket Edition 64: Anton Newcombe/ Hermitude/ Electric Wire Hustle
The creative impulses of Brian Jonestown Massacre's Anton Newcombe, Hermitude's long-running partnership and inside Electric Wire Hustle's 'Golden Ladder'. Audio
Sunken Seas
Sunken Seas vocalist speaks to Emma Smith about the bands self-imposed exile in order to make their new album, Glass. Audio
Music 101 Pocket Edition 63: Nina Simone/ Sunken Seas/ Beatcomber
The Amazing Nina Simone - we talk with the director of a new documentary, and Sunken Seas' Ryan Harte on channelling cabin fever and we introduce Beatcomber. Audio
Ciaran McMeeken - live in session
Southern guitar slinger Ciaran McMeeken visit the Music 101 for live session with Emma Smith Video, Audio
Music 101 Pocket Edition 62: Fat Freddy's Drop/Majical Cloudz/Audacious Sonic Arts
Fat Freddy's Drop take us on a tour through 'Bays', we go on a sonic adventure through Christchurch and modern love with Majical Cloudz. Audio
The Exponents - 2015 Legacy Award winners
The Exponents have been announced as the 2015 New Zealand Music Awards' Legacy Award winners. Before they are inducted into the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame, founding Exponents Jordan Luck and Brian… Video, Audio
Music 101 Pocket Edition 61: El Vy/ Banoffee/ The Exponents
The National's Matt Berninger on El Vy, pop and gender politics with Melbourne's Banoffee and living legends, The Exponents, enter the NZ Music Hall of Fame. Audio
Richard Dawson live in session
Quasi-folk balladeer Richard Dawson joins Emma Smith for a chat and a song or two with only his voice. Video, Audio
Original Ladysmith Black Mambazo member Albert Mazibuko explains the group's origins
Original member of Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Albert Mazibuko joins Emma Smith on the phone to ahead of their headline performance at WOMAD 2016. Audio