Marty Duda

Lamb is an English electronica duo consisting of Andy Barlow and Lou Rhodes. Andy handles the musical side of things, composing their electronic soundscapes and producing their albums while Lou sings… Audio

Academy Award-winning songwriter Ryan Bingham is best known for his contribution to the soundtrack to the 2009 film Crazy Heart. His song, The Weary Kind, won an Oscar, a Golden Globe and a Grammy… Audio

After announcing their hiatus in 2006, Sleater-Kinney are back with a new album, 'No Cities To Love'. The trio began as part of the Riot Girrrl scene in the Northwest US in the early 1990s. But the… Audio

Kim Fowley passed away last week at the age of 75. He was a rock and roll original… a producer, songwriter, arranger, artist, label owner and all-around hustler who started out in 1959 at the age of… Audio

Music 101 contributors Marty Duda, Martyn Pepperell and Elle Hunt join Melody Thomas to discuss some of the most memorable moments in live music this year. Audio

Jethro Tull began life as a blues-rock outfit in 1968 with the distinct difference of having a front man, Ian Anderson, whose main instrument was the flute. The first version of the band dissolved… Audio

Mark Kozelek is an American singer/songwriter known for his intense, highly personal songs. He began recording in the 1990s with his band, Red House Painters. He later went on to release a solo album… Audio

Bob Seger has made a name for himself as a blue-collar, hard-hitting rocker with a sensitive side. A product of the Detroit rock scene of the 1960s that spawned The MC5, The Stooges and The Rationals… Audio

Hailing from Nelson, the three piece electronica act started 15 years ago as a covers band, but when they added a drum machine to the mix, drummer Ruth Carr was moved to the front of the stage as the… Audio

Hunters & Collectors are playing at Auckland's Powerstation on Friday night and opening for The Rolling Stones on Saturday. One of the most important bands to emerge out of the Australian post-punk… Audio

The best-selling female artist of the 90's is armed with a 5-octive vocal range and she's packing a new album too, 'Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse.' Audio

Like Rodriguez, Karen Dalton and Lewis, Vashti Bunyan is one of those obscure recording artists who recorded one or two albums 40-plus years ago, dropped out of sight, then was rediscovered in the… Audio

Inspired by the country-punk sounds of 80s bands like The Blasters, Green On Red and The Long Ryders, Willy Vlautin formed Richmond Fontaine in 1994 after moving to Portland, Oregon. Often compared to… Audio

Formed in 1958 by keyboard player Paul Revere (yes, that's his real name) and singer/sax player Mark Lindsay, Paul Revere and The Raiders became, arguably the greatest American rock & roll band of the… Audio

English songwriter and eccentric Robyn Hitchcock began his musical career in the punk era as leader of the band The Soft Boys. Drawing comparisons to Syd Barrett, John Lennon and his hero, Bob Dylan… Audio

The band Morphine's front man, Mark Sandman would be celebrating his birthday today…unfortunately he died of a heart attack while performing in Italy in 1999. It's safe to say that no other band… Audio

Led by the piercing vocals of Frankie Valli, The Four Seasons became one of the biggest musical acts of the 1960s. Although they began as a doo-wop group in New Jersey, they were one of the few groups… Audio

Now based in London, Howling Bells are originally from Sydney where they were formed in 2004. The quartet features vocalist Juanita Stein and her brother, guitarist Joel Stein. The band incorporates… Audio

Blues-rocker Johnny Winter passed away while on tour in Switzerland this past July. Winter was one of the hottest blues guitarist of the late 60s, the subject of a fierce bidding war between record… Audio