Indie Rock
Music 101 Pocket Edition 249: Sleater Kinney/Fred Armisen
This week on Music 101 Pocket Edition, Jana Whitta talks to Corin Tucker of Sleater Kinney about the band's new album and Elliott Childs talks comedy and music with Portlandia star and comedian Fred… Audio
19-year-old indie-rocker Snail Mail on being wise beyond her years
Pitchfork called her a leader in the next generation of indie rock and the "wisest teenage indie rocker we know", now Snail Mail, aka Lindsey Jordan has finally released her debut album. She speaks to… Video, Audio
A week in the life of Mermaidens
Last Friday Mermaidens released Perfect Body, the Wellington band's first album on Flying Nun. We gave guitarist/singer Gussie Larkin a sound recorder in the week leading up to the release, to give an… Video, Audio
Pixies On The Road
Groundbreaking indie rock band The Pixies are on their way to NZ for shows in March. Tim Glasgow got drummer David Lovering on the line. Audio
The Kills: Ash & Ice
Indie rock duo The Kills talk to Sam Wicks about their rock'n'roll lineage. Video, Audio
Tegan and Sara's Pop Manoeuvre
Sara Quin of Tegan and Sara fame talks to long-time fan and fellow Canadian Sarin Moddle about the group's recent pop turn. Video, Audio
Street Chant on Hauora's difficult birth
Street Chant's Emily Littler and Billie Rogers talk through the difficult delivery of the band's second album, Hauora. Audio
John Campbell’s Primal Scream
Long-time Primal Scream fan John Campbell speaks with the mouthpiece of the psychedelic Scotsmen, Bobby Gillespie. Audio
The 1975
The 1975's outspoken frontman Matty Healy talks with Sam Wicks about his pop life. Audio
Kurt Vile - b'lieve i'm going down
With the release of his critically acclaimed new LP, b'lieve i'm goin down..., Kurt Vile is now six albums deep into his solo career. Zac Arnold talks to the Pennsylvanian singer, songwriter and… Video, Audio
Yo La Tengo - Stuff Like That There
Twenty-five years ago Yo La Tengo released a stripped back covers album Fakebook, a record that has become one of their most loved albums. Now they've made a follow up; Stuff Like That There. Samuel… Audio
Rackets live at The Kings Arms
Auckland rock'n'roll trio Rackets perform at The Kings Arms. Radio New Zealand's Andre Upston caught their raucous set for Music 101. [region] Auckland region Audio
The Mint Chicks - F--k The Golden Youth
On 13 August 2004, The Mint Chicks' Kody and Ruban Nielson, Michael Logie and Paul Roper retreated to a secluded bach at Oakura Bay, Northland to begin a two-week recording session for what would be… Audio
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Fela Kuti gets a Broadway makeover, Stephen Malkmus in conversation with Samuel Flynn Scott and Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz. Audio
Sam Scott vs Stephen Malkmus
We sent Samuel Scott to meet up with Stephen Malkmus when he was in Aotearoa for shows recently. Sam describes their conversation as "the most lucid chat between stalker and 90s indie rock hero you… Audio
Book review - Wolf in White Van
Charlotte Graham reviews the debut novel by cult indie musician John Darnielle of The Mountain Goats. He's expert at narrative songs with detailed portraits of characters, and lyrics that plumb the… Audio
The Clean talk solo material, longevity and their 10-date U.S tour
The Clean's Hamish and David Kilgour and Robert Scott are just finishing up a run of North American shows. Gemma Gracewood met up with the trio during their New York stop to talk about their three… Audio
The Sampler - Beach Pigs, Grom Warfare
Nick Bollinger reviews a summer-themed set from Auckland indie-rock quartet Beach Pigs. Audio