Music
Nashville Babylon: 22 April 2023
On this week's show Mark has a birthday tune for Ella Fitzgerald, classic blues courtesy of Slim Harpo and Little Walter plus Tina Turner covering Led Zeppelin. Audio
Princess Chelsea on her Taite win: 'It did really shock me'
Princess Chelsea wins the 2023 Taite Award Video, Audio
Record Store Day: 'More titles than I've ever had before'
Lines stretched down the road outside New Zealand's record shops today, with music fans lining up for hours to get exclusive Record Store Day releases from artists including Taylor Swift and Pearl… Audio
Ahmad Jamal and Peter Koopman
Nick checks out a new album from award-winning NZ guitarist Peter Koopman, and pays tribute to the late great pianist Ahmad Jamal. Audio
Money Jungle
Nick checks out tracks from Billie Holiday and Joe Pass, and an extraordinary recording session from 1962, featuring Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus, and Max Roach. Audio
Record Store Day 2023: 'More titles than I've ever had before'
Happy Record Store Day! Today on Music 101 we celebrate the record store! Audio
Introducing: Ringlets
This week on Introducing it's a band from Tamaki Makaurau called Ringlets. They have just released their Self Titled debut album on April 3rd, here they are to introduce their latest single - Sever. Video, Audio
The Sampler - Nia Archives, Mali Mali, Eddie Chacon
Tony Stamp reviews jungle-soul fusion from Nia Archives, the uninhibited Aotearoa folk of Mali Mali, and Eddie Chacon's ongoing RnB comeback. Audio
The Sampler - Nia Archives, Mali Mali, Eddie Chacon
Tony Stamp reviews jungle-soul fusion from Nia Archives, the uninhibited Aotearoa folk of Mali Mali, and Eddie Chacon's ongoing RnB comeback.
AudioTe Kaahu wins Taite Music Prize 'Best Independent Debut'
The Taite Music awards took place at Q theatre on the 18th of April. Em Walker, aka Te Kaahu won the Taite for Best Independent Debut for her album - Te Kaahu O Rangi. Video, Audio
Out Lately with Finn Johansson
Finn introduces us to an electic collection of new music Audio
Nordic singer tours NZ
Swedish/Finnish vocalist and educator Anna Fält is touring New Zealand and Australia, and hosting a Nordic singing workshop in Auckland. Audio
Star's sudden death renews scrutiny on pressures of K-pop
The death of 25-year-old K-pop star Moonbin has shocked fans around the world - and again highlighted the pressures such performers face.
The lowdown on Dave Angus
After nearly 40 years playing bassoon and contra-bassoon with the NZSO, Dave Angus is retiring. Audio
Music 101: Charlotte Ryan
Charlotte Ryan, host of Music 101 here on RNZ each Saturday afternoon from 1pm talks about what's happening on the music scene over the weekend, what's coming up on her show tomorrow and because… Audio
NZ Live: Mini Simmons
For today's NZ Live performance we've got Auckland-bassed rock 'n' rollers Mini Simmons in the studio. Audio
Guitar maker auctions off 4 unique electric guitars for charity
West Auckland woodworker and audio engineer David Parker is combining two of his passions to create four unique electric guitars that he is selling to fundraise for Help Auckland. David was inspired… Audio
