Music
Blue Smoke: Funk
In 2017 a ground-breaking compilation of New Zealand funk was released - Heed the Call. It inspired others to dig deep and see what funk they could find. This episode of Blue Smoke gets on the good… Audio
First Aid Kit
From the same land and culture that gave us that most rigorous of movie directors, Ingmar Bergman, as well those super troupers ABBA, come the Söderberg sisters, Johanna and Klara, and their band… Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 4 December 2022
When hymn writer Shirley Murray was on an editorial panel preparing a collection of NZ-written carols in the 1990s, she found there weren't many with an Advent theme. So she wrote one! You can hear… Audio
Nashville Babylon 3 December 2022
On this week's Nashville Babylon Mark plays birthday tunes for Little Richard and JJ Cale, has Odetta covering Bob Dylan and a reggae classic courtesy of the Heptones. Audio
Rhythm & Vines face backlash over keeping convicted rapper in line-up
Organisers for Gisborne music festival Rhythm & Vines say artist Dizzee Rascal will remain in this year's line-up, despite a conviction for domestic violence. Audio
Barney Kessell, Snarky Puppy, Maceo Parker
Classics, modern fusion and funk with tracks from Geri Allen, Snarky Puppy, Barney Kessell, and Maceo Parker! Audio
Paul Dyne, Cannonball Adderley, Kristin Berardi
Classics, modern fusion and funk with tracks from bass players Paul Dyne and Charles Mingus, and sax players Cannonball Adderley and Eddie Harris. Audio
The Mixtape: Best of 2022 Part 1
We here at Music 101 are beginning to wrap up the year, and so today we are celebrating some of our favorite Mixtapes of this year. Audio
LA post punk trio Automatic: 'Sound guys' stuck in the past and music to face reality
Los Angeles post punk trio Automatic are bringing their unique sound to Aotearoa in January. They speak to Music 101 about their influences, discrimination in the industry and making people think. Audio
LA post punk trio Automatic on 'sound guys' stuck in the past and music that makes people face reality
LA Post punk trio Automatic are set to play their first ever show in Aotearoa next January. Video, Audio
Estere on her new EP 'Makara Peak'
Estere is a NZ musician who merges culture, stories and very interesting sounds into her music. She has opened for Grace Jones, Erykah Badu and performed at international festivals like Glastonbury… Audio
The Sampler: Caitlin Rose, Soaked Oats, Arctic Monkeys
Elliott Childs reviews new records by Nashville singer Caitlin Rose, Dunedin’s Soaked Oats and Arctic Monkeys. Audio
The Sampler: Caitlin Rose, Soaked Oats, Arctic Monkeys
Elliott Childs reviews new records by Nashville singer Caitlin Rose, Dunedin’s Soaked Oats and Arctic Monkeys.
AudioWorlds of Music 3 December, 2022
Music from the world, for the world, hosted by Trevor Reekie. Audio
Jude Rogers: how popular music gets woven into our lives
British music journalist Jude Rogers explores music as a portal to "new places and new feelings or places to put feelings" in her new book The Sound of Being Human. Video, Audio
Out Lately with Finn Johanssen
The big Christmas countdown is on. And for some, the Christmas trees are already up. For others, tinsel just leaves them in a tangle. Lizz Santos of The Christmas Decorators knows a good tree when she… Audio
NZ Live: Lawrence Arabia
Lawrence Arabia plays us his new song 'The Developed World' and chats to Jesse Mulligan. Video, Audio
Call for Dizzee Rascal to be dropped from RnV for violence conviction
Women's groups are calling on the organisers of the Rhythm and Vines music festival to drop UK artist Dizzee Rascal over a domestic violence conviction.
The rapper, whose real name is Dylan Mills… Audio
Music reviewer Grant Smithies
The music of Brazil seems to make a special kind of sense during summer, so we'll be hearing two classic Brazilian tracks today, from the late Gal Costa and Noriel Vilela. After that, an understated… Audio
RNZ Music Pocket Edition: 1 December 2022
In this week's Pocket Edition, Kim Hill meets the UK music royalty Fat Boy Slim. Charlotte Ryan reveals the genius behind the quirky Canadian producer Peaches. And..we remember the extraordinary… Audio
