Recent Music Stories
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COUPERIN: Mass for the Parishes, excerpts
22 May 2022Performed by Michael Stewart at the Auckland Town Hall Organ, 22 May 2022. Audio
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LATRY: Salve Regina
22 May 2022Performed by Michael Stewart at the Auckland Town Hall Organ, 22 May 2022. Audio
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BACH: Trio Sonata in Eb BWV525
22 May 2022Performed by Michael Stewart at the Auckland Town Hall Organ, 22 May 2022. Audio
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Ronald DELLOW: Joie de vivre
22 May 2022Performed by Michael Stewart at the Auckland Town Hall Organ, 22 May 2022. Audio
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Love Songs
22 May 2022Love's on the menu and William Dart explores it in new music from the Isle of Wight twosome, Wet Leg, and our own Chelsea Jade. Audio
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Wellington Chamber Orchestra turns 50
Wellington's Chamber Orchestra is about to celebrate its 50th birthday with a flourish. The amateur orchestra has launched many professional careers over five decades, and also has musicians who've… Audio
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Hymns on Sunday, 22 May 2022
22 May 2022Today’s programme begins with a hymn that’s been covered by the likes of Neil Diamond, Judy Collins, Kenny Rogers, and maybe most famously by Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam) in the 1970s: Morning has broken… Audio
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When art triumphs over fame: Dimmer's 'I Believe You are a Star' turns 21
21 May 2022Twenty-one years after the launch of Dimmer's sensational 'I Believe You are a Star', Shayne Carter and drummer Gary Sullivan recount the stories that led to its creation. Audio
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Nashville Babylon 21 May 2022
21 May 2022On this week’s show Mark has new music from New Zealand’s Miles Calder and Hemi Hemmingway, classics from Robert Palmer and Lowell George, a soul smash courtesy of Ann Peebles plus a birthday tune for… Audio
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Blue Juice
21 May 2022Nick checks out organ jazz from the Wellington-based JB3, a handful of tracks by Lena Horne, and Cuban pianist Ruben Gonzalez playing Rico Vacilon. Audio
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NZ Music Month: Kiwis taking flight
21 May 2022In the third of a four-part series for NZ Music Month, Nick checks out local jazz musicians who have made it big overseas. Featured artists include legends Mike Nock, Alan Broadbent, and Judy Bailey… Audio
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Mixtape: Julia Deans - 2022 Remix
21 May 2022Two years since the anniversary of Pet, and two years since we recorded the Mixtape, we thought re-spin the Julia Deans Mixtape. Audio
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Trevor Reekie in conversation with Barry Saunders
21 May 2022Barry Saunders is the Singer and principal songwriter for The Warratahs, Barry has had a parallel solo career spanning solo albums as well as collaborations with the likes of Delaney Davidson.
As… Audio
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Introducing: Aidan Fine
21 May 2022Its time for Introducing on Music 101 - where a local artist we think you will like introduced themselves to you - Here is Aidan Fine. Video, Audio
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BellaDonna MusicHelps Interview
21 May 2022It's New Zealand Music T Shirt Day next friday, which is an awareness campaign and fundraising drive for MusicHelps, and organisation that helps musicians in need.
Local artist Bella Donna tells us… Audio -
The Sampler: The Smile, Ibeyi, Silas Futura
21 May 2022Tony Stamp reviews the Radiohead side project The Smile, an album about The Egyptian Book of the Dead by Afro-Cuban/ French sisters Ibeyi, and a pair of loose, experimental EPs from Tāmaki R&B… Audio
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Worlds of Music 21 May, 2022
21 May 2022Music from the world, for the world, hosted by Trevor Reekie. Audio
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NZMM Heardle developer James Mac
21 May 2022Have you heard of HEARDLE? Similar concept to the word game WORDLE- except its music. You have 5 turns to guess the artist and name of the song - the faster you get it - the more points you earn. New… Audio
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Rob Ruha on his new single "Thats where I'll Be"
21 May 2022The latest offering from the multi-hyphenate artist, 'That's Where I'll Be' stands as Rob's first new waiata since 2021's Preservation Of Scenery and arrives just in time for New Zealand Music Month.
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Maryrose Crook: taking The Renderers on tour
21 May 2022Having moved to Joshua Tree after the 2011 Christchurch earthquake, husband-and-wife duo Maryrose and Brian Crook are back on home soil for a string of shows with their swirling psychedelic-rock act… Audio, Gallery
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Wellington Jazz Festival 2021: Umar Zakaria Sun Songs Suites Part 1 - Dawn & Daylight
20 May 2022Pōneke bass player and composer Umar Zakaria has used the timeless influence of the sun for his Sun Song Suites, a set of concerts performed over a single day. Each concert was held at the appropriate… Video, Audio
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Chariots of Fire and Blade Runner composer Vangelis dies
Greek composer Vangelis, who was known for his celebrated film themes for Chariots of Fire and Blade Runner, has died at the age of 79. Video
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Music 101 Pocket Edition for 19 May 2022
19 May 2022In this week's Pocket Edition, Trevor Reekie speaks to Shona Laing about her timeless catalogue , and Charotte Ryan speaks to American musician Toro Y Moi – as well as new music from Tami Neilsonand… Audio
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