Nick Bollinger looks at debut album from Aoife O'Donovan. Audio

Olympia, USA troubador Jordan O Jordan (part of Polka Dot Dot Dot) is about to embark on a tour of the nooks and crannies of New Zealand. He plans to his adventures back to Music 101. Jordan and his… Audio

Travelling troubadour Jordan O'Jordan heads to Hamilton. Audio

Roving American troubadour Jordan O Jordan went on the road for the month of May 2010. We issued him with a Music 101 microphone and asked him to report back from his travels. This time he went to… Audio

Troubadour Jordan O'Jordan takes us on the Interislander, plays a quiet gig in Picton, then heads on over to Barrytown on the the wild west coast. Audio

In the final instalment of Jordan O'Jordan's tour diary our travelling troubadour experiences some dilapidated couches and peculiar bars in Christchurch and Dunedin. Audio

Sharon O'Neill rose to the top of the charts in New Zealand before moving to Australia in 1981 where she still lives. She talks about thirty years of songwriting for Musical Chairs.

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Oakley Grenell is the son of Country singer John Grenell. His younger siblings are all musicians too - brother Redford is Shapeshifter's drummer, Mea is a singer-songwriter, and Denver is also a… Audio

OMC's How Bizarre, co-written by the late Pauly Fuemana and producer Alan Jansson, topped the New Zealand charts, then repeated this success in Australia, Ireland, South Africa and Austria, as well as… Video, Audio

Nick Bollinger reviews a solo set from Nebraska-born singer-songwriter Conor Oberst. Audio

Object Lessons is an exhibition on at the Adam Art Galley in Wellington, which explores music as an object and the vinyl record as an unstable gateway into the past. Among the artists are Torbin… Audio

Portland, Oregon band The Ocean Floor sing songs written by Lane Barrington which are filled out with all-American harmonies, clarinet, xylophone, double bass, and violin by Shannon Rose Steele… Audio

In Auckland playing support for Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Off! frontman Keith Morris - founder of seminal punk outfits Black Flag and Circle Jerks - and guitarist and producer Dimitri Coats talk about… Audio

Nick Bollinger talks with Old Crow Medicine Show's Ketch Secor about writing songs with Bob Dylan and how it feels to see your name on a bomb. Audio

Oliver Ackermann, guitarist and vocalist of A Place To Bury Strangers shares his thoughts with Zac Arnold on their full-power rock night at The Kings Arms. Audio

Nick Bollinger reviews the bleakly poetic second album Burn Your Fire For No Witness from 26-year-old Missourian Angel Olsen. Audio

Shijiazhuang, in China's south has been battling severe smog recently. A popular Chinese rock band from the area share stories behind their songs, which deal with the rapid development of their home. Audio

The sounds of the sardonic south head north as Onanon tour their latest long player 'Home Baking'. August 2009 sees Onanon playing their first ever shows in Auckland and Hamilton, despite forming… Audio

Auckland eleven piece funk and soul collective One Million Dollars have the makings of a football team - include the various musicians they've called in over the years to generate their soup kitchen… Audio

The One Million Dollars album Soup Kitchen is reviewed by Nick Bollinger for The Sampler. Audio

Kirsten Johnstone speaks to the publishers behind some of NZ's most influential music websites - undertheradar, einstein music journal and Graham Reid's Elsewhere. Audio

Open, with War Criminal, from their album Chasing Returns. Audio

Opensouls 2006 debut Kaleidoscope was just that - a kaleidoscopic-take on the funk, soul and hip hop influences the players from this Auckland collective brought to the table. For album number two… Audio

Ex-Mint Chicks singer Kody Nielson steps out with Electric Hawaii - his debut solo record under the name Opossom. It features his partner, Bic Runga, another Mint Chick, Michael Logie, plus his… Audio

Dunedin's Opposite Sex on Hamlet, the follow up to their enthusiastically received self titled debut. Emma Smith talks with bassist and vocalist Lucy Hunter and guitarist Reg Norris. Audio

NZ Live sees the return of one of New Zealand's most successful bands. They have released their third studio album, their last went triple platinum. Audio

JD Twitch and JG Wilkes of long running Glasgow DJ duo Optimo talk with Simon Wallace ahead of their debut New Zealand performance. Audio

Glaswegian DJ duo Optimo tell Simon Wallace how they've kept the dancefloor democratic over a decade of Sunday club nights. Audio

David Alphabethead Morrison talks with fellow sound explorers Orchestra of Spheres about the how their latest work Vibration Animal Sex Brain Music came together. Audio

The Orchestra of Indigenous Instruments and New Technologies, Buenos Aires show us some of their more unusual instruments. Audio

The sonic explorers tell tales of touring Europe and having fun fun fun on the autobahn. Audio

Orchestra of Spheres live at 'Freds', Frederick St, Wellingotn. Audio

On their first tour ever of the Peoples Republic of China, Orchestra of Spheres toured and long-time collaborator, VJ Lady Lazer Light, played 10 shows over two weeks all around the country, at clubs… Audio

Orchestra of Spheres join Emma Smith in the Music 101 studio to perform live. Video, Audio

Ex-Harry Pussy guitarist Bill Orcutt plays Emma Smith some of his new acoustic work. Audio

Beth Orton charmed many listeners with her subtle blend of folk and electronica as she emerged, almost accidentally, from London's heaving early '90s dance scene. With her songwriting instincts intact… Audio

Beth Orton joins Nick Atkinson live in the Radio New Zealand Auckland studio for a chat and a live version of her song Magpie. Audio

Sam Wicks talks to Osaka Monaurail bandleader Ryo Nakata about the intersections between Japanese culture and the funk. Audio

Zac Arnold catches up with Oscar Key Sung for a lesson in being authentic and laying it bare upon the release of his new EP, Altruism. Audio

From the sounds of the Islands, to fledgling hip hop and reggae labels, to bootleg CDs of all stripes sold straight out of car boots, South Auckland's Otara Markets is a hive of musical activity. Sam… Audio

Other aka Marcello Hudson with his song ‘Gone Long’ from his EP What Use Is A Mouth To A Moth. http://other.bandcamp.com/ May 4, 2013 Audio

Join young New Zealand musicians including Pikachunes and Rackets as they collaborate via the Internet with musicians, remixers and arrangers in London. Audio

Along with Tom Gray and Ian Ball, Ben Ottewell is one of the three vocalists and songwriters in Gomez. Now Ben has released his own solo record. 'Shapes and Shadows' finds the gravelly-voiced singer… Audio

Not long after hardcore/ punk band Ritalin broke up, vocalist Niam Hegety and drummer Stu Young formed The Outsiders... in the two years since, the group have toured Europe, put out two releases and… Audio

Over the Atlantic are Wellington based duo Nik Brinkman and Bevan Smith - In July 2006 they released their debut album - Junica - though neither of them are strangers to the music biz. Bevan Smith… Audio

Over The Atlantic by Junica is reviewed by Nick Bollinger for The Sampler. Audio

Husband and Wife band Over the Rhine have just released Meet Me At The Edge Of The World. We talk to Linford Detweiler about the big themes on the album - love, home, and faith. Audio