Music 101 for Sunday 14 December 2008

December 13

Classic Flying Nun band The Bats pop by the studio to play songs from their ninth LP- The Guilty Office.

Lenny Kaye has been Patti Smith¹s collaborator since 1971. He also compiled the essential 60s garage rock compilation Nuggets, which was an influential contributor to the genesis of punk rock. Trevor Reekie talks to Lenny Kaye about punk, prose and poetry for Access All Areas.

We speak to Cabaret performer Sheba Williams (pictured left- photo by David St. George) about her debut album;

Talk to American trio The Dodos about their rhythmic, primal approach to pop. And hanging out with Kiwis.

Spanning Tauranga, Auckland, Sydney, Los Angeles and Göteborg, Pistol Youth brings together players from Steriogram, The Academy Is, Wash and Swedish band The first class hitmen - Pistol Youth's tech-savvy frontman Brad Carter talks to Music 101 about the making of the file-swapping 'Smiling Can Backfire' EP.

At 4.10pm- The Quincy Conserve Chronicles Part Two of Two

After a short break the band is back together again. Licensing laws have changed and they're asked to pioneer the pub circuit. They record a live album then there's a major line-up change with Rodger Fox on board, extensive touring and another album simply entitled Quincy Conserve.

And Nick Bollinger speaks to Old Crow Medicine Show about singing the stories of real American folk.