Music 101 for Saturday 26 November 2016
Kingsdon Chapple-Wilson, a.k.a. Kings Photo: supplied
Music 101's lineup today goes something like this:
1pm: NZ rapper Kings, who took out Breakthrough artist of the year at the VMNZA's last week
Rising R’n’B singer Ellaphon Tauariki
The Sampler takes a listen to poet/rapper Kate Tempest's latest
And a chat with Australian musician D.D Dumbo about animal rights, Castlemaine, and Beefheart
2pm: Glass Animals, Brooke Fraser, Skux and Lianne La Havas
3pm: The Story Of 'Social End Product' NZs first punk song, 50 years old and still sounding fresh
Clinton Smiley - 10th Anniversary - a look at why this DJ is so important to Wellington's dance community
4pm: The Mixtape: Russell Brown - a woozy mix of drug induced songs. Happy listening!
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The man who would be Kings
1:00 PM.Named as 2016 'Breakthrough artist of the year' at the NZ Music Awards, Auckland rapper Kings talks about his self-produced debut EP, making tunes on the marae, and raising a daughter while trying to… Read more Video, Audio
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Lianne La Havas: Soul Journey
2:46 PM.South London singer-guitarist Lianne La Havas will be supporting Coldplay and playing her own solo show in Auckland in early December. Nick Bollinger speaks to her about her music and roots. Read more Audio
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The meticulous, slinky pop of Glass Animals
2:00 PM.In New Zealand for the first time for Laneway 2017, Glass Animals talk secret recordings, production wizardry and growing up with two radio stations. Read more Video, Audio
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Introducing: Nikolai
2:20 PM.Nikolai introduces their track 'qt'. Read more Audio
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'Being a big fish in a little pond doesn’t really appeal to me'
2:25 PM.Brooke Fraser is releasing A Sides this week, a collection of some of her biggest hits from the past 14 years. Read more Video, Audio
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D.D. Dumbo, Australian avant-pop prodigy
2:30 PM.With its mind-bending mix of throbbing, funky basslines, layered psychedelic textures, skittering African rhythms and an agile tenor voice over surrealist lyrics, D.D. Dumbo's debut album Utopia… Read more Video, Audio
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"I Don't Stand For The Queen" - The story of Social End Product
3:00 PM.The story of a 1966 New Zealand garage rock song by The Bluestars that went on to influence bands around the world. Read more Video, Audio, Gallery
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Let Them Eat Chaos by Kate Tempest
7:30 PM.Nick Bollinger discusses a concept album from South-East London spoken-word artist Kate Tempest. Read more Audio
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Clinton Smiley: dancefloor pioneer
3:45 PM.Pioneering Wellington DJ Clinton Smiley was struck down with a brain aneurysm 10 years ago, but his influence lives on. Read more Audio
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The Mixtape: Russell Brown
5:00 PM.This week, Public Address' Russell Brown compiles a C60 of his favourite selections. Read more Audio
