Music 101 for Saturday 24 February 2018
Big Boi Photo: supplied
1-2pm
Kupe
Wesley Intermediate steel band
2-3pm
Big Boi
U.S. Girls
The Sampler: Marlon Williams
3-4pm
Splore
Israel Starr
Merk
4-5pm
The Mixtape: Dave Gibson
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Get 'em while they're young: getting kids into steel bands
1:35 PM.RNZ Music visited Wesley Intermediate where a group of young students are learning to play steel pans, to perform as part of a band at Aotearoa's first-ever Steel Band Festival. Read more Video, Audio
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Music 101 Pocket Edition 176: Big Boi/Steel drums/U.S. Girls
5:00 PM.In this week's pocket edition, Number 1 Outkast fan Alex Behan speaks with Big Boi. Tony Stamp is on the phone to Meghan Remy of U.S. Girls and we meet the Wesley Intermediate Steel Drum band. Read more Audio
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Big Boi: cooler than a polar bear's toenails
2:05 PM.Big Boi AKA Sir Luscious Leftfoot AKA Daddy Fat Sax AKA one half of Outkast AKA the man who invented being cooler than a polar bear's toenails is visiting New Zealand to play two shows in mid-March. Read more Audio
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U.S. Girls' Meghan Remy is Mad As Hell
2:30 PM.Meghan Remy has been making lo-fi pop music for a decade now under the name U.S. Girls.
On her eighth album In A Poem Unlimited she's delivered her most accessible, highly acclaimed album so far, but… Read more Video, Audio -
The Sampler: Make Way For Love by Marlon Williams
7:30 PM.Nick Bollinger discusses the golden voice and grief-soaked second album of Marlon Williams. Read more Audio
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Israel Starr Live in Session
3:15 PM.On a hot summer's night in Wellington, Israel Starr and his backing band Newtown Rocksteady record some tunes and sit down for a korero with Yadana Saw. Read more Video, Audio
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Indie maestro Merk plays live at RNZ
3:30 PM.Auckland musician Merk has interned with Neil Finn, attended the Red Bull Music Academy, and just signed an Australian record deal.
He performed two songs live in the RNZ studio. Read more Audio
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The Mixtape: Dave Gibson
5:00 PM.Elemeno P frontman Dave Gibson is this week's RNZ Music Mixtape selector. He chooses some songs and has a yarn with Yadana Saw. Read more Audio
Music details:
Artist: The Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band
Song: PIMP
Composer: B. Parrott, C. Jackson, D. Porter
Album: PIMP
Label: Truth & Soul
Artist: Ria Hall feat. Mara TK
Song: Black Light
Composer: Ria Hall
Album: Rules Of Engagement
Label: Loop
Artist: The Bamboos
Song: Lit Up
Composer: Lance Ferguson
Album: Night Time People
Label: Atlantic
Artist: Jamie xx
Song: All Under One Roof Raving
Composer: Jamie Smith
Album: In Colour
Label: Young Turks
Artist: October
Song: 1000 Eyes
Composer: October
Album: 1000 Eyes
Label: Universal
2-3pm
Artist: Janelle Monáe
Song: Make Me Feel
Composer: Janelle Monáe, Julia Michaels, Mattias Larsson, Robin Fredriksson & Justin Tranter
Album: Dirty Computer
Label: Bad Boy
Big Boi
Artist: Outkast
Song: git up git out
Composer: Benjamin, Thomas Burton, Cameron Gipp, Patton
Album: Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik
Label: LaLFace
Artist: OutKast
Song: AtLiens
Composer:
Benjamin, Patton
Album: ATLiens
Label: LaFace
Artist: Out Kast
Song: SpottieOttieDopaliscious
Composer: Patton Benjamin Patrick Brown
Album: Aquemini
Label: LaFace
Artist: OutKast
Song: Ms Jackson
Composer: Benjiman, Patton
Album: Stankonia
Label: LaFace/Arista
Artist: Big Boi
Song: Kill Jill
Composer: Patton Murray Kristopher Bailey Tobias Thomas Aura Qualic Shelton Oliver Milton Poole III Sarah Johnson Masspike Miles Hollis Mason Michael Render Jay Jenkins
Album: Boomiverse
Label: Epic
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Artist: Jay Som
Song: Pirouette
Composer: Melina Duterte
Album: Pirouette
Label: Polyninyl
U.S. Girls
Artist: U.S. Girls
Songs: Velvet 4 Sale, Rage Of Plastics, M.A.H., Rosebud, Incidental Boogie, L-Over, Poem
Composer: Meghan Remy
Album: In A Poem Unlimited
Label: 4AD
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Artist: Father John Misty
Song: Mr Tillman
Composer: Josh Tillman
Album: Mr Tillman
Label: Sub Pop
The Sampler - Marlon Williams 'Make Way For Love'
Artist: Marlon Williams
Songs: Beautiful Dress, Come To Me, What’s Chasing You, Party Boy, Can I Call You?, I Know A Jeweller, Nobody Gets What They Want Anymore, Make Way For Love
Composer: Williams
Album: Make Way For Love
Label: Dead Oceans
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3-4pm
Artist: Too Many Zooz
Song: Warriors
Composer:
Album: Subway Gawdz
Label: Too Many Zooz
Israel Starr live
Artist: Israel Starr
Song: Undying
Composer: Starr
Album: RNZ Recording
Label: RNZ Recording
Artist: Israel Starr and Tomorrow People
Song: Love Her Mind
Composer: Starr
Album: RNZ Recording
Label: RNZ Recording
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Artist: Jess B
Song: Take It Down
Composer: Jess B
Album: Take It Down
Label: Soundcloud
Artist: Gengahr
Song: Before Sunrise
Composer: Gengahr
Album: Where Wildness Grows
Label: Liberator
Merk live @ RNZ
Artist: Merk
Songs: Treehouse Club, Ash & Sand
Composer: Mark Perkins
Album: RNZ Recording
Label: RNZ Recording
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Artist: Kings & Associates
Song: Evergreen
Composer: Kings & Associates
Album: Tales Of A Rich Girl
Label: The Associates
Artist: Nickodemus & Maharaj Trio
Song: Path Of The Liger
Composer: Nickodemus & Maharaj Trio
Album: The Maharaj Project: 001
Label: Loop
4-5pm
The Mixtape: Dave Gibson
Artist: Grinderman
Song: Palaces of Montezuma
Composer: Casey, Cave, Ellis, Sclavunos
Album: Grinderman 2
Label: Mute
Artist: The Phoenix Foundation
Song: Give Up Your Dreams
Composer: The Phoenix Foundation
Album: Give Up Your Dreams
Label: Memphis Industries
Artist: The New Pornographers
Song: These Are The Fables
Composer: A.C. Newman
Album: Twin Cinema
Label: Matador
Artist: The Magnetic Fields
Song: You Can Never Go Back To New York
Composer: Merritt
Album: 50 Song Memoir
Label: Nonesuch
Artist: Bright Eyes
Song: Devil Town
Composer: Daniel Johnson
Album: Noise Floor (Rarities: 1998 – 2005)
Label: Saddle Creek
Artist: The Go! Team
Song: Everybody Is A V.I.P To Someone
Composer: Go! Team
Album: Thunder, Lightning Strike
Label: Shock
