Music 101 for Saturday 6 April 2019 Music 101

Theia Photo: Steve Dykes

1:10 Theia

Yadana Saw talks to Kiwi electro-pop artist Theia about the mechanics of song writing and how she has matured as an artist.

1:20 Sawmill Café

Saffron Guinness from the Sawmill Café in Leigh discusses the history of the legendary NZ venue and the documentary she’s putting together about it.

1:30 Song Crush

Kirsten Johnston is joined by Tony Stamp, Nick Bollinger and Jogai Bhatt to play new music from Church & AP, Chai, Connie Constance and Caroline Easther.

2:10 Louis Baker

Kiwi musician Louis Baker performs his new song ‘The People’ live in the studio.

2:20 Nashville Songwriters

Kirsten Johnstone talks to Nashville hit-writers Devan Dawson and Brandi Clark about the complexities of country music.

2:40 Ill Baz

DJ Ill Baz, one of the artists performing at the upcoming Christchurch benefit concert, discusses his experiences with racism in the NZ music industry.

3:20 Booka Shade

Tony Stamp talks to German Electro veterans Booka Shade about the scene in Berlin and making dance music in Germany.

4:05 The Mixtape: Karen Rachman

Music Supervisor Karen Rachman talks to Tony Stamp about her adventures in Hollywood. She is responsible for some of the most memorable soundtracks of the last 20 years, including many of the films of Quentin Tarantino.

Music 101 Pocket Edition 229: IllBaz/ Grady Smith

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7:00 PM.On this week's Pocket Edition we talk to DJ IllBaz ahead of his performance at the Aroha Nui Christchurch benefit shows, and country music critic Grady Smith tells us about the recent collision… Read more Audio
Theia - I'm really happy with myself now

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1:05 PM.Viral pop songstress Theia is about to release her new EP Not Your Princess, she speaks to Yadana Saw about growing into her music career. Read more Video, Audio
Song Crush Ep 11: Church & AP, Connie Constance, Caroline Easther, Chai

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4:39 PM.The Song Crush team this week listen to new releases ranging from homegrown, colloquial hip-hop to grown-up love songs, Japanese indie pop to British Brexit music. Read more Video, Audio
Louis Baker Live on Music 101

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2:05 PM.Singer/Songwriter Louis Baker plays his new song 'The People' live in the Music 101 studio and talks to Yadana Saw about filming the video for the song in Newtown. Audio
A New Era for the Leigh Sawmill Cafe

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2:10 PM.Saffron Guinness talks to Yadana Saw about the history of the Leigh Sawmill Cafe. After 22 years of being owned and operated by the Guinness family, the Sawmill Cafe is changing management. To… Read more Audio
Is 'Old Town Road' Country?

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3:20 PM.Controversy erupted this week when 'Old Town Road' by Atlanta Rapper Lil Nas X was removed from the Billboard Country charts for not being Country enough. Yadana Saw talks to country music critic and… Read more Audio
IllBaz: "Racism in the music industry... It's always there"

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3:30 PM.Ill Baz is one of the acts performing at the upcoming You Are Us/Aroha Nui benefit shows, raising money for those affected by the Christchurch terror attack. He talks to Tony Stamp about growing up… Read more Audio
The Mixtape: Karyn Rachtman

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3:00 PM.Karyn Rachtman is one of the most influential music supervisors in the world, due to her work on film soundtracks including Pulp Fiction, Boogie Nights and Moulin Rouge. Joining us for the RNZ Music… Read more Video, Audio