Music 101 for Saturday 2 May 2020
On 101 this week Charlotte talks to Barnaby Weir about the new Fly My Pretties album, Benee on her Tik-Tok boosted mega-hit 'Supalonely', and Pacific Awards nominees Olivia Foa'i and Shepherd's Reign. Plus we speak to the people behind a new compilation recorded during lockdown, Juno Is introduces herself, and The Mixtape at 4pm is with legendary Auckland drummer Wayne Bell.
Photo: Connor Crawford Photography
12pm
Barnaby Weir
Olivia Foa'i
1pm
Benee
The Sampler: Reb Fountain
King Sweeties
2pm
Breaks Co-Op live @ Leigh Sawmill 2006
Noa Records - Keep Your Distance!
Shepherd's Reign
3pm
Introducing: Juno Is
Song Crush
4pm
The Mixtape: Wayne Bell
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Barnaby Weir on Fly My Pretties new album
12:00 PM.The man behind FMP and The Black Seeds has just become a dad, and also birthed a new Fly My Pretties album into the world. Read more Audio
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Olivia Foa’i on her Pacific Music Awards nominations
12:30 PM.Olivia Foa’i, who rose to fame as a member of Te Vaka, is in the running for four awards: Best Pacific Female Artist, Best Pacific Language, Best Producer (with her brother Matatia) and Best Pacific… Read more Audio
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Pacific Music Awards: Legends, newcomers and Samoan thrash metal
8:00 AM.A mix of newcomers, old hands - and Polynesian metallers - are among the finalists for this year's Pacific Music Awards. Read more Video
Coming up
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NZ Music Month: Fresh Kiwi covers
12:00 PM.We’re celebrating 20 years of New Zealand Music Month with some brand new covers of classic Kiwi songs. Today’s it’s Lyttleton bluesman Delaney Davidson with his version of Split Enz 1981 hit ‘One… Read more Video
Coming up
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Benee on her global hit single 'Supalonely'
1:20 PM.Benee's single taken from her EP Stella & Steve has gone viral thanks to the Tik Tok app and an accompanying dance. Read more Audio
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The Sampler: Reb Fountain/Ron Sexsmith/The Dream Syndicate
12:30 PM.Nick Bollinger reviews a set of travellers’ testimonies from Reb Fountain; psych-rock space jams from The Dream Syndicate; and unashamed romanticism from Ron Sexsmith.
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Cass Basil on her new duo with Bic Runga, King Sweeties
1:40 PM.Bic Runga and Cass Basil from Tiny Ruins have a new musical project called King Sweeties. Read more Audio
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VIDEO PREMIERE: King Sweeties ‘Let’s Just Stay in Bed’
10:00 AM.Bic Runga and Cass Basil (Tiny Ruins) have a new collaborative project called King Sweeties! RNZ Music is proud to be the first to share their debut single ‘Let’s Just Stay in Bed’. Read more Video
Coming up
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Breaks Co-op: Live at Leigh Sawmill
9:00 AM.Enjoy the the laid-back sound of Breaks Co-Op performing live at Leigh Sawmill in May 2006. Read more Audio
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Noa Records recorded and released Keep Your Distance! within ten days during lockdown
2:40 PM.The lockdown has proven to be an inspiring time for many musicians. One local example is Noa Records, a new label which compiled an album called Keep Your Distance! in just ten days. Read more Audio
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Shepherds Reign are the first metal band to make the finals at the Pacific Music Awards
2:30 PM.They’re up for Best Pacific Group, Best Pacific Language and Best Pacific Song for their single ‘Le Manu’. Read more Audio
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NZ Music Month 2020: Fresh Music Daily
12:00 PM.The RNZ Music team is celebrating NZ Music Month with Fresh Music Daily - new music from a different Kiwi artist every day. Read more Video
Coming up
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Children’s Music Awards 2020: finalists announced
6:00 AM.A tiny pony, a flittering korimako and shuffling earthworms all make an appearance in this year’s Children’s Music Awards – an annual presentation celebrating music written for kids. Read more Video
Coming up
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Introducing: Juno Is
2:36 PM.Dunedin artist Juno Is shares her new jangle-pop single 'It's No Groover". Read more Video, Audio
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Song Crush: Run The Jewels, Flume, Glass Vaults
1:42 PM.Zoom-made music videos, lyrics about levels and being locked in, anti-capitalist hip-hop, and a meditation on what comes next. Kirsten Johnstone, Brad Warrington and Yadana Saw have some new songs… Read more Video, Audio
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The Mixtape: Wayne Bell
4:00 PM.Wayne Bell is a drummer and producer. He's worked with Dave Dobbyn, Shona Laing, The Bads, Greg Johnson and plenty more. He discusses his life and five of his favourite songs with Trevor Reekie. Read more Audio
Songs played in this show:
12-1pm
Tony Allen & Africa 70 - Afro-Disco Beat
The Clean - Anything Can Happen
The Phoenix Foundation - Buffalo
Fly My Pretties - Turn It Around
Reb Fountain - Dont You Know Who I Am
Johnny Devlin & The Devils - Nervous Wreck
The Rolling Stones - Waiting on a Friend
1-2pm
The Conrays - Hello
Curtis Mayfield - Pusherman
Yussef Dayes & Tom Misch - What Kinda Music
Connan Mockasin - I Want to Troll With You (Gentle Dom Remix)
Benee - Supalonely
Muroki - For Better or Worse
Jess B - feat Paige - So Low
Reb Fountain - It’s A Bird, It’s A Plane, Hawks Doves, Samson, Strangers, Don’t You Know Who I Am?, Quiet Like the Rain, When Gods Lie
King Sweeties - Let's Stay In Bed
2-3pm
Breaks Co-Op - Duet, LMA, You're My Lady, The Sound Inside, Settle Down, Too Easily, Last Night, The Otherside, Sound Advice, Susie
Mild Orange - Making Things
The Pixies - Where is My Mind
Virtual Shadow Ensemble - Truth is in the Shadow of a Doubt (feat. Aije & Janina Nana Yaa), Cyber Waters Meet (Interlude), Kanohi ki te Kanohi, in a Virtual World (feat. Julian Lubin), Mouth of Oceania (feat. Aije), New Moon (Whiro), Manu Messengers (feat. Ryan Hendriks)
Salmonella Dub - Johnny
3-4pm
SJD - Fire in the Crawlspace
Aro - Korimako (live at RNZ)
Pacific Heights - Peace feat Joe Dukie
Juno Is - It's No Groover
Julia Deans - Come To Me
Flume - Difference feat Toro Y Moi
Glass Vaults - Oils and Perfume
Thao and the Get Down Stay Down - Phenom
Run The Jewels - Ooh LA LA
KAYTRANADA - Need It
John Psathas - Ichi-Go Ichi-E
The Swingers - Counting the Beat
4-5pm
The Animals - Bright Lights, Big City
Steely Dan - Fire in the Hole
Thelonious Monk - Epistrophy
Go Betweens - Streets of Your Town
Rickie Lee Jones - Last Chance Texaco
