Music 101 for Saturday 31 July 2021
Welcome along to Music 101!
We have a great show for you today, as well as Salmonella Dub's Soul Love Trippa on vinyl to giveaway. Tune in to find out how to win.
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Fat Freddy's Drop concert film stream
12.30 Jack Antonoff / Bleachers
Grammy award winner Jack Antonoff is currently one of the world’s most successful pop music producers, working with artists like Lorde, Taylor Swift, and Lana Del Rey.
His indie-pop band Bleachers have been releasing music since 2014. Their latest album Take The Sadness out of Saturday Night was released earlier this week.
Friend of Music 101 and co-host of The Detail Emile Donovan caught up with Jack to discuss how he keeps up with his many projects, his career so far, and working with his idol Bruce Springsteen.
1.35 The Sampler
Tony Stamp directs his ears toward a bid for pop glory by Dominican-American Twin Shadow, and Anthonie Tonnon's melding of music and political musings.
Twin Shadow
Anthonie Tonnon
2PM LIVE: KINGS
We're stoked to present the first performance from our latest set of live sessions – it’s Auckland hip hop luminary Kings!
Fresh off the back of releasing his fourth album Raplist, as well as scooping three nominations at this year’s Pacific Music Awards, Kings and band performed a set for RNZ Music at Te Noho Kotahitanga Marae at Auckland’s Unitec.
Stay tuned for more live sessions from Kings, fellow rapper REI, Wellington soul musician Mara TK, and Theia’s te reo Māori project TE KAAHU.
Made possible with support from NZ on Air
- Click here to stream or purchase Kings’ latest album Raplist
- Catch Kings live as part of Stan Walker’s All In tour
2.40 How are cassettes still a thing?
Do you still listen to cassette tapes? Have you bought one recently? Tony Stamp was intrigued by recent stories on the rise in cassette sales, so he talked to music retailers, label owners, and visited a tape duplication facility, to find out: how are cassettes still a thing?
3:15 INTRODUCING: Treenurse
“I feel like I’m Treenurse, and these are my friends supporting me by making the music a real thing”
Taupō born, Auckland-based musician Lucy Campbell has been performing live under the alias Treenurse for years.
She introduces her new single ‘Graveyard’ to Charlotte Ryan
Click here to buy/stream ‘Graveyard’
3:30 The Weather Station
Indie folk band The Weather Station has seen a number of member changes since their debut in 2006, but frontwoman Tamara Lindeman has always been the head of the project.
Their third album Ignorance was released in February and was shortlisted for the 2021 Polaris Music Prize.
Tamara joins Charlotte to talk about how her concern and worry about climate change subconsciously affected her songwriting.
4:00 The Mixtape : Liam Finn
Now one-fifth of Crowded House, Liam is on the verge of releasing a new project named ‘Liam Finn’s Hyperverse’.
He’s started an innovative online streaming series on Twitch, in which twice a week, audiences can tune into an intimate ringside view of his songwriting and recording process as the new album takes shape in real-time.
The series will conclude with three limited capacity events happening at Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland's Roundhead Studios from August 11th to 13th (which are sold out)
Liam Finn introduces some of his favourite songs and talks about life, Crowded House, Bitcoin, and making music in the modern world.
12-1
Rick Shrimp - St Petersburg
The La De Das - Hey Baby
The La De Da's - 'How Is The Air Up There
Hollie Smith & The NZ Symphony Orchestra - Coming in from the dark
The Strokes - Someday
ZZ Top - La Grange
Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs - Wooly Bully
Billie Eilish - Billie Bossa Nova
The Chills - I love my leather Jacket
1-2
Salmonella Dub - Push on through
The Clean - Anything can Happen
UMO - Too Good (Arlo Parks cover)
Althea & Donna - Uptown Top Ranking
Massive Attack - Karmacoma
Phoebe Rings - Spissky (click here for tour tickets)
Lindsay Buckingham - On The Wrong Side
Floating Points & Pharoah Sanders - Movement 6 (feat. London Symphony Orchestra)
2-3
Cymande - Dove
Fiona Apple - Criminal
How Are Cassettes Still a Thing?
Power Nap- Eat or Be Eaten, Just Do It, Pizza Man
Current Bias- L-Faery Nu Trod-L
Merk - Deep Dive
Reb Fountain- Beastie
Wurld Series - Eliminator
Lady Gaga -Sour Candy
Totems - Stunt 151
Kane Strang- Warping in the Sun
Liquid Liquid - Cavern
3-4
Salmonella Dub - Tui Dub
The BPA - Spade feat Martha Wainright
Darondo - Didn't I
The Beths - Jump Rope Gazers
Treenurse- Graveyard
The Chills - Heavenly Pop Hit
Dallas Tamaira - No Flowers
The Velvet Underground - Sunday Morning
Womb - Love
4-5 The MIxtape
Amanaz - Khala My Friend
Alice Coltrane -Journey In Satchidanada
Arthur Russell - That’s Us/Wild Combination
Big Star - Blue Moon
Lijadu Sisters - Come On Home
Roy Orbison - Crying