Music 101 for Saturday 23 March 2024
1:15: Delaney Davidson speaks honestly about new album
Singer/songwriter and visual artist Delany Davidson gives Charlotte Ryan an intimate introduction to his 10th studio album Out of My Head and explains why it could be his last.
The highly anticipated album has guest appearances from Marlon Williams (Drive Me Wild) and Reb Fountain (Heaven Is Falling) and co-writes with Phoenix Foundation’s Sam Scott, Hayley Westenra and country singer Miranda Eastern.
Delaney Davidson has been described as an artist that “just appeared one day fully formed”, selling out venues and winning awards such as Arts Laureate 2015, the Aotearoa Music Awards Country Album of the Year - twice - and is four times winner of the NZ Country Music Song of the Year Award.
Delaney will tour his album ‘Out of My Head’ with five special shows with Chamber Music New Zealand:
April 4 Nelson Theatre Royal
April 5 Hawkes Bay Toitoi, Hawkes Bay Arts and Events Centre
April 19 Wellington Public Trust Hall
April 20 Auckland Rangitira, Q Theatre
April 27 Christchurch Great Hall
Delaney Davidson with new album 'Out of my Head' Photo: Rough Diamond Inc.
1.40 Fred Again’s promoter on the "tonne of hype" hitting NZ
Not many artists can announce two shows at Spark Arena on Instagram and sell them out in a couple of hours - yet UK DJ Fred Again did it, with more than 60,000 fans queuing up for a ticket.
Dave Benge, the DJ’s promoter talks to Charlotte Ryan about the Fred Again phenomenon sweeping Aotearoa, and last night’s Wellington show at Waitangi Park.
Fred Again at Wellington's Waitangi Park Photo:
2:15 UK’s Jungle talk sampling and collabs ahead of NZ show
British electronic group Jungle are lifelong friends from Shepherd’s Bush, London - the epicentre of Kiwi’s partying abroad. Now Jungle are heading to our shores, playing Spark Arena on May 15th. Producer Josh Lloyd-Watson talks Charlotte Ryan through sampling and fresh collaborations ahead of their New Zealand show.
British electronic band Jungle Photo: Joe Petini
3:20 Flying Nun’s Look Blue Go Purple to be celebrated at Taite Music Awards
Next month as part of the Taite Music Awards the 2024 Independent Music Classic Record trophy will be presented.
This year Dunedin band Look Blue Go Purple will be celebrated for their 1991 album Compilation released through Flying Nun.
Founding member Kath Webster joins Charlotte Ryan on Music 101.
Flying Nun's Look Blue Go Purple Photo: Terry Moore 1983
4:00 The Mixtape with ‘volunteer journalist’ Guy Williams
Bringing the tunes and a barrel of energy to the Mixtape is comedian and self-proclaimed ‘volunteer journalist’ Guy Williams.
Guy is a winner of the prestigious Billy T award and a regular face on our screens, starting out on comedy news show Jono and Ben and now hosting his own TV series New Zealand Today - a show that puts New Zealand’s small towns, and anything wacky that goes on there, on a pedestal.
He’s been charging around the motu digging up the most interesting stories for the fourth season of the show.
You can catch New Zealand Today Season Four on TV Three Now.
Guy’s songs: Photo:
Nesian Mystik - For the People
Paul Williams - Surf Music
Alicia Keys - Try sleeping with a broken heart
Kanye West - Jesus walks
Frank Ocean - Swim Good
Chance the Rapper - 65th & Ingleside
Songs on the show
1-2
The Clash - Mustapha Dance
James Blake - Retrograde
Waxahatchee - Right Back to It (feat. MJ Lenderman)
R.E.M - Shiny Happy People
Fred again.., Skrillex & Four Tet - Baby Again
Fred Again & Obongjayar - Adore U
2-3
Animal Collective - My Girls
Khruangbin – Pon Pón
Gloria Ann Taylor - How Can You Say It
Strawpeople - Sweet Disorder
Cigarettes After Sex - Nothing's Gonna Hurt You Baby
Glass Beams - Mahal
Adrianne Lenker – Fool
The Dance Exponents - Christchurch (In Cashel St. I Wait)
Te Huhu – Skipping Stones
3-4
Musclecars - Ha Ya! (Eternal Life) [feat. Natalie Greffel]
Alton Ellis - Its a shame
Shannon & The Clams - Real Or Magic
Look Blue Go Purple - I don’t want you anyway
The Buzzcocks - Ever Fallen In Love... (With Someone You Shouldn't've)
Grace Cummings - On and On
Nenah Cherry - Buffalo Stance
Rubi Du - Day Dreaming
The Last Poets - When the Revolution Comes
Mel Parsons - Little Sadness
Tami Neilson - Always on My Mind