1:20 Portrait of a Buzzcock: Steve Diggle's Enduring Legacy in British Punk

British punk pioneers Buzzcocks are back in Aotearoa this November, with almost five decades of touring under their belt and a fresh crop of songs.

Ahead of their New Zealand tour, Maggie Tweedie spoke to Steve Diggle about reinventing the band after founding member Pete Shelley’s sudden death, his new memoir and Diggles' curious neighbours from Kate Moss to Mr Bean.

Buzzcocks NZ Tour dates:

Thursday, 7 November | Totara St, Tauranga
Friday, 8 November | San Fran, Wellington
Saturday, 9 November | Powerstation, Auckland

British punk band Buzzcocks return to play in NZ November 2024

British punk band Buzzcocks return to play in NZ November 2024 Photo: Supplied

2.15 Salmonella Dub on writing in nature: ‘You could catch a kahawai from the mixing desk’

To celebrate the upcoming release of the new album For all Things Alive, the Salmonella Dub Sound System are getting ready to hit the road and perform across the motu. 

Since forming in 1993, Salmonella Dub have been at the forefront of dub/drum n bass/reggae/roots music here in NZ and around the world.

Salmonella Dub originator Andrew Penman aka DJ Rudeboy talks to Charlotte Ryan about how the community of Whakatu, writer Keri Hulme, and our cultural history, influenced the music.

Salmonella Dub NZ tour dates:

NOVEMBER
The Loons – Lyttelton – Wednesday 13th|
The Loons – Lyttelton – Thursday 14th
The Regent – Hokitika – Saturday 16th

DECEMBER
Playhouse Café – Mapua – Friday 27th
Playhouse Café – Mapua – Saturday 28th
AUM Festival – South Head, Auckland – Monday 30th

Salmonella Dub SoundSystem (clockwise left to right) - Mish (Michelle), Si (Simon) Andrew Penman, The Mighty Asterix and Whirimako Black

Salmonella Dub SoundSystem (clockwise left to right) - Mish (Michelle), Si (Simon) Andrew Penman, The Mighty Asterix and Whirimako Black Photo: Zee Merven

3:15 Big Sur live in the RNZ studio

Big Sur are a Tāmaki Makaurau-based alternative-folk collective and they are a band we’ve been following here on Music 101. 

Big Sur arrived in the RNZ studio with a banjo, double bass, and saxophone to play songs from their new EP Black Mountain.

Song played:
Lands
Tir na n Og (Oisin)
Sleeping Dogs

Big Sur EP Tour dates:
November 16th Auckland at Nice Goblins
November 30th Dunedin at Pearl Diver
December 1st Lyttelton at Wunderbar.
December 6th Wellington at Underworld Tavern 

Big Sur

Big Sur Photo: Rayna Widger

3.40  Review: In My Chambers by Wiri Donna 

Bianca Bailey's third EP marks another change of direction for the Wellington artist, this time towards heavy rock music.

Wiri Donna’s NZ tour dates:

15 November, Darkroom, Christchurch
16 November, Yours, Dunedin
21 November, Paisley Stage, Napier
22 November, Last Place, Hamilton
23 November, Double Whammy, Auckland
6 December, San Fran, Wellington

Wiri Donna

Photo: Maeve O'Connell

4pm The Mixtape: DJ Tina Turntables, Station Manager at Radio One 

Our guest on the RNZ Mixtape is Kristina Simons, aka DJ Tina Turntables.

She started her career in music television, working at Juice TV, Max TV and Alt TV and continued to work in entertainment media for decades, as a writer, director and editor.

At the same time she was building her reputation as DJ Tina Turntables, firstly on a small underground station Fleet FM, and then for Auckland student radio bFM, predominantly on the Sunday afternoon soul show Back On The Goodfoot. 

She has DJ’d every kind of party, from outdoor festivals to dive bars, including after parties for Peaches, Fleetwood Mac, Prince, The Black Keys, and The Rolling Stones. 

Since moving to Ōtepoti she calls herself very lucky to be working as the manager of the student radio station, Radio One. 

Tina Turntables

Tina Turntables Photo: bFM's Paul Taylor

 

Songs played on the show:

1-2
Nathan Haines - Love You More
Radiohead - Weird Fishes / Arpeggi
Stevie Nicks - the Lighthouse
Sade - Young Lion
Fontaines D.C. - Starburster
The Grateful Dead - Friend of the Devil  
Sharon Van Etten - Afterlife
Kate Bush - Army Dreamers
Delgres - Mo Jodi

2-3
Salmonella Dub - Push On Thru
Chronixx - Never Give Up
Romy & Sampha - I'm On Your Team
Salmonella Dub - Hands in the Soil (feat. Troy Kingi, Whirimako Black)
Beat Rhythm Fashion - Beings Finally Rest
Salmonella Dub - Hands in the Soil (feat. Troy Kingi, Whirimako Black)
Beat Rhythm Fashion - Beings Finally Rest
Charlie XCX Bon Iver - I think about it all the time feat Bon Iver
Unknown Mortal Orchestra - Layla
Lucy Rose - Could you help me 
Adam Hattaway - Ain't No Surprise

3-4
Fat Freddy's Drop - Hope
Moana and the tribe - Aio ana feat Mari Boine
Big Sur Live - Air
Elliott Smith  - Waltz #2
Kim Deal -  A good time pushed 
Fat Freddys Drop - Slo Mo 


Tina's Mixtape songs:

Blondie - Hanging on the Telephone
Sonic Youth - Kool Thing 
Yoko Ono and Peaches - Kiss Kiss Kiss
Big Mama Thornton - Hounddog
Look Blue Go Purple - Circumspect Penelope
THEIA - BALDH3AD