Music 101 for Saturday 16 November 2024
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Nick Bollinger's Essential NZ Albums: Bic Runga - Birds
12:00 PM.If it were Bic Runga's goal, as she once suggested, to make music that would "alter the listener's mind in some way" she achieved it with this record more than any other. Birds is an album with a… Read more Audio
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Fazerdaze on new album: 'People forget there's a human at the heart of it'
2:10 PM.Fazerdaze, the artist name of Christchurch-based musician Amelia Murray is back with her long awaited second album Soft Power. After receiving glowing reviews for her earlier releases including her… Read more Audio
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Patterns in Repeat by Laura Marling
2:40 PM.Patterns in Repeat alludes to cycles of motherhood, the British folk musician's songs influenced by the birth of her daughter in multiple ways. Read more Audio
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Musical Chairs with Shihad
3:10 PM.Dipping back in time, a youthful Tom Larkin and Jon Toogood from Shihad talk to Malcom Young in 1998 for an early edition of Musical Chairs. Earlier this week the Wellington band announced they were… Read more Audio
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Mousey: Live session on Music 101
3:40 PM.Christchurch-based songwriter Sarena Close, who performs under the name Mousey, is an artist who doesn't shy away from sharing what's real in her life. Her new EP is called The Dreams of Our Mothers'… Read more Video, Audio
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The Mixtape with muso and music academic Rob Burns
4:00 PM.Our guest on the RNZ Mixtape is Dr. Rob Burns, an English born musician who played professionally in the UK from an early age and eventually emigrated to New Zealand where, until recently, he was an… Read more Audio
1.20 Nick Bollinger’s NZ Essential albums: Bic Runga – Birds
If it were Bic Runga’s goal, as she once suggested, to make music that would “alter the listener’s mind in some way” she achieved it with this record more than any other.
Birds is an album with a distinct sound and mood – even amongst her rich and varied catalogue. In this episode of Essential New Zealand Albums Nick Bollinger digs into the details of this dark masterpiece.
Photo: Bic Runga - Birds
2.10 Fazerdaze on new album: 'People forget there's a human at the heart of it'
Fazerdaze, the artist name of Christchurch-based musician Amelia Murray is back with her long awaited second album Soft Power.
After receiving glowing reviews for her earlier releases including her debut album Morningside, Fazerdaze spent years touring throughout the world, resulting in burnout.
After taking some time out, she has returned with a new album that represents Fazerdaze coming out of the darkness, with a sound that is bigger but still holds true to her distinctive dreamy guitar pop.
Fazerdaze Photo: Frances Carter
2:40 Review: Patterns in Repeat by Laura Marling
Patterns in Repeat alludes to cycles of motherhood, the British folk musician's songs influenced by the birth of her daughter in multiple ways.
Laura Marling Photo: Tamsin Topolski
3.10 Musical Chairs: Shihad
Earlier this week the Wellington band Shihad announced they were putting up their horns for the final time with a nationwide farewell tour in early 2025.
After nearly 40 years together, the rocking four piece has created 10 studio albums, collected 18 Aotearoa Music Awards, and received an induction into the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame.
To celebrate the end of a legendary era, we are dipping back in time to play an interview with a youthful Tom Larkin and Jon Toogood from Shihad - talking to Malcom Young back in 1998 for an early edition of Musical Chairs
Shihad’s final tour dates:
Sunday, 29 December 2024 - New Plymouth - Rock The Bowl
Saturday, 4 January 2025 - Wānaka - R&A Site
Friday, 31 January 2025 - Hawkes Bay - Black Barn
Friday, 7 February 2025, Nelson - Trafalgar
Saturday, 8 February 2025, Coromandel - Kickdown
Saturday, 1 March 2025, Christchurch - Red Zone
Friday, 14 March 2025, Auckland - Spark Arena
Saturday, 15 March 2025, Wellington - Homegrown
Shihad: L/R Tom Larkin, Jon Toogood, Karl Kippenberger, Phil Knight Photo: Supplied
3.40 Mousey: Live session on Music 101
Christchurch-based songwriter Sarena Close, who performs under the name Mousey, is an artist who doesn’t shy away from sharing what’s real in her life.
Her new EP is called The Dreams of Our Mothers’ Mothers! and it's an album where she writes honestly and emotively about her experience of becoming a mother and a difficult estrangement to her family.
Mousey played live in our Ōtautahi studio.
Mousey’s EP tour dates:
Christchurch: Darkroom, November 16th
Wellington: Moon, November 22nd
Auckland: Neck of the Woods, November 23rd
Mousey, performing live in the RNZ Christchurch studio Photo: Alex Harmer
4pm The Mixtape with muso and music academic Rob Burns
Our guest on the RNZ Mixtape is Dr. Rob Burns, an English born musician who played professionally in the UK from an early age and eventually emigrated to New Zealand where, until recently, he was an Associate Professor of Music at Otago University.
Rob has enjoyed a professional career that has seen him playing with a who’s who of esteemed international & local musicians including the Verlaine’s, Dave Gilmour from Pink Floyd, Pete Townshend from the Who and Eric Burdon amongst many others. His passion for music and the creative process has shaped his entire career and defined the man he has become.
Rob Burns Photo: Rob Burns collection
Songs played on the show
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808 State - Pacific State
Stan Walker and LAB Redemption song
Moloko – Sing it Back (Boris Radio edit)
Nick Bollinger's Essential Albums: Bic Runga - Birds
Nina Simone - Baltimore
Common Saints - Sweet Release
Neal Frances - Back it Up
Soweto Gospel Choir - Good Life
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Nathan Haines - Belo Dia
Joni Mitchell - California
Thru The Walls - Ruthven
Fazerdaze album interview
Wish you Well - Peel Dream Magazine
Benee - Animal
Jeff Buckley - Last Goodbye
Underworld - King of Haarlem
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Imouha - Etran de L’Air
Jordan Rakei - Celebrate
Musical Chairs interview - Shihad (1998)
Nadia Reid - Hotel Santa Cruz
Mousey Live Session
Orbital - Belfast
Rob's Mixtape Songs:
Roxy Music - Same Old Scene
Jerry Donahue - Neck of the Woods
Verlaine’s - A Call From Decades Past
King Crimson - Heroes
Eric Burdon Band - Working Life
