Music 101 for Saturday 22 March 2025

1.20   Japanese Breakfast: on permission to feel joy - and to be moody 

American Korean musician Japanese Breakfast is back with their fourth studio album, For Melancholy Brunettes (& Sad Women) — a project that marks a new chapter for Michelle Zauner, both sonically and creatively.

Since the release of Jubilee in 2021, Zauner’s career has soared, not just in music, but also as an author and composer. Her best-selling memoir Crying in H Mart is currently being adapted into a film, she scored the video game Sable, and more recently, contributed a song to Marvel’s Agatha All Along. 

Music 101 speaks to Michelle Zauner as she prepares to bring Japanese Breakfast to Aotearoa, playing in Tāmaki Makaurau on June 7 as part of the Auckland Winter Series. 

Japanese Breakfast is playing June 7, Auckland Town Hall 

2.15   Boundary-pushing artist Chelsea Jade on new projects 

From her early days in Auckland with the band Teacups, to her acclaimed solo albums Personal Best and Soft Spot, Chelsea Jade has built a reputation for intelligent, emotionally rich pop, sharp lyricism and immersive production. 

Chelsea Jade has continued to evolve as a songwriter, producer, and visual artist, collaborating with a diverse range of musicians in her new home Los Angeles.

Chelsea pops into the Music 101 studio to discuss recent projects ahead of her shows at Cupadupa in Wellington and Double Whammy in Auckland.

Chelsea Jade NZ Dates:

March 28 - Double Whammy, Auckland

March 29 - Cubadupa, Wellington

3.15  ‘Welcome to another day of listening to my late father’s record collection’: Grieving through music​

Jula (who prefers not to publicise her surname) is a 24-year-old from Canada, and when her father died a few years ago she inherited his 10,000-piece record collection. 

She shares the experience of listening through her father’s collection on her Instagram called ‘soundwavesoffwax’; each day, she picks a record at random, plays it, and gives her thoughts.

Her first video racked up more than 10 million views, and for the past six months she’s been connecting with music lovers all over the world.

RNZ producer Sam Hollis spoke to Jula on Music 101.

3.40 Review: Throwing Muses’ Luminous Journey Through Sound

Maggie Tweedie reviews Throwing Muses new album Moonlight Concessions. The nine new songs showcase a more optimistic and luminous sound than ever before.

4pm The Mixtape: Musician and unsung hero Dave Khan

Our guest picking the music is multi-instrumentalist, composer, and producer Dave Khan.

Dave is best known for his work as a violinist, guitarist, and keyboardist, performing across a range of genres, and has collaborated with many prominent NZ musicians, including Marlon Williams, Reb Fountain, Tami Neilson, and The Bads. He has also released solo work, showcasing his own songwriting and instrumental skills. 

Khan is an unsung hero in our New Zealand music community, a sought-after session and touring musician, often recognized for his virtuosic violin and guitar playing. 

Dave’s Mixtape reflects the many artists he makes beautiful music with. 

Music played on the show.

1-2pm

Sci Clone - The girl in Blue

Beats International - Dub Be Good To Me

Serebii - Verrans corner

Bryan Ferry, Amelia Barratt - Loose Talk

Veils - Melancholy Moon

The Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Maps

Delaney Davidson - So Long

The Doors - Hello, I Love You

Billy Nomates - The Test

Audiosauce - Bee Bo

2-3pm

The Lewis Express -Run Tell That (feat. Chip Wickham)

The Slits - I Heard It Through The Grapevine

Chelsea Jade - Laugh it off

Chelsea Jade - Big Spill

Sisters Underground - In The Neighbourhood

Gabriels – Blame

Tami Neilson - Walk Me Back To Your Arms

Ben Kweller - Dollar Store - feat watachee

Marlena Shaw - California Soul

HINA – Hinātore

Lawrence Arabia - Malade

UB40 - Don't Break My Heart

BADBADNOTGOOD - Take What's Given

3-4pm

Mark de Clive Lowe - Melodious Funk

The Phoenix Foundation - Slightest Shift in The Weather

Theres A Tuesday - Cotton Mouth

Status Quo - A Year

Bob Dylan - It's All Over Now, Baby Blue

Tiny Ruins - The Crab / Waterbaby

Throwing Muses - Moonlight Concessions

Talking Heads - Once in a Lifetime

 

Dave Khan’s Mixtape songs:

The Bads - Gracious 
Marlon Williams - Aua atu ra 
Veils - Concrete after rain 
Jazmine Mary - Getting Down  
Reb Fountain - Forever 
Erny Belle - Inertia