When Mint Chick Michael Logie left the group to relocate to the UK, his Orewa band mates made a left-turn with 'Screens', an album infused with electronic music and altered vocals. Ironically, these… Audio

Taking her alias from the way her joints crack, experimental electronic artist Tahliah Barnett got her start as a loose limbed dancer in music videos from the likes of Kylie, Jessie J and Ed Sheeran… Audio

James Milne (Lawrence Arabia) and Mike 'Fabulous' August (The Black Seeds) talk about their funk filled collaboration- Fabulous/ Arabia, with Emma Smith. Audio

Award-winning Canadian blues folk roots guitar player Joel Fafard came all the way from the grain-growing prairie flat-lands of Saskatchewan to play live for Music 101. Audio

The Mockers' Andrew Fagan has sailed the seas as much as he has commandeered the airwaves with a musical and literary career that has resulted in books of poetry, an autobiography, a broadcasting… Audio

Solo trans-ocean sailor, broadcaster and musician Andrew Fagan has, after a nine-year absence from record shelves, released his second solo album 'Admiral Of The Narrow Seas'. Nick Atkinson rolled up… Audio

American guitarist and eccentric visionary John Fahey may have always been an outsider, but he went on to release an iconic catalogue of more than 40 albums and created the template for 'American… Audio

Faith No More last released a record together in 1997 before splitting the following year, and have just returned with Sol Invictus. Album producer - and founding Faith No More member - Billy Gould… Audio

Fall Out Boy's principle songwriter and band mouthpiece, Pete Wentz, talks to Sam Wicks about straddling the pop/punk divide. Audio

Mid-December 2010 saw legendary Mancunian post-punk band The Fall played a single New Zealand date at the Power Station in Auckland. The gig sold out very smartly earlier in the year as devoted fans… Audio

The Family Cactus are a Wellington septet who have only been together a year and a half, but impressed audiences with their sharp and sexy performances and anthemic songs. The members have come from… Audio

Fanau Spa is a 9-piece collective of musicians, rappers, artists and performers based in Tāmaki Makaurau, with members hailing from all around the globe. Members Toki and Nikolai spoke to RNZ's Jana… Video, Audio

Leonie Hayden joins the newest punk festival in the land, to speak to organisers, bands and punters at Auckland's Fangfest. Audio

A game of fetch where Sam Scott (The Phoenix Foundation, Bunnies on Ponies) is given an obscure genre and a week to return with relevant musical examples and stirring stories. This week, he delves… Audio

A game of fetch where Sam Scott (The Phoenix Foundation, Bunnies on Ponies) is given an obscure musical genre and a week to return with relevant examples and entertaining anecdotes. This week, he gets… Audio

A game of fetch where Sam Scott (The Phoenix Foundation, Bunnies on Ponies) is given an obscure genre and a week to return with relevant musical examples and stirring stories. This week, he tackles… Audio

A game of fetch where Sam Scott (The Phoenix Foundation, Bunnies on Ponies) is given an obscure genre and a week to return with relevant musical examples and stirring stories. This week, he makes… Audio

The Malian guitar slinger and son of the late Ali Farka Toure, Vieux Farka Toure and his bass player and manager Eric Herman talk with Emma Smith at WOMAD 2013 about what it means to really love your… Audio

Auckland five piece Farmer Pimp released their debut EP, Good thing, in March 2006, a couple of years after the single of the same name appeared on a Loop Compilation. With various band members coming… Audio

Nick Bollinger reviews the fifth album 'Meanie' from the mysterious duo FatCat and FishFace. Recommended for kids of all ages. Audio

Nick Bollinger reviews the new album from the Wellington musical institution. Audio

Aotearoa's favourite skankers have upped sticks from their beloved Lyall Bay, Wellington. We spend time in their new 'hood, on the release of the third album - Blackbird. Audio

Wellington's seminal dub and soul marauders Fat Freddy's Drop recently toured Europe and the UK. Scott Towers aka Chopper Reeds, the band's saxophonist, documented the trip and talked to the people… Audio

One of New Zealand's most successful acts Fat Freddy's Drop had to make a very difficult choice recently. After receiving an invitation to the prestigious Coachella Festival in the USA the band made… Audio

Fat Freddy's Drop's Toby Laing talks about their Live at Roundhouse album. Audio

Four members of the dub-soul collective with the longest charting local album in history have a chat with Kim Hill, and drop some live tracks. Audio

For their fourth studio album, Bays, Fat Freddy's Drop have ditched their usual live and improvised songwriting process in favour of an exclusively studio-created affair. Ahead of the live debut of Ba… Audio, Gallery

In the Otis Frizzell-penned artwork to Fat Freddys Drop's much-delayed second album Dr Boondigga and The Big BW, the seven-strong future soul collective are pictured bottled up in jars in the… Audio

Ahead of his Auckland show, former Fleet Foxes drummer Joshua Tillman, aka Father John Misty, speaks with Music 101 about moving from behind a kit to the front of the stage. Audio

The Swedish born vocalist and Floating Points collaborator tells Emma Smith how she hand picked the production talent on her debut Yellow Memories. Audio

Alex Behan and Nick Bollinger discuss the legacy of Fats Domino Audio

Helena Faust went to America in search of her father, found him - and formed a life-long love of the banjo. Audio

Kirsten Johnstone, Nick Atkinson, Trevor Reekie and Emma Smith discuss their favourites from a year of strong and diverse releases. Audio

Fazerdaze, with her song Tired Of Waiting. Audio

Fazerdaze's Amelia Murray finds elegance in simplicity with a foundation of bass, drums, and layered guitars both clean and distorted. Anthonie Tonnon talks with Fazerdaze about her debut EP, and her… Audio

Baltimore-based instrument maker Neil Feather talks to Emma Smith about the games of improvisation he plays and introduced us to the nondo, an instrument made of sheet metal. Audio

Top Brazilian drummer Esdra Neném Ferreira shares some of the rhythms of Afro-Brazilian religion Candomblé, which feed into his joyful, dexterous playing. Hosted by Emma Smith for Music 101. Audio

Music 101's Kirsten Johnstone talks to Barry Blackler of the Big Day Out and Hamish Pinkham of Rhythm & Vines about how they choose which acts appear at their music festivals. Audio

Tony Stamp heads to the Audio Foundation's Fire! Festival to talk to the headliners about the allure of experimental music. Audio

He is an accomplished local jazz pianist whose latest record began life as a response to a near-death experience. When Field got out of hospital he headed over to Nathan Haines' house and laid down… Audio

Soul singer Lee Fields has had a career spanning six decades, but is only now finding his groove with an international audience. His latest recordings, with Brooklyn based Truth and Soul records are… Audio

The National Film Archive is doing their bit for New Zealand music by collecting and preserving music videos. The collection has grown exponentially in the past year, with ex-Flying Nun boss Roger… Audio

Although Split Enz came to an end in 1983, the musical driving force behind the band is still one of the hardest working musicians in Aotearoa, and his creative star still shines brightly. NZ Live… Audio

Liam Finn brings an electric guitar and a smorgasbord of guitar effects into the studio for a Music 101 Session of material from his solo debut I'll Be Lightning. The songs are: Fire In Your Belly… Audio

Nine to Noon host Kathryn Ryan talks to Liam Finn; a former member of Betchadupa. Liam is about to embark on a world tour with solo album - 'I'll Be Lightening'. Audio

If you've witnessed one of Liam Finn's seat-of-the-pants live performances, chances are you've also seen his long-time collaborator Eliza-Jane Barnes riding shotgun, providing backing vocals and… Audio

Liam Finn on working with Arthur Russell collaborators Peter Zummo and Ernie Brooks on Red Hot + Arthur Russell. Audio

We speak to Neil Finn about his intriguing latest single 'Divebomber'. Audio

Over a three week period over Christmas 2008 and New Year 2009, Neil Finn's Roundhead Studios in Auckland was a hotbed of activity. Members of Radiohead and Wilco joined Bic Runga, KT Tunstall, Don… Audio

Nick Bollingers listens to the first solo album from Neil Finn in thirteen years Dizzy Heights. Audio

Local legends Neil Finn, Don McGlashan, Bic Runga, Sean Donnelly, and musician's musicians of the caliber of Chris O'Connor and Jol Mulholland perform a set of classic NZ pop songs: Spellbound (Split… Audio

Over the last five years Fishrider records has emerged as one of the most interesting new labels in NZ, releasing the psychedelic pop of bands such as Opposite Sex, Males, and Trick Mammoth. Martyn… Audio

We take a listen to their new work, but is it as weird and wonderful as Nick Bollinger's expecting? Audio

A band that has become a firm favourite on Auckland's blues scene, but the quality of their playing also makes them in demand way outside the big smoke. Audio

His past achievments include Guitar and songwritting duties with Blerta, Spats and The Crocodiles - He co-wrote the smash hit Tears which was probably the song that launched the career of Jenny… Audio

Few musicians in contemporary music have done more to blow up boundaries between styles of music than virtuoso banjo player Bela Fleck. Fleck crosses between jazz, bluegrass and classical music with… Audio

Nick Bollinger taking a listen to Fleetwood Mac's Then Play On. Audio

The first album from Greg Flemming and The Trains was released in 1994, and although album releases are few and far between, each is greated by critical acclaim by music critcics, and by a steadily… Audio

Auckland-based human beatbox Flick makes music with his mouth plus a tricked-out electric guitar in this Music 101 live session, and takes time to break down the art of vocal percussion with music… Audio

Flight of the Conchords have gone and got pretty famous. On the back of their BBC Radio 2 series they've got their own American telly show, where they play a folk duo from New Zealand trying to make… Audio

Academy Award winner Bret McKenzie and Emmy-nominated Jemaine Clement, Flight of the Conchords, with actor and playwright Nigel Collins. Audio

Texas based rockabilly artist Rosie Flores shares songs and stories from the road. Audio

Emma Smith speaks to Australian electro producer Flume, a.k.a. Harley Streten, about sample burn out, how he stumbled upon his signature chip-monk vocal sound, and why making mistakes feels so right. Audio

The brainchild of The Black Seeds frontman Barnaby Weir, and Loop Recordings Aor(ear)roa, Fly My Pretties brought together the creme de la creme of the Wellington music scene, as well as our most… Audio

We continue our journey with the crew from Fly My Pretties into the Paramount Theatre in Wellington for the live performances. It's September 2006, and while New Zealand is in the throes of… Audio

Barnaby Weir, Tom Watson and Ryan Prebble perform Old Friend and talk to Kirsten Johnstone for Music 101. Audio

LA Future Beat producer with Melody Thomas at Rhythm and Vines 2011. Audio

The Flying Nun is dusting off her habit. Grayson Gilmour, Roger Shepherd and ex-Sneaky Feeling David Pine speak about the label's revival. Audio

The dream of the 90s is alive in Auckland- Superette's Ben Howe and Andrew Gladstone of Garageland reflect on four Flying Nun reissues from the 1990s. Audio

A taste of Radio NZ's 5-hour series about one of New Zealand's most significant record labels. Download the complete series free at www.radionz.co.nz/flyingnun. Audio

Troy Ferguson reviews a New Zealand compilation of music from The Southern Psychedelic Moment: 1981 to 1986. Audio

Record Store Day 2015 sees Flying Out, the online retailer of Flying Nun and Arch Hill Recordings, expand their operation with a bricks and mortar record store, stocking releases from labels like… Audio

Singer Grian Chatten spoke with Tony Stamp about the Dublin band's unexpected success, and their just-released second album A Hero's Death. Audio

Yael Shochat has a recipe for Malawach. Audio

Forest Shakes with 'Quiet Time'  http://forestshakes.bandcamp.com/ 8 June 2013 Audio

Perlas - a Spanish language set from USA folky Josephine Foster and the Victor Herrero Band, reviewed by Nick Bollinger. Audio

Reb Fountain plays January's Well, TAB, Ain't No Craft, and 78. Audio

After a few years and many recording sessions, in October 2006 Reb Fountain released her début album Like Water - named after her old band. Reb Fountain is nothing short of a human machine - a… Audio

The big Campus 2011 surprises were appearances by Caribou and Four Tet on Sunday night. Both acts had played Splore City in Auckland the night before. Kirsten corners them both under a tree. Audio

Each year some of music history's most influential names share their stories with a hand-picked group of the next generation of beat makers, musicians and soon-to-be vocal household names at the Red… Audio

Chris drummed for the Fourmyula in the 60s and went on to help launch the careers of the Jam, the Cure and other bands. Here he discusses his life in music and chooses some of his favorite songs… Audio

Marty Duda talks to Glen Hansard of The Frames, as the band prepares to support Bob Dylan in concert in New Zealand. Audio

Wordsmiths Tourettes (NZ) and Sage Francis (USA) have a lot in common - they're both 33-year-old late life academics who blur the boundaries between spoken word poetry and hip hop, and they both keep… Audio

Otis Mace and Greg Franco in session for Music 101. The songs are: A Lover Sings, Roller Skate Rescue, Home To You, and Book Junkies. Sam Wicks speaks to Greg, Otis, and Andrew Maitai of Power Tool… Audio

Frankie Stevens singing the National Anthem of New Zealand, from a CD produced by the Department of the Internal Affairs in 2000. Audio

A session with Spearhead's Michael Franti and tour tales of Bob Dylan and Bono. Audio

Bay Area rap group Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy gave Michael Franti his start and their politicised rhymes followed through into his next outfit, Spearhead. It was through his Franti's friendship… Audio

Franco-British indie pop outfit François & the Atlas Mountains, led by Brussels-based François Marry, are currently in the country to play a handful of shows and squeeze in as many swims and walks in… Audio

Paddy Fred with his song ‘You Belong’ featuring Louis Baker. soundcloud.com/paddy-fred April 13 2013  Audio

Dunedin musician Freddy Fudd Pucker (Tom Young) has picked up a band-member/girlfriend called Sarah Gautier on his travels around the U.S.A. She plays the accordion and her voice blends so very nicely… Audio

Deva Mahal and Steph Brown open up to Gemma Gracewood about the trails and tribulations of life and embracing the opporunities and challenges facing them in the Big Apple. Audio

New York based soul band Fredericks Brown stop in to play songs - you may remember singer Deva Mahal from cameos with Sola Rosa and her brother Olmecha Supreme, and keys player Steph Brown has played… Audio

The Frederick Street Sound and Light Exploration in Wellington, better known as 'Freds' celebrates three years of adventurous music. Emma Smith speaks with Daniel Beban, and many of the artists… Audio

SJD, Steve Abel and Mara TK join a legion of fine local performers supporting the West Papua Action Group. Nick Atkinson talks to Maire Leadbeater and Paul Bensemann about a forgotten nation ruled… Audio

Dream-pop duo Brooke Singer and John Fitzgerald have just returned from a few months touring around Europe. They share some stories from the road and a brand new song. Audio

Brooke Singer - Vocals, Keyboards & Guitar; John Fitzgerald - Guitar; Ben Wood - Vocal Harmonies & Bass. Audio

Beginning at Brighton's industry showcase 'The Great Escape', Brooke Singer and John Fitzgerald ramble around Europe, taking in the sights of Switzerland, Austria, Croatia and the Czech Republic, and… Video, Audio, Gallery

Frente Cumbiero, a new generation of Colombian music makers, give Emma Smith a lesson in the rhythms of the Pacific and Carribean coasts of Colombia. Audio

The music of Sean Kelly, aka Seth Frightening, explores the beautiful and the terrifying in equal measure. His new album Don't Worry (Heat Death), named for an end-of-the-universe scenario, is out on… Audio

Auckland-based DJ and musician Barnie Duncan spent three months wandering around Africa, in order get to know his record crates a bit better - a collection of the various musical styles from the late… Audio, Gallery

Barnie Duncan's interviews cover the likes of a sound engineer from the booming heyday of Ghana's afro-soul explosion, the man who started Ethiopia's first record label, Highlife band-leaders from… Audio, Gallery

Hear the contrified psychedelia of San Francisco Bay-based Edith Frost, who toured New Zealand with alt-country singer songwriter Richard Buckner. Audio

Jane de Jong aka Ruby Frost is a member of a Christian music clan founded the Parachute Festival - and it was inside the Parachute Music empire that Ruby Frost learned her craft. Frost has just… Audio

Fu King, with their song 'Whatungarongaro Te Tangata Toitū Te Whenua' thefuking.bandcamp.com

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OMC's Pauly Fuemana died aged 40 on 31 January 2010. OMC's 1995 hit single How Bizarre topped the charts in New Zealand, Australia, Canada, Ireland, South Africa and Austria. It remains one of New… Audio

Washington D.C. post-hardcore band Fugazi was hugely influential and not just musically, but ideologically. The band was staunchly D.I.Y., kept gigs affordable and all-ages where they could, and were… Audio

Nick Bollinger talks to George Porter Jr. of funk orininators The Funky Meters (The 'Funky' was added in 1994, after a legal battle over the use of the name). They cover off New Orleans funerals… Audio

It's been six years since Fur Patrol last took to the stage, but last weekend saw the trio reunite for The Munki Mash, a knees-up that marked the end of Wellington's Munki/Inca/Trident Studios… Audio

Julia Deans perfoms songs from the Fur Patrol album 'Local Kid'. Audio

Nick Bollinger casts a critical ear over two new hip-hop releases, and wonders if the historically innovative genre has hit a plateau. Audio

The Wireless' Marcus Stickley meets Future Islands, the Baltimore trio first introduced to mainstream audiences with their electrifying performance on the Late Show with David Letterman. Audio