Music 101

Show Notes

Today we're coming to you live from Wellington Museum on the first day of their Fat Freddy's Drop exhibition, which celebrates the 20th anniversary of Based On A True Story.

13:10 Scott and Joe from Fat Freddy's Drop

Two Freddy's alumni join us to discuss what went into making the landmark album, which went straight to number one and became the longest-charting album in Aotearoa history. 

13:45 Curator Ian Wards

In 2005, Wellington Museum senior curator Ian Wards bought BOATS on CD. Now, two decades later, he's put together an exhibition based around the band's foundations, and the making and production of the album.

14:10 Ladi6 and Louis Baker

Two musicians with their own connections to Freddy's pop by to talk about their history with the band, as well as their new and upcoming projects.

14:30 Nick Bollinger on Wellington's history of jam bands 

RNZ's resident music historian talks us through a key component of the local music scene.

15:10 Sam from Phoenix Foundation

Another iconic Wellington band are also celebrating a 20th anniversary. Their album Pegasus was nominated alongside BOATS for Album of the Year at the 2005 NZ Music Awards.

15:30 French For Rabbits' Brooke Singer 

As well as fronting her own acclaimed band, the singer-songwriter runs Home Alone Records, fostering acts who live and create out of Te Whanganui-a-Tara.

16:10 The Mixtape: Harry Ricketts

Harry Ricketts is a Wellington-based poet and educator who recently published his eleventh volume of poetry. In In this episode of The Mixtape he plays some of his favourite records and talks to Nick Bollinger about just what they mean to him.

Songs Played:

1pm-2pm

• Fat Freddy's Drop - Wandering Eye [Fitchie’s Dub Instrumental]

• Joe Dukie & DJ Fitchie - Seconds

• Fat Freddy’s Drop - This Room

• The Meters - Just Kissed My Baby

• Kruder & Dorfmeister - High Noon

• Fat Freddy’s Drop - Cay’s Crays

2pm-3pm

• Salmonella Dub - Strung Out Between the Beach and Heaven

• Louis Baker - Black Crow

• Ladi6 - LightBulb

• The Doobie Brothers - What a Fool Believes

• Fat Freddy’s Drop - Boondigga

• Quincy Conserve - Ride The Rain

• The Hulamen - Working For A Living

• King Kapisi - Screems From Da Old Plantation

3pm-4pm

• Phoenix Foundation - Hitchcock, Damn the River, Slightest Shift in the Weather

• French For Rabbits - The Overflow

• Michaela Tempers - Nothing to Lose

• Fables - Sundown

• Lake South - Can We Hold This Ground

• By a Damn Sight -   Wrote a Symphony

4pm-5pm

• The Who - Substitute

• Bob Dylan - Blind Willie McTell

• Leonard Cohen - Famous Blue Raincoat

• Richard Thompson - Cold Kisses

• Silver Jews - Suffering Jukebox

• Windy City Strugglers - Can’t Get Back