Music 101 for Saturday 8 May 2021

Welcome to Music 101! We have a great show for you today- check out what we've got coming up. 

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GIVEAWAY 

What better way to celebrate NZ Music Month | Te Marama Puoro o Aotearoa? 

The Great New Zealand Songbook includes a 100-page journal of handwritten lyrics, photos and memorabilia, contributed by the artists themselves - the coolest Kiwi music coffee table book ever, and the music that goes with it!

Tune in to find out how to win a copy 

NZ Music T-Shirt Day

Do you love Kiwi music? Do you care about the people who make it and the at-risk and vulnerable in our communities? Then be a part of NZ Music T Shir tDay!

NZ Music T-Shirt Day takes place on Friday 28 May 2021 as part of NZ Music Month | Te Marama Puoro o Aotearoa! It's about celebrating great kiwi music and showing your support by sporting your favourite band tee.

It’s all for MusicHelps, a unique charity that uses the power of music to help and heal in Aotearoa. This includes Music Therapy in schools, hospices and hospitals, music projects that help disabled people and music-based interventions that help at-risk youth.

Stuck on what to wear? Click here for a list of the best places to buy Nz music T-shirts 

Whether you're an artist, music worker or music lover, get involved and post your best band t-shirt pics using the hashtags #NZMusicTShirtDay and MusicHelps

Click here for all the info you'll need or to make a donation

Wha Cup – the T-Shirt raising money for Music Helps and Aaron Tokona’s Daughter

'Wha Cup!', the trademark catchphrase of beloved musician, Aaron Tokona, has now been turned into a tagline, along with an ‘iconic’ photo of him for a t-shirt campaign raising awareness of mental health and support for the artist’s tamāhine, Asha.

Aaron passed away suddenly last June from a heart attack, leaving behind whanau and friends across the music industry.  As a fantastic and dynamic musician, he was known as the 'Hendrix of Aotearoa' playing many bands including Weta, Cairo Knife Fight, AHori Buzz, Bongmaster and Fly My Pretties.  He was well known for his generous spirit both on and off the stage.  

Proceeds from the sales go to support Aaron’s daughter Asha and MusicHelps (Āwhina Puoro).

T-Shirts are available through Flying Out and RPM Wellington

12.20 Waiata/Anthems: Bic Runga opens up about growing up in Christchurch and the backlash she faced for speaking her truth. 

“I remember not seeing anyone who looked like me.. as a family, we felt quite different” 

Following their 2019 number one album, Waiata/Anthems is back with new stories and songs to celebrate te reo Māori through the power of waiata. 

Waiata /Anthems is produced by champion of Māori music, Hinewehi Mohi, and this year we’re lucky enough to get not just an album, but a documentary series following local musicians translating their songs into te reo Māori.

The series features some of our best homegrown talent such as Drax Project, Katchafire’s Logan Bell, Bic Runga, Che Fu, MELODOWNZ, Annie Crummer, Hollie Smith and Don McGlashan.

• Click here for more on Waiata / Anthems

Bic Runga’’s ‘There is No Time / Kāore He Wā’ features on the new series. She opens up about the racism and alienation she felt growing up in Christchurch as a Chinese/ Māori New Zealander, feeling isolated from her culture, and the backlash she faced for speaking her truth. 

1.15 Wunderbar owner Alex Wallace on the NZ Music Venue Infrastructure Fund 

In the aftermath of the pandemic's negative impact on Aotearoa’s local music industry, The Music Commission established the NZ Music Venue Infrastructure Fund for music venues with a capacity of under 1000. 

The fund supported music venues with a contribution towards costs associated with operating a live music venue, in order to assist in ensuring viable touring circuits for original NZ music. 

85 venues were offered support across 26 towns and cities in Aotearoa. One of those venues was Wunderbar in Lyttleton, known as “the weirdest coolest little bar in NZ” 

Charlotte Speaks to bar owner Alex Wallace about why he wanted to own a music venue, what makes it special and why it’s so important for him to put on good hospitality for the bands that he hosts.

1.35 The Sampler - Lontalius and Beastwars 

Tony Stamp listens to Auckland singer-songwriter Lontalius' stripped-back third album, and the tenth-anniversary reissue of Wellington metal band Beastwars' debut album. 

Click here to listen to this week's full episode of The Sampler

Beastwars are heading out on tour - Click here for more info

Totara St., Tauranga      Fri, 7th May       

The Powerstation, Auckland        Sat, 8th May     

Starters Bar, Dunedin     Fri, 14th May

Cassels Blue Smoke, Christchurch    Sat, 15th May

Wakatu Hotel, Nelson    Fri, 21st May

The Hunter Lounge, Wellington   Sat, 22nd May

2PM LIVE - RNZ Music Live Sessions: Mazbou Q

May is NZ Music Month | Te Marama Puoro o Aotearoa!

RNZ Music is proud to present our new series of live sessions with some of Aotearoa's best.

Today it'sTāmaki-based Nigerian Kiwi rapper Mazbou Q. He brought his band, including brass section, to Te Oro Arts Centre in Glen Innes Auckland to perform old favourites and brand new tracks from his new album

Catch Mazbou Q live on Friday, May 7 at Auckland's Neck of the Woods:

Stay Tuned for more incredible live sessions from Church & AP and Ladyhawke and more, coming in hot all throughout NZ Music Month | Te Marama Puoro o Aotearoa!

Made with the support of NZ On Air Music.

Mazbou Q is joined by:

Niran Nayagam (Drums)

Isaac Griffiths (Keys)

April Haines (Guitar),

Tavite Tonga (Trombone)

Chris Mausia (Trumpet)

Thabani Gapara (Saxophone)

Dean Rodrigues (Bass)

Chelsea Naepi (BV)

Molly Esme (BV)

Filmed at Te Oro Arts Centre in Auckland.

2:30 Tony Stamp on the music documentaries you need to be watching during NZ Music Month | Te Marama Puoro o Aotearoa!

Tony Stamp joins Charlotte in the studio to highlight some of the documentaries streaming at NZ Film On Demand during NZ Music Month.

3.30  Musical Chairs - Sons of Zion

"We're all brothers, we're all family" 

In this Musical Chairs Joel Latimer, Riapo Panapa, Sam Eriwata and Matt Sadgrove reflect on their early days of playing gospel music in the church band to surviving tour fallouts and how they've worked to maintain their musical bond.

Songs played in this episode: Good Love, Running, Without You, Tell Her, Stuck on Stupid (ft Israel Starr), Crazy, Drift Away

4:00 The Mixtape - Otis Frizzell and the Art of the Record 

Otis Frizzell is one of Aotearoa’s best-known graffiti artists, you may also know him as half on the 90’s hip hop duo MCOJ & Rhythm Slave. 

To mark 21 years of NZ Music Month | Te Marama Puoro o Aotearoa, the NZ Music Commission are proud to present Art of the Record, a travelling exhibition to showcase 21 iconic album covers. The exhibition will open in Auckland on May 1st, before travelling to Wellington on May 10th, followed by Christchurch on May 17th and Dunedin on May 24th.

• Click here for more info 

Otis Frizzell’s album artwork for Fat Freddys Drop’s album Dr Boondigga and the Big BW is featured in the exhibition. He joins Charlotte to chat about the Art of The Record, his life, and of course choose his favourite songs. 

Songs played on today's show:

12-1

Shocking pinks - Us against the city

Headless Chickens - Cruise Control 

Split Enz - Dirty Creature

The Black Keys - Crawling Kingsnake

Johnny Devlin and the Devils - Nervous Wreck

Reb Fountain - Hey Mom

The Beatles - Get Back

Ike & Tina Turner - A Fool In Love

Billie Eilish - Your Power 

1-2

Mara TK - Grrrl

Chuck Berry - You never can tell

Tame Impala - The Less I know the better

Turn Around - Ahroribuzz 

The Sampler: 

Lontalius

You Make The Rules, Dialtone, Faint, Don’t You Think I Do Enough, Carou-sel, This Light Is Hard To See

Beastwars 

Lake of Fire, Damn The Sky, Empire, Call Out The Dead, Red God

The Clean - Anything Can Happen 

Hello Sailor - Lyin' in the sand 

2-3 

Sola Rosa - No Idea 

Mazbou Q Live Session

Metronomy - The Bay

Connan and the moccasins - Sneaky Sneaky Dog Friend

Daffodils - A Leo Underwater 

3-4

Salmonella Dub - Soul Love trippa

Newmatics - Riot Squad

Fazerdaze - Lucky Girl

Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings - 100 Days, 100 Nights

The Housemartins - Caravan of Love

Beck - Deadweight

Straitjacket Fits -  If I Were You

The Screaming Meemees - See Me Go