Music 101 for Saturday 21 May 2022
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Rob Ruha on his new single "Thats where I'll Be"
1:20 PM.The latest offering from the multi-hyphenate artist, 'That's Where I'll Be' stands as Rob's first new waiata since 2021's Preservation Of Scenery and arrives just in time for New Zealand Music Month.
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NZMM Heardle developer James Mac
1:40 PM.Have you heard of HEARDLE? Similar concept to the word game WORDLE- except its music. You have 5 turns to guess the artist and name of the song - the faster you get it - the more points you earn. New… Read more Audio
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BellaDonna MusicHelps Interview
3:15 PM.It's New Zealand Music T Shirt Day next friday, which is an awareness campaign and fundraising drive for MusicHelps, and organisation that helps musicians in need.
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The Making of Dimmer's 'I Believe You Are A Star'
4:00 PM.On the 21st anniversary of Dimmer’s I Believe You are a Star, Dimmer frontman Shayne Carter, and drummer Gary Sullivan take us through the circumstances that saw them make a record entirely different… Read more Audio
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The Sampler: The Smile, Ibeyi, Silas Futura
2:30 PM.Tony Stamp reviews the Radiohead side project The Smile, an album about The Egyptian Book of the Dead by Afro-Cuban/ French sisters Ibeyi, and a pair of loose, experimental EPs from Tāmaki R&B… Read more Audio
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Trevor Reekie in conversation with Barry Saunders
3:30 PM.Barry Saunders is the Singer and principal songwriter for The Warratahs, Barry has had a parallel solo career spanning solo albums as well as collaborations with the likes of Delaney Davidson.
As… Read more Audio
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Introducing: Aidan Fine
3:20 PM.Its time for Introducing on Music 101 - where a local artist we think you will like introduced themselves to you - Here is Aidan Fine. Read more Video, Audio
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Mixtape: Julia Deans - 2022 Remix
3:54 PM.Two years since the anniversary of Pet, and two years since we recorded the Mixtape, we thought re-spin the Julia Deans Mixtape. Read more Audio
Kia ora & welcome to Music 101 for 21 May 2022.
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1.20 Rob Ruha
Rob Ruha has won multiple Aotearoa Music Awards, Waiata Music awards, APRA awards, as well as numerous Kapa Haka awards for his leadership roles and compositions - and received an Arts Foundation Laureate Award.
Hes an inspirational leader - and a fantastic musician with a catalogue of over 200 songs - the latest highway 35 in the East Coast that went viral - Rob Ruha has just released a new single celebrating the warmthness of Aotearoa. He talks to Charlotte about his new single "Thats Where I'll Be".
Photo: ESinclair
1.40 NZMM Heardle
We chat to James Mac the brilliant creator of the NZMM Heardle app
NZMM Heardle Photo: Jana Te Nahu Owen
Listen to the intro, then find the correct NZMM song in the list. Sometimes the autocomplete gets a bit bogged down - refreshing should sort it :)
Skipped or incorrect attempts unlock more of the intro.
Answer in as few tries as possible and share your score!
2pm Dimmer - I believe you are a star 21st Anniversary
On the 21st anniversary of Dimmer’s I Believe You are a Star, Shayne Carter and drummer Gary Sullivan take us the through circumstances that saw Flying Nun’s rocks gods ditch the power cords and distortion and go full Portishead and drum loops on one the RNZ Music team’s favourite local albums of this century.
Photo: Dimmer - I Believe You are a Star
This is the oral history of I Believe You are a Star.
2.30 The Sampler
Tony Stamp reviews new Radiohead side project The Smile.
3:20 Introducing: Aidan Fine
This week we introduce you to Tāmaki Makaurau artist, Aidan Fine.
3.40 Barry Saunders
Barry Saunders is the Singer and principal songwriter for The Warratahs, Barry has had a parallel solo career spanning solo albums as well as collaborations with the likes of Delaney Davidson. As writer and broadcaster Chris Bourke once wrote, ‘The Warratahs earned their reputation by playing what seems like a tiny wooden hall down the end of every gravel road in NZ… like the main trunk line and the Edmonds Cookbook the place wouldn't be the same without them.
Photo: Supplied
4pm The MIXTAPE - Julia Deans
Two years since the anniversary of Pet, and two years since we recorded the Mixtape, we thought re-spin it, with a new introduction, and a new song she wanted to add.
Photo: Julia Deans
Julia Deans is one of Aotearoa's most beloved musicians. The Cantabrian started her career in the early 90s with Celtic band Banshee Reel, then went on to form highly successful rock band Fur Patrol. Since Fur Patrol, Julia has released two solo albums: Modern Fables (2010) and We Light Fire (2018); she's collaborated with the likes of Shihad frontman Jon Toogood; she's starred in Jesus Christ Superstar; and she's toured, gigged and recorded all over New Zealand and the world.
Julia talks with Charlotte Ryan about life and picks her favourite songs on this episode of The Mixtape.
Her song choices are:
Wet Leg - Angelica
Shuggie Otis - Inspiration Information
Big Thief - Mythological Beauty
Anna Meredith - Calion
Gang of Four - Anthrax
Weta - Calling on
songs played on the show today
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Dimmer - Drift
Diana Ross - Turn Up The Sunshine
Interview Rob Ruha "Thats where I'll Be"
Arlo Parks - Eugene
Dave Dobbyn - Language
Darondo - Let my people go
Lizzo - About damn time
Interview JAMES MAC - NZMM HEARDLE
OMC - Land of Plenty
Reb Fountain - Fisherman
Johnny Devlin - Nervous Wreck
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Vangelis - Chariots of Fire
Dimmer: The Oral History of “I Believe You Are A Star”
Florence + The Machine - King
MOHI - E Kii
The Sampler - The Smile - A light for attracting Attention
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Rhian Sheehan - Afternoon on the moon
Julia Deans - Walking In The Sun
Arcade Fire – Unconditional I (Lookout kid)
Marlon Williams - My Boy
Jean-Paul Sartre Experience (JPS Experience) - Rain
INTRODUCING: AIDAN FINE
Cornershop - Norwegian Wood (the bird has flown)
Interview Bella Donna on MusicHelps
Interview BARRY SAUNDERS
Mel Parsons - Slow Burn
The Verlaines - Pyromaniac
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Wet Leg - Angelica
Shuggie Otis - Inspiration Information
Big Thief - Mythological Beauty
Anna Meredith - Calion
Gang of Four - Anthrax
Weta - Calling on
