Music 101 for Saturday 13 July 2024

 

1.25  The Jesus and Mary Chain: ‘These days it's Jim and William Reid being themselves’

Scottish band The Jesus and Mary Chain return to New Zealand this month touring their new album Glasgow Eyes, hailed as some of their best music since their explosive debut Psychocandy.

The band are also celebrating their 40 year anniversary. Charlotte Ryan speaks to founder Jim Reid about the origins of the Mary Chain, their infamous 90s shows and mid-career break up, and what got them back together. 

The Jesus and Mary Chain play Auckland's Powerstation on Tuesday, July 30.

2.30 ‘The summer of Prince’: 40 Years of Purple Rain

This month marks 40 years since the release of Purple Rain, the 1984 American romantic rock musical film scored by and starring Prince in his acting debut. 

The semi-autobiographical story in the film follows a musician's rise to superstardom, and it was a huge success - Prince became the first artist to ever have the top movie, album, and single at the same time.

Matt Thorne, author of Prince: The Man and His Music speaks to Charlotte Ryan to celebrate the iconic Purple Rain. 

3.15  NZ rockers come together for Led Zeppelin

New Zealand’s best loved rock musicians are coming together to perform the immortal music of Led Zeppelin.  

E.J Barnes, of Jimmy Barnes genes, speaks to Charlotte Ryan about the lineup, which includes Jennie Skulander (Devilskin), Julia Deans, Milan Borich (Pluto), and blues rocker Seamus Johnson (Seamouse).

The rockers will recreate classics such as Stairway To Heaven, Black Dog and the ethereal Battle of Evermore.

The Led Zeppelin tribute show is part of the Come Together 2024 series which stages three rock concerts, three albums over three months. 

Catch the Led Zeppelin tribute shows here: 

Friday July 19 - Isaac Theatre Royal - Christchurch

Saturday July 20 - Opera House, Wellington

Friday July 26 - Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre, Auckland

3.40 Songwriter: The lost album of Johnny Cash 

The posthumous return of the Man in Black features a collection of demos recorded in the early '90s, discovered and repurposed by his son, John Carter Cash.

4:00 The Mixtape: Filmmaker Chelsie Preston Crayford  

Our guest picking the music is actor, writer and director Chelsie Preston Crayford. 

Chelsie’s acting projects have been vast and numerous including Eagle vs Shark, Savage, The Panthers, Netflix's global hit The Royal Treatment, Nude Tuesday, and winning a Logie for her role in Underbelly and an AACTA for The Code. 

Most recently she starred in crime thriller Dark City: The Cleaner, and has just wrapped a new show called A Remarkable Place to Die - a New Zealand set detective series.

Chelsie has written and directed her own short films and has just been funded to make a feature film that celebrates her upbringing in a household of three generations of women. 

 

Songs played on the show
1-2
Bonobo - Rosewood
Pino D'Angio - Ma Quale Idea
Metronomy, Naima Bock & Joshua Idehen - With Balance
Adam Hattaway and the Haunters - High Horse feat Erny Belle
Eddie Vedder - Save it for later
The Jesus and Mary Chain - Just Like Honey
Leao - Mea Uma 
The Lijadu Sisters - Come on Home
Shelley Duvall - He Needs Me
Trinity Roots - Trinity Roots - Egos (Live for RNZ)
Orville Peck, Beck - Death Valley high 

2-3
Salvia Palth - no-intro
Michael Kiwanuka - Floating Parade
Sade - Smooth Operator 
IA - Kura Huna
Nilufer Yanya - Call it love (edit) 
The B-52's - 52 Girls
Common & Pete Rock - Dreamin'
Prince - Purple Rain
Annika Rani - my saviour

3-4
Mulatu Astatke - Tezeta (Nostelgia) 
The Zombies -She's Not There
Vera Ellen - Carpenter
Led Zeppelin - The Battle of Evermore
Led Zeppelin - Misty Mountain Hop
Greatsouth - Nada in my wallet
Nick Ward - All Your Life
StrawPeople - Dreamchild
Moses Sumney - Vintage

Chelsea's Mixtape songs:

Herbie Hancock - Watermelon Man 
Erykah Badu - Time’s A Wastin 
Chassol - Wersailles (Planeur)
Elephant - Tame Impala
Bob James - Angela (Theme From Taxi) 
Fatboy Slim - Praise you