Music 101
The Buzzcocks - Long lunches, no sound checks.
Music Promoter Kurt Shanks recalls stories from The Buzzcocks New Zealand tours in both 2013 and 2016 including long lunches, details on their riders and their motto 'No Moet - No Show-ay'. Audio
Church and AP "scarcity creates demand"
Church and AP have built up an incredible amount of hype about their new song 'Ready or Not'. Before it was even released it was the most shazamed song in the country. It is an A rotate on two radio… Audio
Matthew J Ruys: woke since '92
Matthew J Ruys is releasing music under his own name for the first time in twenty years. Now based in Los Angeles the self described Jack-of-all-trades discusses where music has taken him over the… Video, Audio
The Mixtape: Opiuo
New Zealand born DJ and producer Opiuo has gained a reputation for never playing the same set twice as be brings the bounce and bass to audiences all over the world. He joins us for the RNZ Music… Video, Audio
Lisa Crawley 'Baby It's Fine'
Lisa Crawley joins us on the phone from Melbourne to tell us what she's been up to and share her new song 'Baby it's Fine'. Audio
Live Session: MeloDownz
Melo and Blues is the new double EP from Avondale rapper Melodownz featuring Troy Kingi, Louis Baker and heaps of amazing artists. He stops by the RNZ studios to bring us a live performance. Video, Audio
Sweet! Bailey Wiley is back with Sugar
Bailey Wiley stops by RNZ to share her new song 'Sugar' feat Melodownz and explain why she's been gone too long. Audio
Ignite: Tiki Taane and Salmonella Dub reunite
After reuniting for three shows this year Tiki Taane and Salmonella Dub have released a new song 'Ignite'. Video, Audio
Genderqueer teenage pop musician King Princess on her new song 'Pussy is God'
With only a handful of songs and one EP, King Princess is already touing the world to sell-out crowds. The nineteen-year-old, New Yorker musician stopped by RNZ for a chat. Video, Audio
Balu Brigada: New music - Old Love
Henry and Pierre Beasley of Balu Brigada have made New York rather than Auckland's North Shore their home for the last few months busily writing new songs and they swing by RNZ to share one 'Old… Audio
Leisure debut new song Feeling Free
Leisure are gearing up to summer with some new releases up their sleeves. Jadan and Djeisan from the band swing by to introduce the new single 'Feeling Free'. Audio
Ōtara Music Arts Centre: celebrating a musical legacy
OMC, Ardijah, King Kapisi and Annie Crummer are just a few of the names that have come through OMAC - the Ōtara Music Arts Centre, which is celebrating 30 years of fostering musical talent in South… Audio
Mit Eldnar are the Music 101 House Band!
Manurewa High band Mit Eldnar join Music 101 as house band as RNZ's Alex Behan fulfills a lifelong dream. Audio
Live Session: Greg Johnson
Greg Johnson swings by Music 101 to play an impromptu set and share some stories in the midst of his national tour. Audio
Tali returns to her drum and bass roots on Love and Migration
Tali makes a welcome return to the world of drum and bass with her new album Love and Migration. Video, Audio
Australian pop sensation Kira Puru on dancefloors, diversity and her Tainui roots
Pop singer-songwriter Kira Puru is taking off in Australia. Kira – who's of Māori heritage – has recently released her first, self-titled EP on which she celebrates dancefloors and diversity. Video, Audio
Thomston turns up after two long years to give us The Heights
Thomston has been suspiciously quiet for the last two years and now we discover why. He's been writing a lot of songs. He stops by the RNZ studio's to share just one of what might be up to eighty new… Audio
Live session: High Hoops performs tracks from new album Seasons on Planet Earth
HIGH HØØPS is the solo project of Leisure's Jordan Arts. He's just released his debut album Seasons on Planet Earth. Jordan put a band together and dropped into RNZ to perform two stand-out track from… Video, Audio
Hopetoun Brown live @ RNZ
Hopetoun Brown drop by Music 101 to perform a few songs. Audio
Lily Allen on the toxic internet and her new, happier place
Lily Allen has dealt with fame since she was 21. In an interview promoting her upcoming New Zealand show she addresses both the up and downsides to fame, the rawness of her new album, toxic internet… Audio