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26 May, 2012

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Access All Areas

Saturday afternoons during Music 101, between 2:00 and 5:00 pm.

A backstage pass to current musical issues.

Seasoned industry insider Trevor Reekie dodges past security to get to the heart of industry trends and happenings, pinning down the people with the good oil on the current state of the music biz, and where it might be going, as well as occasional glances over the shoulder to see how we got here.

Programme Audio


Access All Areas: John Lydon: Former Sex Pistol John Lydon talks with Trevor Reekie about his post Sex Pistols band PiL, formed in May 1978, just five months after The Sex Pistols imploded while on tour in the US. For Access All Areas, Trevor Reekie talks to John Lydon about the new PiL album This Is Pil, their first in 20 years. 19 May 2012 (duration: 17′21″)
Access All Areas: Zowie: Signed to Sony Music Australia, electro-pop singer songwriter Zowie is about to release her debut album Love Demolition. The Aucklander has already attracted huge international interest, playing private parties for influential American blogger Perez Hilton and Nylon Magazine, receiving a write up in the New York Times and supporting Katy Perry on 11 of her recent Australasian shows... all of which is a long way from Northcote College. For Access All Areas, Trevor Reekie talks to Zowie about Bionic Pixies, collaborations and creativity. 28 April 2012. (duration: 15′25″)
Access All Areas: Warratahs 25 Years: As writer and broadcaster Chris Bourke once wrote, the Warratahs have earned their reputation by playing "what seems like a tiny wooden hall down the end of every gravel road in New Zealand... like the main trunk line and the Edmonds Cookbook, the place wouldnâ€™t be the same without them". 2012 marks the 25th anniversary of the release of The Warratahs debut single 'Hands of My Heart'. For Access All Areas Trevor Reekie catches up with the two founding members, singer songwriter Barry Saunders and violinist Nik Brown. 21 April 2012. (duration: 15′54″)
Access All Areas: Hoodoo Gurus: Australian psychedelic rockers The Hoodoo Gurus are celebrating the 30th anniversary of the debut single 'Leilani'. One of Australia's most enduring rock bands with a back catalogue of of instantly identifiable songs that provided a soundtrack to a generation of Aussie kids; The Hoodoo Gurus are still going strong. For Access All Areas this week Trevor Reekie catches up with lead vocalist Dave Faulkner. 31 March 2012. (duration: 13′53″)
Access All Areas: The Sonics: The Sonics were underground pioneers of American garage rock and the North West Sound. Name-checked by Kurt Cobain, The Fall, The White Stripes, the Black Keys and most of the grunge generation, these guys were recording songs so wild they sent white picket fence-owning Americans running to their fallout shelters back in the '60s. For Access All Areas Trevor Reekie talks to original vocalist Gerry Roslie about their incredible legacy and their journey back to the stage. 24 March 2012. (duration: 13′19″)
Access All Areas: Yes: Grammy Award winning prog-rockers YES arrive in New Zealand for the first time in April 2012. Formed in London in 1968 Yes helped change the sound of UK music... they were amongst the original pioneers of prog-rock. Twenty studio albums later Yes is still a hard working band. Founding member and Bassist Chris Squire joins host Trevor Reekie to talk about a career that has been close to the edge and back again. 10 March 2012. (duration: 9′55″)
Access All Areas: Listen Whitey - Black Power 1965-75: Trevor Reekie talks to Pat Thomas about his book Listen, Whitey! The Sights and Sounds of Black Power 1965-1975, which includes a soundtrack of long unavailable material, released by Seattle label Light in the Attic. The discussion covers Black Power, the Panthers and how pop culture embraced a movement at the forefront of one of America's most tumultuous decades. 3 March 2012. (duration: 15′45″)
Access All Areas: Balkan Brass and Asphalt Tango: One of the major attractions of WOMAD Taranaki 2012 is Balkan brass band Mahala Rai Banda who are signed to German record label Asphalt Tango. This is a label that has flourished in the niche market of Balkan brass bands... their mission statement could well be 'No horns, no glory'. As last year's sell-out European tour of the Balkan Brass Battle demonstrated, this is music that only has to be seen... to sell. Asphalt Tango founder Helmut Neumann talks to Trevor Reekie about Balkan brass and following one's heart. 25 February 2012. (duration: 14′35″)
Access All Areas: Etta James Remembered by Bobby Murray: The long-reigning Queen of the blues Etta James passed away on January 20 2012 aged 73. Etta's guitarist for the past 20 years was Bobby Murray. the three-time Grammy award winning guitarist talks to Trevor Reekie about the talent and turbulence of the great Etta James. 11 February 2012. (duration: 17′51″)
Griffin, Bernie and the Grifters in Session: Trevor Reekie hosts Bernie Griffen and the Grifters in session for Music 101. The songs are: 29 Diamonds; Sometimes I Feel So Sad; The Horse Song; Take the Money and Run. 10 December 2011. (duration: 20′35″)
Access All Areas: Captain Sensible of The Damned: Raymond Burns a.k.a. Captain Sensible was a toilet cleaner in Croyden, outer London, before he joined the Damned and had a musical career unlike many others in punk. When Sensible left the Damned, he reinvented himself as the UKâ€™s least likely pop star. The good Captain Sensible is back on the road with the Damned on their 35th Anniversary World Tour. Trevor Reekie catches up with Captain Sensible... 2 December 2011. (duration: 14′26″)