Music 101 for Saturday 29 February 2020
On 101 this week, we speak with Joey Santiago from the Pixies and Magne Furuholmen from A-Ha, plus catch Holly Herndon on the ground at Laneway Festival, and profile kiwi up-and-comers Merk, and Shiraz & LSJ. Plus the Song Crush team share some of their favourite tunes of the moment, and The Mixtape at 4pm is with Supergroove saxophonist Nick Atkinson.
Pal Waaktaar-Savoy, Morten Harket, Magne Furuholmen Photo: Supplied
12-1pm
Joey Santiago from the Pixies
1-2pm
Magne from A-Ha
2-3pm
Merk
Holly Herndon
3-4pm
Introducing: Shiraz & LSJ
Song Crush
4-5pm
The Mixtape: Nick Atkinson
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Joey Santiago on life in The Pixies for 33 years
12:30 PM.Joey Santiago has been guitarist in The Pixies since their debut EP in 1987. Ahead of their return to NZ to perform their first album Surfer Rosa in full, he spoke with Tony Stamp. Read more Audio
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A-ha's keyboardist on how the band has endured
1:00 PM.Norwegian pop trio A-ha are best known for their massively successful 1984 hit 'Take On Me'. Nearly four decades later, they're set to play New Zealand for the first time. A-ha keyboardist Magne… Read more Video, Audio
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Merk is going on his first National tour
12:48 PM.Mark Perkins (AKA Merk) is about to celebrate his first global release, and embark on his first NZ/ Australia tour. Read more Audio
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Holly Herndon on making music with A.I.
2:00 PM.RNZ's Flo Wilson meets indie electronic musician Holly Herndon on the ground at Laneway Festival. Read more Audio
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Introducing: Shiraz & LSJ
3:00 PM.Tāmaki Makaurau hip hop duo Shiraz & LSJ introduce their new song 'Whitney'. Read more Audio
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Song Crush: U.S. Girls, The Big Moon, Mortimer
3:30 PM.Anti-capitalist disco, uplifting English indie-pop, Jamaican reggae soul and soul soothing ambient music are all part of the Song Crush mix this week. Read more Video, Audio
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The Mixtape: Nick Atkinson
4:00 PM.Nick Atkinson started his musical career as the saxophone player for Supergroove, going on to form the bands Hopetoun Brown and Love Square. He joined Tony Stamp to play five of his favourite tunes. Read more Audio
Songs played on the show this week:
12-1pm
Gorillaz - Desole (feat Fatoumata Diawara)
Elbow - Grounds For Divorce
The National - Never Tear Us Apart
Phoebe Bridgers - Garden Song
Jake Love - Now She's Gone
The Beatles - Lovely Rita
The Pixies - Where Is My Mind, Debaser, Wave of Mutilation, Bird of Prey, Bone Machine
Mazzy Star - Cry, Cry
Stereolab - Vonal Declosion
Lorina Harding - The New Husband
1-2pm
Mark De Clive Lowe - Melodious Funk
EOB - Brasil
Ria Hall - History
Four Tet - Baby
A-Ha - Objects In The Mirror
Spike Milligan - My Darling Little Baby
Roy Irwin - Shine
Carnivorous Plant Society - The Baby
2-3pm
Portishead - Strangers
Rosalia - Juro Que
Gil Scott-Heron & Makaya McCraven - I'm New Here
Outkast - Ms Jackson
Merk - H.N.Y.B.
Carseat Headrest - Can't Cool Me Down
Dirty Projectors - Overlord
Holly Herndon - Frontier
Talking Heads - This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)
Jay Som - A Thousand Words
The Verlaines - Death and The Maiden
3-4pm
Eru Dangerspiel - Hikoi Teaki
The Avalanches - We Will Always Love You (feat Blood Orange)
Isobel Campbell - Ant Life
Shiraz & LSJ - Whitney
Laura Marling - Rambling Man
CS + Kreme - Slug
US Girls - 4 American Dollars
The Big Moon - Your Light
Hinds - Riding Solo
Mortimer - Fight The Fight
K.Leimer - The Cult of Saint Jerome
The Mint Chicks - Sleeping During The Day
Radiohead - Everything In Its Right Place
4-5pm
Carnivorous Plant Society - Phantom Finger
The Techniques - Queen Majesty
The Mots - Let's Go Fishing
Yoko Zuna - The Lovecraft Mixtape feat. P Money
Aldous Harding - Merriweather