Nau mai haere mai, welcome to Summer Music 101 with Maggie Tweedie for 13 January 2024.

Host Maggie Tweedie in front of a bright blue and purple gradient background

Photo: RNZ / Krista Barnaby

 

Skip to songs played on the show today.

 

1.15pm - Tusekah

South African New Zealander Tuseka Njoko (artist name Tusekah) speaks to Maggie Tweedie about her musical ambitions for 2024. 

1.45pm - Sonya Waters

Sonya Waters is a musician and producer who has fronted three New Zealand bands - Fang, The Instigators and White Swan Black Swan. RNZ’s Sonya Ishimnikova visited Sonya’s studio to find out what music means to her and about her career.

2.25pm - The Sampler - Best Reissues 2023

Tony Stamp reflects on ten of his favourite reissues and compilations from the past year, including Japanese lounge music, British post-punk, and Canadian synthscapes.

3.15pm - Christopher Tubbs

DJ and producer Christopher Tubbs joins Maggie in the Wellington studio to discuss how he approaches performing long DJ sets and the influence Balearic music originating in Ibiza has had on his own musical journey. 

3.40pm - Hannah Everingham

Hannah Everingham joins Alex Harmer in the RNZ Christchurch studio for a chat about her two albums, and to perform some old and new songs live.

4pm - Postcards: A tour through the historic streets of Philadelphia with Rachel Andie

This week on Postcards from Philadelphia Japanese American musician Rachel Andie takes us on a tour through the historic streets of Philly. 

 

 

 

Songs played on the show today:

 

1-2pm

 

  • Cymande – Dove 

  • Tusekah – I ain't waiting around

  • Morgan Garson – Plantasia

  • Sonya Waters – Eddies

  • Instigators – Hope She’s Alright 

  • Christoph Eschenbach – Piano Sonata 

  • Armonico Consort – Spiritus Sanctus Vivificans

  • Instigators – Not Really Bad 

  • Siouxsie and the Banshees – Happy House 

  • Orange – Blue Budd 

  • White Swan Black Swan – Finger and Nail  

  • Sonya Waters – Spring Tide

  • Sonya Waters – Evaporation 

 

2-3pm

 

  • Darondo – Didn't I (Dave Allison Rework)

  • St Vincent – The Melting of the Sun 

  • Charles Bradley & The Menahan Street Band – I'll Slip Away

  • BADBADNOTGOOD ft. Jonah Yano – Key To Love (Is Understanding)

  • The Neat - Hormones In Action (In My Heart)

  • The Edsel Auctioneer – Our New Skin

  • Mort Garson – The Big Game Hunters See The Cheetah

  • Mort Garson – Black Eye (End Credits)

  • Grandaddy – Derek Spears

  • Grandaddy – Gettin' Jipped

  • Tricky – Black Steel (ft Martina Topley-Bird)

  • Tricky – Pumpkin feat. Alison Goldfrapp

  • John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter & Daniel Davies – Chariots of Pumpkins (Halloween III)

  • John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter & Daniel Davies – Love at a Distance (Prince of Darkness)

  • Jai Paul – Str8 Outta Mumbai

  • Jai Paul – BTSTU (Demo)

  • Fontaines D.C. – Cello Song

  • John Parish & Aldous Harding – Three Hours

  • Pizzicato Five – Everyone Laughed

  • Les Baxter with 101 Strings Orchestra – Tropicando

  • Hiroshi Yoshimura – Something Blue

  • Hiroshi Yoshimura – Green Shower

  • Call Super and Eden Samara – Sapling 

  • DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince – Summertime 

  • Kikagaku Moyo – Dripping Sun

     

 

3-4pm

 

 

4-5pm 

 

  • Hezekiah Jones – Having a time machine isn’t a good enough reason to time travel

  • SNACKTIME – Gotta Get Funk

  • Black Buttafly – Imagine

  • Qthree, Budamunk – Peace

  • Trap Rabbit – This was once out of shape (featuring Maxfield Gast)

  • Foxwarren – Sunset Canyon

  • Eddie Hazel – California Dreamin'

  • Yussef Days – Turquoise Galaxy

  • Kaytranada – Vivid Dreams
  • Four Tet – Three Drums