Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Music with RNZ's Charlotte Ryan
RNZ 101 host Charlotte Ryan joins Kathryn to look at the 40th anniversary of the U2 album war and play a track from Unknown Mortal Orchestra and Kiwi singer Ny Oh. Audio
Music 101 Pocket Edition 203: Ruban Nielson/ Blair Jollands
In this week's Pocket Edition, Yadana Saw speaks with Ruban Neilson whose band UMO have kicked off their New Zealand tour, we are introduced to Dunedin's Abby Wolfe, and Alex Behan speaks with Blair… Audio
Silver Scrolls finalists announced
Five top acts have made the shortlist for this year's APRA Silver Scroll Award, recognising excellence in songwriting. Marlon Williams, Troy Kingi, Chelsea Jade, The Beths and Unknown Mortal Orchestra… Audio
The Sampler - 10 April 2018
Nick Bollinger discusses the dystopian visions and musical imagination of Ruban Neilson's Unknown Mortal Orchestra, and takes a tour of forgotten America with Courtney Marie Andrews, while Elliott… Audio
The Sampler: Sex & Food by Unknown Mortal Orchestra
On the fourth album from Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Ruban Neilson combines dystopian visions with a complex musical imagination. Nick Bollinger listens. Audio
Music 101 Pocket Edition 182: Spotify/UMO/Hockey Dad
In this week's Pocket Edition, Alex Behan guides us through the financial dealings of music streaming giant Spotify. Melody Thomas and Ruban Nielson talk 'Sex and Food'the new Unknown Mortal Orchestra… Audio
VIDEO: Unknown Mortal Orchestra release new album and perform live for RNZ Music
To mark the release of Unknown Mortal Orchestra's brand new album Sex & Food, Ruban and Kody Nielson perform three songs live at Auckland's Whammy bar, exclusively for RNZ Music. Video
Ruban Nielson: 'Sometimes it’s hard to make music when you’re too comfortable'
Ruban speaks with Melody Thomas about balancing the need for honesty with self-preservation, while making the next UMO album. Audio
Jim Pitt - best job in music
Trevor Reekie speaks to Jim Pitt who has been the man behind the live music on American late night TV Audio
Music 101 Pocket Edition: 102
In the Music 101 Pocket Edition 102, Trevor Reekie, Sam Wicks and Yadana Saw talk to some of the international presenters at the Global Global Summit, an annual event that brings together artists and… Audio
Red Hot and Recent
Centring around the new tribute album to the Grateful Dead from the Red Hot label, William Dart looks also at some of the label's other releases - many of which aim to raise awareness of HIV and the… Audio
Unknown Mortal Orchestra Live at the St. James
On Saturday 12 December, Unknown Mortal Orchestra returned to the country to play Auckland's historic St James Theatre. Music 101 brings you UMO's psychedelic performance, recorded by RNZ Music's… Audio
APRA Silver Scrolls 2015 Live Performances
In September this year, songwriters from all over Aotearoa came together to celebrate their craft at the 50th APRA Silver Scrolls awards. RNZ Music's Andre Upston was on deck to capture those… Audio, Gallery
The Pips 2015
For the last M101 show for 2015 we thought it fitting to hand out some awards to some very deserving musicians. Anika Moa presents the inaugural RNZ Pips Awards. Audio
The Sampler Summer Summit 2015
Nick Bollinger gets together with Melody Thomas and Jim Pinckney to discuss their favourite international albums of the year. Audio
Feature Album - Multi-Love
This afternoon it's 'Multi Love' released at the end of May by The Unknown Mortal Orchestra an American and New Zealand rock band composed of singer, guitarist and songwriter Ruban Nielson, bassist… Audio
Three NZ Releases
William Dart reviews recent releases from Labcoats, Unknown Mortal Orchestra and The Floral Clocks. Audio
The Sampler: Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Little Lapin, Ryley Walker
This week in The Sampler Melody Thomas reviews a significant third album from Oregon-based New Zealander Ruban Nielson's Unknown Mortal Orchestra and the full-length debut of U.K. singer-songwriter… Audio
Multi-Love by Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Melody Thomas reviews a significant third album from Oregon-based New Zealander Ruban Nielson's Unknown Mortal Orchestra. Audio
Taite Music Prize 2015
With past winners that include Lawrence Arabia, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Lorde and SJD, the Taite Music Prize - named in honour of music journalist, the late Dylan Taite - has an impressive pedigree… Audio