Vinyl
Record Store Day 2023: 'More titles than I've ever had before'
Happy Record Store Day! Today on Music 101 we celebrate the record store! Audio
Ben James: Herb's mobile record store
Ben James from Herb's Mobile Record Store joins us once again to pick some tracks from the crates. Audio
The story of the birth of pop music
In his new book, Let's Do It: The Birth of Pop, Bob Stanley, who is a member of English indie/dance crossover band Saint Etienne, tells the definitive story of the birth of Pop music, from 1900… Audio
RNZ Music Pocket Edition 311: LEAO/NZ Vinyl
In this week's Pocket Edition,Tony Stamp visits the country's newest record pressing plant - the first since the 1980s! We'll also hear from Auckland's LEAO who swing by for live session like you've… Audio
The hidden costs of streaming music
In his book, Decomposed: The Political Ecology of Music, Kyle Devine examines the hidden or overlooked costs of online listening. Devine wants people to understand that there is no such thing as a… Audio
The Vinyl Single Returns to Aotearoa
Do you want your music to feature on the first ever vinyl pressed single in NZ for 30 years - Joel Woods from Holiday Records has the details. Audio
Vinyl poised to outsell CDs for the first time since the 1980s
Vinyl, a format that was believed by some to have died decades ago, is now on the verge of outselling CDs for the first time since the mid-1980s. Roger Marbeck is with us to discuss. Audio
Mermaidens Talk Vinyl
Lily West from Mermaiden's joins Yadana Saw to discuss the bands new single 'You Maintain the Stain' and the process of putting your music on vinyl in 2019. Audio
Scratching the Itch - the competitive world of turntablism
World Champion DJ Spell who once dominated the turnabilism is now running his own global search for the world's best DJ. He and DJ Alphabethead give Yadana Saw a crash course in the art of scratching.
…Too much music: can you listen to all the music you own?
James Jackson Toth is a music writer for NPR, Stereogum and Salon. He talks to Yadana Saw about his failed experiment to listen to only one album per week. Video, Audio
Music lovers seek authenticity in plastic
From urban gardeners to bin-diving vinyl nuts, Professor Karen Fernandez discusses the resurgence of retro in our digital age. Audio
2016 - music by the numbers
We're listening to more music than ever, vinyl sales are up, and streaming numbers are at a record high, but is anyone making any money? Video, Audio
Leisure: yacht rockers set sail
Auckland yacht-rock five-piece Lesiure have just released their self-titled debut album. Band members Jaden Parkes and Josh Fountain chat to RNZ Music's Yadana Saw. Video, Audio
The Mixtape: DJ Mu
DJ Mu of Fat Freddys Drop digs into his vinyl bag of party faves and lifelong loves for his C60 selections for the M101 Mixtape Audio
The Reduction Agents Redux
The Reduction Agents released only one album: 2006's The Dance Reduction Agents. Ten years on the album has had a remaster and vinyl run. Yadana Saw tracks down some of the people responsible Video, Audio
VIDEO: DJ Spell - Te Reo tutor, turntable champion and viral video sensation
Current world DMC runner-up DJ Spell is preparing for his final attempt at winning the DMC world turntable championship next year. Video, Audio
Beats n Pieces
We witness Christchurch hip hop collective Beats n Pieces, together behind the decks for the first time in 15 years. Audio
Eastern Bloc
Seasoned resident club DJ and one half of bass outfit Eastern Bloc, Marek Peszynski speaks to Yadana Saw about juggling beats, babies and bands. Video, Audio
Vinyl revival keeps Ashburton record press busy
Peter King has been pressing records for 25 years for local and international acts. His Ashburton based business, King Worldwide is busier than ever with the revival of interest in vinyl records. Mr… Audio