Music 101

Gurrumul's producer, collaborator and friend Michael Hohnen talks about the Aboriginal and blind-from-birth musician who was described by Rolling Stone Magazine as "Australia's most important voice".

The frontman of The Mockers and intrepid sailor Andrew Fagan joins Trevor Reekie for an hour of chat & six of his favourite songs. Read more Audio

Bully are a Nashville based indie-rock band led by Alicia Bognanno. They've released two kick-ass albums in 2013 and last year, and they're in the country to play a couple of shows. Kirsten Johnstone… Read more Audio

Wellington's Club 121 have opened the doors for their biggest rave. Yadana Saw investigates "the rebirth of dance music culture". Read more Audio

On this week's Pocket Edition the RNZ Music team discuss last week's Silver Scroll nominations, and we talk to Alicia Bognanno, fontwoman for the Sub Pop band Bully. Read more Audio

This year's APRA Silver Scrolls Top 20 songs have been announced. They were chosen by a panel of top NZ songwriters from over 200 entries. It’s another strong and diverse showcase of local songs… Read more Video, Audio

Nick Bollinger delights in the lush folds of a fairytale concept album by Clean founder Hamish Kilgour, but fails to follow the storyline. Read more Audio

NZ music industry stalwart Simon Grigg talks us through six of his favourite songs, and the people who helped shape his illustrious career for the RNZ Music Mixtape. Read more Video, Audio

Upon the release of his solo venture, The Clean's Hamish Kilgour shares the story of the imaginary kingdom of Finklestein that inspired this latest record. Read more Video, Audio

Lance Ferguson,head honcho of Aussie funk outfit The Bamboos on why big bands don't make big bucks. Read more Audio

Tui-winning folk musician Holly Arrowsmith joins us for a live performance. Read more Video, Audio

Paul Kennedy from Recorded Music New Zealand explains the rationale behind the new addition to the music sales charts, the Hot 40 and NZ Hot 20 and explains how it aims to freshen up the chart… Read more Audio