Music 101 for Saturday 16 July 2011
2-3 pm
The Sampler: Neil Young
Nick Bollinger listens to a newly released archival recording from Neil Young.
Head Like A Hole
Wellington rockers Head Like A Hole have a new album Blood Will Out and a new lease on life - which is just as well because the old lease ran out and they got evicted. Undaunted, Booga, Datehole, Tallbeast et al are back from the wilderness and on the road again - (indisputably) older, (possibly) wiser and (arguably) rocking harder than ever. Listen to the interview with Head Like A Hole here
The Other Side Of The World project
Join young NZ musicians including Pikachunes and Rackets as they collaborate via the Internet with musicians, remixers and arrangers in London. Hear the resulting music from the Other Side Of The World project here
Red Bull Studio engineer Ben Lawson and Miles McDougall (aka Pikachunes) work on a new track. Photo by Scott Sinton
3-4 pm
Access All Areas: Koha for the Crib
Dunedin musicians David Kilgour and Martin Phillips along with poet and artist Tracey Tawhiao join us to wax lyrical about the late poet Hone Tuwhare - and explain why they are fundraising to turn his old "crib" into a writer's residence at Kaka Point. Hear the Koha For The Crib interview and live songs by David Kilgour and Martin Phillips here
The Sampler: Gaby Moreno
Guatemalan-born singer songwriter Gaby Moreno sings emotional songs in both English and Spanish.
Handsome Furs
Alexei Perry and Wolf Parade's Dan Boeckner got married and started a band so they could travel together. While writing their third album, Sound Kapital, they were touring around Asia - they tell us about Beijing's thriving underground scene, secret gigs in Myanmar, and how travel has changed them. Hear the full interview with Handsome Furs here
Gig Guide
4-5 pm
Muzai Records
Boutique label Muzai Records set up shop in the middle of the recession in 2009, battling the financial odds to provide a home for a new school of noise makers like Bandicoot, Sherpa, god bows to math and Cat Venom. Two years later, and the small, perfectly-formed label is releasing a prodigious number of albums, vinyl releases and limited-edition singles, and scouting for more youthful talent to add to its impressive roster. Sam Wicks attends the birthday celebrations for this brave little indie.
Music Awards
And we have the finalists for the APRA Children's song and video awards, and the Silver Scrolls longlist.