Music 101 for Saturday 6 June 2015

2–3pm

Shamir
With a self-penned Twitter bio positioning him as a “musician, comedian, singer, rapper, twerker, chef, writer, filmmaker, tumblr, skinny fat ass”, multitasking Las Vegas, Nevada native Shamir is the latest addition to the XL Recordings roster. He talks to Emma Smith about mashing styles and influences on his first LP, Ratchet.

Pikachunes
Miles G. Loveless releases his second album as Pikachunes this week for free through Vice/Noisey. Samuel Scott catches up Loveless to find out why Allely isn’t for sale and hear about his long, slow recovery from a skateboarding injury that clouded his life and musical career.

3–4pm

Oscar Key Sung
Australian Oscar Key Sung has developed quite a name for himself through collaborations with likes of Ghostpoet, Banoffee and Andras Fox. But how does he work in a solo environment and what kind of emotion goes into the six intimate tracks that appear on his Altruism EP? Zac Arnold catches up with Oscar Key Sung to find out more.

Racing
Auckland four-piece rock’n’roll outfit Racing find their creative nucleus in the partnership between Ed Knowles and Sven Pettersen, the North Shore schoolmates turned bandmates who came up in blues-driven rhythm’n’blues band, The Checks. With the release of Racing’s EP debut, Knowles and Pettersen tell us about their festival-ready batch of songs.

Hollywoodfun Downstairs
Wellington punk rock trio Hollywoodfun Downstairs recently released their second album, Reactions, recorded in Wellington and mastered in New York by famed studio wizard Alan Douches. Craig Hayes catches up with the band to find out about their all-important New York connection and the meaning behind their mischievous moniker.

Introducing: Mr Amish

Gig Guide

4–5pm

Secret Life of Stolen Instruments
The relationship between a musician and their instrument is intimate, to the point where it is often described as an extension of their own bodies. But what happens when that bond is broken and the instrument is stolen? Zac Arnold investigates the alliance musicians have with their instruments and the grim emotional toll when they are forced apart.

Bill Morris
Dunedin’s Bill Morris was nominated for the APRA Best Country Music Song at this year’s Country Music Awards for ‘Hinterland’. He checks in from the Chatham Islands to talk to Music 101 about the characters and daydreams that make up his modern folk songs.

The Sampler: Eliza Carthy and Tim Eriksen – Bottle
Nick Bollinger reviews a set of trans-Atlantic folksongs from Eliza Carthy and Tim Eriksen.

Music played in this show

2-3pm

Artist: Career Girls
Song: Down (Still Hard)
Composer: L. Goodwin
Album: Still Hard 
Label: Kerosene Comic Book

 

Interview: Shamir
Artist: Shamir
Songs: Vegas, On The Regular, Call It Off, Make A Scene
Composer: Bailey, Sylvester
Album: Ratchet
Label: XL Recordings

 

Artist: Peaches
Song: Boys Wanna Be Her
Composer: Peaches
Album: Impeach My Bush
Label: XL Recordings

 

 

Artist: The Internet
Song: Special Affair
Composer: S. Bennett, M. Martin
Album: Ego Death
Label: Odd Future Records

 

Interview: Pikachunes
Artist: Pikachunes
Song: Intro
Composer: Miles G. Loveless 
Album: Allely
Label: Self released

Artist: Pikachunes
Song: Writers Block
Composer: Miles G. Loveless 
Album: Allely
Label: Self released

Artist: Pikachunes
Song: Just A Boy
Composer: Miles G. Loveless 
Album: Pikachunes
Label: Self released

Artist: Pikachunes
Song: Had To Go
Composer: Miles G. Loveless 
Album: Allely
Label: Self released
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Artist: Tokimonsta
Song: Rella ft. Anderson Paak
Composer: Tokimonsta
Album: Desiderium
Label: Young Art Records

 

Artist: Holly Herndon
Song: Morning Sun
Composer: H. Herndon
Album: Platform
Label: 4AD

 

Artist: Beirut
Song: No No No
Composer: Z. Condon
Album: No No No
Label: 4AD

 

3-4pm

 

Interview: Oscar Key Sun
Artist: Oscar Key Sung
Song: Altruism 
Composer: Oscar Key Sung
Album: Altruism
Label: Warner Music Australia Pty. Limited

Artist: Oscar Key Sung
Song: Skip 
Composer: Oscar Key Sung
Album: Altruism
Label: Warner Music Australia Pty. Limited

Artist: Oscar Key Sung
Song: Brush
Composer: Oscar Key Sung
Album: Altruism
Label: Warner Music Australia Pty. Limited

Artist: Oscar Key Sung
Song: Light
Composer: Oscar Key Sung
Album: Altruism
Label: Warner Music Australia Pty. Limited
 

 

Artist: Dudley Benson
Song: Muscles 
Composer: D. Benson
Album: Zealandia
Label: Dudley Benson

Artist: Birdation
Song: Alison 3-0-
Composer: H. Roberston
Album: Birdation single
Label: Birdation

 

Interview: Racing
Artist: The Checks
Song: Candyman Shimmer
Composer: 
Album: Deadly Summer Sway
Label: Full Time Hobby, Pie Club Records

Artist: Racing
Song: Sex in the Summer, All Night Long, Shades of Light
Composer: Racing
Album: Checks EP
Label: Grammarphonic
 

Artist: Chastity Belt
Song: Drone
Composer: Chastity Belt
Album: Time To Go Home
Label: Hardly Art

 

Interview: Hollywoodfun Downstairs
Artist: Hollywoodfun Downstairs
Song: Her Venomous Ways
Composer: Hollywoodfun Downstairs
Album: Reactions
Label: Self-released

Artist: Hollywoodfun Downstairs
Song: The Postal Service
Composer: Hollywoodfun Downstairs
Album: Reactions
Label: Self-released

Artist: Hollywoodfun Downstairs
Song: Maxine Caffine
Composer: Hollywoodfun Downstairs
Album: Reactions
Label: Self-released

Artist: Hollywoodfun Downstairs
Song: Ice Cold Factory
Composer: Hollywoodfun Downstairs
Album: Reactions
Label: Self-released

Artist: Hollywoodfun Downstairs
Song: Plastic Fascinations
Composer: Hollywoodfun Downstairs
Album: Reactions
Label: Self-released

Introducing: Mr Amish
Artist: Mr Amish
Song: what you've said you've seen
Composer: H. Kyle
Album: Do you know where to suss? (happiness)
Label: Mr Amish

 

4-5pm

The Secret Life of Stolen Instruments
Artist: Cheats
Song: Bugs
Composer: L. Goodwin
Album: Come Back Here!
Label: Cheats

Artist: Cheats
Song: Leave To Get A Living
Composer: L. Goodwin
Album: Come Back Here!
Label: Cheats

Artist: The Admiral
Song: Hangin' Around
Composer: S. Ralston, M. Rapley,
Album: Tramadol Knights
Label: The Admiral

Artist: Don McGlashan
Song: Lucky Stars
Composer: Don McGlashan
Album: Lucky Stars
Label: Don McGlashan

Artist: Yumi Zouma
Song: Catastrophe 
Composer: Yumi Zouma
Album: EP II
Label: Cascine

Artist: Cheats
Song: Peach Pit
Composer: L. Goodwin
Album: Come Back Here!
Label: Cheats

Artist: Placebo
Song: Teenage Angst
Composer: B. Molko
Album: Placebo
Label: Elevator Music

Artist: Don McGlashan
Song: Girl, Make Up Your Own Mind
Composer: Don McGlashan
Album: Lucky Stars
Label: Don McGlashan

Artist: Ngahiwi Apanui
Song: Wharikihia
Composer: Apanui
Album: E Tau Nei
Label: Jayrem

 

Interview: Bill Morris- Hinterland
Artist: Bill Morris
Song: House By The Highway, Gold Light (In The Palms Of My Hands), Remnants of Ruminants, Hinterland
Composer: Morris
Album: Hinterland
Label: self

 

Artist: San Fermin
Song: The Woods
Composer: San Fermin
Album: Jackrabbit
Label: Downtown

 

The Sampler: Eliza Carthy and Tim Eriksen
Artist: Eliza Carthy and Tim Eriksen
Songs: Prodigal Son,Buffalo, Cats and Dogs, Castles By The Sea, Sweet Susan, The Traveller
Composer: Trad Arr Carthy, Eriksen
Album: Bottle
Label: Hem Hem