All episodes
Saturday, 8 June 2019
- 8:00 Scott Mannion: pop symphonies that tell tales of heartbreak
- 5:06 Song Crush Ep 20: JARV IS...Sleater Kinney and Purple Pilgrims
- 1:00 Introducing Marley Sola
- 2:10 Nick Bollinger bids farewell to Dr John
- 2:30 Ruel
- 4:00 The Mixtape: Suzy Cato
- 7:00 Music 101 Pocket Edition 238: Seth Haapu/ Ruel
Saturday, 1 June 2019
- 10:43 Introducing: Avi
- 4:29 Song Crush Ep 19: Kevin Morby, Jamila Woods, Sebadoh
- 5:30 Elroy Finn on his debut album: interview and live session
- 1:00 Te Kōtare
- 2:20 Mike Nesmith of the Monkees: “I’m way too stoned to do an interview right now!”
- 3:30 It's been 20 years since Napster changed the record industry forever
- 4:00 The Mixtape: Milly Olykan
Saturday, 25 May 2019
- 4:10 Essential NZ Albums: Proud - An Urban-Pacific Streetsoul Compilation
- 10:00 Live NZ music photography: tales from the pit
- 1:57 Song Crush 18 - Tyler The Creator, Kelsey Lu, SJD, and Alphabethead
- 12:00 Five classic Kiwi albums that turn 25 this year
- 5:00 The Mixtape: Toby Morris
- 11:00 Music 101 Pocket Edition 236: 1994 in Music
Saturday, 18 May 2019
Today on Music 101, Country Pop-star Kacey Musgraves, Wellington psych-surf band Beatcomber, Neo-soul musician Bailey Wiley and plenty of new music.
Full episodeSaturday, 11 May 2019
Singer/songwriter Jan Hellriegel performs, and talks about her new project Sportsman Of The Year, The Song Crush team offer hot new songs. NZ rock duo Skinny Hobos in session. Student-lead music organisation Something Something have a new project. Musician Flip Grater on balancing parenting and music. Introducing: Wellington post punks Mothers Dearest. and The Mixtape selector is journalist David Farrier.
Full episodeSaturday, 4 May 2019
- 3:44 Kiwi musicians cover Chills songs to celebrate new documentary
- 3:54 Song Crush Ep 15: JessB, Cate Le Bon, Little Simz
- 1:14 Possum Plows from Openside
- 2:00 Jungle
- 2:10 Cedric Burnside: Growing Up With The Blues
- 2:30 Larkin Poe - Preachin' Blues
- 3:00 Introducing: Long Distance Runner
- 3:45 AURA - live in session
- 5:00 The Mixtape: SJD
- 7:00 Music 101 Pocket Edition 233: Jungle/ Larkin Poe/ A.U.R.A.
Saturday, 27 April 2019
- 10:54 REVIEW: Billie Eilish at Spark Arena – "a shared dream"
- 9:00 Decoding Aldous Harding’s new album Designer
- 2:00 Song Crush 14: James Blake/ Dave/ The Delines
- 2:30 Introducing: Lilly Carron
- 3:00 Tiki Taane talks Prime TV's 'Anthems'
- 3:30 Meg Mac
- 5:00 The Mixtape: Henry Oliver
- 7:00 Music 101 Pocket Edition 232: Aldous Harding/ Troy Kingi
Saturday, 20 April 2019
- 7:00 How Bob Marley’s 1979 Western Springs concert changed NZ music
- 8:30 The Mixtape: Tom Scott
- 1:00 Song Crush Ep13: Weyes Blood, Hybrid Rose, Meer
- 2:05 Red Bull Music Academy panel discussion
- 3:15 Love and Hope live at Old St Pauls
- 3:35 Angelique Kidjo - Africa's Premiere Diva
Saturday, 13 April 2019
- 3:30 Booka Shade
- 1:18 Song Crush Ep 12: Lizzo, Big Thief, Rosie Lowe
- 1:20 Mermaidens Talk Vinyl
- 2:00 Matt Corby
- 2:30 Ways of Hearing
- 3:10 Marlon Williams in Auckland
- 3:30 Introducing: Samson Pax
- 5:00 The Mixtape: Grant Smithies
- 7:00 Music 101 Pocket Edition 230: Matt Corby/ Damon Krukowski
Saturday, 6 April 2019
- 4:39 Song Crush Ep 11: Church & AP, Connie Constance, Caroline Easther, Chai
- 1:05 Theia - I'm really happy with myself now
- 2:05 Louis Baker Live on Music 101
- 2:10 A New Era for the Leigh Sawmill Cafe
- 3:00 The Mixtape: Karyn Rachtman
- 3:20 Is 'Old Town Road' Country?
- 7:00 Music 101 Pocket Edition 229: IllBaz/ Grady Smith
- 3:30 IllBaz: "Racism in the music industry... It's always there"
Saturday, 30 March 2019
- 6:00 Song Crush EP 10: Billie Eilish, Flume, SOAK
- 1:05 'Take Me To Church' singer Hozier on his new album Wasteland Baby
- 1:40 Introducing: Adam Hattaway and the Haunters
- 1:45 Jeremy Taylor Remembers Scott Walker
- 2:05 INTERVIEW: Billie Eilish warts and all
- 3:00 Jenna Andrews
- 3:18 Stinky Jim on Ranking Roger
- 3:30 Christoph El’ Truento goes back to his roots with new record
- 7:00 Music 101 Pocket Edition 228
Saturday, 23 March 2019
- 4:14 Song Crush - Ep 9: The Cinematic Orchestra, Neneh Cherry
- 1:30 Tiki Taane on Christchurch
- 2:05 Hatred comes from misinformation says Persian-Kiwi rapper CHAII
- 2:30 Country music: 'It’s not just dudes in beards and hats'
- 3:00 Cha Wa
- 5:00 The Mixtape: Broods
- 7:00 Music 101 Pocket Edition 227: Chaii/ DJ Vadim
Saturday, 16 March 2019
This afternoon, the Music 101 team will shine a light on what brings us together. What brings us joy, what makes us unite. Music is something that is uniquely human and something that moves us all.
WOMAD Taranaki is in full swing at the Bowl of Brooklands.
Kim Hill is there, and we will cross over to her any time there are news updates over this afternoon.
Finn Andrews talks about his new album One piece at a Time... Finn will be performing on the Bowl Stage at WOMAD Taranaki later this afternoon.
Trevor Reekie and Kirsten Johnstone will introduce us to some of the international manuhiri - visitors - who are performing for the three day festival.
Seattle indie band Death Cab For Cutie are here for the Auckland arts festival. Frontman Ben Gibbard talks about the political climate in the United States.
The 4pm hour is dedicated to a Songcrush mixtape - Kirsten Johnstone gathers her flock and discusses their best summer music finds.
Full episodeSaturday, 9 March 2019
- 2:00 Introducing: Flamingo Pier
- 12:00 Canadian soul musician Rhye: songs to seduce
- 10:00 VIDEO PREMIERE: Finn Andrews ‘One By The Venom’
- 2:00 Does streaming music hurt the planet?
- 2:10 Neko Case: Finding Beauty In Destruction
- 3:05 KIAN - the young Aussie singer with a surprise hit
- 3:30 Global music tech company InMusic opens local branch on Auckland's K Rd
- 4:00 The Mixtape: Trevor Reekie
- 7:30 Song Crush - Ep 7: Solange, Four Tet, Stella Donnelly
- 7:00 Music 101 Pocket Edition 225: Emily Muli/ Kian/ Rhye
Saturday, 2 March 2019
- 5:00 The Mixtape: Teresa Patterson
- 9:00 Interview: Sleaford Mods' Jason Williamson on new album Eton Alive
- 2:20 INTERVIEW: Hollie Fullbrook of Tiny Ruins on new album Olympic Girls
- 2:40 Hilltop Hoods opening for a master
- 3:30 Isaiah B Brunt - Voodoo Blues Tour
- 7:00 Music 101 Pocket Edition 224: Sleaford Mods/ Tiny Ruins/ Neko Case
- 2:10 Neko Case: Finding Beauty In Destruction
Saturday, 23 February 2019
- 8:00 New Alien Weaponry documentary follows the band’s European tour
- 2:06 Song Crush - EP 5: Aldous Harding, Chaka Khan, Weyes Blood
- 3:56 INTERVIEW: Mark Day of The Happy Mondays
- 1:00 Julia Jacklin live session
- 2:00 Auckland Festival put Waiata Māori at the heart of their program
- 2:30 Love And Hope Live in Session
- 4:00 The Mixtape: Garth Cartwright
- 7:00 Music 101 Pocket Edition 223: Julia Jacklin/ Happy Mondays
Saturday, 16 February 2019
- 3:30 Introducing: The Butlers
- 1:00 Song Crush - EP 4: The Grammys, Kacey Musgraves, Nakhane
- 2:40 Aussie teens The Chats on going viral with 'Smoko', and touring with Josh Homme
- 1:17 INTERVIEW: Cate Le Bon on her new album
- 2:10 Al Park - Better Already
- 2:20 C.W. Stoneking talks collaboration and reinvention
- 3:20 Lydia Cole performs 'The Sacred' live
- 8:00 New Alien Weaponry documentary follows the band’s European tour
- 7:00 Music 101 Pocket Edition 222: The Chats/ Al Park/ Lydia Cole
Saturday, 9 February 2019
- 1:15 Streaming R Kelly and Michael Jackson: can we still listen?
- 1:30 Song Crush EP 3 - Tiny Ruins, Methyl Ethel, Fatima
- 2:05 Mark de Clive Lowe plays his Heritage on new album
- 2:30 Jon Hopkins
- 3:00 Jorja Smith
- 3:20 The Specials - Ska'd For Life
- 4:00 The Mixtape: Sir Vere
- 7:00 Music 101 Pocket Edition 221: Jon Hopkins/ The Specials
Saturday, 2 February 2019
- 3:45 Introducing: Blu Fish
- 9:00 Beirut's Zac Condon on his new album Gallipoli
- 1:20 Don't Feed The Pop Monster
- 1:30 Song Crush - EP 2: James Blake, Julia Jacklin
- 2:00 Pickle Darling's Lukas Mayo on his debut album Bigness
- 2:15 The Wooden Box Band Live In Session
- 3:30 TrapHouseJazz pioneer Masego on his debut album Lady lady
- 5:00 The Mixtape: Karl Steven
- 9:00 Music 101 Pocket Edition 220: Beirut/ Masego/ Pickle Darling
Saturday, 26 January 2019
- 1:05 Gin Wigmore is opening a hotel in Palm Springs
- 2:10 Fire: the Minecraft music festival
- 5:38 The Mixtape: John Psathas
- 1:30 Song Crush - Ep 1: Sharon Van Etten/Lawrence Arabia
- 2:20 LIVE SESSION: Opal Ocean
- 2:30 Lontalius
- 3:15 Introducing: Bored Housewives
- 3:40 Church and AP
- 11:00 Music 101 Pocket Edition 219: Gin Wigmore/ Church & AP
Saturday, 15 December 2018
- 9:46 Live session: L.A.B. perform songs from their new album
- 1:30 Beach House
- 2:30 Introducing: Corduroy.
- 2:30 Bene is on the rise
- 3:05 Orbital bring live show to NZ
- 4:00 RNZ Music's favourite international songs of 2018
- 5:00 Music 101 Pocket Edition 217: Orbital/Drax Project
Saturday, 8 December 2018
- 12:00 Music 101 Pocket Edition 216: UnchainedXL/Hooked on Bach
- 1:10 Matthew J Ruys on his new album Things Broken, Things Awoken
- 1:30 Church and AP "scarcity creates demand"
- 2:00 Defining 'Island Time' with Diggy Dupé
- 2:05 VIDEO: Unchained XL performs 'Weight on My Bars' live at RNZ
- 2:45 Sorrento: Pick Up
- 3:00 Groundbreaking Moog masterpiece Switched On Bach celebrates 50 years
- 3:30 Introducing: Paige
- 3:40 The Buzzcocks - Long lunches, no sound checks.
- 4:00 RNZ Music's favourite local songs of 2018
Saturday, 1 December 2018
- 1:10 Mojo Juju on 'Native Tongue' and being mixed race in Australia
- 1:30 Mel Parsons on her new album Glass Heart
- 2:05 Noah Slee on his short film 'And So, We Move to Otherlands'
- 2:40 Raiza Biza and Remi on their new EP Black Hole Sun
- 3:00 Leisure perform with the APO
- 4:00 The Mixtape: Jonathan Lemalu
- 5:00 Music 101 Pocket Edition 215: Mojo Juju/Mel Parsons
- 12:00 The Sampler: I Need To Start A Garden by Haley Heynderickx
Saturday, 24 November 2018
- 9:00 Opiuo: Born on the Dance Floor
- 12:00 Music 101 Pocket Edition 214: Melodownz/ Julia Holter
- 1:10 Ignite: Tiki Taane and Salmonella Dub reunite
- 1:30 Sweet! Bailey Wiley is back with Sugar
- 2:00 Julia Holter on her follow up to Have You In My Wilderness
- 3:05 Lisa Crawley 'Baby It's Fine'
- 3:30 Meer was rapping for years before she told her mum
Saturday, 17 November 2018
- 1:00 NZ Music Awards 2018 winners
- 2:00 Music producers Gil Norton, Sylvia Massy and Clint Murphy spill secrets of the craft
- 2:30 Luke Buda and Don McGlashan's new protest song to get kids off Nauru
- 2:30 Live session: Congress Of Animals
- 3:30 Aucklands new family rap ensemble - Fanau Spa: "I haven’t experienced anything like it."
- 3:45 Tami Neilson live at Auckland Town Hall
- 4:00 The Mixtape: DLT and MC B-Ware of Upper Hutt Posse
- 5:00 Music 101 Pocket Edition 213: Fanau Spa/Congress of Animals
- 7:30 The Sampler: The White Album Turns 50