Alex Behan
Who will take home the 2018 Taite award?
From spacey electro ballads to no holds barred rock, melody-infused pop, to monotone vocals and jangly guitars - the finalists for the Taite Music Prize have it all. The awards, named after the late… Audio
SESSION: Tom Cunliffe, Template For Love
Tom Cunliffe performs two songs from his new album Template For Love. Audio
A bumper year for music festivals
The RNZ Music team look back on a bumper year for music festivals. Audio
Music 101 Pocket Edition 182: Spotify/UMO/Hockey Dad
In this week's Pocket Edition, Alex Behan guides us through the financial dealings of music streaming giant Spotify. Melody Thomas and Ruban Nielson talk 'Sex and Food'the new Unknown Mortal Orchestra… Audio
The Mixtape: Taite Music Prize finalists
Alex Behan gives us a sample of the music nominated for the prestigious Taite Music Prize, including tunes from Aldous Harding, Nadia Reid, Teeks, Fazerdaze and more. Video, Audio
Spotify: the biggest music company in the world
Alex Behan looks at the latest moves from streaming giant Spotify. Audio
Music 101 Pocket Edition 181: Gin Wigmore/ Perfume Genius/ Jet Jaguar
In this week's Pocket Edition we talk to Gin Wigmore about motherhood and her new album, as well as acclaimed US indie musician Perfume Genius, and Wellington soundscaper Jet Jaguar. Audio
Leisure and the APO: "I’m pretty sure it will never happen again in our lifetimes"
Playing with the Auckland Philharmonia is a big deal, and the traditionally laid-back R&B five-piece Leisure, aren't treating it lightly. Audio
INTERVIEW: Gin Wigmore just started a 'girl gang'
Gin Wigmore has a beautiful six-month-old boy, a brand new album – Ivory, and she's just started a 'girl gang'. Video, Audio
Nakita: " I have to figure things out for myself now"
Local pop sensation Nakita is reinventing herself at the ripe old age of nineteen. Audio
What So Not: the reason Toto's 'Africa' got back in the charts thirty years later
Australian EDM artist What So Not talks about Piha being the genesis of his album and how playing Toto's 'Africa' in his sets made the song chart after thirty years. Audio
Lucy Dacus: 'Nothing is only sad. Nothing is only funny'
Lucy Dacus' astonishingly confident second album Historian has cemented the 22 year old from Virginia as one of the standout artists of 2018. Audio
Chuck D: 'I always have a middle finger towards Captain Cook'
Public Enemy's Chuck D and Rage Against The Machine's Brad Wilk talk power, politics and packing a punch with their new band Prophets of Rage. Audio
Gengahr, making a champagne album on beer money
Gengahr, an indie band from Hackney, London released 'fill your gums with blood', a catchy, subversive tight little ditty in 2015. it was championed by bbc radio1 and their debut album 'a dream… Audio
Womad kicks off in New Plymouth
WOMAD or the World of Music, Arts and Dance is on in New Plymouth this weekend. Music 101 host Alex Behan is there and spoke to John Campbell. Video, Audio
Womad 2018 hits New Plymouth
The Womad festival is on at the Bowl of Brooklands in New Plymouth this weekend, with countries represented this year including Canada, Chile, Iraq, Israel and Mauritania. RNZ's Music 101 presenter… Audio
RNZ Music Mixtape: Summer Selections 2018
The RNZ Music team talk about some of the best tunes of the summer (in their opinions). Video, Audio
Beck interview: 'Sort of like Michael Jackson meets Sgt. Peppers'
The genre-agnostic Grammy-winning musical chameleon that is Beck sits down for a frank exploration of his humble beginnings and his musical legacy. Video, Audio
Music 101 Pocket Edition 177: Jack Antonoff/ Thundercat
In this week's Pocket Edition we talk to super-producer Jack Antonoff, and bass virtuoso Thundercat. Audio
Robinson
Off the back of 1.4 million spotify streams Robinson has just signed to a major label and is getting ready for her debut album. The twenty year old from Nelson stops by RNZ studios to perform live. Audio