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Music 101
Hosted by RNZ · EN
Music interviews, live performances, behind the scenes, industry issues, profiles, back catalogue, undiscovered, greatest hits, tall tales and true... all from an Aotearoa perspective.
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The Mixtape: Bryan Crump
2w ago00:53:57Tap to summarizeThis week's guest started at RNZ in the early 1990s as a rural reporter, before going on to host the Nights programme for seventeen years. He now presents Three to Seven on RNZ Concert, and joins Tony Stamp to share some musical highlights from along the way.
Transcribe →The musical highlights of this year's NZIFF
2w ago00:05:43Tap to summarizeTony Stamp pops in to run through the music focused (and adjacent) offerings at the NZ International Film Festival 2026.
Transcribe →Song Crush: Zac Arnold
3w ago00:16:32Tap to summarizeZac Arnold, the founder of independent record label Sunreturn, joins Tony to share some of the tunes he's currently crushing on.
Transcribe →Vera Ellen on touring Europe and the UK
3w ago00:24:32Tap to summarizeSince the release of her album Heaven Knows What Time in May, Vera Ellen has been touring Europe and the UK in support of Yumi Zouma and Aldous Harding. Vera catches up with Tony about the experience.
Transcribe →STNDRD return with new music
3w ago00:17:24Tap to summarizeRnB trio STNDRD saw its inception in Ōtara, Auckland in 2019. Comprised of brothers Johnathan and Paul Aoina alongside lifelong friend Teeroy Leo, the group has made a recent return following a hiatus taken to focus on fatherhood. So'omālō Iteni Schwalger speaks with Jonathon and Teeroy.
Transcribe →Katchafire's Logan Bell on collaborating with the artists he idolised growing up
May 900:27:05Tap to summarizeBeloved reggae band Katchafire have recently remixed and re-mastered their platinum-selling debut album Revival, releasing it as Revival 2.0, and have now announced another version, Revival: The Guest Edition, which will feature collaborations with iconic artists from around the world. The first single 'Seriously' features Ali Campbell of UB40, and the album will also include tracks by Hawaii's Mike Love, Australian First Nations singer Emily Wurramara, and Jamaican legends Third World. Founding Katchafire member Logan Bell joins us from Tauranga.
Transcribe →The Sampler: Sault
Feb 700:36:20Tap to summarizeThe latest from the UK group was released under a cloud of scandal involving unpaid debts and disgruntled former collaborators. The music is as good as ever, but it's starting to feel like Sault are treading water, despite some high-profile contributors.
Transcribe →Ben Woods from Port Noise
Feb 700:22:46Tap to summarizeThe annual music festival will take over Lyttleton in a few weeks, featuring a lineup of talent from around Aotearoa and Australia performing in multiple venues. One of it's founders explains the kaupapa behind this unique event.
Transcribe →Laughton Kora is bringing Black Comet to Hamilton Arts Festival
Feb 700:17:18Tap to summarizeBlack Comet's Laughton Kora joins us from rehearsals with UB40 to share the story of how he landed on stage with the legendary UK band, the music school he's set up to nurture the next generation, and what makes Black Comet so special ahead of their performance at the Hamilton Arts Festival.
Transcribe →Laughton Kora
Feb 700:17:18Tap to summarizeBlack Comet's Laughton Kora joins us from rehearsals with UB40 to share the story of how he landed on stage with the legendary UK band, the music school he's set up to nurture the next generation, and what makes Black Comet so special ahead of their performance at the Hamilton Arts Festival.
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