Music 101 for Saturday 2 April 2022
Nau Mai, Haere Mai! Kia Ora & welcome along to Music 101 for Saturday 2nd April
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Ragnarok
2:20 PM.Ragnarok were a local progressive rock band formed in 1974, who played every pub in New Zealand, and released two albums and three singles. At the time, they were a band who had high production values… Read more Audio
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Andrew Wilson on (nearly) twenty years of Die! Die! Die!
3:00 PM.Tony Stamp talks to Andrew Wilson about Die! Die! Die!'s seventh album of noisy post-punk, 'This is Not an Island Anymore'. Read more Audio
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1.20 Taylor Hawkins Tribute
Taylor Hawkins Photo: Supplied
1.40 The Sampler - Aldous Harding
Tony Stamp reviews the latest album by theatrical folk maverick Aldous Harding.
2pm LIVE - Homegrown Festival
Homegrown Festival Photo: Supplied
We pay tribute to Homegrown by playing some of the artists from the Festival over the years.
-Katchafire - Live at Roundhead
-Dave Dobbyn - Live at Helens Studio
-Ladi 6 - Live at the Powerstation
2.30 Sunreturn Records Compilation
Tony Stamp reviews a wildly diverse array of talent on the first compilation from Auckland label Sunreturn.
Sunreturn Compilation over Photo: Supplied
2.40 Ragnarock
Formed in 1974 Ragnarok were a local progressive rock band who toured the pub circuit in New Zealand, and released two albums and three singles. Concisting of Ramon York on guitars, Ross Muir on bass and keyboards, Mark Jayet on drums, and André Jayet on Mellotron and Moog, Ragnarok played every pub in the country performing a repertoire sourced from 2 albums. For their debut album they were joined by vocalist Lea Maalfrid who contributed an additional level of sonic and song writing competence.
70's prog Rock band Ragnarock Photo: Supplied
They were a band who had high production values and owned the first mellotron imported into the country and their own PA. The band’s debut 1974 album has just been re-issued. Founding member Andre Jayet sadly passed away in 2020.. Mark Jayet and Lea Maalfrid talk to Trevor Reekie about Ragnarok for Music 101.
3.20 Introducing - Greta O'Leary
Pōneke-based Greta O'Leary shares her song especially for introverts.
Alt folk singer songwriter Greta O'Leary Photo: Adam Rohe
3.40 Die! Die! Die!
Die Die Die are a New Zealand band who have been making intense guitar music for nineteen years. During that time they’ve been signed to multiple labels, and been through sev-eral bass players, but the core duo of guitarist & vocalist An-drew Wilson and drummer Michael Prain has remained, and on their latest album former bassist Lachlan Anderson re-joined the band. Tony Stamp spoke with Andrew about their new record ‘This is Not an Island Anymore'.
Die! Die! Die! Photo: supplied
4pm The Mixtape - Princess Chelsea
Our guest on the Mixtape today picking their favourite songs is New Zealand-based musician and producer Chelsea Nikkel – known by many as Princess Chelsea.
Her whimsical indie pop/electronic sound has been celebrated here in NZ and internationally too with the huge success of her song ‘Cigarette Duet’ which has been viewed by over 74 million people.
Princess Chelsea is on the eve of finishing her album and heading overseas to tour it.
She talks to Charlotte about her musical influences and picks her 6 favourite songs she has been listening to on rotate.
Princess Chelsea Photo: Supplied
1-2
Kamasi Washington - Street Fighter Mas
Lucy Dacus - Hot & Heavy
Sisters Underground - In the Neighbourhood
The Sampler - Aldous Harding
Te Kaahu - Rangirara
2-3
Salmonella Dub - push on through
LIVE - HOMEGROWN FESTIVAL
Katchafire -Get away (Recorded at Roundhead studios 2020)
Dave Dobbyn - Lap of the Gods (Recorded live at RNZ Helen Young Studios)
Ladi6 - Goodday Short (Live at the Powerstation)
The Sampler See you on the Horizon - Sunreturn compilation
Serge Gainsbourg - Couleur Cafe
Erny Belle - Island Time
Ragnarok interview
Benee - Covers Ariana Grande’s ‘God is a woman’ for Like A Version
Moon Duo - Flying
3-4
Cannonball Adderley - Autumn Leaves
Say She She - Forget Me Not
Horace Andy - Safe from Harm
Introducing Greta O’Leary
New Order - Age of consent
Angel Olsen - All the good times
Holiday Makers - Sweet Lovers
Dudley Benson - It’s Otepoti’s Fault
Nadia Reid - Richard
Yo La Tengo - Autumn Sweater
Die! Die! Die! interview
The La De Das - Hey Baby
Joy Crookes - When you were mine
Dudley Benson - It’s Otepoti’s Fault
Princess Chelsea - The Cigarette Duet
4-5
Gun Club - The Breaking Hands
Fugazi - Suggestion
Letta Mbulu - Normaliso
Lindsay Buckingham - That’s All For Everyone
Lucinda Williams - Compassion
The Delfonics - La La Means I Love You
