Grant Smithies

The Miami Sound double LP was described as "a curatorial masterpiece" when it first came out 20 years ago. It's just been reissued, so music reviewer Grant Smithies gives us two tracks from that… Audio

Superb Scottish band Teenage Fanclub have just announced a tour, playing their first Auckland show in five years in March next year. We'll hear two key tracks from their 30-year career today, followed… Audio

All three artists in today's music session are from right here in Aotearoa, spanning the range from frazzled country to hectic garage punk to summery electronic daydreams. First up, a couple of… Audio

Wellington indie singer/ songwriter Lontalius (Eddie Johnston) releases his fourth album this week, and it's a luxuriously sad delight. We'll hear two songs from that today, followed by an early track… Audio

African music is a deep well that never runs dry, the original source from which so much other great music has flowed, from funk, soul and jazz to reggae, blues and rock'n'roll. We'll hear a couple of… Audio

Happy Record Store Day! Today on Music 101 we celebrate the record store! Audio

Grant marks Nelson Jewellery Week by playing jewellery-themed gems from The 3Ds, Anderson Paak and The Stone Roses, alongside a dusty lost classic from Auckland band The Pet Rocks that's taken 25 long… Audio

The 19th album by Maryland's Bill Callahan is called Reality, and it's finally out on crispy double vinyl. We'll hear a key song from that today, alongside a Bill Callahan cover by the late Gil… Audio

Electrified is a spanking new double album of new and collected tracks by mighty French psych-rock duo, The Liminanas. We'll hear two tracks from that today, plus something from a new EP from… Audio

Music reviewer Grant Smithies joins Susie with a selection of new music from Running Club a new collaboration between New Brighton musician Blair Parkes and Auckland's Stephen Reay and a new song from… Audio

Today's music session is a diverse pick'n'mix of tracks Grant Smithies stumbled across during the Xmas break, ranging from the op-shop ambient of Panchinko to the Jamaican funk of Jackie Mittoo, from… Audio

For his last music slot of the year, Grant rounds up four of his favourite reissues from the past 12 months. Expect songs from The Pretenders, Nancy Sinatra/ Lee Hazlewood, the late Lee Perry and… Audio

Conceived as a loving tribute to trippy 60s pop, RESET is a collaboration between Panda Bear (Noah Lennox) from Animal Collective and Sonic Boom (Pete Kember) from Spacemen 3. We'll hear two key… Audio

From Melancholy, dream-like ballads to post-punk surf instrumentals, Israeli singer/ guitarist Charlie Megira covered a lot of musical ground before his suicide in 2016. We hear two key tracks from… Audio