Music 101

1.20  Dame Hinewehi Mohi welcomed into the NZ Music Hall of Fame 

Dame Hinewehi Mohi  talks to Charlotte Ryan about her remarkable life, and her brave moments that brought te reo Māori to the world's stage through music. 

2024 marks a year of significant anniversaries for Dame Hinewehi. It’s the 25th anniversary of the release of her debut album Oceania, the 25th anniversary her of monumental performance at the 1999 Rugby World Cup when she became the first person to sing the National Anthem in te reo Māori, the 20th anniversary of the her music therapy charity, the Raukatauri Music Therapy Centre and the 5th anniversary of Waiata Anthems, where she supported local artists to translate and perform their songs in te reo Māori.

The New Zealand Music Hall of Fame was set up to recognise artists that have had a significant impact on the evolution and development of Aotearoa music. Past inductees include Margaret Urlich, Annie Crummer, Supergroove, Straightjacket Fits, Toy Love and most recently Don McGlashen. 

2.10 System of a Down’s Serj Tankian: Learning to deal with your own mind

Serg Tankian is the frontman of System of a Down, a band of Armenian-Americans that started in the mid-nineties, who play an incredible clash of growling aggressive metal and Armenian folk melodies. 

It’s a sound that has struck a chord with millions of fans across the globe, yet Serj chooses to spend a lot of his time living in New Zealand. 

He talks to Charlotte Ryan about his colourful life as a young immigrant to Los Angeles, and the risks and reward of being part of an avant-garde, political band.

Serj Tankian’s memoir is Down with the System.

2.50 Delaney Davidson with Chamber Music NZ: LIVE at the Great Hall, Christchurch

Enigmatic singer/songwriter Delaney Davidson performs live with Chamber Music New Zealand from his new album Out of my Head at the Great Hall, Christchurch.

This performance was recorded by Darryl Stack and Alex Harmer, and mixed by Andre Upston for a special broadcast on RNZ Music 101 for NZ Music Month. 

3.15 Lyrics to NZ’s most misquoted song up for auction

The words to Supergroove’s iconic song Can’t Get Enough will soon be revealed as the lyrics go up for auction on Trade Me. 

Dr Karl Steven, former Supergroove frontman, has written down the “accurate” lyrics to raise money for the ‘Ours Not Mines’ campaign against a proposed new mine on DOC land at Wharekirauponga (close to Whangamata).

Other artists auctioning lyrics include Benee, Che Fu, Fat Freddy’s Drop, Don McGlashan, The Black Seeds, and The Phoenix Foundation.

3.40 Tony Stamp's tour of Wellington’s music venues

Tony Stamp visits Wellington for a guided tour of music venues, in the third of a four part series. 

4pm The Mixtape: The hero guitars of NZ music with Glen Moffatt

This special NZ Music Month Mixtape celebrates the hero guitars played by some of our most legendary musicians.  

Country singer/songwriter Glen Moffatt wrote a definitive list of the ten hero guitars of NZ music on Audioculture.

Of course once that list was published there was an outcry about which guitars had been left off the list…..so he’s just published another one. 

Born in Napier, Glen became a well known performer in the clubs, town halls, theatres, and festivals of New Zealand before moving to Brisbane. He’s now a music historian at Audioculture, sharing his knowledge and appreciation for Kiwi music.

 

Songs played on the show
1-2
AudioSauce - Cassava Crunch
Parallel Dance Ensemble -weight watchers 
The Mt. Raskil Preservation Society & Hollie Smith - Bathe In The River
Bad bad not good Norah Jones – this must be the place

2-3
King Sweeties - Lets just stay in bed
Black Commit - ooh Yeah Baby
Led Zeppelin - Good Times Bad Times
Serj Tankian - Amber
The The - Cognitive Dissident - Single version
Vera Ellen - danger i (feat. Oli Devlin)
Delaney Davidson Live with Chamber Music New Zealand
Marlon Williams, Ria Hall and members of Viva Voce - Te Taukaea Tangata – Breathing In, Breathing Out

3-4
Bob Mould - Sunspots 
Troy King - All Your Ships Have Sailed (Rhombus Disco Dub)
Chelsea Jade - Laugh it off
Connan & The Mockasins - Naughty Holidays 
Supergroove - Can't get enough
Ny Oh & Finn Johansson - We Still Got It
Sam Bambury - Parasite
Childish Gambino - Me and Your Mama