Music 101

The band’s Oliver Leupolu and Filiva’a James share the crowd reactions to their first metal gig in Samoa and the influence of church music on their songs. Audio

Delaney Davidson talks honestly about his latest album and how turning 50 has changed his perspective. Audio

Dolly Parton on her first rock album, her love of clothes and the reason she questioned her place in the ’Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Audio

Stan Walker shares how parenting has changed his perspective on life, and why his music holds such deep meaning. Audio

Lorde talks about overcoming debilitating stage-fright and shares why she wants to be a mum one day. Audio

The biggest stars. The best musicians. Local NZ talent and global chart-toppers. They all talk to Charlotte Ryan on Music 101 Interviews, sharing their stories from the road and the studio, the tales… Audio

The English musician, writer and broadcaster shares her favourite music with Charlotte Ryan.  Audio

Maggie Tweedie talks to the band's frontman Courtney Taylor. Audio

RNZ reporter Adam Burns spoke to some of Aotearoa's hip hop community about why Illmatic is so revered. Audio

We check on festivities at New Zealand’s longest running independent record store, Slow Boat Records in Wellington. Audio

Robin Campbell - founding member of the Birmingham reggae-pop band UB40 - is excited to play a mix of classics and new songs at their two NZ shows this October. "I love playing old stuff, I love… Audio

Our guest on the Mixtape this week is actor, director and award winning artist Ana Chaya Scotney. Ana's new play ScatterGun: After the Death of Ruaumoko is about to kick off at Tamaki Makaurau's Silo… Audio

After a decade together and almost four years since their last studio release, Khruangbin new album A La Sala has come to life. The title translates to 'To the room' and expresses the band's need to… Audio

British musician Mark Knopfler has just released both a new solo album One Deep River and a re-recording of his debut solo single 'Going Home'. The 74-year-old former Dire Straits frontman talks to… Video, Audio

New Jersey based Brainorchestra is a prolific hip hop producer and one you should watch. The beat maker's first studio was a flash drive that he would plug into the school computer. He's become an… Audio

Folk singer Amiria Grenell grew up in rural Canterbury where her family famously hosted the Whitecliffs music festival in their paddocks. Following the success of her 2012 release Three Feathers… Video, Audio

Los Angeles based composer and singer Julia Holter is set to release her sixth studio album, with the inspired title Something in the Room She Moves. Maggie Tweedie talks to Julia about her… Audio

In the early 90s, siblings Phil, Christina, Tony and Pauly Fuemana would lay down a fresh and unique record that would soon be dubbed a classic. Thirty years on New Urban Polynesian is set to be… Audio, Gallery

You may have heard, read or seen his work - he previously worked at RNZ as a journalist, is the writer & host of The Big Picture Podcast, and wrote a book How to be a Bad Muslim and a collection of… Audio

When Shepherds Reign, a five piece band from South Auckland, were nominated for the prestigious Taite Music Prize this week their Pacific metal music was broadcast on Breakfast television and radio… Audio