Rnz: Music 101

Singer and songwriter Flip Grater opens up about balancing being a mother and a musician and her new EP, Lullabies for Anaïs.

Elleana Dumper of student lead music industry organisation Something Something talks to Yadana Saw about their latest projects.

Award-winning songwriter Jan Hellriegel has just released her fourth solo album Sportsman of the Year. It’s more than just an album – there’s a book and a podcast too, in which Jan shares stories from her life in music. She joined us to discuss her new project and to perform the album's opening track 'Hound Dog' live.

The Song Crush team this week play a song created by AI, an old ghost song, a fiery love poem, and some trade-aid jazz. 

On this week's Pocket Edition we talk to UK soul merchants Jungle, Nashville blues-rockers Larkin Poe, and host a live session with Wellington's A.U.R.A.

SJD, aka Sean James Donnelly, is about to release a collection of miniature synth-pop songs. He joins Kirsten Johnstone to preview some of these alongside some of the synth greats.

Simon from Auckland hardcore band Long Distance Runner introduces their song 'Eulogy'.

Tenacious Nashville-based blues-rock duo Larkin Poe recently played 2 sold out NZ shows recently at Auckland's Tuning Fork and Christchurch's Blue Smoke. Sisters Rebecca and Megan Lovell of Larkin Poe now have a flourishing career of their own -but for a handful of years, the Atlanta duo regularly toured bars and clubs and later collaborated and were mentored by Elvis Costello before graduating to playing stadiums with Bob Seger and Keith Urban. Trevor Reekie caught up with the duo in their dressing room at The Tuning Fork before their Auckland show.

Mississippi musician Cedric Burnside talks to Elliott Childs about his relationship to the Blues and being the grandson of Hill Country Blues legend R.L Burnside.

British neo soul collective Jungle played out a sold-out show in Auckland last week. Before the concert Waveney Russ sat down with the core duo behind the music.

The Song Crush team this week have songs to make you bounce in your chair, others to make you weep. Host Kirsten Johnstone is joined by Tony Stamp and Brad ‘Sticky’ Warrington for new tunes by Jess B, Soaked Oats, Scott Mannion and more.

On this week's Pocket Edition we talk to Aldous Harding about her beguiling new album Designer, and Troy Kingi tells us about his first te reo Māori song.

This week's RNZ Music Mixtape selector is Henry Oliver. Currently the editor at Metro Magazine, he's also been the bassist in Die Die Die, a proprietor of popular K'Rd bar DOC, and a budding tennis champ. Henry shares his tunes and tales with Yadana Saw.

Sydney-born Meg Mac is selling out shows across the world and being compared to the likes of Adele. Ahead of her second New Zealand show at Auckland's Tuning Fork she spoke to Bridie Chetwin-Kelly.

Tiki Taane talks to RNZ Music about one of his many gigs - live sound engineer for Shapeshifter.

Auckland singer-songwriter Lilly Carron introduces her song 'Evaporate The Rain'.

On this week's Song Crush we delve into UK hip hop, doom rock, alt-country and plenty in between, with help from Wallace Chapman and Leilani Momoisea

New Zealand songwriter Aldous Harding teases with cryptic lyrics and a feather-weight feeling on her third album Designer. Kirsten Johnstone speaks to the woman behind the songs. 

American teen doom-pop sensation Billie Eilish played to a sold-out Spark Arena in Auckland recently. Well-jaded concert goer Yadana Saw chaperones two 12-year-old fans for their first ever concert and review.

Originally from Benin, Angelique Kidjo has had a stellar career that saw her begin singing from the age of 6 and after escaping political turmoil in Africa to France. Where she rose from poverty to become a Grammy Award-winning artist. Trevor Reekie caught up with Angelique Kidjo before her WOMAD Taranaki performance.