Rnz: Music 101

A lawyer who left the profession after suffering years of inappropriate sexual behaviour from male colleagues is appalled at what she calls 'inaction' by the Law Society in the wake of the Russell McVeagh scandal. Yesterday it was announced the Law Society will establish a working group to look at how to improve reporting of sexual harassment in the legal profession. Kathryn Ryan gets reaction from former litigation lawyer Olivia Wensley and Wellington barrister Wendy Aldred.

The King's Arms Tavern was built in the late 1800s and has been hosting the who's who of New Zealand music since the mid 90s, but it's being bowled for apartments.

In this week's pocket edition, Number 1 Outkast fan Alex Behan speaks with Big Boi. Tony Stamp is on the phone to Meghan Remy of U.S. Girls and we meet the Wesley Intermediate Steel Drum band.

Elemeno P frontman Dave Gibson is this week's RNZ Music Mixtape selector. He chooses some songs and has a yarn with Yadana Saw.

Auckland musician Merk has interned with Neil Finn, attended the Red Bull Music Academy, and just signed an Australian record deal. He performed two songs live in the RNZ studio.

On a hot summer's night in Wellington, Israel Starr and his backing band Newtown Rocksteady record some tunes and sit down for a korero with Yadana Saw.

Meghan Remy has been making lo-fi pop music for a decade now under the name U.S. Girls. On her eighth album In A Poem Unlimited she's delivered her most accessible, highly acclaimed album so far, but lyrically she's still raging. She spoke to Music 101's Tony Stamp.

Big Boi AKA Sir Luscious Leftfoot AKA Daddy Fat Sax AKA one half of Outkast AKA the man who invented being cooler than a polar bear's toenails is visiting New Zealand to play two shows in mid-March.

RNZ Music visited Wesley Intermediate where a group of young students are learning to play steel pans, to perform as part of a band at Aotearoa's first-ever Steel Band Festival.

Kupe, the great Polynesian navigator and explorer, as imagined by playwright Apirana Taylor, in one of the first shows of the 2018 New Zealand Festival in Wellington. It's also part of a week long Kupe inspired series of events starting with tonight's Waka Odyssey. This is also the farewell festival for its three time Artistic Director, Shelagh Magadza. Standing Room Only presenter Lynn Freeman is hoping for three weeks of jaw-dropping shows and new experiences. She joins Susie Ferguson in the studio.

Nick Bollinger discusses the golden voice and grief-soaked second album of Marlon Williams.

Jordie lane is an Australian singer-songwriter and storyteller. He and his band The Sleepers are touring New Zealand at the moment, playing diverse venues, from sitting rooms to music festival Coastella. They join Kirsten Johnstone for a live session. 

A Tribe Called Red are a Canadian electronic duo who draw heavily on indigenous First Nations music. Ahead of their appearance at Auckland Arts Festival, RNZ Music's Tony Stamp spoke to founding member Ehren Bear Thomas.

The surprise release of a collection of songs by Celia Mancini is the result of a project orchestrated by the musician herself, shortly before her sudden death last September. Melbourne-based archivist Glen Brewer worked with Celia before her death, after which he took over the project and ensured its completion.

Lyttelton's Marlon Williams has just released his second album Make Way For Love. It meditates on love, jealousy, the difficulties of relationships and having your heart broken. Marlon speaks with Kirsten Johnstone.

Nick Bollinger revisits a Wilco classic on its 21st anniversary.

In this week's Pocket Edition, Alex Behan is on the line to UK grime father Dizzee Rascal, Coco Solid takes Jana Whitta through her new mixtape called 'Cokes' and Yadana Saw speaks with James Toth about his failed experiment in dedicated music appreciation.

Andrew Boak was the guitarist with Auckland punk band, No Tag, in the early 80s. They're getting back together for one of the last shows at The Kings Arms before it closes for good, alongside a host of other early NZ punk and post-punk bands. He talks about his multifaceted life in music, which included stints as a roadie for My Bloody Valentine, running a house music label, and working in the offices of Rough Trade records.

Durham Fenwick AKA Green Grove introduces his song Yum Smoothie.

Jessica Hansell, aka Coco Solid, has just released a mixtape called 'Cokes' the kaupapa of which is community, her ancestors and 'throwing it back in colonisation's face'.