Rnz: Music 101

She's got a new album Primal Heart coming soon and its first single, 'Everybody Knows' is an anthem about courage and seeing things through fresh eyes.

They've been around for 25 years, which must make it hard to keep things surprising, but Mogwai's latest album, Every Country's Sun might just have delivered.

Chris Heazlewood of King Loser, plays a tribute to his late bandmate Celia Mancini live from the Radio One studio in Dunedin.

For those of us that weren't living in Dunedin and didn't live through that sound and that era, it can be hard for us to fully comprehend what made that time so special. To get a deeper insight, Alex Behan got in a car with Martin Phillips of The Chills, and took a tiki tour of downtown Dunedin.

It's ten years since Anika's In Swings the Tide album was released and she's touring nationwide in support of the occasion. A lot in her life has changed since 2007.

Francisca Griffin aka Kathy Bull talks to Kirsten Johnstone about the band that stood alongside The Chills, The Clean and The Verlaines in defining the Flying Nun sound.

To mark The Clean's induction into the NZ Music Hall of Fame, Dunedin band Astro Children performed 'Getting Older' at the 2017 Silver Scrolls ceremony. We caught up with them in their Dunedin practice space The Attic.

Nadia Reid talks about the heartbreak that led to writing her Silver Scroll nominated song 'Richard'.

The Clean were inducted into the NZ Music Hall Of Fame on Thursday. The day after we headed to the bass player's home in Port Chalmers, where he performed for us live.

Alex Behan speaks to first time Silver Scrollers Alien Weaponry. The teenagers were bright eyed and bushy tailed as they navigated the media room with a ginger beer in hand.

Alex Behan catches up with Chelsea Jade and Bic Runga back stage at the 2017 Silver Scrolls.

Highlights from the 2017 Silver Scrolls awards held in Dunedin.

Nick Bollinger investigates the roots of Australian electronica.

Andrew Dubber is a music technologist, author, broadcaster, and academic. Along with his partner Michela Magas he runs Music Tech Fest, and lives in Sweden with two big fluffy dogs. Back in NZ to celebrate his 50th birthday, he shares a mixtape of songs close to his heart.

Wellington band Zero Cool introduce themselves.

Dubstep producer and DJ Optimus Gryme has been animating dancefloors around NZ for around 25 years now. He talked to Tony Stamp about why he's hanging up his headphones for good.

Julia Stone talks about the remote location where her and her brother recorded their new album and talks about why there are so many references to getting wasted in their music.

Chelsea Jade Metcalf and Leroy Clampitt dissect their Silver Scroll-nominated song 'Life Of the Party'.

Noel Woods, a nominee with his band Grove Roots at the 10th annual Waiata Māori Music Awards, reports back from the ceremony in Heretaunga and takes the pulse of Māori music.

Ella Yelich-O'Connor dissects her Silver Scroll-nominated song 'Green Light'. Interview courtesy of thespinoff.co.nz / Henry Oliver.