Music 101 Interviews

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The biggest stars. The best musicians. Local NZ talent and global chart-toppers. They all share their stories from the road and the studio, and the tales behind the song, with Charlotte Ryan.... more

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The podcast currently has 53 episodes available.

Music 101 Interviews episodes:

October 05, 2024 The Mixtape: DJ Vee
Vishal Vasan’s musical journey started on Cuba Street Wellington, then to DJing with FFD, slinging records in Soho and organising the Brick Lane Music Festival.
He has just opened Kemuri Hi-Fi, an underground bar in Auckland inspired by Japanese jazz cafes, where vinyl and high-end audio systems take centre stage.
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54min
October 03, 2024 Why Pearl Jam have become such a polarising band?
Seattle band Pearl Jam have recorded 11 studio albums, sold 85 million+ albums, played over 1000 shows and had 5 albums reach number one. But after over thirty years of success, biographer Ronen Givony asks: Why are Pearl Jam not thought of as fondly as other bands like Nirvana?
Music 101 revisits this interview ahead of the band's New Zealand shows.
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14min
September 21, 2024 Jamie xx drops album of anthems: 'I'm so ready to be out there playing again'
It's the album that promises to own the dance floor this summer. Jamie xx talks to Charlotte Ryan about collaborating with some incredible artists, and how time spent in New Zealand influenced his work.
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18min
September 19, 2024 Bret McKenzie: 'I was slightly obsessive about trying not to be funny'
This week we revisit an interview with Bret McKenzie, one half of the musical comedy duo Flight of the Conchords, to talk about coming out of solitude and writing songs that are not funny.
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19min
September 14, 2024 ‘We’d run across pianos and things like that’: Saxophonist Chris White’s Dire Straits experience
Chris White played saxophone with Dire Straits on the Brothers in Arms tour on some of the world's biggest stages. Chris shares his experience with Dire Straits with Charlotte Ryan.
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15min
September 12, 2024 Mogwai’s Stuart Braithwaite: Stargazing, Aliens & Looking back
Stuart Braithwaite of cult Scottish band Mogwai talks stargazing with his Dad, playing so loud the ceiling caved in, and the making of the band's new documentary.
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15min
September 07, 2024 Tami Nielson on joining Willie Nelson's tribe
Kiwi singer Tami Neilson talks to Charlotte Ryan about meeting her country music hero Willie Nelson, and playing his songs in his Texas studio.
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24min
September 04, 2024 'It's an other-worldly state': Bill Callahan talks songwriting
Bill Callahan tells Charlotte Ryan about the thrill of improvisation, the "little sparks" which become his songs and rediscovering the glory of Genesis.
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18min
August 30, 2024 Rikki Morris on being an 80s popstar
In 1988 Rikki Morris was one of our biggest stars, and he's just released a new album. Charlotte asks Rikki why he waited so long, and catches up on Th' Dudes show last weekend.
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22min
August 28, 2024 Louisa Nicklin: Sausages, cicadas & Shayne P Carter
The Auckland musician speaks to Charlotte Ryan about her beautiful new album, along with Kiwi music icon Shayne Carter who lent a hand as "song doctor".
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18min

FAQs about Music 101 Interviews:

How many episodes does Music 101 Interviews have?

The podcast currently has 53 episodes available.