RNZ: Music 101

One thing becomes really obvious when you hear Prince fans talk about their idol - Prince has had a huge impact on their lives.

Glass Vaults mixed their new album with spine-tingling sensations in mind. Nick Bollinger assesses their success.

In the Music 101 Pocket Edition this week, Yadana Saw talks to Aldous Harding backatage in Atlanta, Melody Thomas talks to Amelia Murray from Fazerdaze about being a woman who plays guitar, and a budding young radio producer has a crack at being a busker.

Amelia Murray started her first five-piece, all-girl band at 16 - learning the ropes of live performance, guitar and songwriting that would later serve her so well in solo project Fazerdaze.

Annabel Liddell started playing guitar in primary school and spent about 8 years making up tunes of her own using the handful of basic chords she knew.

Tali forged her name in music as a formidable drum and bass MC working with the best international producers. Her dynamic musical output now spans all genres.

Volume is a special exhibition at Auckland Museum celebrating music making in Aotearoa. The museum has been collaborating with RNZ and three young producers on a series about different music scenes around the country. In the final of this series, producer Molly Dagger puts pride aside to become a busker.

Eliana from Jaggers x Lines introduces their song Come To Rest.

The Modern Māori Quartet join Alex Behan for a kōrero and a performance to celebrate Matariki and their upcoming album.

Janine (formerly Janine and the Mixtape) won the Tui for best hip hop album in 2015 and has moved from New Zealand to New York and now to Los Angeles. She speaks to Music 101's Alex Behan about her journey as an artist and her new single 'Unstable'.