RNZ: Music 101

Tami Neilson delivers a history lesson in her upcoming tour as she sings the songs of sinners.

Speakers at the New Zealand Music Month Summit convene in the RNZ studios to discuss the changing industry and how best to navigate a music career.

Winner of the international breakthrough award at the NZ Music Managers awards this week for her work with pacific fusion band Te Vaka, Julie Foa'i makes us a mixtape.

In this week's Music 101 Pocket Edition, we have a live performance from electro up-and-comers SoccerPractise, a chat with American musician Perfume Genius about his much lauded new album, plus new music from The Woods, Grizzly Bear, and LCD Soundsystem.

Nick Bollinger discusses a retrospective set of devotional music from Alice Coltrane.

Elliott Childs samples new music from Canadian collective The New Pornographers.

The RNZ Music team are all in the same city for once, sharing their favourite tracks from the first few months of 2017.

Mike Hadreas AKA Perfume Genius received rapturous acclaim for each of his first 3 albums, particularly 2014's Too Bright, which wound up on many Best Of lists. As his new album No Shape is birthed into the world, Mike talks to Music 101's Tony Stamp about drawing influence from Edward Scissorhands and The Neverending Story, 'manspreading', and learning to be happy.

Synth-electro quartet SoccerPractise are live in session the M101 Studio. They speak with Yadana Saw

Melbourne based kiwi RnB duo Fortunes perform 'Focus' to celebrate their first ever EP.