RNZ: Music 101

Since their inception in 1964, The Māori Volcanics have been the most successful, and enduring of the Māori showbands. Prince Tui Teka, Dalvanius Prime and Billy T James all started their careers with the Volcanics. The current line up were all present on opening night at Volume, and Yadana Saw caught up with them for a korero and a waiata.

Victoria Travers, senior exhibition developer at the Auckland War Memorial Museum joins Alex Behan live at the Volume exhibition to talk about some of their best discoveries.

Thirty years after the release of their debut album, Neil Finn and Nick Seymour from Crowded House talk about the making of the record and the evolution of the songs from home demos to finished studio recordings.

There are many interactive elements to the Volume exhibition at Auckland museum, including playlists you can keep when you leave. DJ Sirvere was in charge of compiling the 90s playlist, he also features in the exhibition in the Che Fu recording studio. Also, the first mixer that DJ Sir-Vere ever owned is on display in all it's raggedy glory. Alex Behan asks if he ever thought his first mixer would end up on the wall of a museum?

Split Enz founding bassist Mike Chunn left in '77, and went on to play in Citizen Band, author a few books, have a long career looking after songwriters at APRA and then started the Play It Strange Trust, an organisation that encourages songwriting and performing at school level. Given this distinguished career in music, Yadana Saw caught up with Mike Chunn just before the powhiri for the launch of Volume at the Auckland Museum.

At the opening night of Volume: Making Music in Aotearoa Alex Behan was excited to bump into Jools and Lynda Topp.

The Chills frontman Martin Phillipps delves deep into his back pockets to present an eclectic and personal selection of music inspired by the joy of discovery.

Rodney Fisher plays and chats to Alex Behan Live from the Volume Exhibition at the Auckland War Memorial Museum.

Yadana Saw at Auckland Museum's Volume exhibition with content and interpretation developer Esther Tobin.

Mark Roach of the NZ Music Hall of Fame. Key partner and catalyst for Volume: Making Music in Aotearoa.