RNZ: Music 101

In this week's Music 101 Pocket Edition Arrested Development talk social activism, Australian sample heavy hip-hop trio The Avalanches on why it took 16 years to make an album, and a look back at The Reduction Agents,ten years on.

Sam Wicks goes behind the scenes of String Theory, the latest show from Fly My Pretties.

Speech, the mouthpiece of alt-hip hop collective Arrested Development, talks to Trevor Reekie about social activism and moving forward.

Tony Di Blasi from sample-crazed Australian outfit The Avalanches tells Sam Wicks why their sophomore set took 16 years to deliver.

Trust Punks double down on their second album 'Double Bind'.

Kirsten Johnstone takes a listen to a trio of recent local electronic EP releases: Lunch With Bianca by Sachi; Switchblade by October; and 5/8 by Suren Unka and Levi Patel

Nick Bollinger discusses a soulful and personal set from Aaradhna.

Brandn Shiraz introduces his song 'Awff Tawp'.

Five years on, Christchurch is in the slow and uncharted path of rebuilding itself. Yadana Saw takes a tour of the recovering southern city and meets with local venue owners, artists and musicians who are forging ahead.

Singer-songwriter Robert Ruha (Te Whānau-ā-Apanui/Ngati Porou) talks about his Kapa Haka beginnings, Maori Music Month, growing up on the East Coast and presents a mixtape to his life so far.