RNZ: Music 101

American writer and performer Lisa Carver is known for her unflinching writing in the cult zine Rollerderby, and for her revealing memoir Drugs Are Nice: A Post-Punk Memoir. Her wild 'gore operas' in the group Suckdog have featured nudity, urination, and audience agitation. She speaks to Kiran Dass about her work.

Manuel Göttsching started his musical journey when he formed the legendary avant-garde band Ash Ra Tempel in 1970 , and went on to influence the burgeoning house and techno movements in America.

So Laid Back Country China hone their brand of 'Canyon Rock' with their second release Sin Cristales.

Sea Views introduce their track 'Into The Night'.

West Auckland hip hop outfit Third3ye perform cuts from their 3P EP.

Kirsten Johnstone reviews Steve Abel's third album Luck/Hope.

Sam Wicks lends an ear to Atlanta rapper Gucci Mane’s first post-prison release.

In this week's Music 101 Pocket Edition: Sydney-siders Tiger town make it a family affair , PNC pays tribute to his mum, his missus and a few sporting legends and dynamic indie-rock duo The Kills explain their rock'n'roll lineage.

Record producer Ben Edwards' bookings schedule has been solid in the last year or so, thanks to the rise of Marlon Williams, Aldous Harding, Tami Neilson and the whole Lyttelton alt-country scene. We visit his recording studio in Lyttelton, to find out more about the producer/musician relationship.

Sydney dance synth pop sibling, spouse and in-law band Tigertown talk with Yadana Saw about their missing backcatalogue which led to the evolution of their sound.