RNZ: Music 101

It's the 2015 Laneway Special: Control and confidence with FKA twigs, Belle and Sebastian on writing songs about young people, and Connan Mockasin heads home.

Dudley Benson reviews Björk's surprise-release Vulnicura, Mark Rye shares stories from a life spent working in the British music industry and Sam Wicks speaks with Tom Krell, aka How To Dress Well.

From fronting reggae band Hope Road and sining with Hollie Smith, Ria Hall released a solo EP in 2011 and  featured on Stan Walker's hit 'Aotearoa'. Here, Ria Hall reminisces over the songs that sound tracked her youth.

The driving force behind much-loved bands Trinity Roots and Little Bushman and member of eclectic Featherston-based trio Vinyl Bison offers up a wonderfully diverse, chronologically-themed mixtape.

Musical guests compile a C60, and talk us through the selections. This week, award winning Canadian-born country musician Tami Neilson with a selection of early influences and new discoveries.

Musical guests compile a C60, and talk us through the selections. In the first of Summer Music 101's Mixtape season, Electric Wire Hustle's David 'Taay Ninh' Wright and Mara TK share the songs that inspire and influence them.

It's that time of year when music fiends are making lists and checking them twice, assessing the year in music that was. In the spirit of the season, Music 101 tasks a selection of our favourite music minds to come up with - and riff on - their favourite song of 2014.

Inside the Red Bull Music Academy Tokyo, RZA's vision for A Better Tomorrow and the Gothic folk of Nadia Reid.

Ice Cube embraces his inner officer, Tesla coil music and Kane Strang live in concert.

Temuera Morrison sings the hits, DIY dance with 1080p Collection and Glaswegian DJ duo Optimo