RNZ: Music 101

It’s been 16 years since Scott Mannion released music with his duo The Tokey Tones. Now he's back with his first ever solo album, Loving Echoes. RNZ Music is stoked to the first to share his video for single ‘You Are the Substance That I Can't Live Without...’. We spoke to him about why it's taken so long.

Once: The Musical has hit Auckland's Waterfront Theatre. Lead cast members Lisa Crawley and Adam Ogle swing by the RNZ Studio to perform the Academy Award winning song 'Falling Slowly'.

Milly Olykan is a New Zealander who's job is to take Nashville - more specifically country music - to the world. For the RNZ Music Mixtape Milly shares some of the songs that have accompanied her career so far.

Napster, the pioneering file-sharing service that almost destroyed the record industry, turns 20 this month. Music journalist and author Steve Knopper joins RNZ Music to discuss the lasting effect it's had on the music industry.

Mike Nesmith and Micky Dolenz of '60s pop group the Monkees are performing in NZ this month. RNZ Music's Elliott Childs spoke to Nesmith as he was enjoying a somewhat hazy afternoon in the Los Angeles sunshine.

Te Kōtare is a waiata resource for young New Zealanders. The crowdfunded project was dreamed up by the late Jenny Shearer, an early childhood teacher who did not live to see her ambitions fulfilled. Earlier this month, Te Kōtare co-writer Matiu Te Huki and performers Alistair Fraser and Jessie Moss performed waiata with the tamariki of Wellington's Berhampore School. Yadana Saw was there to see Te Kōtare take flight.

Elroy Finn is the son of one of New Zealand's most beloved musicians, Neil Finn. He's also a musician in his own right and has just released his debut album, Elroy. He spoke to RNZ Music's Tony Stamp about his musical journey and performed his single, 'Worth the Wait' live at the RNZ studios.

The Song Crush team have comebacks from alt-rock greats Sebadoh and Bill Callahan, an educational jam from Jamila Woods, and more fresh musical treats.

Avi introduces us to his song 'Too Damn Much (feat. $ian)'

In this week's Pocket Edition, Yadana Saw talks to two of New Zealand's top live music photographers and we take a look back at some of the best NZ albums of 1994.