RNZ: Music 101

Auckland band Na Noise introduce their song 'Bad Dreams'.

Eddie Johnson tells us about spending two years in Los Angeles recording his second album All I Have with some heavyweight producers.

Founding member and bass player for Bad Religion, Jay Bentley talks to Elliott Childs about keeping the L.A punk band going for 40 years.

Art-pop from Moses Sumney and FKA Twigs, a techno soundtrack from Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor, an afrobeat banger, some sad-boy-soul, and some Scottish minimalist dream-pop feature on Song Crush this week.

Auckland teen hip hop duo Church & AP talk to Tony Stamp about starting their career in community centres, and changing up their sound for their debut album Teeth.

Ziggy Marley talks to Charlotte Ryan ahead of his performance at WOMAD 2020. He shares his thoughts on world politics, his father Bob Marley's legacy and the legalisation of cannabis.

All year the Song Crush team have introduced you to new songs they're loving, but this week host Kirsten Johnstone threw the call out to you the listeners, for your favourite tune of 2019. Here's a handful of the answers we got.

Legendary jazz guitarist Pat Metheny is set to make just his second NZ appearance, at the 2020 Auckland Arts Festival.

Wellington band Dawn Diver is the songwriting project of Ben Lemi. It's a new experience for the Trinity Roots drummer as he tells Yadana Saw in this live session.

Internationally renowned Wellington group Fat Freddy’s Drop have announced ten shows across New Zealand this summer, with support from acts including L.A.B, Avantdale Bowling Club, JessB, Bailey Wiley, and Philadelphia-native DJ Jazzy Jeff.