Music 101 Interviews
The biggest stars. The best musicians. Local NZ talent and global chart-toppers. They all share their stories from the road and the studio, and the tales behind the song, with Charlotte Ryan.
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Mokotron is a Ngāti Hine music producer based in Tāmaki Auckland, who is part of a Māori electronic music scene that has become a creative force.
The man behind Mokotron is Tiopira McDowell - by day a lecturer in Māori Studies, and co-head of the Māori and Pacific Studies at Auckland Uni, and by night, an artist who has gained a reputation for getting the clubs heaving with a sound that’s distinctly Aotearoa.
The game-changing soundtrack to Once Were Warriors returns
The game-changing soundtrack to Once Were Warriors returns
Once Were Warriors celebrates its 30th anniversary this month and the legendary soundtrack has been re-released.
Based on Alan Duff's novel and directed by Lee Tamahori, the film became the highest-grossing film of all-time in New Zealand and won numerous awards.
Tim Moon, who was part of Tangata Records who released the soundtrack, joins Charlotte Ryan.
Fazerdaze on new album: 'People forget there's a human at the heart of it'
Fazerdaze on new album: 'People forget there's a human at the heart of it'
After receiving glowing reviews for her earlier releases including her debut album Morningside, Fazerdaze spent years touring throughout the world, resulting in burnout. After taking some time out, she has returned with a new album that represents coming out of the darkness, with a sound that is bigger, but still holds true to her distinctive dreamy guitar pop.
Moana & The Tribe's journey to capturing indigenous voices
Salmonella Dub on writing in nature: ‘You could catch a kahawai from the mixing desk’
Horomona Horo on becoming an Arts Laureate: 'As an artist you can feel unseen'
Biographer on the Prince doco we won’t see
Biographer on the Prince doco we won’t see
Prince is one of the few remaining 80s superstars whose story remains a mystery, yet their estate is preventing the release of a Netflix documentary.
Author Matt Thorne joins Charlotte Ryan to discuss his life-long pursuit of documenting Prince, and why he sides with Prince’s estate over the Netflix controversy.
Remi Wolf phones in from a bathroom floor in Atlanta
Remi Wolf phones in from a bathroom floor in Atlanta
American singer and songwriter Remi Wolf is a headlining artist at Auckland’s Laneway Festival in January next year. Originally from Palo Alto, California, Remi Wolf has come to international attention as the opening act for Lorde, Paramore, Gorillaz, and more recently, Olivia Rodrigo. Charlotte Ryan catches up with Remi from a bathroom floor in Atlanta.
Why Pearl Jam have become such a polarising band?
Why Pearl Jam have become such a polarising band?
Seattle band Pearl Jam have recorded 11 studio albums, sold 85 million+ albums, played over 1000 shows and had 5 albums reach number one. But after over thirty years of success, biographer Ronen Givony asks: Why are Pearl Jam not thought of as fondly as other bands like Nirvana?
Music 101 revisits this interview ahead of the band's New Zealand shows.
Jamie xx drops album of anthems: 'I'm so ready to be out there playing again'
Bret McKenzie: 'I was slightly obsessive about trying not to be funny'
‘We’d run across pianos and things like that’: Saxophonist Chris White’s Dire Straits experience
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