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12.30 Robert Plant and Alison Krauss - Raise The Roof

t's been 14 years since Alison Krauss and Robert Plant collaborated with producer T Bone Burnett and wowed the world with their blues blessed americana tribute album Raising Sand. After an unsuccesful attempt at an intial follow up, they're back, once again teaming up to rework another dozen tracks handpicked and produced by Burnett for the their latest offering Raising the Roof. Music 101's Charlotte Ryan spoke to Krauss and Plant about the belief and joy of recording the new album

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Alison Krauss & Robert Plant

Alison Krauss & Robert Plant Photo: David McClister

1.30  The Sampler 

Tony Stamp rummages through Tori Amos' nature-inspired sixteenth album, guitar-pop wunderkind Snail Mail's second, and an electronic tribute to a lost friend by Tamaki producer Skymning.

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Tori Amos

Tori Amos Photo: supplied

2PM LIVE - Jordan, Marlon & Mara TK

A new live song from Jordan Rakei plus a couple of favourites from Marlon Williams & MAra TK recorded live at the RNZ studio's.

Marlon Williams

Marlon Williams Photo: Marlon Williams / Facebook

2.20  The Future of Music Radio in Aotearoa

As part of our celebration of 100 years of NZ radio, we asked Tony Stamp to look into what the future of music radio might look like in this country. To help tackle this he gathered a panel of experts Jess Fu from 95bFM, David Ridler from NZOA, and Jana Rangooni from the RBA.

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Clockwise: Jess Fu, Tony Stamp, Jana Rangooni, David Ridler

Clockwise: Jess Fu, Tony Stamp, Jana Rangooni, David Ridler Photo: Tony Stamp

3.20 Ladyhawke 

Ladyhawke latest album Time Flies has many calling it her best yet. She talks to Charlotte Ryan about the huge personal challenges she faced in recording the album, her love of video games and embracing technology to reach her fans.

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Ladyhawke

Ladyhawke Photo: Lula Cucchiara

4:00 The Mixtape: Jess B 

Our guest today is rapper Jess B. Part-Kenyan and part-Pākehā, Jess found hip hop while trying to find her place in Aotearoa as a Black woman. 

Jess was a professional netballer for years, Playing for the Northern Mystics and then the Central Pulse, and dreaming of being A Silver Fern before she was signed to a record label and started making hip hop for a living.
 
In just a few short years, JessB has released two acclaimed EPs, New Views and Bloom, taken home 2019’s MTV Europe Music Award for Best New Zealand Act, 
 
She has performed at Venice Biennale, Rhythm & Vines, Northern Bass, Auckland City Limits and Splendour in the Grass. As well as tours with Ladi6, Six60 and Fat Freddy's Drop and supported visiting acts such as Stormzy, YG and Little Simz.
 
Jess B’s theme for this mixtape is “Songs that a rapper likes, that are not rap songs”

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Songs played on today's show: 

12-1pm

Led Zeppelin  - Going to California
Interview with Alison Krauss & Robert Plant
Jack White - Taking me Back
Adele - Oh My God
David Bowie - Jean Genie
Nadia Reid - Best Thing

1-2pm

Cat Power - Lived in Bars
Jonathan Bree - Say You Love Me Too
Massive Attack - Pray for Rain
Alice Phoebe Lou - Only when I
The Sampler:
Tori Amos - Speaking With Trees, Metal Water Wood, Spies, Ocean to Ocean, How Glass is Made
Snail Mail - Ben Franklin, Glory, Madonna, c. et. al.

The Sugarcubes - Birthday
Marlons Dreaming - Trophies 

2-3pm

Jordan Rakei - Family ( Live at Metropolis Studios) 
Marlon Williams - I wonder Why (live on M101)
Mara TK - Colours (Live - recorded by RNZ) 
Cate Le Bon - Moderation
The Beach Boys - Good Vibrations
Interview: The Future of Music Radio In Aotearoa 
Big Thief - Time Escaping
Mink Deville - Spanish Stroll
Lauryn Hill - Doo Wop

3-4pm

Bob Marley - Easy Skanking
Rob Ruha - Ke Manu
Jolie Holland - Old Fashioned Morphine
Interview with Ladyhawke
Ladyhawke - Time Flies (Live)
Rotary Connection - I Am The Black Gold Of The Sun
Phoebe Rings - Cheshire
Rhian Sheehan - Little Sines

4-5pm

The Mixtape with Jess B
Sunni Colon - Provide
Angus and Julia  - Yellow Brick Road
Odie - Faith
Yebba – Evergreen
2x2 – Beam
Rayvanny - Tetema feat Diamond Platnumz
Bonobo - Rosewood