Marty Duda

Fifteen years after his death and one hundred years after his birth, Roebuck "Pops" Staples has released a new album. Pops Staples was, of course, the patriarch of The Staple Singers, the gospel/funk… Audio

Rising out of the ashes of The Buffalo Springfield, Poco formed in the late 60s and helped usher in country-rock. Bass player Timothy B. Schmitt went on to join up with the Eagles, who are in NZ this… Audio

One of the first and most influential post-punk bands, The Pop Group came from Bristol mixing elements of reggae, dub, Krautrock, punk, funk and whatever else the four band members were listening to… Audio

Jose Gonzalez's name reflects his Argentinian heritage, but Jose himself was born in Sweden in 1978. After listening to Latin and pop music growing up, Jose discovered hardcore punk and English folk… Audio

The Foo Fighters were the unlikely band formed after the demise of Nirvana… unlikely in that the band was formed by drummer Dave Grohl who moved to lead vocals and guitar and that the music seemed to… Audio

Lamb is an English electronica duo consisting of Andy Barlow and Lou Rhodes. Andy handles the musical side of things, composing their electronic soundscapes and producing their albums while Lou sings… Audio

Academy Award-winning songwriter Ryan Bingham is best known for his contribution to the soundtrack to the 2009 film Crazy Heart. His song, The Weary Kind, won an Oscar, a Golden Globe and a Grammy… Audio

After announcing their hiatus in 2006, Sleater-Kinney are back with a new album, 'No Cities To Love'. The trio began as part of the Riot Girrrl scene in the Northwest US in the early 1990s. But the… Audio

Kim Fowley passed away last week at the age of 75. He was a rock and roll original… a producer, songwriter, arranger, artist, label owner and all-around hustler who started out in 1959 at the age of… Audio

Music 101 contributors Marty Duda, Martyn Pepperell and Elle Hunt join Melody Thomas to discuss some of the most memorable moments in live music this year. Audio

Jethro Tull began life as a blues-rock outfit in 1968 with the distinct difference of having a front man, Ian Anderson, whose main instrument was the flute. The first version of the band dissolved… Audio

Mark Kozelek is an American singer/songwriter known for his intense, highly personal songs. He began recording in the 1990s with his band, Red House Painters. He later went on to release a solo album… Audio

Bob Seger has made a name for himself as a blue-collar, hard-hitting rocker with a sensitive side. A product of the Detroit rock scene of the 1960s that spawned The MC5, The Stooges and The Rationals… Audio

Hailing from Nelson, the three piece electronica act started 15 years ago as a covers band, but when they added a drum machine to the mix, drummer Ruth Carr was moved to the front of the stage as the… Audio

Hunters & Collectors are playing at Auckland's Powerstation on Friday night and opening for The Rolling Stones on Saturday. One of the most important bands to emerge out of the Australian post-punk… Audio

The best-selling female artist of the 90's is armed with a 5-octive vocal range and she's packing a new album too, 'Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse.' Audio

Like Rodriguez, Karen Dalton and Lewis, Vashti Bunyan is one of those obscure recording artists who recorded one or two albums 40-plus years ago, dropped out of sight, then was rediscovered in the… Audio

Inspired by the country-punk sounds of 80s bands like The Blasters, Green On Red and The Long Ryders, Willy Vlautin formed Richmond Fontaine in 1994 after moving to Portland, Oregon. Often compared to… Audio

Formed in 1958 by keyboard player Paul Revere (yes, that's his real name) and singer/sax player Mark Lindsay, Paul Revere and The Raiders became, arguably the greatest American rock & roll band of the… Audio