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Saturday 6 December 2025

Available Audio (5)

Show Notes

13:15 Betty-Anne on her debut solo single

The unmistakable voice of Ardijah has just released 'You Remain', with a full debut solo album, Slow Burn, set for 2026. She joins Kara to chat about stepping out under her own name.

Betty-Anne

Photo: Supplied

14:10 Nadia Reid performs live at RNZ

Acclaimed singer-songwriter Nadia Reid is back from Manchester, where she currently lives with her family.  She’s playing at the Powerstation in Auckland tonight, and earlier in the week performed live in our Christchurch studio.

Nadia Reid and band

Photo: Nathan McKinnon

15:10 1995 episode two: Heavy America

In the second of a four part series revisiting albums that turned 30 this year, Tony Stamp looks back at nine American rock albums of 1995.

The Smashing Pumpkins

Photo: Supplied

15:30 The Sampler: Johnny Fritz

Guest reviewer Elliott Childs tackles American musician Jonny Fritz's comedic country stylings.

Jonny Fritz

Photo: Supplied

16:10 The Mixtape: Tammy Davis

Actor Tammy Davis tells Kara about his early days in the film industry, the creation of his beloved character Munter, and shares some of his favourite songs.

Kara Rickard  & Tammy Davis

Photo: So'omalo Iteni Schwalger

Songs Played:

1pm-2pm

  • The Offline - Dans les grands espaces

  • Konkolo orchestra - Grass Ain't Greener

  • Melanie De Biasio - Afro Blue

  • Ardijah - Watching You

  • Betty-Anne - Pūmau Tonu Koe

  • Ardijah - Time Makes The Wine

  • Leon Thomas - My Muse

  • Muroki - Break it Down

2pm-3pm

  • Sholto - Ghibli’s Dream

  • Phoenix Foundation - Vampire Class

  • Fazed on a Pony - Wrong Party

  • Nadia Reid - Baby Bright, Don't Wanna Know (John Martyn cover), Not Giving It Out, Send It Down the Line (live at RNZ Christchurch)

  • Bar Italia - Fundraiser

  • Troy Kingi - Afters ft Mā

  • Nightmares on Wax - Dive Into

3pm-4pm

  • MF Doom - Lovage

  • Hallelujah Picassos - Rewind (Stinky Jim’s lucky punk feeling dub)

  • Smashing Pumpkins - Tonight, Tonight/ Bullet With Butterfly Wings/ Here Is No Why/ 1979

  • Faith No More - Digging the Grave/ Star A.D./ The Last To Know

  • Pavement - Father to a Sister of Thought/ Rattled by the Rush

  • Foo Fighters - Big Me

  • Fugazi - Do You Like Me

  • Throwing Muses - That’s All You Wanted

  • Elliott Smith - Needle in the Hay

  • Sonic Youth - Little Trouble Girl

  • Kyuss - One Inch Man

  • Faith No More - Evidence

  • Smashing Pumpkins - Thirty Three

4pm-5pm

  • UB40  - Red Red Wine

  • OPP - Naughty by nature

  • Renee Geyer - It only happens

  • Hello Sailor  - Gutterblack

  • David Dallas - Runnin

  • Shapeshifter - One