It’s the last day of February and the month the Romans traditionally honoured the dead. The Saturday Spring tips its hat in that direction, playing everything from Bowie’s I Can’t Give Everything Away from Blackstar (his final album) to Mitski’s Dead Woman from her new album release Nothing’s About To Happen To Me.
It’s the usual fine array of new tracks for your Saturday morning soundtrack. Plus, given Friday 20th February is Kurt Cobain Day in his hometown of Aberdeen, Washington, three tracks from Cobain's top 50 albums; a list that was found in his journals after his death. Butthole Surfers, Marine Girls and Fang.
It’s Valentine’s Day and the show features a smattering of (unrequited) love songs. It’s not all hearts and flowers on the Spring (but their heart’s [❤️] in the right place of course!) Join Karyn for her weekly Saturday morning show as she helps you navigate new music from here and abroad.
Karyn's back on b! If you’re coming into the city during February, find out what’s on at the Summer in the City series in Aotea Square – everything from A History of Hip Hop to the city’s top brass bands. Vera Ellen calls in from a road trip to tell us about V-Ellentines Day and her fundraiser for a Yumi Zouma tour support she’s doing of Europe and the UK in March, and the usual array of eclectic new music!
It’s the final Saturday Spring for 2025. George Henderson makes the trek into the studio to talk about his new feature A Song From Insane Times and the legend that is Andrew Fagan is our Demo God. fyi The lovely Rachel Ashby is doing The Saturday Spring for January. Karyn is back February 7th.
Playlist
95bFM The Saturday Spring w/ Karyn Hay Playlist
Rāhoroi, Saturday December 20th 2025
MERRY CHRISTMAS, THANKS FOR LISTENING THIS YEAR!
The Saturday Spring w/ Karyn Hay is back on February 7th 2026
The lovely Rachel Ashby is your host until then.
Baxter Drury, Marie Davidson – Schadenfreude
TOMORA, AURORA, The Chemical Brothers – Ring The Alarm
Eves Wilder – Everybody Talks
Cameron Winter – Love Will Come
fakemink – Easter Pink
Sharp Pins – Crown of Thorns
Blood Orange, Caroline Polachek, Lorde, Mustafa – Mind Loaded
Lily Allen – West End Girl
Makthaverskan – Pity Party
Chrissie Hynde, Debbie Harry – Try to Sleep
Robber Robber – Suspicious Minds
Gina Birch – Happiness
A Song From Insane Times
Kayleb Duckett – Belle of the Ball
Demo Gods
Babe Martin and Finn Johannson – Carpark
Zac Arnold and Finn Johannson – zikzok perfect pop mix
TMI and Finn Johansson – 2029 (feat. Whenua Key)
Fables and Finn Johansson – Surfing The Wave
Paul Cathro and Finn Johansson – The Highz The Lowz
Andrew Fagan and Finn Johansson – Steal Spaceship, Let’s Go!
Get your Saturday off to a good start with The Saturday Spring, featuring Fables forDemo Gods, and Your Gig is Showing with Scott and Rob from Matakanarama.
Let's get springin'! Today's show features Your Gig is Showing with Cullin Hearty and the who, what, where, why and when of The Others Way Festival. Plus Demo Gods with Finn Johansson and Paul Cathro.
Our Demo God this week has tripped into Americana with Finn Johansson on the back of the horse. Lead singer and vocalist for Soft Bait Josh Hunter took up the challenge, twisted the prompts and surprised us all with his (as yet) untitled demo. Hear it here!
The very talented Joe Kaptein forgoes his morning coffee to head into 95bFM to tell us about his residency at the Upside Down Lounge at the Goblin Bar, cnr Ponsonby and Richmond Roads every Wednesday night. Joe plays in AIGHT and also Pool Sharks. “Loungey jazzy-y grooves” and perfect for a mid-week night out.
Our Demo God this week comes from a long line of bad backs. Lead singer and vocalist for Soft Bait Josh Hunter has taken up the challenge to collaborate with Finn in the van. No prompt has been chosen yet, but Finn suggests Josh try... a samba.
Street dancer and music producer MANFRD is in the studio to enlighten Karyn on everything from popping to krumping and the art of street dance. If you’re a dancer or just love watching the form, then find out more about the three day Base Street Dance Festival at the Basement Theatre and the Beatpad Dance Battle on Day 2 of the Festival Friday | 6 MAR | which is Battle night. Entries are open now!
Finn returns for Pt II of his first Demo God for 2026: comic artist, musician and teacher, Indira Neville. Indira chose “Recycling Only” as her prompt, and one Tuesday last week they cooked up the demo of the same name. Listen to it here!
Liam Hansen (Misheard presents) is in the studio with a rundown on the artists appearing at Queer Autumn 2, a now annual event celebrating "the intersections between alternative music and the rainbow/takatāpui community of Aotearoa. Queer Autumn returns to Whammy Bar on Sunday, the 22nd of February.
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