A great mix of new tracks from Kathryn Mohr to Lowertown. Maebh McCurdy lives up to her Demo Gods brief having chosen the prompt “The Great Spectacle of Music” and brings one of the best prog rock tracks heard on bFM for many a decade!
Karyn plays a selection of tracks from the newly released HELP (2) album. Proceeds go directly to support War Child UK’s “funding initiatives to protect, educate, and provide psychological support for children affected by conflict in 14 countries, including Gaza, Sudan, Ukraine, Afghanistan, and Yemen.”
There is also a tribute to Jim Wilson, founder of Phantom Billstickers, who died this week.
Playlist
95bFM The Saturday Spring w/ Karyn Hay Playlist
Rāhoroi, Saturday March 7th 2026
PJ Harvey – Let England Shake
The Sound Chalk Makes – Love
Kim Gordon – DIRTY TECH
Pin Group – Ambivalence
Cameron Winter, War Child Records – Warning
Neil Young – Motion Pictures
Masayoshi Takanaka – (track off 1976 Seychelles album)
Fontaines DC, War Child Records – Black Boys on Mopeds
Grace Ives – Stupid Bitches
Aldous Harding – One Stop
Your Gig Is Showing
Daughters of Donbas – Lullaby
Daughters of Donbas – 4.5.0.
A Song From Insane Times w/ George Henderson
Stepford 5 – Little Sisters of Satan
Demo Gods w/ Finn Johansson
Maebh McCurdy – Coleoidia
Maebh and the Morrigan – FAE: Tuatha Dé Danann (Live at Isdale Studios)
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!
Otis Mace comes into the studio with his guitar to talk up his Planet New Tron Star gig at the Audio Foundation March 27th billed as "a sci-fi song saga of trans-dimensional alien life”.
Finn Johansson comes into the studio with his latest Demo God – Maebh McCurdy (formerly LEIGH) for an entertaining chat and the unveiling of the song that takes you to places you didn’t even know you wanted to go.
The prompt was “The Great Spectacle of Music” and the resulting demo is titled Traipsing Through the Swamp (Every Little Froggy Gotta Love).
Finn Johansson introduces his latest Demo God – Maebh McCurdy (formerly LEIGH) who has chosen the prompt ’The Great Spectacle of Music”. Maebh will be joining Finn in the studio next week to unveil their musical extravaganza!
We’re in Adelaide to talk with Alina Kuzma who sings and plays the bandura (a traditional stringed Ukrainian instrument) in the all-female ensemble Daughters of Donbas who are playing WomAdelaide on their way to Auckland for a concert at the St Heliers Church and Community Centre Thursday March 12th.
Daughters of Donbas are a music and human rights project highlighting the plight of “at least 20,000 Ukranian children abducted from occupied Ukraine and taken to Russia”. Alina is joined by Canadian journalist and record producer Daniel Rosenberg.
George D. Henderson with another A Song From Insane Times. This week George has chosen his "favourite record by a New Zealand band” – from 1991, Stepford 5 and Little Sisters of Satan.
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 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!
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!
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