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The Mixtape: Reuben Bonner
The Others Way is an annual festival that takes place in Auckland, this year closing down part of K Rd to accommodate 3000 ticket-holders. Festival director Reuben Bonner talks about the work that goes into such a large undertaking, the jobs that built his skill set, and shares five of his favourite songs. Audio
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David Byrne on his upcoming return to NZ
15 Nov 2025Who Is the Sky is the music legend's latest album, made in collaboration with Ghost Train Orchestra. He tells Tony Stamp how that will translate to the stage… Audio
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Paige on her new EP paigesspace
15 Nov 2025The Tāmaki singer-songwriter ha been touring Korea, her number-one streaming market. She shares stories from the road with Kara Rickard, and discusses her new… Audio
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Dick Move tell us how to Dream, Believe, Achieve
15 Nov 2025The party-punk five piece have just released their 3rd album, and are about to embark on a nationwide tour. They join Kara live in-studio. Audio
Saturday 29 November 2025
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Show Notes
13:15 Steph Brown on Spellodies
Spellodies is a family band made up of Steph Brown and Fen Ikner from the Silver Scroll award-winning group Lips and their nine year old son Freddy. In 2024 the trio took home the APRA Children’s Award for Best Song for Primary-Age Kids for their waiata 'Because.' Steph joins Kara to discuss the new Spellodies album.
Photo: Suzy & Friends
14:10 Saya Grey plays The Others Way tonight
A few days before she hopped on a plane to NZ, the Canadian multi-instrumentalist spoke with Kara about stepping into the spotlight after years of shepherding other people's projects, and her love for the Southern Hemisphere.
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14:40 UK jazz septet Kokoroko backstage at The Powerstation
On Wednesday night in Auckland the London-based seven-piece played a sold-out show at The Powerstation. Made up of 1st generation Brits whose parents immigrated from West Africa and Ethiopia, they incorporate genres like funk and RnB but are known as a jazz group, part of a fertile scene that includes other acts like Ezra Collective.
Tony Stamp visited the venue before the show and caught up with all seven members.
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15:10 1995 episode one: The Battle of Britpop
In the first of a four part series revisiting albums that turned 30 this year, Tony Stamp looks back at ten British albums that were critical and/ or commercial successes.
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15:30 The Sampler: Boy Soda
Guest reviewer So'omālō Iteni Schwalger checks out Australian-Samoan musician BOY SODA's debut album SOULSTAR.
Cover art for BOY SODA's debut album, SOULSTAR. Photo: Warner Music Australia
16:10 The Mixtape: Kirsten Morrell
The Goldenhorse frontwoman and solo musician tells Kara about her new single 'Hoping and Wishing', and spotlights some tracks that have inspired her over the years.
Photo: So'omalo Iteni Schwalger
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