Reptile Radio plays a wide range of music of appeal to nostagia freaks, retro hipsters and ageing punks. Everything from the early 1950s to the present day gets a look-in, but it tends to be heavy on the golden age of music from late 70s and 80s, plus more recent material from local bands.
There’s lots of rock’n’roll, new wave, easy listening punk, ska, some pop, the odd bit of country, reggae, and occasional oddities such as J-punk, Taqwacore (Islamic punk) Bollywood covers, Abba, steel band or whatever I come across. My favourite bands and musicians include The Users, Delaney Davidson, The Raskolnikovs, The Clash, Blondie, Prince Buster, The Beat, Wazzo Ghoti, Vicous Rumour, Tall Dwarfs, The Clean, The Hard Skins, Buddy Holly, Slim Chants, Hans Blix and the Inspectors, Spelling Mistakes, Peter Tosh, The Scavengers and the Shangri-Las.
Hosted by Sam Buchanan, each show follows a theme – love songs, sad songs, Kiwiana etc. Shows are broadcast at 8pm on Saturdays and 3pm on Sundays. Follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/243513302457637/