Kami Knake, host of the Bands Under the Radar (BUTR) music podcast and blog had a weekly segment that reached millions of listeners on South Africa’s largest rock station, 5FM, as part of DJ Jon Savage’s Power Nite of Rock program for 3 years. Kami hand-picked indie artists every week live on air. If you missed the broadcast, below is a playlist of all the artists Kami featured on 5FM.
2013 5FM BUTR Playlist
02/14: Jonathan Jackson – Kiss + The Raveonettes – Till the End
02/07: Oil Boom – One-Time Used-to-Be + New Victorians – Ghosts In Machines
01/31: The Babies – Moonlight Mile + Terraplane Sun – Tell Me I’m Wrong
2012 5FM BUTR Playlist
11/15: ZZ Ward – Move Like U Stole It + Black Taxi – Hands
11/08 Sol Cat – Sea of Light + Wild Adriatic – Bound to Let You Go
10/18: IAMDYNAMITE – Where Will We Go + Two Gallants – My Love Won’t Wait
10/04: Archie Powell & The Exports – Crazy Pills + Hot Water Music – Drag My Body
09/27: Kite Rider – Split An Atom + Youngblood Hawke – Protect Yourself
09/15: Divine Fits – My Love Is Real + Meg Myers – Poison
09/06: Ponderosa – Navajo + Shovels & Rope – Birmingham
08/02: Architecture in Helsinki – Contact High + Guards – Do It Again
07/19: Audra Mae &TheAlmightySound-TheRealThing + Family ofthe Year-LivingOnLove
07/12: King Charles – LoveBlood + The Phenomenal Handclap Band – Shake
07/05: The Lumineers – Ho Hey + The Neighbourhood – Sweater Weather
06/28: Delta Rae – Bottom of the River + Morning Comes
06/14: Fort Lean – Sunsick + Haim – Forever
06/07: Glen Hansard – Take The Heartland + Walk Off The Earth – Polly
05/24: Of Monsters And Men – Little Talks + The Blue Van – Would You Change Your Life?
05/03: Young Rebel Set – Lion’s Mouth + Neon Trees – Everybody Talks
04/12: Young Hines – Can’t Explode + Brendan Bensen – Bad For Me
04/05: NO – Stay With Me + Milo Greene – Don’t You Give Up On Me
03/29: Papa – I Am The Lion King + Harriet – I Slept With All Your Mothers
03/15: Father John Misty – Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings + ME – Naked
03/01: Lovedrug – Wild Blood + Bronze Radio Return – What Good
02/23: Burning Hotels – Beard + Mona – Shooting The Moon
02/16: The Apache Relay – Home Is Not Places + The Horrible Crowes – Go Tell Everyone
02/02: The Big Pink – Stay Gold + Telecommunicators – Church of Foaming Mouths
01/26: Fun. – We Are Young (feat. Janelle Monae) + Dirty Gold – California Sunrise
01/19: Family Force 5 – Love Gone Wrong + Mamacita
01/12: Spells – Escapist + Kyle Andrews – Make Me Feel Human
2011 5FM BUTR Playlist
12/22: Recap: AWOLNATION – Sail + Charles Bradley – The World
12/22: Recap: Dawes – If I Wanted Someone + Bastille – Flaws + Alexander – Truth
12/15: Recap: LanaDelRey-Blue Jeans + TVOnTheRadio-WillDo + ColdWarKids-RoyalBlue
12/15: Recap: Manchester Orchestra-SimpleMath + Cage the Elephant-ShakeMeDown
12/08: O.A.R. – Heaven + Hurricane Bells – Possibilities
11/24: Boy & Bear – Feeding Line + Butterfly Boucher – Not Foolin’ Around
12/01: Locksley – The Whip + The Raid – Heads or Tales
11/10: Dawes – If I Wanted Someone + The Lonely Forest – We Sing In Time
11/03: Metronomy – Bay + Dum Dum Girls – Bedroom Eyes
10/27: Butch Walker & The Black Widows – Day Drunk + Rachael Yamagata – Starlight
10/20: YoungRebelSet-MeasureOfAMan + ButchWalker&TheBlackWidows-SummerOf’89
09/29: Lana Del Rey-Blue Jeans + Wolf Gang-Dance With The Devil (feat. KylaLaGrange)
09/22: Bear Lake – Scissors + Lovedrug – Pink Champagne
09/15: The Parlor Mob – Into The Sun + Little Hurricane – Haunted Heart
09/08: The Features – How It Starts + Golden Comb
08/25: Slow Motion Centerfold – Funnel of Love + The Janks – Rat Racers
08/18: The Civil Wars – Barton Hollow + Greg Laswell – I’d By Lying
08/11: Angus & Julia Stone – Big Jet Plane + Justin Rutledge – Everyone’s In Love
08/04: Little Dragon – Ritual Union + City and Colour – Fragile Bird
07/28: Portugal. The Man – So American
07/21: The Cadillac Black – Days of Gold + Down To The River
07/14: The Burned – Hard Lesson + Where Are We Now
07/07: Black Gold – Idols + Sloan – Follow The Leader
06/30: Augustana – Steal Your Heart + Shot In The Dark
06/23: Bastille – Laura Palmer + Flaws
06/16: The Rassle – Born Free + The Features – Another One
06/09: Big Talk – Getaways + Turboweekend – Trouble Is
05/30: The Hundred Days – So What + Sex U
05/23: Tesla Rossa – Kinetic + Hank & Cupcakes – Aint No Love Feat. Shane MauX
05/17: Kingsley Flood – I Don’t Wanna Go Home + Karmin – Look At Me Now (Live)
05/12: Walk The Moon – Stone Cold Fox + Anna Sun
05/05: AlunaGeorge – Disobey + Mona – Listen to Your Love
04/28: DEERPEOPLE – New Dance + Rams’ Pocket Radio – 1+2
04/21: Hugo – 99 Problems (Jay-Z cover) + The Fling – Wanderingfoot
04/14: Foster The People – Pumped Up Kicks + The Hours – Ali In The Jungle
04/07: Lykke Li – Youth Knows No Pain + Rich Kids Blues
03/31: Charles Bradley – The World + Slow Motion Centerfold – Super Grand Master
03/24: REPEAT WEEK
03/17: AWOLNATION – Soul Wars + Jump On My Shoulders
03/10: Florrie – Call of the Wild + Give Me Your Love
03/03: The Last Royals – Backseat Lovers + Nothing Compares 2 U
02/24: Imagine Dragons – Hear Me + It’s Time
02/17: Nightmare & The Cat – Sarah Beth + Rhiannon
02/10: The Naked Hearts – Call Me + Cat and Mouse
02/03: Ringside – Money + Starbrite
01/27: Boy & Bear – Mexican Mavis + James Blake – Limit To Your Love
01/20: Mikkey Ekko – Monster + The Walls Come Down
01/13: The Jezabels – Hurt Me + Easy To Love
01/06: Fitz & The Tantrums – Breakin’ the Chains of Love + MoneyGrabber
2010 5FM BUTR Playlist
12/30: Jonathan Tyler & Northern Lights – Gypsy Woman + Hot Sake
12/23: The 22-20s – Shoot Your Gun + Latest Heartbreak
12/16: Gypsy & the Cat – Breakaway + The Piper’s Song (Aeroplane Remix)
12/09: Broken Bells-HighRoad + Mumford & Sons-WhiteBlankPage + AWOLNATION-Sail
12/02: Cage The Elephant – Shake Me Down + Back Against The Wall
11/25: Manchester Orchestra – Shake It Out + Wolves At Night
11/18: The Features – Lion + + The Idea of Growing Old
11/11: Thief – Bringin’ It Back + Crimson
11/04: White Lies – Farewell To The Fairground + E.S.T.
10/29: The Kicks – Hawk Eyes + This Feeling
10/21: Heavy Young Heathens – Gone Stamos + Daylight Breaks
10/14: Bedouin Soundclash – Mountain Top + When The Night Feels My Song
10/07: Flying Machines – Talk About It + On A Whim
09/23: Crash Kings – You Got Me + Mountain Man
09/16: Remy Zero – ‘Til The End + Prophecy
09/09: Two Door Cinema Club – What You Know + Come Back Home
09/02: France and the Lights – For Days + Knees To The Floor
08/26: Grace Potter & the Nocturnals – Paris (Ooh La La) + Only Love
08/19: The Heavy – How Do You Like Me Now + Set Me Free
08/12: The Bewitched Hands On the Top of Our Heads – I Don’t Know + I’m In Slim
08/05: Space Capone – I Just Wanna Dance + Chancellor Warhol – Bleeding Hearts
07/29: The Naked and Famous – Serenade + Young Blood
07/22: Muse – Cave + Bliss + Glorious + Map Of Your Head
07/15: Graffiti6 – Stone In My Heart + Annie You Save Me
07/08: AWOLNATION – Burn It Down + Sail
07/01: Slow Motion Centerfold – Vann + Alma Rose
06/24: Blitzen Trapper – Love and Hate + Heaven and Earth
06/17: Wintersleep – Danse Macabre + Black Camera
06/10: Lissie – Bad Romance + When I’m Alone
06/03: Mikky Ekko – Sedated + Who Are You, Really?
05/27: The Daylights – Rogue Machine + Terra Firma
05/20: Portugal. The Man – People Say + The Dead Dog
05/13: Mumford & Sons – White Blank Page + Saint Motel – Dear Dictator
05/06: Foxy Shazam – A Dangerous Man + The Rouge – Six Shooter
04/29: The xx – Shelter + Lissy Trullie – Self-Taught Learner
04/22: Magic Wands – Black Magic + The Ruse – I Can’t Stop
04/15: Broken Bells – The High Road + Dirty Sweet – You’ve Been Warned
2010 Kami Knake Live On 5FM
08/26: Grace Potter and the Nocturnals – Paris (Ooh La La) + Only Love
[audio:http://www.bandsundertheradar.com/Downloads/5FM/21.mp3|titles=Grace Potter and the Nocturnals]
08/12: The Bewitched – I Don’t Know + I’m In Slim [audio:http://www.bandsundertheradar.com/Downloads/5FM/19.mp3|titles=The Betwitched]
08/05: Space Capone – I Just Wanna Dance + Chancellor Warhol – Bleeding Hearts
[audio:http://www.bandsundertheradar.com/Downloads/5FM/18.mp3|titles=Space Capone + Chancellor Warhol]
06/17: Wintersleep – Danse Macabre + Black Camera
[audio:http://www.bandsundertheradar.com/Downloads/5FM/11.mp3|titles=Wintersleep]
05/20: Portual. The Man – People Say + The Dead Dog
[audio:http://www.bandsundertheradar.com/Downloads/5FM/7.mp3|titles=Portugal. The Man]
04/29: The xx – Shelter + Lissy Trullie – Self-Taught Learner
[audio:http://www.bandsundertheradar.com/Downloads/5FM/4.mp3|titles=The xx + Lissy Trullie]
04/15: Broken Bells – High Road + Dirty Sweet – You’ve Been Warned
[audio:http://www.bandsundertheradar.com/Downloads/5FM/2.mp3|titles=Broken Bells + Dirty Sweet]