The Pettyfords has been played on NTS in shows including Aloha Got Soul Presents: Home Grown, featured first on 26 October 2024. Songs played include I'd Rather Play Nintendo.

The Pettyfords were formed in the summer of 1996 by Roy Murakami, Cavan Nohara and Jeremy Rhode. Three bored high school kids with a passion for the same thing: Pop punk music. Countless hours were spent in drummer, Roy Murakami's, living room trying to fine tune some songs before the school year began. Lucky for the Pettyfords, Roy's parents were kind enough to let them practice there just as long as we cleaned the place up…