NTS regular Phew has been hosting a show since 4 March 2021. NTS aired an episode dedicated to the music of Phew on 29 May 2020. Phew has been played on NTS over 120 times, featured on 101 episodes and was first played on 16 June 2014.

Started out as a member of the legendary punk band Aunt Sally. In 1980 she collaborated with Sakamoto Ryuichi on the single Shukyoku. In '81 she and the members of Can made the album Phew. After taking some time off, Phew made a recording with former members of DAF and Neubauten. She subsequently released two albums with Anton Fier, Bill Laswell and others. Recently she is active in a wide range of projects, including Novo Tono, Phew Unit, a duo with Seiichi Yamamoto, and Big Picture.