Reviews

  • Friday 16th May 2008

    Fabulous Diamonds – Seven Songs

    Nervous Jerk / Remote Control

    If you had a back this hairy would you put it on the cover of your debut album? … more »

  • Thursday 15th May 2008

    White Rabbits - Fort Nightly

    Like something out of a magic hat appear the White Rabbits, a newly formed indie-rock outfit set to lead you through a gritty carnival of music. Their debut album, ‘Fort Nightly’ offers a haunting interpretation of a 1930s sideshow. The six piece… more »

  • Wednesday 14th May 2008

    Conil - Strange Part of the Country

    The first thing that hits you about Strange Part of the Country is the amazing vocal strength and resonance behind lead singer Conil. It’s sparkling and murky all at the same time, lurking and loitering around in your head leading you to on a seedy expedition of the city backstreets it so clearly describes in this brilliant album… more »

Around Town

stories

  • Friday 16th May 2008

    Dead Pollie Walking

    What’s up with WA’s Politicians?

    Rumours are running rife; some recent allegations of impropriety are true, others false…. more »

  • Friday 16th May 2008

    China Focus 5

    While preparations continue for China’s chance to show the world it can stage an extraordinary sporting spectacle, tragedy’s struck on a massive scale…. more »

  • Friday 16th May 2008

    Sealed Section Chapter 2

    Morning Magazine continues to examine modern day ‘sexual ways’ on Fridays.

    Director of Sexology and Health Promotion at Curtin UniversityDr Gareth Merriman dropped in for a Booty Call with Danae Gibson. Well, to talk about them, anyway. more »

News

  • Fresh Blast is Back

    RTRFM’s Fresh Blast is back in 2008. If you’re in a band or are a solo performer looking to put out a CD in the second half of the year, Fresh Blast can help. The programme will provide funding and assist with promotion of your CD launch while raising awareness of the Rethink Drink and Don’t Drink and Drive messages. more »

  • TSessions Success!

    T Sessions took out the Best Music Program at the 2008 Antenna Awards!

    T Sessions was the result of a collaboration between TAFE, RTRFM 92.1 and Channel 31 more »

  • RTRFM'S BIG TV BREAK

    RTRFM is all set to make its TV debut and you can be a part of it!

    Some great folk from Murdoch University have put up their generous hands and offered to produce a 30sec television advertisement to publicise Radiothon 2008. We’ve spoken to the stations and they say if we produce it they’ll play it.

    So how can you be a part of it? We need your lego (particularly your red lego, but absolutely any you can spare)… more »

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Opinion

  • Friday 16th May 2008

    Records/Songs bought this week and the lessons learned: Week 14

    “I wanna see it when you find out what comets, stars and moons are all about”
    —“Car” Built to Spill

    On Saturday, June 10, 2006, there was an informal memorial service for Andy Capps at the Connector House of Catfish and Ribs in Boise, Idaho… more »

  • Friday 16th May 2008

    Movie Squad - 21

    It’s a quiet week in Movietown this week, so Patrick and Paul have jumped in the car for a road trip to Vegas. There, Patrick will use his genius-like maths skills to solve crimes, cheat at blackjack and make some wicked-cool graphs. Paul will, meanwhile, do his best Laurence Fishburne impersonation… more »

  • Friday 9th May 2008

    Records/Songs bought this week and the lessons learned: Week 13

    So Obama’s team say they can see the finish line, and it’s tough to argue against that. With super-delegates coalescing behind him, and runs on the board in terms of delegates won, and the popular vote, Obama looks set for clinching the Democratic… more »