Events

Bass Check

DATE:
Saturday 27 February 2010
TIME:
10pm - Morning
VENUE:
Upstairs at Bar Open
COST:
$10/$15

The dubstep excursion Bass Check presents the next event for RTRFM, on Saturday February 27 at Bar Open, William St Northbridge.

BASS check!

The DJs on the line up for your dancefloor pleasure are Sibalance, Ben Elliott, Rekab, Ylem, Missile,… more »

Reviews

  • Monday 8th February 2010

    Various Artists: Crazy Heart – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

    The film Crazy Heart tells the story of a former country singer turned alcoholic as he tries to repair his life following a series of failed relationships. With a synopsis like this, one might expect the soundtrack to be a collection of tragic and clichéd country songs lamenting the loss of love and success… more »

  • Tuesday 2nd February 2010

    Grant Hart - Hot Wax

    Hot Wax is the first album since 1999’s Good News for Modern Man from Grant Hart, previously drummer and co-songwriter/singer for influential American band Hüsker Dü. Since Hüsker Dü’s demise Hart has been decidedly less prolific than co-songwriter… more »

  • Thursday 28th January 2010

    The Clientele - Bonfires on the Heath

    The latest album from dreamy rockers The Clientele, Bonfires on the Heath, marks a departure from their reverb-heavy origins into a clearer, more accessible sound. Certainly, long time fans of The Clientele will notice that the band has taken things into far more radio-ready territory… more »

News

  • Write for rtrfm.com.au

    Hey there – fancy yourself as a budding music journo or do you just love music and have a handy turn of phrase? Either way we need people to review new release CDs for this very website.

    For all the details contact dcutbush@rtrfm.com.au more »

  • Top 10/20 Week on Out to Lunch & Full Frequency

    Out to Lunch and Full Frequency are reviewing the best music of the year.

    From Monday the 7th to Friday the 11th of December these music heads review the top tracks and top albums of 2009.

    Full Frequency counts down the top 20 tracks from the underground dance music scene…

    And Out to Lunch continues the tradition of counting down the top ten albums of the year… more »

  • Winner of the Southbound competition

    Congratulations Loic Romanoff

    Winner of the southbound VIP competition

    more »

Stories

  • Tuesday 9th February 2010

    Morning of the Wolverine

    The Wolverine returns to Perth with more upbeat and filthy R n B.

    Melbourne musician and avid protector of live and original music Dave Graney’s back in town with a new album from which to regale us, and a string of gigs at which to hear them…. more »

  • Monday 8th February 2010

    Children in Charge at PIAF

    As the Perth International Arts festival kicks into gear after a ripper opening weekend, actors, musicians and artists had better be at their best…. more »

  • Monday 8th February 2010

    Lord Help Us

    There’s common consensus that Climate Change is a man made problem.

    There’s overwhelming scientific evidence supporting the theory that carbon pollution over the past century or so, along with deforestation and a global population that’s rising… more »

Around Town

  • Dirty Projectors

    “A triumphant art-pop record destined to please longtime fans and win him a whole slew of new ones…one of the more purely enjoyable indie-rock records in an awfully long time.” 9.2 rating — Pitchfork

    “Stealthily addictive” The Guardian (UK)

    Brooklyn, New York darlings Dirty Projectors are perhaps the only band in the world that could attract the praise of everyone from Bjork to The Roots to David Byrne… more »

  • Massive Attack

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  • Perth Blues Club Mardi Gras 2010

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Opinion

  • Friday 5th February 2010

    Movie Squad - The Hurt Locker, Precious, Edge of Darkness, Daybreakers

    No noisy tools here. These men know Film Watching Etiquette and could teach classes in it. Beware the Pittman stare…… more »

  • Friday 29th January 2010

    Movie Squad - The Road

    Patrick Pittman is walking ‘The Road’ alone this week after Paul Grace was arrested, along with Gerard Butler, just for being a ‘Law-Abiding Citizen’. Not able to speak about Mr Grace until his initial hearing, Pittman decides to speak about the movies instead with Mr Barr on Breakfast.

    A new record has been set by Moneybags Cameron… more »

  • Thursday 28th January 2010

    Eaton Breakfast - Jimmy Does Australia Day

    Jimmy James Eaton’s back on Breakfast with more tales from a turbulent life, this week full of bare chested men in supermarkets and a booxe-free fireworks show. more »