Talks Interviews
Monday 22nd February
Shaun Tan: Dog
As part 2021 Perth Festival’s Literature and Ideas Weekend, award-winning artist Shaun Tan took part in […]
Monday 22nd February
Crown Resorts Under Fire
Crown Resorts CEO, Ken Barton, has resigned following the release of a damning 800 page report […]
Friday 19th February
Maaza Mengiste: The Shadow King
Maaza Mengiste is the author of The Shadow King, a bold historical fiction, set against the […]
Friday 19th February
Victoria Hannan: love, loss and literature.
Kokomo is the first novel from Victoria Hannan, writer & photographer and winner of the 2019 […]
Friday 19th February
The Weight of Giftedness- A Lonely Girl is a Dangerous Thing
Jessie Tu discusses her novel, A Lonely Girl is a Dangerous Thing, which explores life after […]
Friday 19th February
Feminism Has No Borders
Feminism Has No Borders is a beautiful series of short films created by four pairs of […]
Music Interviews
Thursday 18th February
Local Feature: Rat Columns returns with new album of underground pop delights
This week we’ve been getting to know the latest record from Rat Columns. Sitting somewhere between the […]
Thursday 18th February
Badass Gospel Choir to deliver live music sermon at WA Mixtape
It’s the best possible maths equation out there; local musicians + iconic songs = huuuge vibe. […]
Tuesday 16th February
Racoo forces us to get sad with soulful new folk record I Fell Asleep for Half The Day
If you cry while listening to Racoo’s new album, you’re basically winning. That’s the theory behind her sophomore […]
Off Your Dial
Premieres
Tuesday 16th February
PREMIERE: Racoo delivers second instalment in sad-girl summer folk trilogy
Getting sad on purpose is the name of the game in the sophomore release from Racoo. Rachael […]
14th December 2020
VIDEO PREMIERE: MAGIC CHICKEN FUDGETOE
Local fuzzed-out faves Magic Chicken Fudgetoe are back with a new slice of heavy goodness with […]
14th December 2020
PREMIERE: Coastal Tang take us to Sunset City in their latest single
With a string of singles under their belt, Coastal Tang are ready to launch their latest offering. […]
This Week's Featured Music
RTRFM Feature
As The Love Continues by Mogwai
Local Feature
Drone by Chip Hazard
RTRFM Sound Selection
Our favourite 14 new tracks
Lumen
Stephen Bailey
Purple Speckled Gecko
Lex Deluxe
Magpie
Lava La Rue
Bloomsday
Samantha Crain
Live at RTRFM
Thursday 4th February
Slightly Odway: The Little Lord Street Band V Paul McCarthy
“An absolute gentleman in the Perth music scene and across Australia” Ahead of their Perth Fest […]
Wednesday 27th January
Slightly Odway: Shit Narnia V Gazey
“It sounds like a pop song, but it is so many different things” Ahead of their […]
Monday 25th January
Slightly Odway: Turiya V Mei Saraswati
“I just rained down on everyone it’s gotta be rhythmic!” To kick off a new year […]
10th December 2020
Slightly Odway: Odlaw V Sly Withers
“They’ve made their own community within our Perth music community, which is amazing” For the final Slightly […]
Monday 22nd February
Taking Care of Business: Developing a marketing strategy
Okay let’s be honest…winging it in business is not the best way to go about things. […]
Friday 19th February
The Animals in That Country – Laura Jean Mackay
Australian author Laura Jean McKay recently won the top prize at the Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards […]
Friday 19th February
the hands should have no peace
the hands should have no peace is a group exhibition highlighting the power of visual storytelling […]
Friday 19th February
Movie Squad: Assassins & Minari
This week, Movie Squad is joined by two very special guests! Daniel discusses how Assassins captures […]
26th December 2020
‘Best Of 2020 Awards’ with Special Guest Janice Loreck (Movie Squad Podcast #39)
2020 – what a year. With the Oscars uncertain after a year of big studio movies […]
30th November 2020
Sandra Wollner on The Trouble With Being Born, 2020’s Most Controversial Film (Movie Squad Podcast #38)
Content Warning: This episode involves the discussion of a movie that explores themes of sexual abuse […]
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