Program Schedule
Talks Interviews
Thursday 25th February
Car Park Social and a new EP
The 4 piece band from Esperance unveil a new EP. Recorded out of the Goldfields in […]
Thursday 25th February
Local short film Wirun in the spotlight at FlickerFest 2021
In its 30th year FlickerFest lands at Perth’s silver screen, indulging audiences in the latest and greatest […]
Thursday 25th February
Audiences will dictate the drama at Perth Festival’s Whistleblower
Perth Festival’s Whistleblower production has been described as part The Truman Show, part Escape Room. It […]
Thursday 25th February
Universities and the Challenge of Climate Change
What are universities doing to teach incoming students how to tackle the issue of climate change? […]
Wednesday 24th February
Understorey: Biophilia in Design
Urban design, wild nature meets human dwellings, lasting interdependence in our biodiversity hotspot – Understorey interviews Tuan Ngo, […]
Wednesday 24th February
Is the Jobseeker increase enough?
The latest Jobseeker increase is the single biggest update in the unemployment service since 1986, but […]
Music Interviews
Thursday 25th February
Car Park Social and a new EP
The 4 piece band from Esperance unveil a new EP. Recorded out of the Goldfields in […]
Thursday 25th February
Local Feature: Chip Hazard shares concept record to mark his sophomore release
This week’s local feature record is torn between the mundane urban sprawl of working in the […]
Thursday 25th February
Oceanique pen a love letter to their hometown in debut EP
Twin sisters Maddy and Jess have been making music together for as long as they can remember. Since […]
Off Your Dial
Premieres
Thursday 25th February
PREMIERE: Boox Kid
Local music maker Boox Kid kicks off 2021 with a brand new single featuring a hint of […]
Thursday 25th February
PREMIERE: Grand Casual – Sway
Esperance-based three-piece Grand Casual follow up a huge 2020 with their new single, Sway. The instrumental parts for Sway […]
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 […]
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
Tower
Racoo
Bloomsday
Samantha Crain
Lumen
Stephen Bailey
Purple Speckled Gecko
Lex Deluxe
Live at RTRFM
Wednesday 24th February
Slightly Odway: Dulcie VS Spacey Jane, Carla Geneve & Great Gable
“We kept mashing more and more together!” In a mammoth mashup, Dulcie have managed to combine […]
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 […]
Thursday 25th February
Rainbow Futures WA look beyond the election
The state election is just weeks away, and local LGBTQIA+ advocates are working hard to make […]
Thursday 25th February
Sacha Mahboub dresses to impress
This year’s Order of Australia awards generated a lot of negative headlines over one particular nominee, […]
Wednesday 24th February
siera wiski breaks a wishbone with debut single
Local artist siera wiski is gearing up to launch her debut single wishbone this week at […]
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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Liminal Drifter made the cut on RTRFM’s most played Top 100 singles in 2020!
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