The annual arts extravaganza kicks off tomorrow and its Artistic Director Jonathan Holloway joined Peter Barr on Breakfast for an early look.

Oh – and nudity! Chuck lots of that in something!

Magic! Combine magic and nudity and you’re on to a winner – particularly during Fringeworld.

That’s what Magic Matt’s done, as he explained to Peter Barr on Breakfast.

He’s a celebrity séance specialist from Sunderland, who channels famous dead people.

Inexplicable psychic revelations abound as Ian D Montfort joined Peter from across the sea…

Flying among it all are the Gulls – otherwise known as Amber Fresh and Matt Acorn – and they join me to review things.

It’s the Gulls Review Hour…

Then, armed with that power, how do they decide what to do with it.

Simon Coronel’s a master manipulator who had to make that choice – to be good or to be evil.

Which way does he swing?

He’s in town for Fringeworld to demonstrate how good he is with his hands…

Immersed there we’ll hear some stories – of daring do, of camaraderie, of hilarious pranks and lifelong bonds with friends.

Eric takes us there in his Fringeworld show ‘Eric’s Tales of the Sea – A Submariner’s Yarn’ – in which he recounts joining the Royal Navy as a fresh-faced 16-year-old – to face initiation ceremonies, near death experiences and the wonders of undersea catering.

Peter Barr and Eric shared stories of the sea.

Cricket’s under the microscope in Howzat! – with Luke Rinaldi and Benjamin Golby.

Done badly and it’s jarring and jolting and muddies the message.

Let’s take Fritz Lang’s classic sci-fi dystopia Metropolis as an example – musician Miles Philip has an opinion on the original score – and is offering his own version.

Let’s talk about this…

The UK pop parody pair is the centre of a sonic storm that also includes Australian musician Gotye and television singing competition serial offender Dannii Minogue.

Proving that pretty much anybody can carve out a pop career of sorts, the saucy singers are back in Perth for Fringeworld – naughty Frisky and Mannish!

Flying among it all are the Gulls – otherwise known as Amber Fresh and Matt Acorn – and they join me to review things.

It’s the Gulls Review Hour…

Then, the former librarian shared some life stories with us and we really felt like we connected with he guy.

It was real, and it was beautiful. And then he left.

Didn’t write, never phoned. We hurt but life went on.

Now he’s back – this time for Fringeworld.

And he’s ready for battle – it’s Josh Earl versus the Australian Women’s Weekly Children’s Birthday Cake Book.

He discussed it with Peter Barr on Breakfast.

They didn’t win gold, or silver, or bronze, but the one that comes after that – huzzah!

They pitted their robots against other robots and in Peter Barr’s mind sparks flew and diodes were flung wide as little explosions erupted through the clash of metal on metal.

It may not be that close to the truth but he learn’t more with Curtin University’s Science and Engineering School’s Tim Keely and Honours in Mathematical Sciences student Todd Hurst.

And he’s not the only indie music hero she’s worked with…

The new album’s a collection of defiant rock, minimal beauty, hymns and some sultry numbers.

Sharon Van Etten spoke to me this morning…

The UK comedian learnt that quickly in front of several hundred feral Bloodhound Gang fans – presumably the band was out back doing it like they do on the Discovery Channel.

That’s not the only band he’s toured with.

He gets on stage with rock stars and on his own and he’s in Australia to outdrink us…

Fringeworld frolics continue with a swathe of international and national artists and comedians – all doing their best to crack you up and laugh out loud.

But don’t forget the locals – comedian extraordinaire Bonnie Davies has her hand in several events and chats about it on Breakfast with Barr.

How odd that the same rule applies to both arenas.

Either way, on his 39th birthday, American writer Brian Finklestein went on strike for the third time.

You may have spotted him on TV – accepting a steak from Jay Leno or simply trying to get a fair deal to do what he does well.

It was the US Writers’ Guild Strike that shutdown the American TV and Film industry.

And now that experience is a theatrical experience called Three Strikes with Brian Finklestein in the spotlight.

From the City of Churches, he’s travelled the Nullarbor in his trusty Toyota Crown Royal Saloon to Fringeworld to speak and sing and soothe your soul.

He’s Barry Morgan and with a deft touch of his organ he’ll sweep you up and take you away.

He hung out with Peter Barr on Breakfast.

Abandon yourself and take the hand of local comedian John Conway as he guides you through his adventurous antics in his new show.
Award winner John Conway crashes into Breakfast…

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