RTRFM

In the Pines First Announcement

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0800

Our annual celebration of sound is coming back for its 19th outing.

In the Pines is back in UWA’s Somerville Auditorium with another killer collection of local bands – we’re locked in for Sunday April 22 – but whose playing?

We’ll learn about some of them with RTRFM’s Music Director Adam Trainer as he joins Peter Barr on Breakfast.

The Killjoys

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0800

Pete had two Breakfast feature albums this week – both from the same band.

That band formed in Melbourne in the late 80’s and promptly released its debut album ‘Ruby’. It’s one of the albums Pete featured this week.

It won the 1991 ARIA for Best Independent Release.

Now it has something of a sequel called ‘Pearl’ – the other Brekky feature album.

They’re the Killjoys and they joined Pete….

Harlot

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0800

Pete chats with Sam Lockwood from The Jezabels

Grand Canyons

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0800

Sometimes the path to creativity is best travelled with a friend with different opinions.

This way, with open minds and the willingness to receive input and engage in healthy and lively debate, two people can bounce ideas around and off each other and create brilliance.

And so it is with local duo Canyons – whose debut album is this week’s Breakfast Feature.

It’s an eclectic collection of electronica and more and one of its creators joins me to learn more…

Seizing the Day with Abbe May

Fri, 12 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0800

WA’s number one woman of rhythm and rock and blues and boogie has a new album and she’s travelling the land strutting her stuff, singing her songs and showing it off.

After a successful show in hip Funbury, She joined Peter Barr for a chat about life, music, and her upcoming show ‘round the corner at the Astor Theatre.

Half Man, Half Deb Conway

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0800

Australian rock singer, songwriter, guitarist, model and actor Deborah Conway has been mesmerising us with music for many years.

Through a number of incarnations, she’s sung on stages and on the TV screen about the human condition then, now, and what will be.

She’s back on tour with her husband Willy Zygier and chatted to Bren Mcgurk on Morning Magazine.

In Conversation with...Labour Day

Tue, 03 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0900

Local political animal and social commentator and satirist Sabian Wilde has Breakfast with Barr and reviews the world.

Or at least an aspect of it, and this time. refreshed and rejuvenated after a long weekend, he turns his attention to Labour Day.

In Conversation With...Sea Shepherds

Tue, 03 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0900

Local political animal and social commentator and satirist Sabian Wilde returned to Breakfast to review the world.

Or at least an aspect of it.

This week Sabian took aim at the Sea Shepherds.

Putting Down Roots

Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0800

The Simon Phillips Band finally made it to WA on Thursday night to launch their new EP The Tree.

Damian Smith caught up with Simon and his bass player Owen a couple of days ago, and began by asking him about his origins in Western Australia.

British India hit Indian Ocean

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0900

Members of Melbourne band British India have just come off the grueling Big Day Out circuit and are buggered. Needing to chill before embarking on another extensive tour, they’ve crashed in Scarbourough. Breakfast’s Peter Barr manged to drag front man Declan Melia off the beach…

Guy Blackman live on Breakfast

Wed, 17 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0800

If you’ve listened to RTRFM for a while, you’ll have heard the name Guy Blackman before. He was a Drivetime presenter and coordinator in the 6UVS days, from around 1990.

Before he moved to Melbourne in 1995, he appeared in various local bands, including Sulk and Sleepy Township, and played all manner of gigs as well as being a stalwart of the station. He transferred his community radio loyalty to RRR over east and he also pays his way with some music journalism, not least of all for The Age newspaper.

But, he was recently back in his hometown of Perth and Peter Barr nabbed him for an appearance on his radio birthplace. He graced us with his guitar and an acoustic version of a tune from his more recent solo career that usually embraces a piano accompaniment, World of Bees.

You can find out more about Guy’s life and tunes by heading to www.myspace.com/guyblackman (.)