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The Do

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0800

Meeting back in 2005 while recording the soundtrack for a French film, Olivia Merilahti and Dan Levy got together to form music act ‘The Do’.

The part-French, part-Finnish folk-inspired indie-pop duo released their first album in 2008 which topped the French charts, making them the first English singing French act to do so.

Full of rich orchestration and electronic flourishes, their new album is called ‘Both Ways Open Jaws’.

Olivia and Dan are the Do and they joined Pete on Breakfast

The Niceness of Kurt

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0800

For the past few years Philadelphian-born Kurt Vile’s been on the rise with persistent touring and the release of four albums

Now touring with his ensemble, The Violaters, Kurt Vile will be hitting our shores later this year.

He joins Pete on Breakfast

New Orleans Jazz legends set to play Perth

Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0800

New Orleans, a city known for its exciting food, buzzing nightlife, Mardi Gras and Voodoo.

But most of all, the birthplace of Jazz.

The Inaugural legends of New Orleans Australian Tour hits Perth on October 7th. Bringing with it some of the biggest names in the New Orleans Jazz scene;
Allen Toussaint, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, and Jon Cleary and the Philthy Phew.

Once a 17 year old piano playing teenager from Kent, now a talented, world renowned Jazz pianist. Jon Cleary spoke to Caitlin Nienaber about why his masterful fingers are 100% New Orleans.

Femi Kuti live in the Studio

Fri, 19 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0800

Femi Kuti is staking his own claim to legend status in the Afrobeat genre and his father would no doubt be smiling from above.

Prior to his gig at the Bakery he joined Bren Mcgurk on Morning Magazine.

Songs of Social Signifigance

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0800

American folk music is almost always synonymous with some form of political struggle.

Folk legends such as Woddy Guthrie and Pete Seeger often acted as voices for the social, economic and environmental justice movements of their day.

American folk singer and activist David Rovics has been continuing this tradition for the last twenty years and this Sunday he commences his third Australian tour with his debut appearance in Perth at The Irish Club in Subiaco with support from local favourites Sugar Child.

To find out more about the connections between folk music and activism Indymedia’s Ray Grenfell spoke to David Rovics.

The Wild West Goes Soft

Tue, 06 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0800

San Diego indie-rock band The Soft Pack return with a new album after touring the globe with some mighty fine outfits.

The quartet began as a duo with the intention of creating simple, catchy, smart rock songs.

Matt Lampkin from the The Soft Pack joins Peter in the studio ahead of this weeks gig.

Bob Brozman is Coming to Town

Fri, 23 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0800

Bob Brozman’s prodigious talents combined with his seemingly inexhaustible desire to learn, explore, share, collaborate and create are legendary within the international music industry.

A tireless global touring and recording artist and producer, Bob’s career has spanned over 35 years and 60 countries.

He’s heading our way and joined Bren Mcgurk on Morning Magazine for a chat aboput his upcoming tour.

A Celtic Note

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0900

Described as a cross between Sally Bowles, Patty Smith, and PJ Harvey, Camille O’Sullivan brings her burlesque caberet rock show to PIAF’s Music Box.

The sultry Irish entertainer spoke to Peter Barr about music, life and art on Breakfast.

Music of the World at PIAF

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0900

The Perth International Arts Festival begins in spectacular style tomorrow night.

Noongar Elders will welcome audiences and artists from around the world, then 27 international musicians will feature on stage interpreting music from six countries.

Expect an eclectic fusion of spiritual, Indian classical, devotional, Middle-Eastern, Western and electronic music forms from the Laya Project Live!

Sonya Mazumdar visited Peter Barr this morning to talk about this multicultural event.

Black Ghosts on Breakfast

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0900

Fresh from The Future Music Festival, Simon Lord from London electro-pop duo the Black Ghosts talked about dancefloor killers and hillbilly doof with Barr.

Batrider live on Saturday Arvo Live

Sat, 08 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +0800

Originally hailing from New Zealand and now residing in Melbourne, Batrider took time out from their first Western Australian tour to come into RTRFM’s Saturday Arvo Live with Gemma Pike and bust out some accoustic music.

Batrider are not usually known for this softer sider, generally inhabiting the noisier end of the indie spectrum, but on this tour they played two acoustic shows.

Hopefully they will be back in Perth at some stage, however the strong rumour is that they will soon be settling in the UK.

Have a listen to this performance live from RTRFM’s Studio A!

Shout Out Louds live

Sat, 25 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0800

Swedish five-piece pop outfit Shout Out Louds are touring the globe on the back of their second album Our Ill Wills and, before their Perth gig at The Rosemount Hotel, popped in to the RTRFM studio.

Apparently, they are spending a little bit of extra time here too because the grandparents of bass player Ted live in our fair city.

And Ted brought Adam, Carl, Eric, and Sarah (touring in place of the ill Bebban) in to our home of local live performances – the Saturday Arvo Live program, as hosted by Sarah Tout, and Adam and Carl chatted about their touring before the whole band gave us a live rendition of Tonight I Have To Leave It.