About this podcast
Our hosts, Dave and Mark, are two music obsessives who first met in 2008 at the community radio station RTRFM 92.1 in Perth, Western Australia. Bonding over a love of post punk and other alternative music genres, they soon began making music together and are still heavily involved in the city's fertile local music scene. They also like nothing more than a yarn about music, and their favourite (or not so favourite) bands. These conversations are often amusing, sometimes serious and occasionally, potentially libellous. Thus, the idea for this podcast was born. Each episode the lads choose a theme and each select five songs to explore the topic. The show is free flowing and so the facts are sometimes hazy and the chat can go in any direction. This is not your typical music show.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 51 episodes
- Name drop · 1 h 9 min · Season 1 Episode 51Send us Fan Mail So today we're looking at five artists who all use famous names in songs, but for completely different reasons. What starts as a discussion about famous people…
- Idiots, morons and dumb asses · 1 h 8 min · Season 1 Episode 50Send us Fan Mail Five songs about those people that drive us crazy or seem to go out of their way to make our lives more difficult. Often self important and over confident, they…
- Place influencing sound - Deserts · 1 h 5 min · Season 1 Episode 49Send us Fan Mail The first episode in a series, where we explore how place and environment influences the sound of the music created there. Today were looking at deserts, in two…
- Architecture and music · 1 h 5 min · Season 1 Episode 48Send us Fan Mail Architecture and music share many principles. Both disciplines use rhythm, harmony, texture and composition to create a whole experience. We choose 5 tracks to…
- Eyes · 1 h 6 min · Season 1 Episode 47Send us Fan Mail Our eyes are vital because they capture up to 80% of our sensory information. Some believe they are the window to the Soul and there is certainty they can…
- Under The Covers · 1 h 7 min · Season 1 Episode 46Send us Fan Mail Covering another artists song can offer a fresh perspective and reveal something new about the track through the interpretation. When it works, it can be a game…
- 2025 - End of Year Review · 1 h 27 min · Season 1 Episode 45Send us Fan Mail Another year older, another year of belting music. Or is it? We look back on the years standouts, and share our top 25 tracks from 2025. Thanks for listening…
- Why is the Glasgow music scene so good? · 2 h 5 minSend us Fan Mail When it comes to music, Glasgow consistently punches above its weight. Why is that? We've chosen 5 tracks, to explore the cities music scenes, past and present…
- Literature and Music · 2 h 12 min · Season 1 Episode 43Send us Fan Mail The companion piece to our last episode. Literature like Art has always been a great source of inspiration to songwriters. Here's 5 examples right here and a…
- Art and Music · 1 h 22 min · Season 1 Episode 42Send us Fan Mail Art and music share a deep, interwoven relationship, with each often inspiring and influencing the other. Visual artists find inspiration in music's rhythm…
- Butts, bums and arses · 48 min · Season 1 Episode 41Send us Fan Mail Butts, bums and arses, whatever you call them, we've all got one. We are all pretty fascinated by them, judging by the numbers of songs written about them. With…
- Songs about Hell · 57 min · Season 1 Episode 40Send us Fan Mail The devil's got all the best tunes! Or has he? On our companion episode to songs about heaven we choose 5 completely different tracks as we try and answer the…
- Songs about Heaven · 1 h 16 min · Season 1 Episode 39Send us Fan Mail The majority of religions have a concept of an afterlife, where we are rewarded for good deeds on earth. We don't know much about religion on the show, but we do…
- Time · 58 min · Season 1 Episode 38Send us Fan Mail Time, we can't escape it and everyone seems to always want more of it. It's also inspired many a song. Here's five we chose to unpack the topic. Link to…
- Friendship · 1 h 13 min · Season 1 Episode 37Send us Fan Mail In all cultures, friendships are important, these relationships continue throughout a person’s life. We've chosen 5 songs, exploring some of the different…
- Cults and music · 1 h 30 min · Season 1 Episode 36Send us Fan Mail Cult leaders often use music as a tool to unify their followers on an emotional level and it is used as a control mechanism. But is any good? We have chosen 5…
- Convince me Dave · 59 min · Season 1 Episode 35Send us Fan Mail Dave's challenge is a tough one, he has to convince Mark that Bruce Springsteen is actually fantastic. Bear in mind, this is someone he has no interest in…
- Convince me Mark · 1 h 7 min · Season 1 Episode 34Send us Fan Mail Mark's challenge is to convince Dave that Reggae is great. A genre he has never listened to or knows anything about. He's got 5 tracks to do it. Playlist…
- Plantlife · 1 h 10 min · Season 1 Episode 33Send us Fan Mail On today's episode we are discussing whether plants like music, are they sentient and can they also make music? Chat includes: The CIA, Stevie Wonder, Woods…
- 2024, End of Year review · 1 h 11 min · Season 1 Episode 32Send us Fan Mail 2024 was an absolute ripper for new music. We got together to share some of our favourite tracks. Here's a couple of belting playlists for you: Mark's 24 from 24…
