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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.
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Send us a text 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 changer, when it goes wrong, an absolute disaster. We discuss 5 of the best and worst examples. Covers Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2a70vigP8oKR0E7gPZGFmA?si=kC6iGVdqQleuOVQJy3nOAg&pi=Urv095tLRVa-- Originals playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1H1O80WZRs8oaIOsTAmbim?si...
Send us a text 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 throughout the year. Wishing you all a lovely time over the holidays and we will be back in your ears in early 2026. Marks Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4ynm1Hz8coCe80qWkUVQWW?si=56a129d539964bd0 Dave's Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/51Ja1cO9mWhy4ev57hQk4K?si=2c49bd5c49e...
Send us a text 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. Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0lRSBvVJDDRIZsVv5Wp0SJ?si=e57d4e5bba834cc3 Shared track: Mogwai "Helicon 1",(official video) https://youtu.be/8AL_H_9m6kA?si=WCacR-zLEYAf24Im Mark: The Pastels, "Nothing to be done" (Audio) https://youtu.be/yhGHg6K-6Fs?si=EtK9BEvzTNXE3n7R Dave: Camera...
Send us a text 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 killer playlist. Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4quy5Kshooc35ijiLeJf1G?si=0e3308e5082143bd Shared: The Ramones, "Pet Cematary" (Official video) https://youtu.be/HJWFsZ_YUc4?si=1dpifCHON-8OZlFi Dave: Nirvana, "Scentless apprentice" (Live and Loud) 1993 https://youtu.be/RXmj0...
Send us a text Art and music share a deep, interwoven relationship, with each often inspiring and influencing the other. Visual artists find inspiration in music's rhythm, melody, and emotional depth, while musicians draw from the visual world to create sonic landscapes. Here's 5 examples right here. Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0YDOmAFPjv7LCCaxHTOKZN?si=71df36d85749404b Shared: Modern Lovers, "Pablo Picasso",(unofficial video) https://youtu.be/Kc2iLAubras?si=DcYOjU...
Send us a text 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 mixed results. We choose five of them. Average playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5qc32YlqYZdD46EZpVnbyX?si=788736e154ea4dfa Shared: Sir Mix A Lot, "Baby got back" (official video) https://youtu.be/X53ZSxkQ3Ho?si=-wYwVAbIwqH9Uhls Mark : The Mummies, "Your ass is next in line" (Liv...
Send us a text 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 question. Playlist : https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3sMz1kEn7ofN0jV7Q0brNW?si=yvvc9qccRUO7IHUBHR58pg Shared : AC/DC, "Highway to Hell", (Official video) https://youtu.be/l482T0yNkeo?si=d9aAEVGTD1mfKu28 Dave, Robert Johnson, "Me and the devil blues" (Audio) https://youtu.be/3MCHI23FTP8?si=3xQ4SmcQryjp...
Send us a text 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 know about music. Here's 5 tracks that may or not be about heaven. Shared : Pixies, "This monkey gone to heaven" , (Official video) https://youtu.be/EHC9HE7vazI?si=fMpN76LOo16jfP5A Dave: OPM "Heaven is a half pipe" (Officially terrible video and song ) https://youtu.be/jCSJzw6QM_Q?...
Send us a text 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 playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2C49nesfu4FiVy7KUqAKjb Shared track : Eddy Current Suppression Ring, "Get up Morning" (Official video) https://youtu.be/B9VDoK4UDjI?si=ZiSOlqLmKGT6U8JP Dave: XTC, " Day in, day out" (Audio) https://youtu.be/QtvHH2sa8D0?si=pUAPa2V-CaJrzH6N Mark : Snappe...
Send us a text In all cultures, friendships are important, these relationships continue throughout a person’s life. We've chosen 5 songs, exploring some of the different elements of friendship. Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6RNNqEkr93e3bWvBgACnow?si=GK0DC0kYTLSeXq85FXD9gg Shared : LCD Soundsystem, "All my friends", Live Glastonbury 2024 https://youtu.be/WqxRFxseT98?si=PlUZXExJA-keLTXo Mark: Red House Painters, "Michael", (Audio) https...
Send us a text 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 examples of music created by cult leaders and followers or people who have escaped. Playlist : https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6KpaIaXfOQUdlz110TpsGj?si=68f5234945d941ec Shared :Charles Manson, "Look at your game girl", https://youtu.be/ncufspI_d60?si=ZhiKhbfuwbkUWWeM Dave : Christopher Owens,"...
Send us a text 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. Dave's only got 5 tracks to do it. Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/47u1BGPGqtBeFQv2gDoj11?si=6hTtsiUmTD6t3-_eZvI63g ...
Send us a text 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: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4ce99AcpUj3Txz7qeJuhoS?si=GagevQsGTuuBzeZl8rv-Zw &nb...
Send us a text 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, Vampire Weekend, Hurray for the riff raff and The Band. Massive playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3MZNeXDCcTA3qG3LKMyR8o?si=0Ayg19CWRHq4j7sWvha2dQ Track 1, Shared: Stevie Wonder, "The Secret Life of Plants", (Video) https://youtu.be/PveWXfUZEJg?si=chOg6ibU7FUn2f5m Track 2, Mark:...
Send us a text 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 https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5fwvm6Pb16DcYqAcUJNZp8?si=NKXqKU59QdqVmlroQGbZ7g Dave's 24 from 24: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6zEMGTq6O4Qcl3GKr9Nk4Q?si=KZxajlI-Qo-Au9Zsq8Jq7A Shared tracks: Waxahatchie, feat. MJ Lenderman,"Right back to it", (Live on the lateshow) https://youtu.be/DDTwEi1leyI?si=...
Send us a text The obvious follow up to our last episode, songs about being a kid. Now we turn our attention to the parents. Or rather songs that explore the experience. Choosing tracks ranging from the sickly sentimental, to the dilemma of what to say when your kid asks you if you've ever taken drugs. Episode playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2TTOkpF2x2OrBAMp3N1Tbc?si=Gffqw_eoTfOXHv2Bl3LCYg EPISODE TRACKS: Track 1: Shared, Cat Stevens, "Father and Son", (Video) https:/...
Send us a text Songs about childhood often have a bitter sweet scent of loss. Beautiful nostalgic fragments of early memories from a time long gone. We took five songs that have this in common, just the locations and the people change. Check the playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2uOY3PVTUvm3TBWqC2rvPJ?si=gZtlVjChSmSu3RJ66aHMyg Track 1: Shared : The Go Betweens, "Cattle and cane". 'the acoustic stories 2005'. interview and acoustic version (live...
Send us a text Welcome to our third exploration of underground music scenes around the world. This time we take a deep dive into what is happening in the Spanish capital, Madrid. It is safe to say it completely exceeded expectations and it was a real struggle getting it down to just 5 songs for this episode. The playlist is an absolute belter, check it out here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1ZvMLAEqmvxy6mxH4ps45d?si=NkhaP4ulRbKtuuShJayWIw Track 1, shared : Hinds, "La For...
Send us a text We might not be quite as focused on snacks as Scooby and Shaggy but we had a lot of fun with this topic. We suffer for our art on this show, eating a classic yet disgusting Aussie snack before recording. Can you guess what is was? Check out the snacks playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6G85ole6eZukiaXfXOHz1C?si=cddf7d434c034267 Track 1: Shared track : The Undertones, "Jimmy, Jimmy and Mars Bars", Live on TV (video) https://youtu.be/TsF-TE1FLJw?si=l...
Send us a text It's been a lot of fun checking out a bunch of songs about the paranormal, spirits, ancient beliefs and a lot of witches. There's a huge number of them, just look at the play list. We've picked five to dive into. Make sure you check out the playlist for the episode here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6rbmUeARy87J2uJveZSfQY?si=c2bcc2d24e004792 Track 1: Shared, Screaming Jay Hawkins ,"I put a spell on you", (Granada TV video) https://youtu.b...
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