Cable Ties Live at Triple R

Amazing news, everyone! Melbourne rhythmic punk trio Cable Ties will hit the Triple R Performance Space stage on Monday 2 March at 6.25pm during Maps with Fee B Squared. Subscribers: enter now to go in the draw to be in the audience.

Announcing… Breakfasters Live Compilation Volume 1!

You know those amazing live performances you hear every Friday morning on Breakfasters? Well, guess what: we’ve turned them into an online album you can stream and/or download!

Join In The ASRC’s Feast For Freedom To Fundraise For People Seeking Asylum

Keen to raise some money for people seeking asylum – and have a wonderful culinary celebration while you’re at it? Then you might like to get involved in the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre’s Feast For Freedom.

Congrats, Dr Jen!

Massive kudos to our very own Dr Jen, who last week took home the Unsung Hero Award of Australian Science Communication! The Unsung Hero Award is an annual award given by the Australian Science Communicators, the national forum for science communicators and science journalists.

Three New Shows Join the Triple R Grid

We're really happy to announce that three new broadcasters will be joining the Triple R grid in 2020: Millú (Milly Davison) with Full Circle, Mia Timpano with Requiem for a Scream, and Aisha Pachoud with Mystifying Melbourne.

On-Air Tributes Flow For Andrew Weatherall

So many Triple R broadcasters have paid tribute to the iconic DJ and producer, and together they cover the scope of Weatherall’s influence.

Album of the Week: We’re New Again – A Reimagining By Makaya McCraven by Gil Scott-Heron

We're New Again is a reimagining, and complete musical reworking, of Gil Scott-Heron's final album I'm New Here, originally released in 2010. Chicago-based Makaya McCraven enlists peers Jeff Parker, Junius Paul, Brandee Younger to perform, and also draws on samples from Agnes Zimondi and the Stephen McCraven Quartet to create the record.

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Akiko Yano Joins Good Fortune

With over 27 albums to her name, as well as soundtracks, pop tunes and department store jingles, songwriter and performer Akiko Yano needs no introduction in her native Japan. Now, thanks to French…

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The Cave: Alan McGee In Conversation

Alan McGee has seemingly managed to cram multiple lives into his 59 years on this planet. The co-founder of the legendary Creation Records was a huge player throughout the ’80s and ’90s, responsible…

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Off The Record: Patti Smith Talks Politics, Bob Dylan, Bushfires, and Returning to Australia

From New York, Patti Smith reflects on the state of politics in her home country as the democratic primaries are taking place in the US. “We are existing in very troubled times,” says…

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Breakfasters: Michael Williams Discusses the Wheeler Centre Turning Ten

The Wheeler Centre is celebrating its tenth birthday in 2020. Since its inception, the centre has become a Melbourne institution and is a hub for passionate and entertaining public talks on every conceivable…

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Out on the Patio: The Slow Rush of Nostalgia with Tame Impala

With five years between albums, Tame Impala is back with The Slow Rush. Kevin Parker joins Mon to chat all things temporal. Looking back on the last few years, he has experimented with…