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MMF GP 21 October

Live at RRR This Friday: Audrey Powne

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On Friday 25 October, Audrey Powne returns home for a soaring set in the Triple R Performance Space, hosted by Ennio Styles of Stylin'.

An acclaimed composer and multi-instrumentalist, Audrey will showcase songs from her debut From the Fire, a recent Triple R Album of the Week. Inspired by the regrowth of native trees after the 2019 Australian bushfires, the record offers songs of rebirth and survival, blending elements of soul-jazz, classical music, and hip-hop.

Triple R subscribers and First Nations people can head to Subscriber Giveaways now to win a double pass to attend!

For those unable to attend the show, you can tune into the performance via FM, digital, online or with the Triple R app.

This Live at RRR performance is sponsored by Up, Australia's #1 rated banking app.

On-Air Highlights

Hard Quartet

The Golden Age Of Piracy: Emmett Kelly of The Hard Quartet's Formative Five

The Hard Quartet is Emmett Kelly, Stephen Malkmus, Matt Sweeney and Jim White. Lo and behold, after just a week of jamming together, the new indie rock supergroup had enough to fill an album. Emmett Kelly joins Tristen to discuss his Formative Five.

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Paul Ah Chee

Banana Lounge Broadcasting: A Sign Of The Times With Paul Ah Chee

Paul Ah Chee is a Yankunytatjara, Wankangurru and Arrernte man, and a Mparntwe based singer/songwriter. He dials in from Alice Springs to Banana Lounge Broadcasting to chat to Dave about his latest single 'A Sign Of The TImes', the beauty and creativity of Mparntwe/Alice Springs, Paul's musical origins and more.

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Dr Alice Clements

Radio Marinara: Dr Alice Clement’s Deep Dive into Ancient Coelacanth and their Modern Mysteries

Dr Alice Clement, an evolutionary biologist from Flinders University, joins the team to discuss the coelacanth—an ancient lineage of fish often referred to as "living fossils."

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The Mission: Historian Clare Wright on How the People of Yirrkala Changed The Course of Australian Democracy

Award-winning historian and public commentator Professor Clare Wright OAM joins Daniel James to discuss her new book, Näku Dhäruk: The Bark Petitions, which tells the powerful story of the Yirrkala Bark Petitions, created by the Yolŋu people of northeast Arnhem Land in 1963.

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Mostafa Azimitabar

Breakfasters: Mostafa Azimitabar’s Tale of Detention, Freedom and Creative Expression

Kurdish refugee and artist Mostafa ‘Moz’ Azimitabar joins the Breakfasters to share his story of detention, freedom, creativity, and advocacy.

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Guy Blackman

Breaking and Entering: Revisiting Guy Blackman's Adult Baby 16 Years Later

Guy Blackman, co-founder of Chapter Music, joins Lauren Taylor and Simon Winkler on Breaking and Entering to discuss the long-awaited vinyl issue of his 2008 album Adult Baby.

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Photo Gallery: Rose City Band Live at RRR

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On Friday night, Triple R played host to Rose City Band, led by Ripley Johnson! The band brought their country-tinged psychadelic rock to the Performance Space, and entertained us with a cosmic sound that evoked the wide-open spaces of the American West.

Thanks so much to Denise Hylands of Twang for hosting, as well as all the subscribers who joined us in the room.

If you missed out this time, you can view images from the night here, and listen back On Demand now.

AOTW Nice Biscuit

Album of the Week

Triple R's Album of the Week is SOS, the anticipated second LP from psychedelic group Nice Biscuit. It extends their signature fuzzy, rhythmic style with new influences, from disco to jazz fusion.

Throughout the album Nice Biscuit reflects on the weight of global crises, channeling hope and gratitude to anger and apathy. Songs respond to these turbulent times, seeking clarity and calm amidst chaos.

Triple R Subscribers can enter to win a copy of the Album of the Week, enter here by Sunday 27 October 2024.

Soundscape Oct 21

Soundscape

Triple R's Soundscape features our favourite releases of the week. This week:

Honey Dijon - DJ-Kicks
Tamara Murphy and The Golden Tone Retrievers - Remind Me Not To Forget
Claire Birchall - The Haunting
Kelly Lee Owens - Dreamstate
High Vis - Guided Tour
MC5 - Heavy Lifting
Porridge Radio - Clouds In The Sky They Will Always Be There For Me
The Necks - Bleed
TISM - Death To Art

Want to check out these releases? You can listen to them all on our Soundscape playlist on Spotify.

EBV Oct 21

Subscriber Giveaways

Seun Kuti

Seun Kuti and Egypt 80 at Northcote Theatre

Seun Kuti and his renowned band, Egypt 80 bring their exhilarating and powerful Afrobeat sound to the Northcote Theatre on Thursday 14 November. Seun Kuti, the youngest son of legendary musician Fela Kuti, has carried on his father's revolutionary legacy with a modern twist.

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Triple R Presents

Golden Plains XVII

Golden Plains Seventeen

Golden Plains Seventeen. A Premium Dream. The sights and sounds of planets aligning. Heaven-sent and custom‑cut for an epic long weekend in the Supernatural-est Amphitheatre on Earth. Party largesse on the Plains. Featuring PJ Harvey, Fontaines DC, 2manydjs, Wet Kiss, Durand Jones & The Indications, Magdalena Bay, Osees, Kneecap, Thelma Plum, Grace Cummings, Sun Ra Arkestra and more.

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Fat White Family

One of the UK’s most exciting bands, South London’s Fat White Family, celebrates the release of their latest opus Forgiveness Is Yours with a show at The Croxton Bandroom on Monday 2 December.

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Coming Up...

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This Week on Breakfasters

Genevieve Bailey comes in to chat about her new documentary, Always Listening, a behind-the-scenes look at the community surrounding the vital support service Lifeline; Michael Harden talks about the symbolism of pumpkins for Halloween; Chris KP covers the 2024 Ig Nobel Prize for Weird Science; Christian White chats about his twisty new suspense novel, The Ledge; and Geoffrey O’Connor is our Breakfasters Live guest!

Seun Kuti

This Tuesday on The Good, The Dub & The Global

Since Fela Kuti passed in 1997, Seun Kuti and his brother Femi have continued his legacy in advancing the music of Afrobeat and activism. This Tuesday, Systa BB will be showcasing the new Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 album, as well as airing an interview with Seun, ahead of their return to Australia to perform at Strawberry Fields Festival and Northcote Theatre.

MMF GP 21 October

Image credit: Audrey Powne: Bianca Milani and Kayzar; The Hard Quartet: Atiba Jefferson; Paul Ah Chee: Oliver Eclipse; Rose City Band: Zoran Ilievski; Breakfasters: Naomi Lee Beveridge; Seun Kuti: Kola Oshalus; all other images supplied.