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Love was in the air at Badlands on Saturday night, radiating from the bands to the fans, and back again. Most apparent however, was the love from the community to local community radio station RTRfm. As many of you would know, RTRfm encompasses everything that a community radio station should. Support for local bands, venues and businesses, an eclectic range of shows hosted by knowledgeable volunteers, and an unbiased agenda; to bring great music to a great city. But how do they manage to keep this standard of content on the air 24 hours a day, 7 days a week?...

We've been big fans of Pat Chow for a long time now. So nothing could be more exciting for us than to announce the pre-sale of their sophomore album 'Overwhelming Care' on vinyl! ***Limited to 125 Pink Blob on Ultraclear and 125 Fluro Yellow with Red & White Splatter** A digital download card will be included with every record. Stay tuned for future Rhubarb Records releases!

Saturday night at The Aardvark was an occasion filled with mixed feelings. On one hand there was the buzz of seeing such a great line up, on the other was a sense of sadness and loss. The headliner for the evening, Hideous Sun Demon have made quite a name for themselves in our isolated capital. Their raucous brand of psych-o punk has carved them out a comfortable perch atop Perth’s live band scene, where they’ve been sitting since blowing away the audience at their first battle of the bands back in 2013. As comfortable as that perch may be however,...

We live in an exciting time. Perth’s local music scene is flourishing like a citrus tree in spring and dropping its fruit all over town. This is owing in no small part to the support of great little venues around the city, but for a while now Fremantle has been lacking somewhat in options. Mojo’s of course springs to mind, but it may have to make some room for another contender as new self described dive bar The Aardvark throws its hat into the ring.  Formerly known as The Odd Fellow, the Norfolk’s lowest level is no stranger to reinvention,...

Rhubarb Records need your help this week. We've got thousands of new and used records & stacks of turntables, books and accessories and we want to sell it not count it!So this week only we are having a sale across both Rhubarb Records East Vic Park & Rhubarb Records - Vinyl Cafe Leederville!!With 10% - 20% off across our entire range of new and used vinyl records, turntables, Hi-Fi, books and accessories. Best of all the more you spend the more you save! With 10% off all purchases under $100, 15% off all purchases over $100 and 20% off all purchases over $200!This offer...