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UK comedienne Gina Yashere has had a spectacular rise since becoming the first british comic to appear on HBO’s def comedy jam.
The daughter of a Nigerian immigrant to England first worked as a lift attendant before discovering her feetin the comedy business.
She is currently the toast of Hollywood and has relocated to the US. Despite her whirlwind Perth itinerary she still made time to speak to Peter Barr.

The political situation in Thailand seems to be on a knife edge with the red shirt protests against the ruling minority government getting more violent.
The Australian Government has taken the events seriously and warned against travel to the region.
Bren Mcgurk talks to former lecturer of Asian Studies at Queensland University of Technology Carl Trocki in an attempt to further understand the deeper issues that face the country and our region as a whole.

The Melbourne International Comedy Festival’s in full flight and many of our funny folk are there.

Breakfast’s Jimmy James Eaton’s hanging out and being hilarious and caught up with Peter Barr.

Sometimes music’s the perfect cure when you’re feeling sad.

Music Feedback is a local campaign to increase community awareness of mental illness.

The West Australian Music Industry’s teamed up with Youth Beyond Blue and the Office for Youth to get young people involved in music.

They’ve made a documentary and a CD and now they’re having a concert extravaganza tomorrow night at the Northbridge Piazza.

It’s free and it’s all-ages, and the Mental Health Commission’s Pui-San Whittaker’s joine Travis Collins on Morning Magazine to tell him more…with a couple of young people with stories of their own…

Jo was lucky to have the chance to chat with Dallas Taylor, the lead singer from Maylene and the Sons of Disaster.

They will be supporting the Dillinger Escape Plan on their national tour around the country in May.

Brekkie’s chef-extraordinaire is back to give us more delicious treats.

Luke Bolton joined Peter Barr on Breakfast with his recipe for Tarragon Potatoes.

Many asylum seekers will now be in legal limbo after the Australian government suspended the visa applications of people from Afghanistan and Sri Lanka

Federation of Ethnic Communities’ Councils of Australia’s Chair, Pino Migliorino joined Travis Collins on the Mag.

He’s an actor, musician, author, radio host – and seasoned traveller.

He’s Henry Rollins and he’s been travelling the world sharing his stories in his latest show The Frequent Flyer.

Henry Rollins joined Travis Collins on the Mag.

Jaga Jazzist’s brand of jazz is both chill and energetic; turn the volume down if you’re mellow or turn it up to psyche yourself out.

‘One-armed Bandit’ is the latest album from this Norwegian nine-piece, and it’s at times overly ambitious in its dizzying whirlpool of instruments (marxophone, temple blocks, mandolin harp, marimba and glockenspiel to name a few). It’s a sound that gets right in your face and forces you to listen to every small detail, even if you don‘t want to. The album involves some post rock epic, shoegazey guitar, electronic beats, and of course experimental jazz. While occasionally overbearing, richly textured arrangements provide much needed stimulation through a disparate mix of influences. Standouts include ‘Bananfluer Overalt’ – two parts sixties bachelor lounge, one part spy jazz, and peppered with sunny country twang.
‘220 V/Spektral’ is another delight, starting with sugary sweet piano, moving into simmering guitars that pulsate with distortion, then building toward a relentless drum beat at 6:12.

‘Toccata’ brings anxious piano together with weighty trombone, then a fadeout conclusion that leaves you wondering and hanging out for resolution. The album’s best track comes last with the suspenseful ‘Touch of Evil’, intermittently rocking out in scratchy guitar against frenetic drumming, under-the-radar bass, handclaps and forceful organ.

The song holds you in a grip for 6 minutes and 40 seconds, then abruptly drops you. ‘Music! Dance! Drama!’is the weakest link, directionless in contrast to the focused thrills of other tracks.
Overall ‘One-armed Bandit’will overwhelm you, but in a (mostly) good way.

Perth’s a city that is known for it’s abundance of talented musicians and beautiful music.

Local band the Ghost Hotel are back and adding to Perth’s music scene.

Band members Gibbo and Jake spoke to Peter Barr on brekkie.