88.3 Southern FM

29/07/2025

88.3 Southern FM - Film review: 'THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS' by Nick Gardener from 'Built For Speed'

The Fantastic Four has been the problem child of the Marvel cinema family. There have been two previous false starts with the 2005 film starring Chris Evans and Jessica Alba and the 2015 reboot starring Miles Teller and Kate Mara which began promisingly before weirdly falling apart half way through.

29/07/2025

88.3 Southern FM - Film review: 'FRIENDSHIP' by Nick Gardener from 'Built For Speed'

With a touch of the destructive disillusion of Falling Down and the unsettling oddness of Yorgos Lanthimos’ films, the very strange, dark and often very funny bromance cringe comedy Friendship is a bizarre take on the weird neighbour film. Comedian Tim Robinson (Saturday Night Live, Detroiters, I ...

29/07/2025

88.3 Southern FM - Film review: 'SUPERMAN' by Nick Gardener from 'Built For Speed'

The DC cinematic universe has so far failed to achieve the world conquering success of its Marvel counterpart. The DC films have, like the Marvel movies been noisy, lumbering, confusingly plotted, CGI-drenched behemoths but unlike the Marvel movies, their characters have failed to connect with audie...

29/07/2025

88.3 Southern FM - Meet Deb Brook from BCERMeet Deb Brook from BCER

In this podcast from A Newsman and His Music (28 July 2025), Colin Tyrus is chatting with Deb Brook from Bayside Community Emergency Relief. BCER is one of Southern FM's neighbours at Moorleigh Community Village in Bentleigh East. BCER is a grassroots charity that was formed in response to the

27/07/2025

88.3 Southern FM - SUNDAY LUNCH - 27 July 2025 - PODCAST

Here they are again: Denis and Ewan on Sunday 27 July, digging through the record bins in search of the best song ever written. And if you don’t like the song they’re playing, stick around because you’ll love the next one. If you missed it, or want to hear it

27/07/2025

" The Music Director " is an Anti-Genre program and is about the newest,freshest tunes released this week from around the globe,
with a heavy emphasis on NEW AUSTRALIAN tracks.
Unless It’s Re-Released, Remastered or a Greatest Hits Package released this week,
you won’t hear retro on THE MUSIC DIRECTOR show @1600 Tuesday AEST.
It's Music Du Jour, Music of the Day.
You Don't Drive a car through the Rear View Mirror
and there is no Future in the Past.
The music is mostly Uncooked and not OVERCOOKED.
On this Tuesday’s playlist with DJ Petar Tolich

Minor Gold Pretty Peggy Jo Corbett Publicity
John Butler Trio King Of California Russell Thomas
Say Something
MEG MAC He Said No
Baker Boy Lightning
Empire of the Sun Walking On A Dream Remix
The Paper Kites When The Lavender Blooms
Seaforth There She Goes Varrasso PR
Allen Austin-Bishop Groovejet Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Mac DeMarco Holy Virgin Music Australia
BUCKINGHAM NICKS Crying In The Night Warner Music Australia
Tame Impala End Of Summer Sony Music Australia
Katie Jayne H***y Tonk Hound Dog Rᴏᴄᴋ Tʜɪs Cᴏᴜɴᴛʀʏ & RTC Rᴇᴄᴏʀᴅs
Warren H Williams Kasey Chambers Shane Nicholson Ntaria Varrasso PR
Peach Prc Sweet N Low
Emma Louise Flume Easy Goodbye
Sombr 12 to 12
Cousin Tony's Brand New Firebird Mango Season
Zoe Wees Dean Lewis Learn to Love

26/07/2025

88.3 Southern FM - ROCK UP! with Ratts Podcast

Thursday 24 July 2025 ROCK UP! with Ratts. 100% Australian music - Supporting Indie artists & OZ music legends. If you missed the show, never fear, you can listen back, or download here. ROCK UP! is on air 4-6 PM every Thursday on 88.3 Southern FM.

25/07/2025

AUSTRALIAN RADIO PLAYING AUSTRALIAN MUSIC

After a little misstep last week when our power disappeared with 25 minutes to go on the show ANSA is up and about again this Saturday on SFM airwaves for your Saturday morning with another 2 hours of great BRAND NEW AUSTRALIAN music from 10am until noon (we might even go for a bit of extra time this week) and we will definitely include the tracks that did not make it to air last week.

During our 2 hours together the music will be all original, written and performed by the artists (with instruments and passion). No AI music here because it has no soul!!

Tune in to 88.3 Southern FM on Saturday morning from 10.00am - 12.00 noon or wherever else you are you can listen live via various apps such as:-
www.southernfm.com.au or Community Radio Plus https://www.cbaa.org.au/.../community-radio-plus-coming
Listen out for this bunch on Saturday morning:-

Genevieve Chadwick – Give Me Reason
Michael Carpenter - MC's Music World – What Makes You Think That I Want you
The Wolfe Brothers - How Many One More Times
Sandy Summers Music – Odds On Love
Lennon Wells - Baddie

The Pleasures – Was It Something I said
Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers – UNSCARRED
Hilltop Hoods – Never Coming Home
Ashley Naylor - Official – As Good As Gold
Sammi Palinkas - Scars
Robyn Payne & The KC Factor – Screaming Down The Track
G Flip – In Another Life
Dean Lewis – Hurt So Bad
The Maggie Pills – Goths Of Disgrace
Christie Lamb – Throwing It Back
Moderate Lovers – Lucy’s Gardening Again
The Phosphenes - Melbourne – The Future
Mark Campbell and the Ravens - Roses
Lizzie Mack & Murray Cook – Time Goes By
WILSN – Keep Walkin’
Ghost Care – Waiting By The Phone
On Diamond - Downslide
The Tambourine Girls – Wrong Way
Horizon - Primitive
Dead Mall – Eviction Night
Broken Apex – Coming Home

Of course,it only happens because of the diligent labels, promoters, PR and liaison agents who connect us to the music including Jo Corbett Publicity, Australian Radio Promotion, Stuart Coupe, This Much Talent Australia, Bec Gracie Publicity, Michael Matthews, Little Sparrow PR, Blue Shamrock Music, Chris Familton Publicity, Wildheart Publicity, Red Rebel Music, Dave Laing Publicity, Beehive PR, Good Intent and plenty of others but mostly to the amazing artists who provide all the skill and talent.

ALL NEW, ALL AUSTRALIAN, ALL GOOD

23/07/2025

New post (Book now for our 2025 Trivia Night - Wednesday 3 September 2025) has been published on 88.3 Southern FM

20/07/2025

" The Music Director " is an Anti-Genre program and is about the newest,freshest tunes released this week from around the globe,
with a heavy emphasis on NEW AUSTRALIAN tracks.
Unless It’s Re-Released, Remastered or a Greatest Hits Package released this week,
you won’t hear retro on THE MUSIC DIRECTOR show @1600 Tuesday AEST.
It's Music Du Jour, Music of the Day.
You Don't Drive a car through the Rear View Mirror
and there is no Future in the Past.
The music is mostly Uncooked and not OVERCOOKED.
On this Tuesday’s playlist with DJ Petar Tolich

Angus Gill GANGgajang (official) Sounds Of Then Stuart Coupe
The Wolfe Brothers Zac & George How Many One More Times Varrasso PR
Gordi Head Rush Mushroom Music Mushroom
Emily Lubitz Two Black Horses ....
Hayden Calnin Won't Shy Nettwerk Music Group
orianthi Sharp Dressed Man ZZ Top
Sammi Palinkas Scars
Robert Plant Everybody's Song
Frecko Me and My Boy
Genevieve Chadwick Give Me a Reason
David Byrne She Explains Things To Me

Chris Wilson Embers Down The Mountain Cheersquad Northcote Social Club
HAZEL & The Thief making This Land My Gold
The Tambourine Girls The Wrong Way Good Intent
Big Thief All Night All Day Remote Control Records
Bad Debts 20 Miles Chris Familton Publicity
The Last Dinner Party This Is The Killer Speaking
Nine Inch Nails As Alive As You Need Me To Be
Eloise Rayner There Goes My Heart Bec Gracie Publicity
Evie Irie I'M Not Sorry Beehive PR
FKA twigs Perfectly

18/07/2025

AUSTRALIAN RADIO PLAYING AUSTRALIAN MUSIC

ANSA returns to the SFM airwaves again for your Saturday morning with another 2 hours of great BRAND NEW AUSTRALIAN music from 10am until noon with the aim of setting up a weekend of fun and frivolity.

During our 2 hours together the music will be all original, written and performed by the artists (with instruments and passion). No AI music here because it has no soul!!

Tune in to 88.3 Southern FM on Saturday morning from 10.00am - 12.00 noon or wherever else you are you can listen live via various apps such as:-
www.southernfm.com.au or Community Radio Plus https://www.cbaa.org.au/.../community-radio-plus-coming

Listen out for this bunch on Saturday morning:-

Ashley Naylor - Official – As Good As Gold
The Maggie Pills – Goths Of Disgrace
Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers - UNSCARRED
Lizzie Mack & Murray Cook – Time Goes By
Hilltop Hoods – Never Coming Home

James Johnston – Good For Me
G Flip – In Another Life
The Pleasures – Was It Something I said
WILSN – Keep Walkin’
Blackbirds F.C. – What’s The Half-Life Of Loving You
The Tambourine Girls – Wrong Way
William Street Strikers – Know More
Dean Lewis – Hurt So Bad
Jordie Lane – Back, Out There (RE-IMAGINED)
Ghost Care – Waiting By The Phone
Russell Morris – Get Your Mind Right
Clint Wilson – Melbourne In The Wintertime
Horizon - Primitive
Dog Trumpet – Live Forever
Christie Lamb – Throwing It Back
Mark Campbell and the Ravens - Roses
Lyn Bowtell – I Don’t Wanna Stay
Moderate Lovers – Lucy’s Gardening Again
Morgan Joanel – Fallin’
Lennon Wells - Baddie
Stella Anning – Watching You As You Fall

Of course, it is all made possible by the diligent labels, promoters, PR and liaison agents who connect us to the music including Jo Corbett Publicity, Stuart Coupe, This Much Talent Australia, Bec Gracie Publicity, Michael Matthews, Little Sparrow PR, Rᴏᴄᴋ Tʜɪs Cᴏᴜɴᴛʀʏ & RTC Rᴇᴄᴏʀᴅs, Chris Familton Publicity, Wildheart Publicity, Red Rebel Music, Dave Laing Publicity, Beehive PR, Good Intent and plenty of others but mostly to the amazing artists who provide all the skill and talent.

ALL NEW, ALL AUSTRALIAN, ALL GOOD

15/07/2025

Head to the Southern FM Merch page and use code SFM88 at the checkout for free shipping! 💥https://www.southernfm.com.au/merch/