FIVE FROM SEVENS AND TWELVES
Our hosts, Dave and Mark, are two music obsessives who first met in 2008 at the community radio station RTRFM 92.1 in Perth, Western Australia. Bonding over a love of post punk and other alternative music genres, they soon began making music together and are still heavily involved in the city's fertile local music scene. They also like nothing more than a yarn about music, and their favourite (or not so favourite) bands. These conversations are often amusing, sometimes serious and occasionally, potentially libellous. Thus, the idea for this podcast was born. Each episode the lads choose a theme and each select five songs to explore the topic. The show is free flowing and so the facts are sometimes hazy and the chat can go in any direction. This is not your typical music show.
Episodes
49 episodes
Place influencing sound - Deserts
The first episode in a series, where we explore how place and environment influences the sound of the music created there. Today were looking at deserts, in two different continents. As usual, we've chosen 5 songs to explore how these lan...
Architecture and music
Architecture and music share many principles. Both disciplines use rhythm, harmony, texture and composition to create a whole experience. We choose 5 tracks to discuss how they interact.Playlist:
Eyes
Our eyes are vital because they capture up to 80% of our sensory information. Some believe they are the window to the Soul and there is certainty they can produce a biological and chemical connection. Unsurprisingly Eyes make highly...
Under The Covers
Covering another artists song can offer a fresh perspective and reveal something new about the track through the interpretation. When it works, it can be a game changer, when it goes wrong, an absolute disaster. We discuss 5 of the best and wor...
2025 - End of Year Review
Another year older, another year of belting music. Or is it? We look back on the years standouts, and share our top 25 tracks from 2025. Thanks for listening throughout the year. Wishing you all a lovely time over the holidays and w...
Why is the Glasgow music scene so good?
When it comes to music, Glasgow consistently punches above its weight. Why is that? We've chosen 5 tracks, to explore the cities music scenes, past and present. Playlist:
Literature and Music
The companion piece to our last episode. Literature like Art has always been a great source of inspiration to songwriters. Here's 5 examples right here and a killer playlist. Playlist:
Art and Music
Art and music share a deep, interwoven relationship, with each often inspiring and influencing the other. Visual artists find inspiration in music's rhythm, melody, and emotional depth, while musicians draw from the visual world to create sonic...
Butts, bums and arses
Butts, bums and arses, whatever you call them, we've all got one. We are all pretty fascinated by them, judging by the numbers of songs written about them. With mixed results. We choose five of them. Average pl...
Songs about Hell
The devil's got all the best tunes! Or has he? On our companion episode to songs about heaven we choose 5 completely different tracks as we try and answer the question. Playlist :
Songs about Heaven
The majority of religions have a concept of an afterlife, where we are rewarded for good deeds on earth. We don't know much about religion on the show, but we do know about music. Here's 5 tracks that may or not be about heaven. &nb...
Time
Time, we can't escape it and everyone seems to always want more of it. It's also inspired many a song. Here's five we chose to unpack the topic. Link to playlist:
Friendship
In all cultures, friendships are important, these relationships continue throughout a person’s life. We've chosen 5 songs, exploring some of the different elements of friendship. Playlist:
Cults and music
Cult leaders often use music as a tool to unify their followers on an emotional level and it is used as a control mechanism. But is any good? We have chosen 5 examples of music created by cult leaders and followers or people who have escaped.&n...
Convince me Dave
Dave's challenge is a tough one, he has to convince Mark that Bruce Springsteen is actually fantastic. Bear in mind, this is someone he has no interest in. Dave's only got 5 tracks to do it. Playlist: ...
Convince me Mark
Mark's challenge is to convince Dave that Reggae is great. A genre he has never listened to or knows anything about. He's got 5 tracks to do it. Playlist:
Plantlife
On today's episode we are discussing whether plants like music, are they sentient and can they also make music? Chat includes: The CIA, Stevie Wonder, Woods, Vampire Weekend, Hurray for the riff raff and The Band. Massive playlist here:<...
2024, End of Year review
2024 was an absolute ripper for new music. We got together to share some of our favourite tracks. Here's a couple of belting playlists for you: Mark's 24 from 24
Songs about being a parent
The obvious follow up to our last episode, songs about being a kid. Now we turn our attention to the parents. Or rather songs that explore the experience. Choosing tracks ranging from the sickly sentimental, to the dilemma of what to say ...
Songs about being a kid
Songs about childhood often have a bitter sweet scent of loss. Beautiful nostalgic fragments of early memories from a time long gone. We took five songs that have this in common, just the locations and the people change. Che...
Going underground in Madrid
Welcome to our third exploration of underground music scenes around the world. This time we take a deep dive into what is happening in the Spanish capital, Madrid. It is safe to say it completely exceeded expectations and it was a real struggle...
Are there any good songs about snacks?
We might not be quite as focused on snacks as Scooby and Shaggy but we had a lot of fun with this topic. We suffer for our art on this show, eating a classic yet disgusting Aussie snack before recording. Can you guess what it was? <...
Spooky and Supernatural
It's been a lot of fun checking out a bunch of songs about the paranormal, spirits, ancient beliefs and a lot of witches. There's a huge number of them, just look at the play list. We've picked five to dive into. ...