“From NOLA To Chicago,” the new album from Sugar Bowl Hokum is Eastside Radio’s album of the week. Enamoured with obscure jazz and blues from the 20s and 30s, the band take compostions from the era and bring them back to life with fresh Sugar Bowl updates. Fans of those decades may recognise arrangements from […]
Hidden beneath your Facebook feed Australian newspapers and magazines are struggling to turn a profit. Everyone has felt the thinner papers, seen the bigger ads, and cringed at the redundancies. You would be forgiven for thinking that launching a new broadsheet in Sydney would be impossible. However, that’s exactly what The Neighbourhood Paper is […]
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“[Tommy and I] have been friends for about 16-17 years now. You get less than that for most major crimes these days…” It’s a playful sentiment that echoes throughout Golden Magnetic, the debut album conceived by Mama Kin (Danielle Caruana) and Melbourne producer Tommy Spender. But aside from being a stellar collection of tracks inspired […]
UK saxophonist YolanDa Brown is touring Australia with her jazz, soul and reggae album Love Politics War. She joined Thursday Drive to speak about the real-life inspirations for her record and what it’s like being a musician, a mum, and also a children’s book writer. Listen to her interview below. Find YolanDa Brown’s upcoming shows […]
Friends and well-established musicians Clotilde Rullaud (vocalist and flutist) and Alexandre Saada (pianist and multi-instrumentalist) perform together as Madeleine & Salomon. On International Women’s Day, they joined Nick Terry on Thursday Drive to speak about their album ‘A Woman’s Journey’. After revealing to Nick why he is (what the French call) a ‘bobo’, Clotilde and Alexandre explained […]
Mysterious Victorian musician Archer and his humble mate Phil paid a visit to Eastside’s Thursday Drive. Archer gave an intriguing insight into his journeys across our sunburnt country. After performing a spontaneous poem requesting all of Australia’s old people, Archer revealed meeting a white supremacist who called himself ‘Jesus Christ’. Have a listen to his beautifully strange […]
We’re very pleased to bring you selections from the latest album from Mark McGrain all this next week on Eastside Radio. McGrain is a composer, trombonist and New Orleans stalwart, and he’s brought a team of fellow New Orleans heavyweights along for the ride on this record: John Boutte on vocals, Matt Lemmler on […]
There’s not much information floating around about Archer. He’s a Victorian singer-songwriter who’s recording some brilliant alt-country with a healthy dose of tongue-in-cheek humour. This album, The ‘Divine Church Of The Open Sky Vol 2’ refused to leave my mind since it arrived at Eastside late last year, and the more I keep coming back […]
Assistant Producer – Social Media / Segment Host Take One – Gig Guide – Community Radio Show Summary: If you love live music and think radio is the career for you, this is the perfect stepping stone! Get hands on helping produce a three-year-old, weekly, volunteer driven, community radio program dedicated to supporting Sydney’s […]
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Assistant Producer – Audio / Segment Host – Take One – Gig Guide – Community Radio Show Summary: If you love live music and think radio is the career for you, this is the perfect stepping stone! Get hands on helping produce a three-year-old, weekly, volunteer driven, community radio program dedicated to supporting Sydney’s […]
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Music Journalists Fixed Term Position: 12 months Number of positions: 2 Closing Date: 5pm 28th February 2018 Summary Eastside Radio is launching a music broadcast news segment. The project is an extension of the work the station currently does to promote community issues within its inner-city Sydney and Eastern suburbs district. We’re looking for someone who […]
Eastside Radio has a number of exciting volunteer positions currently available. Are you a budding music journalist looking to make your mark on the local scene? An online-content whizz who wants to help take Eastside Radio’s online presence to the next stage? Or perhaps you’re a music lover and organisational phenomenon looking to move into […]