The Music Trust announced today the three finalists for the prestigious Freedman Jazz Fellowship, Australia’s premier award for excellence in jazz. This year’s contenders for the annual scholarship are drummer James McLean and pianists Joe O’Conner and Luke Sweeting. The three finalists will have the opportunity to compete for a $20,000 cash prize in a […]
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By Sabrina Golling. “Problem is, you’re not happy being sad. That’s what love is, Cosmo. Happy-sad.” – Raphina And that’s what Cosmo (Ferdia Walsh-Peelo) is: happy-sad. It’s a feeling of subtlety, of emotional confusion and overwhelming uncertainty. And to be honest, that’s what this movie is filled with. With plenty of poppy, fun tracks and […]
“We all find comfort in different ways. There is no choice in who helps us. Life chooses for us.” Laura is not doing too well – old friends are back to haunt her as she tries to hide from her past. During difficult years with her father, the young girl Billie constructed an alternative reality. […]
‘Culture How Could You’ by Alice Night is Eastside Radio’s album of the week. An album that is full of freshness, unique sounds and Australian talent is the brand new release from Alice Night. With honest lyrics the Brisbane lady has stepped on her own specialty style of folk music, which she collaborates with […]
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‘Tis a season of political madness. No matter where you stand or where you come from, there is plenty of action to debate. If there’s one thing folk musicians are great at it’s writing a passionate protest song, particularly in the days before internet trolling made everyone a little fearful. Canadian musician, Loudon Wainwright III […]
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Hello everybody, My name is Anna, I am 18 years old and I am the latest intern of Eastside Radio! I come from a small town near Berlin, Germany’s capital. Just having passed my A-levels, I want to enjoy life to the fullest and gather as much experience as I can- and one chance to […]
During the course of July, Dr Anna Kamaralli presented a 5-part series on the fabulous Margaret of Anjou. Listen to the episodes below: Here is Part 1, where Anna gives us background to the Wars of the Roses and who Margaret was: And now Part 2, where we learn who Margaret was according to historical […]
On Arts Wednesday 6 July 2016, Sylvia’s guest was Anne McCleod, biographer of the wonderful Marie Byles in her book entitled The Summit of Her Ambition: The Spirited Life of Marie Byles. Listen to the conversation below: Above is Part 1: now for Part 2 of the conversation: And here is Part 3: To find […]
Anna Kamaralli joins me at 10:40 am for the fifth and final part of Margaret of Anjou. The entire series will be podcast on Wednesday afternoon so you can still hear any episodes you missed or listen again! My special guest at 11:00 am is Anne McCloud in an interview I recorded earlier. Anne’s recent […]
Critically acclaimed in The New Yorker as “a shining light of the contemporary jazz-guitar generation,” Wolfgang Muthspiel is known worldwide for his daring musicality and dazzling technique. “Muthspiel combines a flawless technique honed by classical training with a restless musical imagination as likely to derive inspiration from Bach as from the blues or the Beatles” […]
When The Beatles moved to psychedelic rock and Bob Dylan went electric, Van Morrison hired New York’s finest jazz musicians and recorded two of the most classic albums of that golden era – Astral Weeks and Moondance. Both of these albums had an enormous impact on musicians and singers around the world, and Vince Jones […]
‘One More Step’ by Henri-Pierre Noël is Eastside Radio’s album of the week. Kicking off the month of July we are bringing you an album full of funky sounds, as pianist and singer/songwriter Henri-Pierre Noël works his fingers in a very special way to show us his tropical background of Kompa Funk. With disco and afro-funk elements blended […]
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