CINE LATINO, Australia’s largest festival of Latin American cinema is returning for its second year with screenings at Palace Cinemas from 14 November 2017. The program of 26 titles represent the best films from Central and South America including new works from the Dominican Republic, Colombia, Peru, Brazil and Uruguay. Opening the festival is Mexican director Roberto Sneider’s YOU’RE […]
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Funkadelic Detroiters Reviewed
FUNKADELIC REWORKED BY DETROITERS VARIOUS ARTISTS | WESTBOUND Reviewed by PARIS POMPOR Early in 2014, Kenny Dixon Jr released a self-titled, protractedly brilliant umpteenth album under his Moodymann moniker containing an eleven and half minute centrepiece entitled ‘Sloppy Cosmic’. Fast forward three years and the producer is joined by another fifteen or so fellow-Detroiters to […]
Russian Resurrection Film Festival Coming To Sydney
The program for Russian Resurrection Film Festival 2017 is shaping up to be bigger and better than ever with a fantastic line up of new films confirmed for this year. The largest and most respected festival of Russian film outside of Russia will be screening across Australia and New Zealand throughout October and November. “We […]
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PRIVATE LIFE DRAMAS: BLOODLIGHT & BAMI REVIEW
Reviewed by PARIS POMPOR Over ten years in the making, SOPHIE FIENNES delivers a vivid, bewitching and satisfying portrait of one of pop music’s most striking, flamboyant and enduring characters: Mx GRACE JONES. Much of English director Sophie Fiennes’ ‘Bloodlight And Bami’ documentary (she is also credited as editor) centres around a family reunion in […]
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Community Billboard 12th October – 18th October
This weekly community billboard is proudly sponsored by the City of Sydney’s Plan for the future – Sydney 2030 – making our city more green, global and connected. […]
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Red Cross Opens A Permanent Store At Bondi Junction
Following the success of the recent Red Cross pop-up shop on Bronte Road in Bondi Junction, a permanent store opened its doors at 448 Oxford Road over the weekend, offering new and pre-loved clothes, accessories and homewares at affordable prices. The new store will raise funds to support Red Cross’ vital work in Australia and our […]
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WAYS Youth Training Offering Certificate IV in Community Services
Are you currently working in the community services sector and have valuable skills, but no qualification to match? WAYS Youth Training is asking for expressions of interest from workers who have sector experience and would be interested in gaining a Certificate IV in Community Services. For more information, or to express your interest, please contact […]
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ALISON MOYET LIVE REVIEW: OCT 2017
ALISON MOYET ENMORE THEATRE, SYDNEY MONDAY 9 OCTOBER, 2017 Reviewed by PARIS POMPOR Photos by GIOVANNI CAMPOLO-ARCIDIACO With the powerful, earth-shattering and utterly relevant refrain of “I’m here…” (“at last,” we all wanted to scream back), the decision to open this concert with the tune I Germinate from latest album Other should have been a master stroke. Instead, […]
Free Screening of Girls In The Band
To celebrate the announcement of the Sixth Sydney International Women’s Jazz Festival you are invited to a free screening of US filmmaker Judy Chaikin’s multi award winning documentary THE GIRLS IN THE BAND. The full length feature tells the poignant, untold stories of female jazz and big band instrumentalists and their fascinating, groundbreaking journeys from […]
Art for the Planet, Free Workshop for kids! (Sept 25 – Oct 27)
Large-scale outdoor exhibition Art for the Planet and free kids gardening workshops Planting for the Planet kicked off this week at Darling Quarter, Sydney’s urban oasis! A thought-provoking exhibition, Art for the Planet (September 25 – October 27) features acclaimed Australian artists and reflects on the consequences of our modern lifestyles using repurposed materials. The workshops Planting for the Planet (October 3 – 6) […]
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Eric meets…Walter Trout
Eric Gyors (host of Wednesday Drive) recently had the pleasure of interviewing Guitar virtuoso Walter Trout. A blues guitarist, Trout has played in the bands of Johnny Lee Hooker and Joe Tex as well as the legendary Canned Heat. Walter and Eric discuss Life, Death and his new album… Listen to Part Two-where Eric and […]
WALKING FISH: AFRO CATCHES
No stranger to Eastside Radio after guesting many times on programs like Vibez Brasil and The Vinyl Frontier, Alex Barry has an insatiable record collecting habit. Part of the Afrobrasiliana DJ collective – where he’s known as Walking Fish – when not playing records or trawling for more, Barry is immersed in the world of filmmaking. Below he tells us about combining both loves on a […]