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Travel the World with the SFF (3–14 Nov) & online (12–21 Nov)

Posted on November 3, 2021 (January 4, 2022) by Athésia AhTeaseYa

The 68th Sydney Film Festival program was officially launched today by Sydney Film Festival Director Nashen Moodley. In 2021 the Festival will present 233 films from 69 countries, bringing together hundreds of international and local stories. There are 111 feature films, including prize-winners from prestigious festivals around the world; 50 documentaries tackling crucial contemporary issues from established and upcoming documentarians; and 72 shorts. Of […]

Escape to the UK with the 2021 British Film Festival (3 Nov – 1 Dec)

Posted on November 3, 2021 (January 4, 2022) by Athésia AhTeaseYa

Presented by Palace Cinema, the British Film Festival’s started today and will held up to the 1st of December! Celebrating the best of British in a remarkable line up of 31 films, a number of which are screening for the first time in Australia. Stellar performances from Festival favourites and brilliant newcomers will delight audiences […]

Jammin Friday with Athésia is back! Tune in this Friday!

Posted on October 28, 2021 (November 4, 2021) by Athésia AhTeaseYa

Bonjour ou Bonsoir, Hello Beautiful souls of Sydney and the world! I hope life is shining for all of you wherever you are. I am so happy to be back on air from 7-9am this Friday 29th of October 2021 during Jammin’ Friday. Tune in to win some treats! For all supporters of Eastside Radio, you may […]

Arts Wednesday 27 October 2021

Posted on October 26, 2021 by rosenblums

Andy Bromberger returns at 10:40 am with Part 2 of Bardi to Bach’s Baroque and in this episode, Andy contextualises the period and describes the move from the polyphony of the Renaissance to monody and tonality of the Baroque. My special guest at 11:00 am is Ella Dreyfus, making a most welcome return to Arts […]

Vince Jones & The Astral Orchestra

Posted on October 24, 2021 by Tony Roma

Live music is back! Australia’s premier purveyor of jazz-rock VINCE JONES returns to Sydney with his unforgettable homage to one of the greatest cross-over artists of our time VAN MORRISON. Australia’s premier jazz/rock artist presents an unforgettable night of classic rock. A magnificent homage to two of rocks greatest albums – Astral Weeks – Van Morrison’s most […]

Arts Wednesday 13 October 2021

Posted on October 12, 2021 by rosenblums

This week marks the return of brand new episodes of Arts Wednesdays – no more repeats! We start at 10:40 am with a brand new series by music historian, Andy Bromberger and this series looks at the Baroque. In Episode 1, Andy sets the scene by taking us back to the Renaissance, so we can […]

Escape to Italy with the 2021 ST. ALi Italian Film Festival (27 Oct – 21 Nov)

Posted on October 9, 2021 (January 4, 2022) by Athésia AhTeaseYa

EXPLORE NEW CONTEMPORARY ITALIAN CINEMA AND CLASSIC GEMS AT THE 2021 ST. ALi ITALIAN FILM FESTIVAL Screening from 20 October, Palace and ST. ALi coffee just announced the full line up for the 2021 ST. ALi Italian Film Festival, celebrating Italian culture, stories and language they are hitting screens around the country just in time to […]

Arts Wednesday 29 September 2021

Posted on September 28, 2021 by rosenblums

We are still in lockdown repeats mode and this week the spotlight is on unusual musical instruments, which has been a recurrent theme on Arts Wednesday for 21 years! We start in the first half hour with the pipa andWu Man. The pipa is a plucked string instrument, sometimes called the Chinese harp. I recorded […]

Arts Thursday 16 September 2021

Posted on September 16, 2021 (September 16, 2021) by Bronwyn Rennex

Presented by Bronwyn Rennex For today’s show I thought I’d continue along the lines of the show I did 2 weeks ago (2 September) where I reached out to some creative friends and colleagues to ask them: what’s keeping you busy? what are you doing to keep afloat/sane? what music have you been listening to, […]

Arts Wednesday 15 September 2021

Posted on September 14, 2021 by rosenblums

Another lockdown show, featuring repeats from the past! In the first half hour, I’ll play the introduction to The Science of Science Fiction with astrophysicist Professor Geraint Lewis. We recorded this series in August/September 2018 and in this first part, Geraint outlines the series. At 11:00 am, I’ll play a conversation I recorded in February […]

Arts Thursday 2 September 2021

Posted on September 4, 2021 by Bronwyn Rennex

Presented by Bronwyn Rennex For today’s show (inspired by the interview I did 2 weeks ago with Hugh Stewart and Rachel Knepfer about the Lockdown Picture Show) I thought I’d reach out to some creative friends and colleagues to ask them: what’s keeping you busy? what are you doing to keep afloat/sane? what music have […]

Arts Wednesday 1 September 2021

Posted on August 31, 2021 by rosenblums

We continue with repeats this week, starting with architect, Ed Lippmann and Part 1 of a series we recorded in 2018, entitled Technology and Architecture. In this series, Ed looks through history, explaining how architecture responds to new technology. In this introduction, Ed gives a broad sweep through history and its changing materials. At 11:00 […]