The Australian Brandenburg Orchestra performs the music of Luigi Boccherini and Giovanni Sammartini with guest soloist Elinor Frey (period cellos) at the City Recital Hall – Friday 24 February 2023. Reviewed by Paul Neeson (Arts Wednesday) In a Spanish themed concert, the stage was dressed in vivid red to suit the evening. A lighting bar […]
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Two weeks into our coverage of Sydney World Pride 2023 and Arts Wednesday talks to all singing, all dancing, all acting Kara Zmatiq, a powerhouse live singing drag queen – yes, absolutely no miming here. Kara brings a season of sexy sparkling cabaret performances to Sydney World Pride audiences. Featuring circus and dance acts set […]
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This week we talk to Nick Henderson who is an art historian, curator and archivist at the National Film and Sound Archives. He is also a volunteer committee member, curator and archivist at the Australian Queer Archives (AQuA). Nick has co-curated – as part of Sydney World Pride – four exhibitions using material from the archives “The Party” […]
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It may seem somewhat impertinent to place an obscure composer’s name before one of the most famous composers in the history of the Universe, but that’s the point. Beethoven does not need any help whereas Romberg needs all he can get. Case in point – Romberg’s Wikipedia page has 296 words whilst Beethoven’s contains 13,101 […]
Curved Radio pays tribute to poet, Robert Adamson In this week’s Curved Radio (22 December 2022) we are paying tribute to the great Australian poet and publisher, Robert Adamson, the poet of the Hawkesbury River, who passed recently aged 79 years. Robert joined Gayle Austin on Curved Radio a couple of years back where they […]
My name is Sankein Rai, and I will be undergoing my Year 10 work experience at Eastside Radio. Music has always been one of my main interests, as I have been playing and listening to music for a long time. I applied to Eastside Radio mainly because of its focus on jazz music and my […]
Jacqui Newling returns in the first half hour with Part 6 of Eat Your History and this episode is about curry. Yes, Governor Macquarie served it at a dinner party very early in his rule. However, like other foodstuffs we have learned about, it doesn’t come onto the average household’s table until the invention of […]
This year, for the 4th year in a row, Willoughby City Council is launching an art competition! Celebrating International Day of People with Disability, this year’s theme is “Connect, Collaborate, Celebrate”, and Eastside’s very own Breaking Wave’s presenter Shai De Vletter Sont will be on display! Breaking Waves is about smashing stereotypes and stigma surrounding […]
Hello, I am Dan Horesh-Bar, an intern here at Eastside FM. As my tenure here at Eastside is wrapping up, I would love to tell you a story about one of my adventures here in Sydney. Last weekend me and a couple friends decided we wanted to go to a national park, to go hiking […]
Eastside Radio needs YOUR help! The Board of Eastside wants to know your thoughts and opinions about the station regarding strategic direction, our 40th year on air and listener demographics. It’s helpful for us and lets you have a say on the future of Eastside Radio. The survey is only 7 minutes long – less […]
In the first half hour, Jacqui Newling joins us for Part 5 of Eat Your History and this week’s topic is jelly. My special guest at 11:00 am is Dry Carole Cusack, medieval historian and Professor of Religious Studies at Sydney University.Our topic is King Henry VI of England, who was crowned in November 1429 […]
My name is Sumaya and I’m a year 10 student at Sydney Girls High School. I will be participating in work experience at Eastside for the next week! I spend nearly all my time listening to music and am extremely passionate about drama and debating, so I’m super pumped to gain some experience in the […]
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