Mark Isaacs & Mike Nock Foundry616 Review

The Foundry 616 stage was drenched in soft blue and pink lighting, making the intimate setting feel more romantic. Mark Isaacs took the stage first. An hour passed unnoticed as he took the crowd on a journey with his single, dramatic improvisation. The emotion of the song was conveyed through his swaying and hunching, grunting […]

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Freedom Jazz Dance Heads Back to Paris 1963!

Hi Folks! As regular listeners, you’ll know that the 1st FJD of each month is devoted to one or two sensational albums. Well this month’s is extra special! Many old-timers will know about the 1963 Paris concert of the Duke Ellington Orchestra (Atlantic Records). Only a few will know that the French Duke Ellington society […]

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“Africa Is The Future” from Kologbo is Eastside Radio’s Album Of The Week (28 Sep-4 Oct)

  Oghene Kologbo is a Nigerian guitarist, born in 1957, son of highlife musician Joe King Kologbo. Oghene began performing with Fela Kuti and Africa 70 as a teenager, toured and recorded a ton of music with the group, and eventually stayed on in Europe after an Africa 70 tour in ’78 to base himself […]

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Anthony Huckstep on The Dialogue 27 September at 6pm

Anthony Huckstep is an award winning journalist and author who is affectionately known as the heavy metal restaurant critic. While he is the national restaurant critic and columnist for leading magazines such as  Delicious, Qantas Magazine and The Australian Magazine, he is also the co-founder of an in-your-face annual dinner called MetalMouth that brings together heavy […]

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“A Social Call” from Jazzmeia Horn is Eastside Radio’s Album Of The Week (21-27 Sept)

“A Social Call” from Jazzmeia Horn is Eastside Radio’s Album Of The Week. Jazzmeia is a jazz vocalist from Dallas, Texas, who was encouraged onto the mic by her music family. Inspired by Sarah Vaughan at a young age, Jazzmeia went on to study jazz at the high school and tertiary level. Her prowess eventually won her […]

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“24 Hours In Lapa” from Tamil Rogeon is Eastside Radio’s Album Of The Week (14-20 Sept)

“24 Hours In Lapa” from Tamil Rogeon is Eastside Radio’s Album Of The Week. The 12 track record is a bold and experimental fusion of world music, cinematic orchestral jazz, futuristic percussion and subtle electronic touches. Rogeon, a Melbourne based musician and composer, travelled to Rio Di Janiero to record the percussion group of Tiago Loei, […]

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‘Moonshine Freeze’ from This Is The Kit – Eastside Radio Album Of The Week (7-13 Sept)

‘Moonshine Freeze’ from This Is The Kit is Eastside Radio’s Album Of The Week. It’s an album of modern British indie-folk, with jazz, country, blues and even afrobeat inflections. Front-woman Kate Stables is hauntingly commanding on vocals, and her toplines are supported by brilliant songwriting and lovely instrumentation. Stables is originally from Bristol, in the UK, but has lived […]

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‘Lo Unico Constante’ from Alex Cuba – Eastside Radio’s Album Of The Week (31 Aug-6 Sept)

‘Lo Unico Constante’ from Alex Cuba is Eastside Radio’s Album Of The Week. The album consists of thirteen tracks of Latin pop, soul and jazz, with an uplifting and positive tone. The multi-award winning artist was born Alexis Puentes in Artemisa, Cuba, where he learnt guitar from his father Valentin Puentes, an esteemed player and teacher. […]

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The Poet and the Podcaster

ARTS THURSDAY 7th September at 10:30 am Arts Thursday with Maisy Stapleton on 7 September presents two women, whose lives took new paths into the arts, following family-raising and a diversity of careers. Barbara Fisher is a poet whose work explores aspects of a woman’s life – her memories, perceptions and domestic details, such as […]

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