ASIAN INTERSECTIONS and YOSHITOSHI This Thursday, join Maisy Stapleton for the second discussion in a special series, Asian Intersections, examining how we intersect with Asia through culture and art. The program will also focus on the exhibition of Japanese woodblocks at the Art Gallery of NSW Yoshitoshi: One hundred aspects of the moon. Asian Intersections […]
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Boiling Point 25th October 2016
Long lost cousins, reef restoration and Operation Crayweed. Missed tonight’s show? Plug into the podcast here:https://eastsidefm.org/boilingpoint/# Chantelle took us back through hominid history to find one of our long lost cousins:… The Smithsonian human origins Tim went under the sea to see how bleached reefs are being rehabilitated: And we took a sneak peak at […]
Arts Wednesday 26 October 2016
Colour concludes this week with Part 6: The Right Hand of Creation with guest, Professor Geraint Lewis. This will go to air at 10:40 am My special guest at 11:00 am is Jane Cafarella, author of e baby, a new play at the Ensemble Theatre, about surrogacy. It is a wonderful night’s entertainment – you […]
Earthbeats presents Wild Marmalade at The Opera House
Review of Wild Marmalade, Sydney Opera House, October 19 The primal didge and drums improvisation of Wild Marmalade had the crowd dancing and swaying from one climactic moment to another last Wednesday night at the Opera House. Didgeridoo maestro, Si Mullumby, combined with no fewer than four percussionists, an indigenous didgeridoo player and guitarist […]
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Tuesday Drive Blog
Another Tuesday, another awesome Drive session. We started with a somber tone (after some technical mishaps) on a discussion about the recent report by Amnesty International that has put the issues surrounding our treatment of refugees back into the public sphere. David talked with the Australian Refugee Coordinator Dr Graham Thom about some of the […]
The Other Art Fair – Arts Monday
The Other Art Fair Founder, Ryan Stanier, is my guest today. Founded by Ryan Stanier in 2011, The Other Art Fair is a pioneering platform for emerging artistic talent that has since seen 14 editions presented in London, Bristol and Sydney, with artworks offered for sale from as little as $100. For the 15th edition, 100 Australian […]
Quentin ‘Not All Superheroes Wear Capes’ – Arts Monday
Quentin Kenihan, my guest today, is living proof that superheroes don’t need capes, just the right attitude! Quentin’s “warts and all” memoir is a story to inspire others to “try and live a happy and good life” and to chase their dreams. Not All Superheroes Wear Capes reveals how Quentin has faced the many extraordinary […]
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Jazz Made In Australia 20 October 2016 Special Edition for the Sydney International Women’s Jazz Festival
This week I have a special edition of Jazz Made In Australia which has been produced in anticipation of the Sydney International Women’s Jazz Festival, taking place this year from the 2-13 November. The Festival was established in 2012 to create an annual world class festival with an emphasis on Women in Jazz. It presents […]
The New Thing: Interview with Lisa Richards
Lisa Richards’ latest album A Light From The Other Side marks Richards’ return to Australia after 22 years residing in the United States. With subtle humor, sharp observations and a ferociously sweet voice, Lisa Richards explores the complexities of life through a flowing mix of folk, blues, roots and jazz. Set to hit the Sydney date […]
Arts Wednesday 19 October 2016
At 10:40am, Professor Geraint Lewis joins me for Part 5 of our series on colour and this week Geraint talks about colours of life. At 11:00 am I am joined by Personal Trainer, Rachel Livingstone, from the Health Hub in Darlinghurst, talking about exercise: why, what and how much? Music is all about exercise! I […]
Album of the week – Fake it Until you Make it by The Divergence Jazz Orchestra
‘Fake it Until you Make it’ by The Divergence Jazz Orchestra is Eastside Radio’s album of the week. This album is all about freshness as 19 young Sydney Musicians have given us their own flavour of Jazz and not only are the musicians, conductors and composers fresh, it was only released this month. Bringing […]
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Jazz Made In Australia 17 October 2016 Features SEAN FORAN
Brisbane based pianist, composer and educator Sean Foran is developing a profile not only in Australia, but also internationally. He graduated from the Old. Conservatorium with a Major in Jazz Piano, also has a Masters of Arts in Jazz Performance – with distinction – from the Leeds College of music in England. He has been […]
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