Bobby Hutcherson 1941-2016 R.I.P.

Bobby Hutcherson, player of the vibraphone and marimba, passed away during the week. His music is loved by all and he will be sorely missed. His family seems to have been musically well-connected; his older brother hung with Dexter Gordon and his sister introduced him to Eric Dolphy. His earliest musical associations were with personnel […]

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Jazz Made In Australia- 22 August 2016- Fiddes vs Tinkler

The Jazz Groove Mothership Orchestra was formed in 2003 to provide an 0utlet for talented composes to have their work expressed by creative musicians. It has featured the work of both Australian and International composers. It is considered to be Australia’s premier jazz orchestra. The Orchestra’s latest CD release in early 2016 is “Fiddes VS […]

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Drive Tuesday- 23 August 2016- Interview with Corey Harris

Corey Harris is one of the pre-eminent contemporary acoustic blues musicians. He is currently touring Australia. In the upcoming show of Drive Tuesday he talks with David Barr about his music which encompasses blues, reggae and African styles. Corey will be playing a couple of his songs during the show. He is appearing at The Basement […]

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Moodswing Playlist – Fat, Funky 80s!

Selected & Presented by DJ Taline Aired 16th August 2016 on Eastside Radio 89.7FM 8.00-9.30pm Tonight’s Moodswing is an upbeat selection of fat bass synth, sassy lyrics and cheesy beats.  80s soul and funk, with the likes of Chaka Khan, Shalamar, Patrice Rushen, Leon Haywood, The S.O.S. Band, Sister Sledge, The Fatback Band and more. DJ Taline’s mixes, radio […]

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Wot’s On this Week? Can green technology save the planet? Can quantum physics get any sexier?

Tonight, Tuesday 16th August, you can choose from a fabulous mix of the latest bright green thinking at the Greenhouse smart talks with organic snacks, Save the Planet? There’s an app for that, Junction Cafe, the Powerhouse Museum, or OzDox’s evening of storytelling mayhem, How to Make a Great Science Documentary: Spin Coherence and Decoherence […]

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Album of the Week – Midnight at the Plutonium by The John Steel Singers

    ‘Midnight at the Plutonium’ by The John Steel Singers is Eastside Radio’s Album of the week. This week we bring you yet another great homegrown Australian album, bringing the funk from Brisbane is five piece band The John Steel Singers and no none of the members are named John Steel apparantely they named […]

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Jazz Made In Australia- 15th August 2016- Peter Knight’s Way Out West

Melbourne based Peter Knight is a multi-disciplinary musician. He is a trumpet player, band leader, composer and sound artist. His work covers jazz, world music and experimental music in a range of ensemble settings. He composes for theatre and creates sound installations. Peter is also the artistic direct0r of the Australian Art Orchestra, one of […]

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World’s Collide! Stingray Sisters, Ghost Girls, Meat Free Messiah

Next Monday’s show is a combustible blend of multicultural surprises from Richard Cornish talking up his memoir of the year he gave up meat, to quick chats with the geniuses behind Stingray Sisters, an innovative indigenous doco series, and Ghost Girls, a new contemporary novel set in the Sydney we never see on TV, amidst […]

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Boiling Point 9th August 2016

Missed tonight’s show? Plug into the podcast here:https://eastsidefm.org/boilingpoint/# Tim brought us the latest in nostril news, where the answer to fighting superbugs might just be lurking right under our noses: https://www.sciencenews.org/arti…/nose-knows-how-fight-staph … And Chantelle took a look into the history and hype of hypnotism – and what happens in the brain when you are hypnotised? […]

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