Album of the Week – ‘Fjord’ by Briana Cowlishaw and Gavin Ahearn

‘Fjord’ by Briana Cowlishaw and Gavin Ahearn is Eastside Radio’s Album of the Week. Inspired by an enduring friendship and created amongst the breathtaking hillsides of Norway, the album explores the intricate musical relationship between voice and piano. With a lead up time of five years to being finally recorded in  October of 2014, the […]

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Save Our Trees!

Since December last year when local resident Adnil Ramos came into the studio to talk about the impending loss of 700 significant trees in the Randwick area, Monday Drive has been following the drama surrounding these vintage arboreal guardians of our ecosystems. Unfortunately in January we lost 20 heritage trees along Maiden’s Row in Alison […]

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Birds of the Moon, rare Rhinos, and ocean plastic peril

today we’re split between ecstasy and environmental agony as we discuss everything from Miriam Lieberman’s beautiful new album, Birds Of the Moon, to the toxic reality of plastic rubbish filling up our oceans. At 4.30 rhino activist Ray Dearlove will tell us why we need rhinos, and describe some of the adventures he’s had as […]

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Album of the Week – ‘This Narrow Isthmus’ by the Julien Wilson Quartet

‘This Narrow Isthmus’ (lionsharecords) by the Julien Wilson Quartet is Eastside Radio’s Album of the Week. The group’s second and last release was recorded live in Sydney back in 2014 and explores the universal theme of life’s transience. The follow up to the groups debut and triple Australian Bell Award winning album ‘This Is Always’, […]

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Inner Body Art & ‘All My Love’- Arts Monday

Director, Denny Lawrence and Artist, Amaya Lang are my guests today. Denny Lawrence is the director of ‘All My Love’ that uncovers the untold love story between two of Australia’s most famous writers, Henry Lawson and Mary Gilmore. At the end of the 19th Century, Mary Gilmore was introduced to the young Henry Lawson. As […]

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The Arts Spectrum

          Arts Thursday 11th February with Maisy Stapleton traverses theatre design, festivals and spectacular visual arts. Stephen Curtis is one of our most respected designers for theatre and film and in the first of a two-part interview he’ll be discussing the ideas behind his Platform Paper The Designer: Decorator or Dramaturg? […]

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Stephen Gilby on The Dialogue

Walking around the streets of Sydney over the past few days you may have noticed that there are three very large Monkeys, that have taken up residence outside the Sydney Opera House. Stephen Gilby, Creative Director of Events at the City of Sydney chats with Claudia about Sydney’s vibrant Chinese New Year Festival. sydneychinesenewyear.com […]

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