Music historian, Andy Bromberger, makes a welcome return to the program at about 10:40 am with a new series entitled Revolution, Reaction and Romanticism and she starts the season with a general introduction. My special guest at the 11:00 am spot is Dr Leroy Gonsalves, Biodiversity Research Officer with the Department of Primary Industry, talking […]
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Album of the week – Cold Radish Coma by 30/70
‘Cold Radish Coma’ by 30/70 is Eastside Radio’s Album of the Week. Here at Eastside Radio we love originality and this weeks featured album is full of it. Melbourne is widely known for its music scene and for producing some of the finest artists in the country, a Melbourne collective that are starting to get […]
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Songhoy Blues at City Recital Hall
Oumar Touré, Aliou Touré, Garba Touré and Nathaniel “NAT” Dembele are Songhoy Blues – all hail from Gao in the north Of Mali. With growing unrest in the north of Mali these young men and their families were forced to take refuge in the southern town of Bamako. They turned crisis into opportunity by forming a band which they baptized Songhoy […]
Arts Thursday 21 April 2016
Arts Thursday, on 21 April gives air to both the visual arts and to sound-based performance art. First up is composer, broadcaster and writer Julian Day who joins me, Maisy Stapleton in the studio to talk about Super Critical Mass which is showcased in the exhibition CUSP, now making its return to Sydney to the […]
Arts Wednesday 20 April 2016
Ed Lippmann presents Part 6, the final part of the current series of Sydney By Design at about 10:40 am and this week Ed discusses Venice Biennale of Architecture, opening this May. My special guests at 11:00 am are Rodger Watson and Lucy Klippan from the Designing Out Crime unit at UTS. We hear about […]
Magic and more!
Arts Thursday 14th April 2016 focusses on the contribution of a major cultural identity in Sydney, the late Bill Wright and sprinkles the air with magic when we talk to Bruce Glenn, The Gentleman Magician. Firstly, the exhibition, William Wright – Visions Through Disbelief. There are only a few days left to see this exhibition […]
Moodswing Playlist – Laidback Downtempo Chill
Selected & Presented by DJ Taline Aired 12th April 2016 on Eastside Radio 89.7Fm 8.00-9.30pm Tonight’s Moodswing is laid-back chill, taking you on a journey from 90s trip hop and dub to nu soul, hip hop and post dubstep, ranging from Massive Attack, Coldcut, DJ Shadow and The Herbaliser to Little Dragon, Modeselektor and AlunaGeorge. To hear this […]
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Tuesday 12th Digivol and Reverse batting
Fan of cricket? Do you bat reverse stance? If so you are 7.1 times more likely to become a professional! Find out more here Plus would you like to contribute to science, but a bit short on time? Maybe becoming a Digivol is for you! As a Digivol you can contribute to science from your […]
Arts Wednesday 13 April 2016
Ed Lippmann joins me at 10:40 am in Part 5 of Sydney By Design, this week looking at the other major urban development project, Greens Square. At 11:00 am I am joined by Lynette Riley, Senior Lecturer at the University of Sydney within NCCC (National Centre for Cultural Competence). During our conversation, Lynette helps to unravel […]
Authors, Jackie French & J.D.Barrett & SCF-Arts Monday
Renowned author, Jackie French, Hollywood screenwriter, J.D. Barrett and Sydney Comedy Festival Director, Jorge Menidis are my guests today. J.D.Barrett discusses her debut novel ‘The Secret Recipe for Second Chances’ and making the switch from screenwriter in Australia and Hollywood to novelist. Described as “a surprising, smart, charming novel that shows every day is a […]
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Arts Wednesday 6 April 2016
Ed Lippmann joins me at 10:40 am for Part 4 of Sydney By Design, this week talking about Barangaroo – yet again! At 11:00 am I am joined by Alexandra Joel, talking about her book Rosetta: A Scandalous True Story. It is the story of her great grandmother Rosetta and it is indeed scandalous! Music […]
Alpha & Omega – Tales of Transformation
Join me, Jane Raffan on Arts Monday 4 April for a program that looks at tales from Greek and Roman mythology in an intriguing new exhibition, “Alpha & Omega: Tales of Transformation“. My guest interviews today are with Michael Turner, Snr Curator at Sydney University’s Nicholson Museum, whose collections of antiquities are the largest in […]