This episode of ‘The Last Waltz’ was a very special one indeed. As we leap full swing into Radiothon Week, we open up the phone lines and call on our beloved listeners to subscribe and keep the Eastside dream alive! The theme for the week is ‘Rebel With A Cause’ – a perfect description of […]
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Jack Carty and Katie Brianna join me in the studio!
What a special treat to have not one, but two guests in the studio this week. Jack Carty is in Sydney with a new album in tow. Despite deciding to enjoy some well earned time off, Carty spent the last year recording a full album in his little flat in Brisbane. The result is a […]
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Tenderfoot and the Top 10 Alt-Country albums of all time!
So, yesterday monthly music and entertainment digital magazine, Paste, took on the tricky task of naming the top 50 alt-country albums of all time. Not easy for a number of reasons. Firstly, these things are entirely subjective and there’ll always be cries of “how could you forget this album?”, but even more difficult is the […]
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Hold the phones, Cyndi Lauper has released a country album!
That’s right! The infamous 80s rock/pop diva who gave us ‘Girls Just Wanna Have Fun’ has jumped genres and released an album of her favourite country songs. Featuring country legends like Willie Nelson, Emmylou Harris and Alison Krauss, it is a very fun, often tongue-in-cheek glimpse into another side of Cyndi Lauper’s wonderful personality. It is light […]
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Political Protest Songs, New Oh Pep! and Bello Winter Fest!
‘Tis a season of political madness. No matter where you stand or where you come from, there is plenty of action to debate. If there’s one thing folk musicians are great at it’s writing a passionate protest song, particularly in the days before internet trolling made everyone a little fearful. Canadian musician, Loudon Wainwright III […]
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