A little magpie is blown from her nest. She lands on the edge of a suburban oval. All she can remember is something she heard, something big and beautiful… Mimi’s Symphony is a new orchestral story for Australian children. Join writer and narrator Justine Clarke and composer and conductor George Ellis as they take you […]
We start today’s program with Lights (Finale), the last track on Leonie Cohen’s Pages Suite album and the last in our series of music and conversation with Leonie. What a wonderful series this has been. At about 10:40 am, Dr Anna Kamaralli returns with Part 2 of Shakespeare and Company and she has called this […]
Bonjour, Good Morning everybody! My name is Athésia (Pronounced Ah Tease Ya), I am Haitian French Canadian Jazz Singer-songwriter and I’ve moved to Sydney five years ago. It’s an honour to be producing and hosting Jammin’ Friday starting this Friday 7th of June 2019 from 7-9am. Jammin’ Friday is a breakfast morning music show. […]
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Eastside Radio’s Album of the Week is Philantropiques by Guts, released on the Heavenly Sweetness label. Originally working as a producer and beat-maker, Guts first love was hip hop which saw him focus on the U.S – particularly artists coming out of New York. In 2014 Guts opened up his musical taste and world view […]
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This weekly community billboard is proudly sponsored by the City of Sydney’s Plan for the future – Sydney 2030 – making our city more green, global and connected. […]
My name is Dana Hazell and for my year 10 work experience I was lucky enough to be accepted into Eastside Radio. I get to spend five days here living as though I, myself, am one of the many wonderful interns, volunteers or workers that help keep this station running. Radio has always fascinated me, […]
As people migrated from the Middle East and North Africa to Europe ans USA their music gradually changed the sound of their host’s music. Jazz has always sought new and fertile ground for improvisation and Middle Eastern music has recently relished the freedom provided by the West. Due to popular demand, FJD will be presenting […]
Australian botanist and artist Cheralyn Darcey brings her love of nature and magic together in her beautifully illustrated books, The Book of Faerie Spells and The Book of Tree Spells. Cheralyn’s books invite us to share in the magick and enrich our lives: with happiness, balance and inspiration from Faerie spells; and with the support, strength and […]
Position: Journalist and News Reader Summary: If you love live music and think radio is the career for you, this is the perfect stepping stone! Get hands on helping produce a weekly, volunteer driven, community radio program dedicated to supporting Sydney’s live music scene. Take on an internship that’s going to give you experience and […]
Goran Bregovic and his Wedding and Funeral Band began his Sydney concert with the 5 brass players of his nine-piece band entering from the stalls of the concert hall. They engaged in call and response cries across the audience till they all came together as they made their way to the stage. This introduced the […]
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Arts Thursday 30th May 2019 is about connections – to the past, to other cultures. Join me, Maisy Stapleton, to explore the Asian collections at the Powerhouse Museum and discover music devised for English Kings and for the Queen by her Masters of Music. In the first half of the program I’m speaking to Min […]
Billie McCarthy – Live @ Lazy Bones Lunge, Marrickville 28 May 2019 Reviewed by Bibi of Queer For Your Ears Every time she plays live, Billie McCarthy digs deep and delivers. And the original songs in her set are always the best, laced with acerbic, right-on lyrics that land, written on arrangements that are simple, […]