Finding Voice- a new documentary about writers who are refugees and asylum seekers

Finding Voice is a 25 minute documentary produced by Eastside’s Mick Paddon together with Bangladeshi poet, writer and journalist Humayun Reza “When I first met Humayun Reza, all I knew about him was that he was from Bangladesh and was seeking asylum in Australia with his wife and two daughters. He is a quiet and […]

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Eastside Radio’s Album of the Week: Nov 29 – Dec 6

Eastside Radio’s Album of the Week is The People Could Fly by Camilla George on the Ubuntu Music label. More than an invitation to escape, the name of the album “The People Could Fly” is a tribute to the collection of tales by the British author Virginia Hamilton, who describes with much poetry, the condition […]

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City of Sydney E-Waste Recycling

Sydneysiders recycled 45 tonnes of electronic waste at our March and June 2018 e-waste collection days, helping keep unwanted household items out of landfill. These recent events were held at our Sydney Park Nursery Depot. In total they attracted 1,558 individual e-waste drop-offs with half of all participants reporting that it was their first time attending […]

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R.I.P. Roy Hargrove – On Air Special

Hello out there in the radioland, Trumpeter Roy Hargrove died last week at the tragically-young age of 49, from substance abuse-related system failure. This Saturday I plan to do a two hour special on the music with which he left us. A master of all areas of black music including modern jazz, dance, rap, cuban, big band […]

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Keppie Coutts – The Mysteries of Mad River: A Swamp-Folk Operetta

Award-winning songwriter Keppie Coutts presents ‘The Mysteries of Mad River: A Swamp-Folk Operetta’, an eccentric, Freudian, and sparkling piece of musical theatre, that is one-part cabaret, one-part murder mystery. ‘The Mysteries of Mad River’ revolves around the character of a lovable (but deranged) primary school teacher, singing her way through a town cursed with disappearing […]

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Arts Wednesday 7 November 2018

Ed Lippmann continues with Technology and Architecture at 10:40 am. This week, in Part 4, the topic is the Industrial Revolution My special guest at 11:00 am is Fran Dorey, Exhibitions Co-ordinator at the Australian Museum, talking about Whales/Tohora, a new exhibition. Although we know a lot about whales, it is surprising to find out […]

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Through Her Eyes: Dan Barnett’s Long Awaited 8th Album

Dan Barnett’s masterful eighth album, Through Her Eyes, pays exquisite tribute to his incredible mum, Joan Barnett, and her love of music, life, and family. The album brings together Sydney Jazz legends, with Dan leading the ensemble through a perfect selection from the Great American Songbook. Joining Dan (vocals and trombone) are octogenarians Cyril Bevan […]

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