At 10:40 am, Geraint Lewis joins us for Part 2 of the Science of Science Fiction and this week’s episode is the Science of Space Travel. My special guest at 11:00 am is Dr Karen Sommerville, who heads up a research team at the Herbarium at our Royal Botanic Gardens, trying to establish a seed […]
Mike Nock has been central to Australian jazz for decades. As a pianist, composer, band leader, educator he is responsible for bringing dozens if not hundreds of young musicians into the Australian scene. His recordings go back to the 70s, performing with jazz greats such as Bennie Maupin and Cecil McBee as well as the […]
Few people decide to cycle across a continent. Sports journalist and endurance athlete Rupert Guinness has made that decision twice. His first attempt, as part of the IndiPac Wheel Race in 2017, was tragically cut short after the death of fellow cyclist and competitor Mike Hall. His second attempt, along with 50 other intrepid cyclists, […]
Read More… from Rupert Guinness on Crossing the Line, Tuesday 21 August
Hailing from Cuba via New York, Grammy-nominated pianist/composer Elio Villafranca returns to Australia to launch his latest and most ambitious project to date, Cinque. The album has just received a glowing 4.5 stars review from Downbeat Magazine with Villafranca named in the Downbeat Critic’s Poll as one of the Rising Stars of 2018. This exceptional […]
Eastside Radio’s Album of the Week is Livingstone by Jungle By Night on the Rush Hour Recordings Label. Nine years ago, nine friends founded a collective rooted in strange sounds from unfamiliar places. Combining their tastes and an untameable hunger for music at a young age. Almost a decade of heating up dancefloors across the […]
Read More… from Eastside Radio’s Album of the Week: Aug 16-23
Accolades for Bernadette Robinson come thick and fast and deservedly so as she is a unique talent. Her acclaimed performances in multiple sell-out seasons of the one-woman musical plays Songs For Nobodies and Pennsylvania Avenue have confirmed her standing as one of Australia’s leading singer/actresses. Australian audiences have discovered Bernadette’s uncanny ability to inhabit the […]
Read More… from Bernadette Robinson @ Randwick City Council Twilight Concerts
We’re bringing the Flamenco experience to the Sydney Opera House in a new partnership with guitarist and composer Juan Carmona and his troupe of fellow artists: guitars, double bass, flute, percussion, singer and dancer. The Juan Carmona Septet will begin the concert with a mesmerising display of original Flamenco in the traditional style. After interval […]
Read More… from Sydney Symphony Orchestra Presents Sinfonia Flamenca
For one night only, jazz/blues vocalist Evelyn Duprai and The Modern Classics will be putting a new twist on well-known jazz hits in a special Fringe Festival program on Friday 21 September. Iconic tunes from the Great American Songbook are given a playful make-over as The Modern Classics journey through Reggae, Ska, Afrobeat, Funk and […]
Read More… from Evelyn Duprai & The Modern Classics: Sydney Fringe @ Foundry 616
The book ‘i had such friends’ is a really engaging and thrilling book. It follows the story of Hamish (the second weirdest guy at school) and his newfound friend Peter Bridges who’s a tough football player and the last person to be friends with Hamish. But even since Charlie Parker, the most popular kid in […]
Hi, my name is Ari and I’m currently in Year 9 at Emanuel School. I am participating in the Duke of Edinburgh Award at the Bronze Level. That means I have to complete roughly 13 hours of a sport, skill and helping out in the community. For the community aspect, I chose to volunteer here, […]
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Astrophysicist, Professor Geraint Lewis, is back for another series, this one entitled:”The Science of Science Fiction”. Episode 1 this week at 10:40 am, looks at the Science of Fiction. My special guest at 11:00 am is education expert Chris Bonner, who joined me in conversation about equity and education. At a time when there is […]