Eastside FM volunteer Paula Towers was one of thousands who attended this year’s Bluesfest musical feast held over Easter at Byron Bay. She outlines some highlights. CHIC featuring Nile Rodgers Image: Marc Stapelberg Ageless Nile Rodgers – at 65 years young and having survived two battles with cancer – burns up the dance floor with the energy of […]
When you think of MDMA, you might imagine a dodgy drug deal or a sweaty dancefloor, but the illicit party-drug may become a legal medicine in just three years. US researchers are conducting final clinical trials testing MDMA-assisted psychotherapy as a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Dr. Gillinder Bedi is a Senior Research Fellow at the […]
Bringing their southern rock sound to The Metro Theatre stage in Sydney, Gov’t Mule performed to beloved fans during this year’s BluesFest. With their fans knowing them as Mule, band members Warren Haynes, Matt Abts, Danny Louis and Jorgen Carlson didn’t disappoint with several classic songs and instrumental solos that made the crowd go wild. […]
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The Beat Goes On For Jazz in Sydney! Despite the closure of iconic music venue The Basement last week, there is still plenty of opportunity to hear great live jazz in Sydney this month. Named in the Top 200 Jazz Clubs in the World by DownBeat Magazine, Foundry616 offers live music six nights a week. […]
Eastside Radio 2018 Radiothon Fundraising Coordinator Fixed Term Position: Monday 30th of April to Friday 29th of June 2018 Closing Date for Applications: Thursday 19th of April 2018 Salary: $50,000 pro rata with commission Summary The Eastside Radiothon is an annual fundraiser that helps raise much needed money for the running […]
Even the building of the Australian museum represents the historical and artistic beauty of the country. For tourists and people who have just arrived in Sydney, the Australian museum should be written in capital letters on your to-do list. From just walking into the big entrance hall, it’s obvious, that there is a lot to […]
World War II Cabaret Concert Three heavenly voices, a trio of angels straight from the 1940’s to transport you back to the days of Big Band Swing…the way it REALLY was! Caught up in the mayhem of WW2 during the London Blitz, the acclaimed Starr Sisters wind up in an air raid shelter with the […]
This week at 10:40 am, Ed Lippmann returns with Part 4 of Loved and Unloved, the series where we look at heritage issues and this week the topic is modern buildings which have been demolished. At 11:00 am my special guest is Dr Ginni Mansberg, making a welcome return to Arts Wednesday and tis week […]
Join me, Jane Raffan, Monday 2 April, for a program that looks at feminist art practice from the 1970s in an installation and exhibition at the AGNSW. The first of my guest interviews are with Natalie Wilson, Curator of Australian art, and Kerrie Head, Object Conservator, who’ll shed light on ‘Arcadia: Landscape and Bodies‘, a […]
“From NOLA To Chicago,” the new album from Sugar Bowl Hokum is Eastside Radio’s album of the week. Enamoured with obscure jazz and blues from the 20s and 30s, the band take compostions from the era and bring them back to life with fresh Sugar Bowl updates. Fans of those decades may recognise arrangements from […]
Arts Thursday 29 March 2018, presented by Bronwyn Rennex ON TODAY’S PROGRAM: I speak to Liz Watts, one of the producers of the film MARY MAGDALENE about the making of the film. MARY MAGDALENE is an authentic and humanistic portrait of one of the most enigmatic and misunderstood spiritual figures in history. The biblical […]
Read More… from Arts Thursday 29 March – Liz Watts on making ‘Mary Magdalene’
Annabel Osborne is a writer, award winning director and photographer. She’s a very busy woman, with two feature films and a series in development. Her short film “Mama always told him” took out the first prize at the prestigious Rhode Island International Film Festival and she comfortably moves between making shorts and feature films, in […]
Read More… from Annabel Osborne on The Dialogue Wednesday 28 March