Behrouz Boochani is a Kurdish journalist and writer who fled from Iran to try to seek asylum in Australia. En route, after a frightening boat trip from Indonesia, he was intercepted and eventually transferred to Manus Island in Papua New Guinea where he has been incarcerated for the past five years. At the beginning of […]
Eastside Radio’s Album of the Week is Phase by Mildlife on the Research Records label. Narrowing down Mildlife’s style into a genre is almost impossible, as they bond over the desire to push musical boundaries. No strangers to the Melbourne band scene, the four old friends have been drawing crowds through an epic journey at […]
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Pop-up Globe is popping up in Sydney! After performing to an astonishing 450,000 people in just two years, the world’s first full-scale temporary working replica of one of the greatest theatres in history, the second Globe, will soon pop up at The Entertainment Quarter, Moore Park. It will present an epic festival of Shakespeare unlike […]
Controversial internet personality Tyranno Frei has been invited to talk at a university. As the commencement of his lecture looms, crowds of students begin protesting outside the auditorium. One of Tyranno’s old professors, Professor Dio, is worried that the crowd may start a riot. Will the mob be satisfied if Gratia, the students’ fiery representative, […]
Take an unforgettable ride to Hitsville USA with the ultimate celebration of the number one songs of Motown! This live music spectacular will transport you back to the golden era when soul superstars The Temptations, Diana Ross and the Supremes, Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Smokey Robinson and Marvin Gaye reigned at the top of […]
The Sydney Guitar Festival returns this Thursday 9 August – Sunday 19 August. Sydney’s premier guitar event, the festival celebrates the diverse instrument’s rich history and exciting future, and today announces a packed first lineup of events featuring maestros sourced from the Australian guitar scene and the world over. Leading the lineup is Australia’s world […]
Arts Thursday with Maisy Stapleton on 9 August 2018. WHAT’S ON TODAY’S PROGRAM: Join Maisy Stapleton for a program that takes you from the paintings of John Russell, Australia’s French Impressionist to an ingenious new interpretation of Keating! the Musical. John Russell, left Sydney in the 1880s to […]
“World class, swinging, passionate, alert and intuitive” – Cadence Jazz Magazine (USA) CHRIS CODY OCTET (9pm): As an Australian jazz pianist living in Paris for 25 years, Chris Cody became drawn to the story of French navigator La Pérouse, who landed in Botany Bay in 1788. “What I like about La Pérouse and his journey […]
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The Legendary Count Basie Orchestra featuring Carmen Bradford Thursday August 2nd at the Sydney Opera House reviewed by Paola Micieli In the sumptuous atmosphere of the Sydney Opera House, The Legendary Count Basie Orchestra has performed a very special tribute to the great Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong. The Basie Band had a strong history with […]
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At 10:40 am, Anna Kamaralli presents the 6th and final part of Shakespeare’s Heroes and Villains and this episode is entitled The Famous and the Forgotten. My special guest at 11:00 am is Andrew Banks, harmonica player and teacher, taking about, explaining and demonstrating this intriguing little instrument. Music, as you might expect, features harmonica. […]
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 Phoenix Hart and I will be undergoing work experience at Eastside Radio from the 6th to 10th of August. I am a Year 10 student and music has always been my passion. I came to Eastside because I grew up listening to various radio stations and am considering pursuing it as a […]