Boiling Point 20th February; Extremeness

  Tonight, on Boiling Point, Alex, Chantelle and Tim stopped by the studio to talk about extreme sports and our addiction to witnessing crash and burns in the sporting arena The Allure of Extreme Sports Extreme sports are the only sport in the Winter Olympics. While our adrenaline rush comes from watching these dangerous and […]

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‘Love, Time & Divination’ from Mark McGrain is Eastside Radio’s Album Of The Week (22-28 Feb)

  We’re very pleased to bring you selections from the latest album from Mark McGrain all this next week on Eastside Radio. McGrain is a composer, trombonist and New Orleans stalwart, and he’s brought a team of fellow New Orleans heavyweights along for the ride on this record: John Boutte on vocals, Matt Lemmler on […]

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‘The Divine Church Of The Open Sky Vol. 2’ from Archer, is Eastside Radio’s Album Of The Week (15-21 Feb)

There’s not much information floating around about Archer. He’s a Victorian singer-songwriter who’s recording some brilliant alt-country with a healthy dose of tongue-in-cheek humour. This album, The ‘Divine Church Of The Open Sky Vol 2’ refused to leave my mind since it arrived at Eastside late last year, and the more I keep coming back […]

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Arts Wednesday 21 February 2018

At 10:40 am, Laila Ellmoos continues with Part 4 of Historic Events and How We Mark Them and this week she tells us about the Waratah Festival, forerunner of the Festival of Sydney. At 11:00 am, my special guest is Christopher Lawrence, one of Australia’s favourite radio personalities. His latest book is Symphony of Seduction: […]

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Boiling Point 13th February; eternal youth and space travel

  On Tonight’s episode Alex and Kirsten sat down to talk about the power of naked mole rats and the future of space travel Naked mole rats? The new fountain of youth The fountain of eternal youth is harboured within the naked mole rat. An unusual place to find eternal youth. However, a naked mole […]

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Arts Thursday 15 February – Robert Mapplethorpe: the perfect medium

Presented by Bronwyn Rennex On Arts Thursday this week I speak to Isobel Parker Philip, Curator of Photography at the Art Gallery of New South Wales about the Robert Mapplethorpe: the perfect medium. The exhibition celebrates one of the most renowned photographers of the 20th century, an artist who understood the medium’s ability to alter […]

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‘Finding Your Feet’ Film Review

Finding Your Feet Exclusive Eastside Screening Reviewed by John Brewer Eastside Radio 89.7 FM hosted its Supporters on Monday night 29 January 2018 to a free viewing of the new movie ‘Finding Your Feet’ at the Chauvel Theatre (owned by Palace Cinemas) in Paddington and a glass of wine. ‘Finding Your Feet’ is a heartwarming comedy-drama […]

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Andrea Keller From Saxophone to Piano

Pianist, composer and educator Andrea Keller has won just about every jazz award available in Australia. She has won three ARIA Awards, five Australian Jazz ‘Bell’ Awards, two Art Music Awards, an APRA Professional Development Award, and fellowships from the Freedman Foundation and the Australia Council. She has performed in every format from solo piano […]

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