Eastside Radio’s Album of the Week is LOVEPLAYDANCE by Toshio Matsuura on Brownswood Recordings. On ‘LOVEPLAYDANCE’, legendary Tokyo DJ and producer Toshio Matsuura charts a new direction. Casting musical cornerstones in a fresh light, the TOSHIO MATSUURA GROUP features Tom Skinner (drummer for Sons of Kemet and Owiny Sigoma Band amongst others) as its musical director, as […]
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Lea DeLaria “Boo Boo” From OSTNB @ City Recital Hall for Vivid 2018! “(DeLaria) swings hard, and scats and bends notes in a style that suggests a no-frills Betty Carter on steroids.” The New York Times Lea DeLaria, “Big Boo” on Orange is the New Black brings her live show to Sydney for one night only. Known for […]
Having started his sporting career as a rowing coxswain aged 13, John Boultbee’s passion for sport has lead him to become one of Australia’s leading sports administrators. He was Secretary General of the International Rowing Federation (1989-95) and is currently Steward of the Henley Royal Regatta. As Director of the Australian Institute of Sport during the […]
Read More… from Influential sports administrator John Boultbee on Crossing the Line, Tuesday 5 June
A nice cold white with some mussels. A warm full bodied red and a good book on a cold night. A frosty beer on a summers afternoon, after a hard day’s work. I can think of lots of ways in which I enjoy consuming my alcohol, and as you can see, with a night of […]
What the World Needs Now or How the Inner West Connects is a new musical theatre show about the ups and downs of living in Sydney’s inner west. Written by Choir Director, Gary Smith and members of the St Peter’s based community choir, The Bridge on the River Choir, the musical portrays the story of […]
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Eastside Radio’s Album of the Week is So Calypso! by Calypso Rose on the Because Music label. There’s no doubt about it, as the self-proclaimed ‘Queen of Calypso’, calypso is her thing and no one has ever come close to dethroning her. She remains the voice of this musical style originating from Trinidad and Tobago […]
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ARTS THURSDAY with Maisy Stapleton on 31 May. WHAT’S ON TODAY’S PROGRAM: Join Maisy Stapleton in conversation with two very different groups of artists to probe what ‘lies behind’ an artwork. Firstly we’ll meet two artists who are showing at the Janet Clayton Gallery in Paddington. In what will […]
Steve Langham is the winemaker for Piggs Peake winery in Pokolbin in the Hunter Valley. He’s been known to strut around in a shiny cape, rescue damsels from wine barrels and he also makes a damn fine wine. They’re the wines with the Piggy names – Sows Ear Semillon, Pino Piggio, House of Straw Shiraz. […]
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At 10:40, we hear Part 4 of Atonalism, Alienation and Appeasement with Andy Bromberger and this week the topic is music of World War 2. At 11:00 am, my special guest is Anne Ryan, curator of this year’s exhibition of the Archibald, Wynne and Sulman prizes. I’m interested in what’s different this year and what’s […]
Mazzy Star’s long awaited Australian debut is coming! “Music for lovers, music for broken hearts….” They are an American alternative rock band formed in Santa Monica, California, in 1989 from remnants of the group Opal. For almost 30 years, California’s Mazzy Star have been the enigmatic heart of the underground psychedelic music scene. Driven by their distinctive […]
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