It’s Archibald time again! Join me, Jane Raffan, Monday 28 May, for a program that takes an in-depth look at the nexus between portraiture and identity in the work of two very different Australian artists: Jenny Sages and TextaQueen. Since 1989, Jenny Sages has been an Archibald finalist twenty times (People’s Choice in 2012), and […]
Australia’s most renown film critic David Stratton spoke to Nick Terry on Thursday Drive ahead of his retrospective of the Finnish director Aki Kaurismäki at this year’s Sydney Film Festival. Kaurismäki’s films celebrate everyday people in the darkest moments of their lives. His characters are broke, injured and sometimes refugees, but Kaurismäki always imbues his stories with […]
Nardean possesses a natural gift for words. It’s not often that you can genuinely say that, but as someone who has only been exercising her pen in the poetry realm for the last 4 years; this Sydney rapper has created explorative and thought-provoking poetry and music. Look no further than her debut EP Creatress – […]
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Experience Sydney’s independent music scene during Vivid. Head off the beaten track and into our villages. From Surry Hills to Newtown, Sydney’s favourite neighbourhood haunts have gathered emerging live acts as well as unique audio-visual gigs. So get ready to rock, roll, mosh, sway or swing! 1. Pair curated drinks with live tunes at Cake […]
On May 20th, 2018 the Midnight Special departed from Rangers Road in Neutral Bay on the North shore of Sydney just about 10 km north of the studio here in Paddington. The now defunct Albert’s music studios that used to stand there have now been demolished in the never ending eruption of luxury units. [1] […]
Read More… from The Midnight Special – High Voltage to Gamma Ray
At 10:40 am, Andy Bromberger joins us for Part 3 of Atonalism, Alienation and Appeasement. This week, Andy looks at politics in the twentieth century and its impact on music and musicians. Stalin, Hitler and McCarthy all had very well-defined and strong views on what sort of music was acceptable and which musicians. At 11:00 […]
Vivid Ideas will captivate Sydney over 23 days and nights from 25 May to 16 June. Dare Jennings – Game Changer Dare Jennings is one of Australia’s global success stories. He is the founder of Mambo clothing, Phantom records and Deus Ex Machina, yet according to Dare, he has no business knowledge to share. So […]
Yemen Blues’ intoxicating music merges West African rhythms, influenced by Yemeni culture and melodies with jazz and funk to evoke a connection to places you may have never visited. Sitting in a musical crossroads of Middle Eastern traditions, the group paints a musical canvas with deep laments and jubilations to present a complex and resolutely […]
Applications are now open for the 2018 Bello Winter Music Youth Mentorship Program where aspiring musicians under 19 years of age have an opportunity to be mentored by established artists on the festival bill. The selected young artists from each category (Band, Singer Songwriter, Vocal, Under 15years) get a rehearsal session with their mentor, a 20 minute performance at […]
It is time for this year´s Head On Photo Festival and there is much to see and experience. Featuring more than 100 exhibitions, involving over 700 photographers from 22 different countries, this festival is a great opportunity for everybody, to broaden one´s mind by visiting the exhibitions and by taking part in the numerous workshops. […]
More than 300 guests from Sydney’s most vulnerable communities gathered at The Addison Project complex in Kensington on Thursday 19 April for free haircuts, food and services at Eat.Shop.Chop, a new event created by Sustainable Salons The day-long event was designed to make basic necessities easily available to those in need and was supported by OzHarvest, Thread […]
Jazz Trio Reunion at Camelot Lounge! Camelot Lounge warmly welcomes back Mark Isaacs and is delighted to host his 60th Birthday Concert. Mark began to perform publicly in his early teens and so is also celebrating nearly half a century on the stage. For this concert, Mark has arranged a reunion of his acclaimed jazz […]