Eastside Radio’s Album of the Week is Good Thing by Leon Bridges on Columbia Records. With his sophomore effort Good Thing, Bridges takes the opportunity to stretch out and take some risks, taking a leap into modern pop aesthetics while honoring a long legacy of soul and R&B. The first single from the album, “Bet Ain’t […]
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Arts Thursday with Maisy Stapleton on 17 May. WHAT’S ON TODAY’S PROGRAM: Ged Gillmore writes crime fiction. His hero is an ex-drug dealer and Ged’s third book in the Bill Murdoch series has just been published. English-born Ged has found a way to successfully incorporate experiences from his […]
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Nothing Compares 2 PRINCE came to the Sydney Opera House on Friday the 27th and Saturday the 28th of April in celebration of the two year anniversary since his passing. “It was a riot. We utterly enjoyed the show.” Odi – Sydney “Wow! Such an impressive line-up of talent, beautiful musical arrangements and spine-tingling energy…the emotion was […]
On May 13, 2018 The Midnight Special departed the Budokan Theatre in Tokyo, Japan at 22:14 after a minor delay due to the children on board sharing a extraordinarily long embrace with their mothers, who will be staying at the station. The light of the Midnight Special first shone on the stage of the Budokan […]
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Haitian Jazz Latin Party in Sydney! Live Music, Food & Dancing By popular demand, Haitian French Canadian singer Athésia is organising a Haitian party in Sydney. Escape the cold and warm yourself up to the aromas of Haiti. Discover Haitian music and dance on the rhythms of Compas, Mini Jazz, Twoubadou, Zouk and Meringue to name a few. Enjoy […]
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Sydney-based saxophonist and composer Matt Keegan has been announced as a recipient of the 2018 APRA AMCOS Art Music Fund. The $100,000 fund will support nine Australian composers to create new works to reach audiences both locally and globally. Keegan will use the funding to support the creation of a new work for the cross-cultural ensemble The Three Seas. […]
NEW ALBUM REVIEWS To listen or purchase a release click the ? or the album’s artwork BROTHERMARTINO & MIRKO CISILINO meet HERBIE D. FADERS & MICHAEL BASS Showcase [Bassplate Records] ? Review by: Paris Pompor Back in 2009, I was completely besotted with a dub-reggae re-recording of Miles Davis‘ Kind Of Blue. The woozy-boozy meeting of languid jazz and dub […]
In England, a jazz revival is currently in full throttle, with reverberations being clocked well beyond the confines of inner-city London. One of its prime movers, saxophonist NUBYA GARCIA visits Sydney on June 10. Eastside Radio’s PARIS POMPOR caught up with the band leader on the eve of her debut downunder dates. Asked to put her […]
Both Sides Now: Celebrating the Songs of Joni Mitchell! They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot… Singer, songwriter, painter, poet, activist and voice of a generation, Joni Mitchell is an essential part of the soundtrack to the twentieth-century. She grew up with folk music in the 60s, she railed against injustice in the […]
Embodying the unmistakeable Jerez style of flamenco guitar playing, PACO LARA presents the flamenco guitar in all it’s authenticity, culture and artistry. Apart from his skill as a formidable soloist Paco is also revered for his ability as an acompaniest in the specialised world of flamenco singing (cante) and (dance), where he has performed with […]
Award-winning sports journalist Rupert Guinness is best-known for his compelling coverage of cycling, rowing and rugby. He has covered the Tour de France 29 times. In 2001, he was awarded a Walkley Award commendation for his inside story on the 1999/2000 Sydney to Hobart yacht race for The Australian. He is also a bestselling author, penning […]
Read More… from Sports journalist Rupert Guinness on Crossing the Line Tuesday 15 May