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. […]
RUMBLE: NATIVE INFLUENCE
By PARIS POMPOR “I’d heard Link Wray’s ‘Rumble’ my whole life, I just never knew that Link Wray was Native American.” Guitarist Stevie Salas is talking about the rebellious, rockin’ – and in every way rolling – 1958 single that was banned from the radio for fear it would drive delinquents towards debauched acts. There […]
Film Review: King Authur
Riley Lavelle Long reviews Guy Ritchie’s new film King Authur: Legend of the Sword. […]
Keeping Sydney Beautiful
Maria Bradley helped form grass-roots organisation Keep Sydney Beautiful after she noticed the all of the old trees disappearing from Anzac Parade. Sydney has lost over 1000 trees in the construction of the new Light Rail route, and as major government projects threaten Sydney’s green spaces Keep Sydney Beautiful is giving locals a voice. Ruth […]
Rocking The Foundations
Pat Fiske is one of Australia’s most prominent independent filmmakers and has been directing films since the early 1970s. Ruth Hessey speaks to Fiske about how she got involved in the union activist movement and her 1985 documentary Rocking The Foundations. Find out more about Fiske’s upcoming films Oyster and When The Camera Stopped Rolling. […]
Teach Your Child to Swim For Life
Drowning statistics have been increasing every year so it is important for your child to know how to swim. There are two places where you can get your child to learn how to swim: Ian Thorpe Aquatic Centre Ian Thorpe Aquatic Centre was named in honour of Ian Thorpe who was a five-time Gold Medal winning champion. Cook and […]
Album of the Week – ‘Known-Unknown’ by Trichotomy
Track by track review: ‘Five’ is beautifully unpredictable. It welcomes tricky time signatures and dynamic and rhythmic contrasts. Its incorporation of acoustic improvisations against manipulated instruments and electronics are all balanced through elaborate harmonies and melodies. ‘Cells’ tells a story of adventure filled with excitement, tension and hope. Foran and Parker have both studied cinematic […]
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I Love You Now & Cyrano de Bergerac – Arts Monday
I Love You Now, by Jeanette Cronin, is a romantic tragi-comedy that explores themes of intimacy, desire and fidelity. Leo loved his wife June but now he loves Michelle and is seeing Melissa, the nanny, on the side. Meanwhile, June is having an affair with Rob, Leo’s brother and is sleeping with Helmut, her personal […]
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Learn Impro from a Pro – Open Academy at the Con
Dave Pudney is Open Academy at the Con’s tutor for the ensemble class ‘Impro Basics’. We wanted to talk with him a bit more about his journey with Jazz and Impro and what he loves about teaching. You can enrol in the OA classes that start mid July 2017 at:https://openacademy.sydney.edu.au/course/SCIMB How did you start playing […]
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The Other Woman – The Life and Music of Nina Simone
“It’s hard to imagine anyone doing this better.” John Shand, SMH “The bottom end of Schouw’s contralto was as opulent as some 300 year old cello.” John Shand, SMH 2017 After a recent SOLD OUT show Lisa Schouw and Peter Bailey return to the Camelot Lounge on the 28th and 29th (Sold out!) of June. […]
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Boiling Point 30th May 2017 Kooda,compost and ponytails
Kooda, Compost and the mystery of the ponytail swing Chantelle crossed the Nullabor to interview Carly Hardy, founder of Kooda to find out what’s compost anyway and is it really different from landfill?Want to know more? Carly recommends the Centre for Organic Research & Education (CORE) for more information on the science of compost https://www.core.asn.au/ Plus, Charlotte read into 2012 […]
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Forever French with a Queen Kafé Touch! 31/05/2017
FF Show 001 || Wednesday 31th of May 2017 || (8-9:30pm) QUEEN KAFÉ IS BACK! (Almost) Whilst waiting for Queen Kafé to be officially back on air (waiting for a new time slot), join me tonight at 8pm as I will be hosting my first show on Forever French. It’s a great pleasure and a […]
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