Following our broad introduction last week, Andy Bromberger continues with Music’s Mechanical Make-Up at 10:40 am, this week talking about melody. My special guest in the studio at 11:00 am is Dr Ray Kearney, president of the Sydney Fungus Group, talking about mushrooms. We buy them in the vegetable section of the supermarket, but thy aren’t vegetables. […]
Virginia Ferris on The Dialogue Wednesday 29 March at 6pm
Let me entertain you! Virginia Ferris is a respected choreographer who has worked with the best in the business – Frank Sinatra, Peter Allen, K.D.Laing, Kath and Kim and Kylie. Tune in to The Dialogue on Wednesday 29 March at 6pm when Claudia Chan Shaw chats to Virginia about her fascinating career. From her days as […]
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Nikki Hill
Just a couple years ago, Nikki Hill was a bartender with an affinity for punk and a deep love for classic R&B. At her husband (and now guitar-player) Matt Hill’s behest, she stepped out from behind the bar and onto the stage. The response has been ecstatic, and now the band tours the globe relentlessly, […]
Sydney Theatre Company presents Talk
The relationships that bind modern journalism, the justice system and the political establishment come under acerbic scrutiny in Talk, written and directed by Jonathan Biggins. Sydney Theatre Company‘s latest new play, exploring how the 24 hours news cycle is spurred on by the influence of social media, is at Sydney Opera House from 23 April […]
Album of the Week – ‘VS’ by Cookin’ on 3 Burners
‘VS’ by Cookin’ on 3 Burners is Eastside Radio’s Album of the Week. Off the back of the monster worldwide hit This Girlwith Kungs and Mind Made Up with Lenno, Cookin’ On 3 Burners return with their forthcoming remix album VS.VS. pits six of the Melbourne Soul-Funk outfit’s most popular vocal tunes against some of the […]
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Joan Osborne Tour 2017
Joan Osborne has rightfully earned a reputation as one of the great voices of her generation — both a commanding, passionate performer and a frank, emotionally evocative songwriter. The seven-time Grammy Award nominee and “One of Us” singer has sold millions of records and captivated audiences all over the world with her live performances. Known for […]
GREGORY PORTER 2017 TOUR
Gregory Porter, the Grammy winning Jazz, soul, and gospel singer, returns to Australia after a sell-out tour this September! Celebrating Take Me To The Alley (2016), the much-anticipated follow-up to his sensational 2013 Blue Note debut Liquid Spirit; the charismatic Californian will be here to breathe life, vitality, fun, and excitement into the musical genres he has […]
Rhiannon Giddens
Award-winning folk singer Rhiannon Giddens is playing at Blue Festival this year in Australia, after releasing “Freedom Highway”, her newest album that has been released to much acclaim. She talks with Drive Tuesday about slavery, black injustice and her music. Check it out below […]
Jazz Made In Australia Monday 27th January ‘Paula’s First Program in 2017’
Hello everyone, how good it is to be back to share this great music with you again after my annual summer break. And, I must thank my colleague Mick Paddon for doing such a great job on the program while I was away. I really did enjoy his series on the Changing Face of Jazz […]
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Frog Jazz Garden
The wealth at our feet – the critters keeping soil, seeds and ear drums thrumming. As regular Monday Drive listeners now know, all sorts of frogs often travel to Sydney in hands of bananas, lettuce and cut flowers, from all over Australia. They include charming little rainforest, laughing, and dwarf frogs whose role in the […]
Arts Thursday 23 March 2017 – German Romantics to An Australian Story
From German Romantics to a very distinctive Australian Story. Join me, Maisy Stapleton, on Arts Thursday at 10:30am for a conversation with conductor Sam Allchurch about the upcoming concert with the Sydney Chamber Choir on 8 April at the Great Hall, University of Sydney. The concert will feature the uplifting and emotionally charged music of […]
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Electing an American President
Dr Mark Rolfe joined Sylvia in Eastside Studios to explain the very complex process of electing the President of the United States of America. Listen to this lively conversation here: That was Part 1 and we continue here: And now for the last part: […]