Album of the Week – ‘Paint the Town’ by Hot Potato Band

‘Paint the Town’ by Hot Potato (HPB) Band is Eastside Radio’s album of the Week. The band’s debut release lets listeners take home a piece of their signature Big Band party anthems that have set alight stages across Australia including Woodford Folk, Festival Of The Sun  and more. Breathing new life into the somewhat lost […]

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Music Photography and a Love Story – Arts Monday

Sydney music photographer, Rod Hunt, and Director, Monica Zanetti, are my guests today. Music photographer, Rod Hunt has photographed many high profile artists and covered Australian and international music festivals. His impressive body of work has also been featured in most of the key music publications. Rod’s upcoming exhibition, Portraits, Pits & Punks draws on […]

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Heat Waves – turtles, trump, trouble

This week as baby turtle hatchlings fried, and farmers buckled in the heatwave, we discussed how to stay cool, combat the heat island effect, and interpret the fiery debate about where our energy comes from, which erupted across the political and media landscape. Scorched earth in the wake of the Trump Presidency’s latest shenanigans, felt […]

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Arts Thursday 9 Feb 2017 – Showtime with Deborah Jones

  What shows, performances and people are coming to Sydney’s stages in 2017 and how best to sum up the performances of 2016? Join Maisy Stapleton in conversation with Deborah Jones, writer ‘on dance, musical theatre, theatre and opera in Sydney … mostly’, for her insightful survey of performance and performing arts issues last year […]

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ALBUM REVIEWS FEB 2017

MUSIC REVIEWS FEBRUARY 2017 To listen or purchase click ≈≈≈ or album artwork OMAR Love In Beats ≈≈≈ (Freestyle Records) Reviewed by Chelsea Deeley Bursting onto the soul scene in the early ’90s with his international hit There’s Nothing Like This, it is a foundation that has served Omar Lyefook well within his home country. Over the course of his 20+ year career, Britain’s […]

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Arts Thursday 9 Feb 2017

What shows, performances and people are coming up in 2017 and how best to sum up those of 2016? Join me at 10:30am for a stimulating appraisal of theatre and performance in Sydney. We welcome back Deborah Jones, writer ‘on dance, musical theatre, theatre and opera in Sydney … mostly’, for her annual survey of […]

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Boiling Point 7 February 2017

Malarial mosquito, siblings vs pets and vegetarianism. Missed tonight’s show? Plug into the podcast here:https://eastsidefm.org/boilingpoint/ Tim mulled over malaria research that’s investigating the mosquito immune response to parasites:… https://www.sciencenews.org/…/what-mosquitos-immune-system-… Alex examined young people’s preferences when it comes to their pets versus their siblings: https://medicalxpress.com/…/2017-01-children-satisfaction-r… And Chantelle looked into longevity and the virtues of vegetarianism: https://goo.gl/bAavjq […]

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