On Arts Wednesday 15 February 2017, Sylvia’s guest was author Adrian Mitchell, talking about his latest novel The Beachcomber’s Wife. Listen to the conversation below: That was Part 1 and here is Part 2: […]
Bonnie Raitt + Rhiannon Giddens
Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Bonnie Raitt is more than a best-selling artist, respected guitarist, expressive singer and accomplished songwriter…. She has become an institution in American Music. The ten-time Grammy winner is returning with her twentieth album Dig In Deep (2016), the follow up to her critically acclaimed Slipstream (2012). Bonnie Raitt will be joined by […]
Corinne Bailey Rae at Metro Theatre
Corinne Bailey Rae is coming to Australia to perform for the first time at Bluesfest in 2017. She will also be heading out on tour, visiting Sydney and Melbourne in April 2017. With over five million albums sold, two-time Grammy winner Bailey Rae released her self-titled debut album in 2006, reaching number one in the […]
Loretta Palmeiro Changing the Face and Sound of Jazz
In this week’s series Changing the Face of Jazz, which focuses on young women instrumentalists, the featured musician is saxophonist, clarinetist and flautist Loretta Palmeiro. Loretta has been a member of and soloist in a wide range of ensembles which have made an important impact on Australian music, including the Sirens, the Divergence Jazz Orchestra, […]
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Arts Wednesday 15 February 2015
Ed Lippmann joins us at 10:40 am with Part 2 of new series of Sydney By Design. In this series, Ed is still focussed on Sydney, looking at the new vision, published by the Greater Sydney Commission November 2016. At 11:00 am my guest is author Adrian Mitchell, talking about his latest book, The Beachcomber’s […]
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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Madness in Australia!
Eight years on since these six lively lads and lifelong friends last toured Oz, London legends MADNESS are set to make a very welcome return touring in celebration of their latest and 12th studio album, Can’t Touch Us Now. Lauded for their 2016 UK tour including performances at Glastonbury, House of Fun Weekender and House […]
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 […]
Community Billboard 10 February – 17 February
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. […]
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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 […]