Music Has No Gender is a new 37 minute documentary produced, written and recorded by Eastside Radio’s Mick Paddon from Thursday Drive. Its starting point is that while music doesn’t have a gender, musicians do. Sandy Evans, who has been described as a national treasure and awarded an Order of Australia for her contributions to […]
Arts Wednesday 19 October 2016
At 10:40am, Professor Geraint Lewis joins me for Part 5 of our series on colour and this week Geraint talks about colours of life. At 11:00 am I am joined by Personal Trainer, Rachel Livingstone, from the Health Hub in Darlinghurst, talking about exercise: why, what and how much? Music is all about exercise! I […]
Album of the week – Fake it Until you Make it by The Divergence Jazz Orchestra
‘Fake it Until you Make it’ by The Divergence Jazz Orchestra is Eastside Radio’s album of the week. This album is all about freshness as 19 young Sydney Musicians have given us their own flavour of Jazz and not only are the musicians, conductors and composers fresh, it was only released this month. Bringing […]
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Miriam Lieberman visits Drive Tuesday!
On Tuesday afternoon we had a thrilling program; starting with a discussion with political lecturer David Smith from Sydney University about Donald Trump and the recent Presidential Debate. It was a wide-ranging talk that touched on the conservative Christian factionalism in the US as well as the psychology of the Republican candidate. It also featured […]
Jazz Made In Australia 17 October 2016 Features SEAN FORAN
Brisbane based pianist, composer and educator Sean Foran is developing a profile not only in Australia, but also internationally. He graduated from the Old. Conservatorium with a Major in Jazz Piano, also has a Masters of Arts in Jazz Performance – with distinction – from the Leeds College of music in England. He has been […]
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Interview with Kathryn Jane Williams
In this podcast Ruth Hessey talks with Kathryn Jane Williams, who is an Associate Professor in Environmental Psychology at the Sustainable Society Institute in Melbourne. Together Ruth and Kathryn discuss how we as a society need plants to live and survive, but we only think of plants as ‘furniture’ rather than living participants in the […]
Interview with Benjamin Cooke
In this podcast Ruth Hessey interviews Benjamin Cooke, who is a lecturer at RMIT University in Melbourne. They discuss the future of “green cities” and how the rapid construction of units and high rises and indeed cities can and has effected the environment. Ruth and Benjamin delve deeper into the topic of how green planning […]
Album of the week – One of Us by Cash Savage and The Last Drinks
‘One of Us’ by Cash Savage and the Last Drinks is Eastside Radio’s album of the week. Last week we brought you an artist’s third release and this week it’s the same, that is what we love here at Eastside bringing you the people music that you might not of heard of by artists who […]
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Sydney International Women’s Jazz Festival Returns
Building on the outstanding success of the 2015 event, this year’s Sydney International Women’s Jazz Festival presents a remarkably diverse roster of established stars on the international jazz scene alongside a lineup of exceptionally talented local artists in a dynamic program of ticketed and free events. The festival was created in 2012 with support of […]
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Glen Hansard at the Sydney Opera House
Have you ever dreamed of travelling to the green Irish lands ? If so, Glen Hansard is definitely the artist for you. His folk music will transport you to the old country, to the very streets of Dublin, where he started his career as a busker in the 80’s. Fast forward to the 22nd and 23rd […]
The 2016 Artbank Social Club
The highly anticipated Artbank Social Club returns to Sydney this November for Artbank’s annual open day celebrations with more art, artists and a brand new Artist Flea Market expected to attract record crowds. Now in its fourth year, the Artbank Social Club provides a unique opportunity to go behind the scenes of one of the […]
Lazy Eye are touring Australia!
South Australian Soul Blues band Lazy Eye are delighted to announce an extensive tour to promote their new album Pocket The Black, which will be released on September 16 through Only Blues Music. The album has just been awarded the 2016 Blues Album Of The Year by the Adelaide Roots & Blues Association, adding yet […]