Attention Book lovers! The second St Albans Writer’s Festival is taking place in September! The tiny 300-person village of St Albans, on the MacDonald River, will become a literary hub for a weekend of lectures, talks and readings. It is a literary festival that celebrates authors, books and the love of words. It provides the […]
Bird’s birthday – 29th August
Hello Thrillseekers, Saturday 27th August’s program highlights the contribution of Charlie Parker to the continuum of jazz. You can’t possibly understand modern jazz without knowing Bird’s music…by heart! His contributions were truly revolutionary. At the time the (white) music industry, including musicians regularly misappropriated songs, arrangements and improvisations with impunity. Bird substituted notes in a chord to make […]
Bobby Hutcherson 1941-2016 R.I.P.
Bobby Hutcherson, player of the vibraphone and marimba, passed away during the week. His music is loved by all and he will be sorely missed. His family seems to have been musically well-connected; his older brother hung with Dexter Gordon and his sister introduced him to Eric Dolphy. His earliest musical associations were with personnel […]
Jazz Made In Australia- 22 August 2016- Fiddes vs Tinkler
The Jazz Groove Mothership Orchestra was formed in 2003 to provide an 0utlet for talented composes to have their work expressed by creative musicians. It has featured the work of both Australian and International composers. It is considered to be Australia’s premier jazz orchestra. The Orchestra’s latest CD release in early 2016 is “Fiddes VS […]
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Jack Carty and Katie Brianna join me in the studio!
What a special treat to have not one, but two guests in the studio this week. Jack Carty is in Sydney with a new album in tow. Despite deciding to enjoy some well earned time off, Carty spent the last year recording a full album in his little flat in Brisbane. The result is a […]
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Large Hadron Collider
On Arts Wednesday 17 August 2016, Dr Andrew Jacob, curator at the Powerhouse Museum, was Sylvia’s guest, talking about the Large Hadron Collider, which is the subject of a new exhibition. Follow the prompts and listen to the conversation: That was Part 1 and here is Part 2: And here is the third and final […]
Drive Tuesday- 23 August 2016- Interview with Corey Harris
Corey Harris is one of the pre-eminent contemporary acoustic blues musicians. He is currently touring Australia. In the upcoming show of Drive Tuesday he talks with David Barr about his music which encompasses blues, reggae and African styles. Corey will be playing a couple of his songs during the show. He is appearing at The Basement […]
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Interview with Chris Eldridge from the Punch Brothers
David Barr from Drive Tuesday talks to Chris Eldridge, guitarist with the Punch Brothers, about the band’s music. Their starting point is Blue Grass, playing homage to Bill Munroe and his generation of Blue Grass, but then taking it in totally different directions. […]
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Moodswing Playlist – Fat, Funky 80s!
Selected & Presented by DJ Taline Aired 16th August 2016 on Eastside Radio 89.7FM 8.00-9.30pm Tonight’s Moodswing is an upbeat selection of fat bass synth, sassy lyrics and cheesy beats. 80s soul and funk, with the likes of Chaka Khan, Shalamar, Patrice Rushen, Leon Haywood, The S.O.S. Band, Sister Sledge, The Fatback Band and more. DJ Taline’s mixes, radio […]
Arts Wednesday 17 August 2017
Ed Lippmann returns at 10:40 am with Part 3 of Sydney By Design and this week talks about Sydney’s topography in this series about Sydney. My special guest at 11:00 am is Dr Andrew Jacob, Curator at the Powerhouse Museum, talking about the Large Hadron Collider, the subject of a new exhibition from the Science […]
Wot’s On this Week? Can green technology save the planet? Can quantum physics get any sexier?
Tonight, Tuesday 16th August, you can choose from a fabulous mix of the latest bright green thinking at the Greenhouse smart talks with organic snacks, Save the Planet? There’s an app for that, Junction Cafe, the Powerhouse Museum, or OzDox’s evening of storytelling mayhem, How to Make a Great Science Documentary: Spin Coherence and Decoherence […]
Creative Live/Work Space Available in Waterloo
In 2013, the City of Sydney opened its first creative live/work residency program when it offered a 12-month affordable apartment lease on William Street to those working in creative fields. 6 talented artists were chosen and became the first residents of the William Street live/work apartments, with a second group commencing in mid-2015, and a […]
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