Centennial Park is home to Sydney’s first public stone labyrinth, and possibly the most intricately built labyrinth in the world. The labyrinth is a magnificently crafter pathway designed for quiet reflection and exploration. You can find it adjacent to the northern end of Willow Pond (off Dickens Drive). The labyrinth is an 11 circuit sandstone […]
Rebecca Ritchie on The Dialogue Wednesday 30 November
The world of Rebecca Ritchie is full of glamour, drama and beauty; with equal doses of murder, tragedy and ambition. It is the wonderful world of Opera Australia. Rebecca Ritchie, Wardrobe Production Manager for Opera Australia, takes us behind the scenes of the workroom. We step into the domain of the costume designers, cutters, seamstresses, wig makers, milliners and […]
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Album of the Week – ‘New Balloon’ by Matilda Abraham
‘New Balloon’ by Matilda Abraham is Eastside Radio’s Album of the Week. With her brand new album released this October, Abraham invites us to follow her into a warm, honest and unique universe created amidst a mix of the synthetic sounds and the sweet voice of a folk singer. The Sydney based singer began developing […]
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Boiling Point 22nd November 2016
Missed tonight’s show? Never fear you can listen to it here! Chantelle interviewed Australian National University researcher Henry Cook, on the team’s efforts to save the last 14 Orange Bellied Parrots Check out the Save the Orange-bellied Parrot campaign here https://pozible.com/project/operation-obp And Tim looked into research that’s pimping photosynthesis in crop plants to meet our […]
Jazz Made In Australia Monday 28 2016 ‘Julien, Dan, & Idea of North’
I’m focusing on only 3 CDs this week, one released early in 2016, one released late in 2016 and one released somewhere in the middle. And, they are Julien Wilson‘s ‘This Narrow Isthmus‘, Dan Barnett‘s ‘Walkin’ Shoes‘ and the Idea of North‘s ‘Ballads‘. Most of us I’m sure are familiar with Julien’s work, he is […]
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Community Billboard 25 November – 2 December
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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2016 Nib Literary Award
On Wednesday, 23 November, Waverley Council announced the winner of the 2016 Nib Waverley Award for Literature. The Nib award is one of Australia’s most prestigious Literary Awards and the only one run by a Local Council. The prize of $20.000 celebrates research excellence in the creation of literary work. Waverly Council is pleased to […]
Asian Intersections
On Arts Thursday, Maisy Stapleton commenced a special series, Asian Intersections, examining how we intersect with Asia through culture and art. In a two-program interview, Jackie Menzies OAM, Emeritus Curator of Asian Art at the Art Gallery of NSW and President of The Asian Art Society of Australia joined the us to set the background […]
The Harpoonist and The Axe Murderer
Award winning Canadian blues band ‘The Harpoonist and The Axe Murderer’ came by Drive Tuesday a few days ago as a part of their grand national Australian tour. David happened to be a big fan of their work, and as can be seen in the picture above he had a great time talking to them […]
Steve Barry Quartet at Foundry 616
Winner of the Bell Award for Young Australian Jazz Artist of the Year pianist Steve Barry premiers a new suite of music for quartet on the 29th November at Foundry 616 – the fruit of the final year of his PhD in composition at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. Synthessing a lyrical melodicism with an […]
Green Mohair Suits
On Tuesday we were lucky enough to have Australian Band ‘Green Mohair Suits’ come into the studio to talk us about their ongoing tour of Evans Street. In a discussion that meandered from the creation of their newest album, to the styles of music that inspired them to be the band that they are, we were […]
Brexit talk with Nicholas Rowley
Last Tuesday, David Interviewed Sydney University Adjunct Professor Nicholas Rowley about the implications of Brexit in Europe following the High Court decision that the new Prime Minister cannot start the process on her own. Also discussed is the economic fallout from the recent plebiscite, as well as Nicholas’ group called the ‘Sydney Democracy Network’. Listen here […]