Meet Ron Young Fundraising Manager 2016 Eastside Radiothon! My name is Ron and I am a Canadian living in Australia. I moved to Australia almost 5 years ago and have truly fallen in love with this beautiful country. I have worked in radio for over 20 years. I got the radio bug when I was 8 years […]
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The arts world is changing. New and innovative approaches to delivering, appreciating and interpreting art are in evidence. This Arts Thursday, with Maisy Stapleton, we explore some of these changes and of course delve into the art and cultural forms themselves. Auctions, for instance are beginning to replace retailing specialists as a significant source for […]
Learn new skills & invest in your future! AFTRS Open the short course division of the prestigious Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS) is running some fantastic Winter Intensive https://www.aftrs.edu.au/short-courses/winter-intensives courses between June and August this year. All courses are taught by industry professionals in AFTRS state-of-the-art film, TV and radio studios in Sydney. […]
Two of the biggest names in Australian jazz join forces to present an incredible celebration of Australian music. Jazzgroove Mothership Orchestra (JMO) has gained a reputation as one of the world’s most exciting and innovative independent jazz orchestras. The Sydney-based ‘Mothership’ delivers an exciting program promoting new Australian music played by cutting edge musicians in […]
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Andy Bromberger joins us for Part 2 of Revolution, Reaction and Romanticism at 10:40 am and this week she talks about Beethoven. At 11:00 am I’ll be playing an interview I recorded with Maggie Patton, rare books expert at the State Library of NSW about the acquisition of a 1564 book of novellas by Italian […]
Journey through ancient history and mythology with Arts Monday’s Jane Raffan, exploring “Alpha & Omega: Tales of Transformation“. The exhibition reveals exciting, mysterious and sensual tales of transformation from Greek and Roman mythology, and, in the process, teases out some surprising contemporary links. Snr curator Michael Turner employs his love of storytelling throughout the exhibition, […]
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It’s January 1966 and the Top 40 chart has The Beatles We Can work it Out at Number 1, The Seekers are number 2 with The Carnival is Over and Rob Thomas is at number 10 as Bobbie Thomas and the Beaumen with Lavender Blue. Eastside Radio listeners will know Rob Thomas from his Jammin’ […]
Selected & Presented by DJ Taline Aired 26th April 2016 on Eastside Radio 89.7Fm 8.00-9.30pm Tonight’s Moodswing is bringing you some of the finest soul singers and artists from 1960s & 70s Soul America. Featuring the late and great Billy Paul, Sly & The Family Stone, Bobby Womack, Marlena Shaw, The Undisputed Truth, Lou Rawls, Esther Phillips, Curtis Mayfield […]
Only three years from Melbourne Ska Orchestra’s debut album –sees the release of their second album, Sierra-Kilo-Alpha, April 22, 2016 – picking up where they left off, taking the age old style of Ska and adding to it with aplomb. The band’s debut resulted in sell-out shows both in Australia and abroad, many high profile […]
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David Barr of Drive Tuesday talks to Glenn Wright about the upcoming Bellingen winter music festival. Glenn is the organiser of the festival. […]
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‘Evolving’ by Francesca Prihasti is Eastside Radio’s Album of the Week. If you are always on the look out for new music and are keen to see what the next generation of musicians are coming up with, then an album that is full of enjoyable Jazz is ‘Evolving’ by Francesca Prihasti. If you are worried […]
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As a part of the Head On Photo Festival, Art Atrium will be hosting a spectacular exhibition by renowned artist Claudia Chan Shaw. Called Poster Boy, it is a in depth interpretation of what Claudia sees when a message left on wall space is taken down and replaced by many different posters that leaves a […]
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