Two of Australia’s finest improvisers, violinist Shenzo Gregorio (FourPlay, Shenzo’s Electric Stunt Orchestra) and guitarist Julian Curwin (The Tango Saloon, Darth Vegas) join forces to form Pigeon Laundry. Julian and Shenzo met at Woodford Folk Festival last millennium, and later played and toured together with the likes of The Tango Saloon, The Mango Balloon and […]
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In this podcast Ruth Hessey interviews Anne-Maree Huxley who is the founder of MOSS (Models of Success and Sustainability). In the interview Anne-Maree talks about her new project for future sustainability called ‘Blue Economy‘ and how this institute is working to use biomimetic principles and apply them to new economic models. To listen to the […]
Ed Lippmann joins me at 10:40 am for the finale of the current series of Sydney By Design, looking at Sydney. My special guest at 11:00 am is Maria Katsonis, co-editor of Rebellious Daughters, a book recently published featuring essays by some of Australia’s most prominent female authors, talking about their rebellious youth. Music is […]
In this interview Ruth Hessey talks with Emily Wurramara about her new album Black Smoke as well as her upcoming appearances at Bigsound and at the 89.7fm Global Rhythms Music Festival. The songs featured in this podcast are Black Smoke (beginning song) and Blue Moon Black Sea (ending song) both are songs on Emily’s Debut […]
In this interview Ruth Hessey talks to Associate Professor Ivan Nagelkerken about Nutrient pollution and Aquatic Sonic Pollution. We find out from our guest expert exactly what Nutrient pollution and Aquatic Sonic Pollution is, why they’re occurring and how they’re changing sounds in the sea and how this change is affecting sea creatures and ocean […]
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Arts Monday’s Jane Raffan chats with Ace Bourke – curator, collector, and chronicler of Christian the lion – about his life journeys. Interview I – Ace’s career as a curator of Aboriginal and colonial art From his time in London in the late 1960s through to three recent, seminal exhibitions: Flesh & Blood: A Story […]
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Hey eastsiders! I’m Hannah, an eighteen-year-old girl from a small town in the North of Germany. Having arrived in Sydney only yesterday, I’ve still got a lot to discover here. My first impression of the city is very positive. I am living in a host family in Paddington, which is also the district where the […]
In recent week’s some of Monday Drive’s spectacular guests – intelligent, learned, street savvy, amusing and musical – have been hitting goals we’re proud to have seen coming. Professor Clive Hamilton (pictured above), who was with us last week, made the front page of the Sydney Morning Herald today with his learned colleague Professor David Karoly […]
‘Players/Sounds’ by Bullhorn is Eastside Radio’s album of the week. This week we are going all out there with the choice of genres as our Album of the Week covers so many different styles with another home grown Australian band. This time it’s Brisbane-based Bull Horn and what a unique eclectic sound these guys have […]
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The 28th Annual Bluesfest to be held over the Easter long weekend in Byron Bay, Thursday 13th to Monday 17th April 2017, is officially ringing in its new season with the first release of awe-inspiring artists. The first artist announcement features Bluesfest debuts from iconic artists that have been many years in the making, Bluesfest […]
Recently we sent Chelsea D from The New Thing (Monday 9am) on a round the world trip to get to know some of our upcoming Global Rhythms artists ! Next stop the Miriam Lieberman Trio ! Hi Miriam, how would you describe 2016 for you so far? I would say may 2016 has been an […]
There are some images that only an Australian can identify as normal. A giant pink cockatoo, a large white symbol of a kangaroo against a red background splashed across a plane, undies hanging on a clothesline, people hanging around a dingy old takeaway shop. Those are images that most Australians can relate. Artist Trent Mitchell […]
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