Some songs to lay back and listen to and others you can jump up and down to – Blackie the cat gets a mention, kids at the library share their jokes, there’s some counting, some good advice and some stuff that’s silly. And lots more. Email jokes, poems, requests etc to catchitbythetail@eastsidefm.org, or visit the […]
Arts Wednesday 9 March 2016
Laila Ellmoos joins me at about 10:40 am for Part 6, the final part of our series on Sydney and Water and this week we talk about toilets. At 11:00 am I am joined by Dr Charles Pickett, curator of Imagine a City, an exhibition at the State Library of NSW marking 200 years of […]
Bitcoin
Recently on Arts Wednesday, Sylvia spoke to Dr Eric Lim about Bitcoin. Hear the conversation: This is Part 1. Now for Part 2: And here is Part 3: […]
Finding Eliza: Power and Colonial Storytelling in the Eliza Fraser Folklore
Arts Monday’s Jane Raffan chats with Larissa Behrendt, lawyer, and professor of Indigenous Research at the University of Technology Sydney, and author of a new critique of the Eliza Fraser story: Finding Eliza: Power & Colonial Storytelling. Larissa Behrendt’s book is a reference-rich deconstruction of the tropes in the Eliza Fraser ‘captivity narrative’ that have […]
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Paris Interviews The Residents
One of the most intriguing, diverse and ultimately creative musical acts/artistic collectives to emerge from the US, THE RESIDENTS are returning to Sydney in March. This radical group’s members have remained completely anonymous for almost six decades whilst continuing to tour, release music and make art. Recently, Paris Pompor from Eastside Radio caught up with […]
Album of the Week – ‘Side Pony’ by Lake Street Dive
‘Side Pony’ by Lake Street Dive is Eastside Radio’s Album of the Week. The album is the perfect mix of all of your favourite genres in a pop-sized mouthful. For most, amalgamating Soul, Blues, Rock, Pop, Gospel and Funk into a single album, let alone a song no longer than your average ARIA number one […]
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Finding Eliza: Power and Colonial Storytelling
Join me, Jane Raffan on Arts Monday 7 March for a program that looks at folklore, and the role stereotypes play in cementing narrative in national histories and broader popular culture. My guest interviews today are with Larissa Behrendt, lawyer, and professor of Indigenous Research at the University of Technology Sydney, and author of a […]
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Community Billboard 3rd of March – 10th of March
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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Coppice exhibition opening at Verge Gallery
From the 3rd of March, an upcoming exhibition will be held by Siân McIntyre at Verge Gallery titled Coppice with University Art Gallery assistant curator Katrina Liberiou. The exhibition features new and recent works from Bonita Bub, Consuelo Cavaniglia, Aideen Doran, Deb Mansfield, Lena Nyadbi along with paintings and photographs from the University of Sydney Union collection […]
A Double Dose of Dasent
The Umbrellas will play their first gig of the year this Saturday 5 March, 9pm at the Sound Lounge, Seymour Centre, cnr City Rd and Cleveland St. It’s part of an evening to introduce the new Artistic Director for SIMA (the Sydney Improvised Music Association) who happens to be the wonderful bass player Zoe Hauptmann. Led […]
The GumBall, Music Lovers Paradise
The popular Hunter Valley camping festival has announced the remaining artists for its highly anticipated return to Dashville on 22-24 April 2016. Joining the first round of acts which included headline artists You Am I and Dan Sultan, is another list of 14 diverse acts that compliment a stunning weekend program. Leading the list are indigenous electro […]
Pixel Sounds @ Campbelltown Arts Centre
Now in it’s fourth year, PIXEL SOUNDS returns to Campbelltown Arts Centre this Saturday March 12 as part of the centre’s Contemporary Music Program. Incorporating a workshop element with a musical performance, PIXEL SOUNDS brings you some of the best chip tune creators and performers from across Australia and around the world. Featuring Tuberz McGee, Peaches the Whale, Harleylikesmusic (UK), Chibi-tech (Jpn) as well as Toydeath, […]