My name is Dana Hazell and for my year 10 work experience I was lucky enough to be accepted into Eastside Radio. I get to spend five days here living as though I, myself, am one of the many wonderful interns, volunteers or workers that help keep this station running. Radio has always fascinated me, […]
As people migrated from the Middle East and North Africa to Europe ans USA their music gradually changed the sound of their host’s music. Jazz has always sought new and fertile ground for improvisation and Middle Eastern music has recently relished the freedom provided by the West. Due to popular demand, FJD will be presenting […]
Australian botanist and artist Cheralyn Darcey brings her love of nature and magic together in her beautifully illustrated books, The Book of Faerie Spells and The Book of Tree Spells. Cheralyn’s books invite us to share in the magick and enrich our lives: with happiness, balance and inspiration from Faerie spells; and with the support, strength and […]
Position: Journalist and News Reader Summary: If you love live music and think radio is the career for you, this is the perfect stepping stone! Get hands on helping produce a weekly, volunteer driven, community radio program dedicated to supporting Sydney’s live music scene. Take on an internship that’s going to give you experience and […]
Goran Bregovic and his Wedding and Funeral Band began his Sydney concert with the 5 brass players of his nine-piece band entering from the stalls of the concert hall. They engaged in call and response cries across the audience till they all came together as they made their way to the stage. This introduced the […]
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Arts Thursday 30th May 2019 is about connections – to the past, to other cultures. Join me, Maisy Stapleton, to explore the Asian collections at the Powerhouse Museum and discover music devised for English Kings and for the Queen by her Masters of Music. In the first half of the program I’m speaking to Min […]
Billie McCarthy – Live @ Lazy Bones Lunge, Marrickville 28 May 2019 Reviewed by Bibi of Queer For Your Ears Every time she plays live, Billie McCarthy digs deep and delivers. And the original songs in her set are always the best, laced with acerbic, right-on lyrics that land, written on arrangements that are simple, […]
We commence with music and conversation with Leonie Cohen and this week we play Pages from her latest CD, Pages Suite. At 10:40 am, I am delighted to welcome Shakespeare expert, Dr Anna Kamaralli,, back to Arts Wednesday, with a new 6-part series called Shakespeare and Company, commencing with Two Houses:Both Alike in Dignity. Queen […]
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. […]
An afternoon of feel-good funk, soul, disco, live reggae and roots vibrations. At a Secret Disco Dance Floor (the venue will be be released to ticket holders) Featuring (Sydney 6 Piece) Funk Powerhouse THE BIG ILCH + THE STRIDES (live) | 8-Piece Afro-beat, Roots powerhouse with special guests and DJ support from Soul of Sydney DJ’s and friends. Plus Soul Train and Positive Party vibes by Soul […]
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When the Beatles moved to psychedelic rock and Dylan went electric, Van Morrison hired New York’s finest jazz musicians and recorded two of the classic albums of that golden era —Astral Weeks and Moondance. Both albums had enormous impact on aspiring musicians and singers around the world; Vince Jones was one of them. A remarkable interpreter, […]
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Bondi Feast brings comedy, theatre, cabaret & circus to Bondi Pavilion this winter A veritable feast of contemporary circus, dazzling burlesque, side-splitting comedy and genre-bending theatre returns to Bondi Pavilion on 9 to 20 July 2019 for Bondi Feast. Bondi Feast features more than 40 shows, starring performers from all over Australia and our first […]