Wayne Shorter is 85. It is nice to be able to present his music on FreedomJazzDance while he is alive! On Saturday 6th July I will be presenting a full 2-hour show of his music. Wherever possible I will be playing his compositions. He is a prolific composer, so that won’t be hard. Unfortunately 2 […]
My name is Aidee Doyle, and for my year 10 work experience, I am attending and working with the people at Eastside radio station. I have always had a passion for music since when I can remember, this includes playing the piano and singing. When I was younger my friends always said I would have […]
Adelaide doctor Mark Awerbuch is at the gym, doing his standard 30 minutes on the rowing machine, when he notices something wrong. Within a month, he’s diagnosed with acute T-cell lymphoblastic leukemia and over the following months is told by his treating bone-marrow haematologist, “Mark, you have to decide how you want to die”. In his […]
Read More… from Flight of Hope and It’s Not Me, It’s Definitely You – Arts Monday
Eastside Radio’s Album of the week is Be Known Ancient/Future/Music by Ethnic Heritage Ensemble. The Ethnic Heritage Ensemble was formed shortly after percussionist Kahil El’Zabar graduated from the school of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians in 1976. He teamed up with tenor saxophonist Edward Wilkerson, Jr. to play music that combined contemporary […]
Read More… from Eastside Radio’s Album of the Week: 13-19 June
One of the world’s leading traditional Flamenco players, Paco Peña will be bringing his Esencias tour to Australia in 2019. Paco Peña is part of the phenomenon that has transformed the perceptions around the world of Flamenco. He expands his horizons as a guitarist, composer, dramatist and producer, beautifying Flamenco with flamboyance, whilst remaining true […]
Eastside Radio’s Album of the Week is Classic Cabaret Rarities by Robyn Archer on the Rouseabout Records Label. This is an outstanding collection taking the listener from Paris in the 1880s-1890s to Berlin 1900 to 1930s and back to Paris in the 1950s. The album is all the more enjoyable for its simplicity – Robyn […]
Read More… from Eastside Radio’s Album of the Week: Jun 27 – Jul 3
If you’re thinking of writing your autobiography, you could take a leaf out of Pam Menzies’ recollections of her childhood home in Port Kembla, near Wollongong NSW. In her book Port Kembla:A Memoir, Pam interweaves her memories with family history and her mother’s reminiscences, as well as a contemporary perspective on changes to the place […]
Read More… from Port Kembla – A Memoir Arts Thursday 27 June 2019
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. […]
There’s more to community radio than having great taste in music (though that obviously helps!). Eastside Radio is a community radio station based in Paddington, Sydney, and broadcasting to the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney and the greater Sydney area, where it can be heard as far west as the Blue Mountains. The station can also […]
When I heard Joseph Tawadros was playing with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra I had my doubts; would the orchestra drown the sound of the oud? Would the different scale system of the East and West result in a disorderly cacophony of sound? I had grown up listening to both styles but this was my first […]
My name is Declan and this week I will be doing my Year 10 work experience at Eastside Radio. I play many instruments, including guitar and trumpet, and for as long as I can remember I have loved music. During my high school years, I have been in various bands playing different types of music, […]
My name is Nicola Herzberg and I’m a 15-year-old girl on year 10 work experience. I chose Eastside Radio station for my one week’s worth of work experience as I have a passion for radio and talking and I am fond of supporting a community radio station. Another advantage is that I’m gaining an idea […]