Drive time is the soundtrack to your journey home. On air every day 4-6 pm, your five Drive presenters bring you an eclectic mix of music and great interviews.
You will get breaking news as well the latest from activists, politicians, academics, social commentators and musicians.
You’ll hear about the great events happening around Sydney and most of all some great music from contemporary Americana and African music to electronic and Jazz.
Canadian conductor Nicolas Ellis will will have his Sydney Symphony Orchestra debut whenhe conducts Elgar’s Enigma Variations at the Sydney Opera House in October. He speakswith Alan Field on Monday Drive about his entrée into the music space and his fast ascent toconducting the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, one of the world’s best orchestras. […]
Drive Tuesday talks to Lachy Purple Wiggle (AKA Lachlan Gillespie) about one of the most enduring children’s song and dance shows. […]
Over five weeks, participants of the Bondi Wave program (aged 12-18) will come into the Eastside Bondi studio to chat about their musical aspirations and the music they have composed and recorded as part of the Wave program. This week, band members of the band Pantome discuss their experience making music with Bondi Wave. To […]
Over five weeks, participants of the Bondi Wave program (aged 12-18) will come into the Eastside Bondi studio to chat about their musical aspirations and the music they have composed and recorded as part of the Wave program. This week, band members Charlie Axlund and Benjamin Kendrick discuss their experience making music with Bondi Wave. […]
Ali Skiba is a medicine woman who practices sound healing, breath work and voice activation. She uses Himalayan sound bowls, guitar, tuning forks and her amazing voice. David Barr talks to Ali about her music and sound healing. […]
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Over five weeks, participants of the Bondi Wave program (aged 12-18) will come into the EastSide Bondi studio to chat about their musical aspirations and the music they have composed and recorded as part of the Wave program. This week, music producer and Waverly Council member Michael Galeazzi speaks on behalf of Bondi WAVE band […]
Amazing stories about politics and music! Jacqueline Munro is a rising political figure in New South Wales (NSW), Australia. She is a member of the NSW Legislative Council, representing the Liberal Party, and currently serves as the Shadow Assistant Minister for the Arts, Innovation, Digital Government, and the 24-Hour Economy. Munro is notable for being […]
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In this episode, Emilie and John sit down with Holdsworth CEO Lyn Ainsworth to discuss how “dementia-friendly” events break longstanding stigmas, support carers of people living with dementia, and bring the community together. During Dementia Awareness Week, Holdsworth hosted various events with the Woollahra Dementia Alliance. Their next event, on the 16th of October, is […]
Australian jazz music legend James Morrison has a career spanning four decades. He has earned a claim as a trumpeter, multi-instrumentalist, composer, educator and conductor. James sat down to discuss his musical background and share some stories on Monday Drive with Alan Field ahead of his concert at the City Recital Hall with piano virtuoso […]
On Saturday 21 September it would have been Leonard Cohen’s 90th birthday. How will you remember one of the most poetic and humanitarian musicians of the 20th century? In this interview, Monsieur Camembert vocalist, Yaron Hallis, draws on his memories of discovering the singer who went by the same name as his father. Hallis recalls […]
You’ve been to a Cabaret, but it’s likely you’ve never experienced a Cabarave! This September, Brendan de la Hay is performing The Philosopher’s Strip in Darlinghurst’s The Emerald Room. The Emerald Room is a unique cabaret restaurant in Darlinghurst. In this interview, hear from from Brendan de la Hay about his magical, outwandish, and legally […]
On what would have been Leonard Cohen’s 90th birthday (21 September), Monsieur Camembert is hosting a show at the State Theatre to celebrate Cohen’s music, poetry, and his overall impact on the arts. In this episode, we are joined by one of the show’s special guests, Australian singer-songwriter Lyn Bowtell, as she explores how her […]
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