Review: Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

Review by Aya Pfeufer July 2024 “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” directed by George C. Wolfe effectively portrays the struggles of jazz artists, the cost of ambitious goals, and racial tensions between White and Black Americans in Chicago during the 1920s. The Netflix film is an adaptation of the play by the celebrated August Wilson, the […]

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Review: What Happened, Miss Simone?

Netflix documentary looks into the life of African- American artist, and civil rights activist, Nina Simone Review by Aya Pfeufer July 9th, 2024 Directed by Liz Garbus, “What Happened, Miss Simone?” is a compelling and fascinating documentary that explains the life of Nina Simone, a prominent African- American singer, songwriter, civil rights activist and composer. […]

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The Intersection – Trailer

A series focussing on the intersection between music and history, The Intersection traces the evolution of ideas, social norms and cultural forms in Australia – and the characters and events behind them. Sometimes shocking, with dramatic twists along the way, be prepared for an immersive journey into the surprising moments that shaped our lives and […]

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The First Cuts Are The Deepest: Ed Kuepper

The Singer/ Songwriter Talks About Early Influences By Toby Creswell So, I’m watching Daisy Jones which is a kind of sappy soap about a rock band and the soundtrack is so laid back its a surprise it didn’t knock over the furniture. Suddenly just before the end, Daisy flips out, goes crazy and pops on […]

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“Honey” from Harvey is Eastside Radio’s Album Of The Week (12-18 Oct)

  Harvey is a composer, vocalist, guitarist and trumpet player from the NSW coast who performs all around Sydney and regularly tours Australia, south-east Asia and Europe. On his travels Harvey has shared stages with some of his key musical influences including surf-roots musician Donavon Frankenreiter and guitar virtuoso Joe Robinson.   On this album […]

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Gig Guide – Take One – 17th March 2017

Afternoon Eastsider’s! Melanie C host of Take One here. Having caught the Sydney debut of the Baldwins at Leadbelly last night, I’m even more inspired to keep boasting about the talent we have here in Sydney heading to a live stage near you. I’ve posted a couple of pictures and videos I captured on the […]

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QUEEN KAFÉ IS BACK FOR ONE DAY!

  Follow QK here: www.facebook.com/QueenKafe Tuesday 24th of January 2016 from 9am to 10:30am, Queen Kafé will have the honour of hosting the radio show The Lowedown produced and hosted by Virginia Lowe who is unfortunately not well. Rest assured everybody, Virginia will be back the following week. If you love jazz, blues, soul and […]

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Queen Kafé is on hold, a new time slot is coming soon…

Whilst waiting for Queen Kafé to be back on air, tune in to Forever French as I will be producing and hosting the show every second Wednesday’s from 8-9:30pm. Forever French is all about sharing French culture and music from French speaking countries with Australia. For anyone part of la Francophonie, if you would like […]

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The New Thing: Interview with Joel Sena

It’s an exciting time for Sydney saxophonist Joel Sena. From early exposure to jazz and blues through school to completing his studies in a Bachelor of Music, Joel is about to launch his debut self-titled EP with host of musical talent to accompany him. Lucky for us, Joel took some time out of his world […]

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That Red Head by Lozz Benson Live at Foundry 616

Reviewed by Hannah Heseding As a part of the Sydney International Women’s Jazz Festival, the Sydney-based Lozz Benson and her band performed at Foundry 616 on the 8 November and managed to transform this rainy evening into an awesome experience for both the audience and the band itself, taking us through a journey of rockabilly, country […]

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Album of the week – One of Us by Cash Savage and The Last Drinks

‘One of Us’ by Cash Savage and the Last Drinks is Eastside Radio’s album of the week. Last week we brought you an artist’s third release and this week it’s the same, that is what we love here at Eastside bringing you the people music that you might not of heard of by artists who […]

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Vince Jones and the Astral Orchestra

When The Beatles moved to psychedelic rock and Bob Dylan went electric, Van Morrison hired New York’s finest jazz musicians and recorded two of the most classic albums of that golden era – Astral Weeks and Moondance. Both of these albums had an enormous impact on musicians and singers around the world, and Vince Jones […]

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