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MusicJulian Ramundi Destinations NSW Highlights Vivid LiveVivid Live is the accompanying music program that supports the spectacular light festival Vivid held annually across winter in Sydney. It comprises a multitude of performances at both Carriageworks and the Sydney Opera House as well other prominent locations such as City Recital Hall and Tumbalong Park to name a few. Julian Ramundi from Destinations [...]Read More... from Julian Ramundi Destinations NSW Highlights Vivid Live2025-04-2914 min
MusicInterview with Ben de Hoedt – Disappear Here DocumentaryIn this episode, Tony speaks with filmmaker Ben de Hoedt about his striking new film Disappear Here, launching this week at The Ritz. They delve into the film’s gritty inspirations, its subversive take on modern Australian identity, and why it’s already generating buzz as a future cult classic. A must-listen for cinephiles and curious creatives [...]Read More... from Interview with Ben de Hoedt – Disappear Here Documentary2025-04-2320 min
MusicSun Ra Tribute on In The PocketJoin Matthew Ottignon as he celebrates Marshall Allen and his new album from 2025 New Dawn. Marshall Belford Allen (born May 25, 1924) is an American free jazz and avant garde jazz alto saxophone player. He also performs on flute, oboe, piccolo, and the EWI. Allen is best known for his work with Sun Ra, having recorded and performed mostly in this context since the late 1950s, [...]Read More... from Sun Ra Tribute on In The Pocket2025-03-0516 min
MusicAllison Russell is returning to AustraliaAllison Russell is one of the outstanding musicians of our time. The multi award winning and multiinstrumental has produced two solo albums and has worked with many other artists and groups including Joni Mitchell. She recently played Persephone in the broadway version of Hadestown. She will be playing at the City Recital Hall on 17 [...]Read More... from Allison Russell is returning to Australia2025-03-0432 min
MusicKaren Lee Andrews joins Deep Blues to talk about her new albumThe wonderful Karen Lee Andrews sits down to talk about her life as well as her latest musical gig with Jade Macrae at the Factory Theatere. She talks about her musical influences and what she’s been up to lately and also her new album titled “Survival” Listen now! [...]Read More... from Karen Lee Andrews joins Deep Blues to talk about her new album2025-02-101h 19
MusicFlora Carbo reflects on her careerJazz musician, Flora Carbo talks with Tony about her career, the gigs she’s played, and the next generation of musicians she sees and how her crowds inspire her. She also delves into how her own musical journey began in Melbourne, picking up the sax in high school, and her musical education. Listen to learn more. [...]Read More... from Flora Carbo reflects on her career2025-02-1011 min
MusicJade MacRae talks about her new albumTony sits down with soul singer Jade MacRae to talk about her newest album since 2020 called “In my Veins”. She talks about her experience during Covid, how she began to write songs with others during lockdown and eventually returned to Australia to create the album. Listen to learn more! [...]Read More... from Jade MacRae talks about her new album2025-02-0708 min
MusicOpen Academy at the Con offers different music programs for the publicTony interviews Alice Papademtriou from the summer team at the Open Academy at Sydney Conservatorium of Music. She talk about all the different programs at the Open Academy the public can access such as short courses for children and adults and more. [...]Read More... from Open Academy at the Con offers different music programs for the public2025-02-0709 min
MusicInside the Mind of Dave MacRae: Music, Creativity, and Industry InsightsJoin us for an exclusive conversation with the talented Dave MacRae. From his journey in the music industry to creative inspirations and behind-the-scenes stories, Dave shares his insights, experiences, and the passion that drives his work. Whether you’re a music enthusiast or just love a great interview, this is one you don’t want to miss! [...]Read More... from Inside the Mind of Dave MacRae: Music, Creativity, and Industry Insights2025-01-2900 min
Something ElsePeninsula Air Conditioning and keeping cool this summerEastside 89.7FM is proudly sponsored by Peninsula Air Conditioning. As summer approaches, our air conditioners work overtime to keep us cool. Join Tony as he interviews Colin from one of our local business sponsors, Peninsula Air Conditioning, about their exceptional air conditioning products and services. Peninsula Air Conditioning, based in Warriewood, have been providing air [...]Read More... from Peninsula Air Conditioning and keeping cool this summer2024-12-0304 minSomething ElsePeninsula Air Conditioning and keeping cool this summerEastside 89.7FM is proudly sponsored by Peninsula Air Conditioning. As summer approaches, our air conditioners work overtime to keep us cool. Join Tony as he interviews Colin from one of our local business sponsors, Peninsula Air Conditioning, about their exceptional air conditioning products and services. Peninsula Air Conditioning, based in Warriewood, have been providing air [...]Read More... from Peninsula Air Conditioning and keeping cool this summer2024-12-0304 min
MusicMichael Franti gets personalMichael Franti is an American singer-songwriter known not only for his energetic hip-hop music, but also for his political and social activism. He has an extensive musical career of almost 40 years, playing with numerous musicians and bands, his current band being Spearhead. In this interview, Michael Franti reminisces about his music, life, and fellow [...]Read More... from Michael Franti gets personal2024-11-2027 min
MusicGai Bryant & Elio Villafranca LiveIn this interview, Gay Bryant joins the program to discuss an upcoming event in Australia featuring Cuban musician Elio, who will be performing his latest album, “Standing by the Crossroads”, in Sydney and Melbourne in November. Sponsored by Eastside Radio, the album reflects Elio’s journey as a musician, highlighting the influence of his time spent [...]Read More... from Gai Bryant & Elio Villafranca Live2024-10-1129 min
MusicTom Rollinson Joins Blow to Talk About ChiromancyInterview with the prominent Australian jazz guitarist and composer, founding member of the band D.I.G., Tim Rollinson. We are offered an insight into the writing and inspirations behind his new album Chiromancy, launching Wednesday October 16th at Butchers Brew, 499 Marrickville Road, Dulwich Hill. Take a deeper dive into his experiences writing throughout the past [...]Read More... from Tom Rollinson Joins Blow to Talk About Chiromancy2024-10-1155 min
MusicThe Sounds and Stories of James MorrisonAustralian 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 [...]Read More... from The Sounds and Stories of James Morrison2024-09-2327 min
MusicMonsieur Camembert Leonard Cohen ShowOn 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 [...]Read More... from Monsieur Camembert Leonard Cohen Show2024-09-1322 min
MusicThe Philosopher’s Strip The Emerald RoomYou’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 [...]Read More... from The Philosopher’s Strip The Emerald Room2024-09-1306 min
MusicAbby Dobson on her upcoming performance at the Leonard Cohen ShowOn what would have been Leonard Cohen’s 90th birthday (September 21), Monsieur Camembert is putting on a show at the State Theatre to celebrate Cohen’s music, poetry, and his profound influence on the arts. In this episode, we welcome one of the show’s special guests, Australian singer Abby Dobson, as she shares her enthusiasm for [...]Read More... from Abby Dobson on her upcoming performance at the Leonard Cohen Show2024-09-1317 min
MusicLyn Bowtell Making her State Theatre Debut in Leonard Cohen ShowOn 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 [...]Read More... from Lyn Bowtell Making her State Theatre Debut in Leonard Cohen Show 2024-09-1216 min
MusicMelbourne Ska Orchestra Nicky Bomba“What is it about live music that you just can’t find on a digital recording?” The interaction. The audience. The tangible energy. Join us in this podcast with our special guest, Australian singer Nicky Bomba, where he delves into his experiences touring with the Melbourne Ska Orchestra, balancing multiple music projects at once, and sharing [...]Read More... from Melbourne Ska Orchestra Nicky Bomba2024-08-2916 min
MusicAn interview Morcheeba alum, Jody Sternberg and Paris Combo co-founder, David LewisVirginia Lowe spoke with Jody Sternberg and David Lewis during Tuesday’s Lowedown about their work and upcoming shows across Australia. Both Paris-based Australians, Lewis’ melodic, colourful trumpet and flugelhorn interweave effortlessly with Sternberg’s warm voice and feeling for lyric, playfully mixing languages and musical styles. They will join forces with outstanding Sydney pianist Chris Cody [...]Read More... from An interview Morcheeba alum, Jody Sternberg and Paris Combo co-founder, David Lewis2024-08-0113 min
MusicDis-Moi Au RevoirIn this podcast you can listen to Alan Field interview me (Clara, Intern) about my experience at the station. And because when one intern leaves another arrives, the radio station welcomes Kate, who also speaks into Alan’s microphone. In French we say “Toutes les bonnes choses ont une fin”. This can be translated into “All [...]Read More... from Dis-Moi Au Revoir2024-06-2114 min
MusicInterview With Clayton Doley on His New AlbumClayton Doley is an Australian musician and singer-songwriter, and an internationally renowned organist/keyboard player. For the last 10 years he has been touring around the world with his own projects as well as backing up others’. You can catch him and many other musicians playing at the Cronulla Jazz and Blues Festival from the 29th [...]Read More... from Interview With Clayton Doley on His New Album2024-05-2915 min
Music2024 Sydney Con Jazz Fest Artistic DirectorDavid Theak is a respected saxophonist, composer and bandleader on the Australian Jazz Scene. He is a lecturer in the jazz unit at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. In his free time, he is also the artistic director of the Sydney Con Jazz Festival. David joined Matt McMahon and Dan Barnett from Blow to speak about the organisation of [...]Read More... from 2024 Sydney Con Jazz Fest Artistic Director2024-05-2833 min
MusicMario Biondi InterviewMario Biondi is Italy’s number one soul singer and he is set to make his inaugural Australian tour in May 2024. He approached music at a very young age, debuting at 12, singing around Sicily. Later on he discovered his passion for Black Music in the albums of James Brown; Aretha Franklin; Earth Wind and Fire; Lou [...]Read More... from Mario Biondi Interview2024-05-2211 min
MusicMusical Steps Founder Winnie SuOur own Aussie Winnie Su found her love for the piano at the age of 7 by listening to her neighbours playing next door. She was awarded her Licentiate Lmus.A Diploma at the age of 14, having made her concerto debut at 12. She has numerous awards to her name, not least of which is [...]Read More... from Musical Steps Founder Winnie Su2024-04-2348 min
MusicRémi Marchand from PsyconFestRémi Marchand is the guitar player of Cone Of Confusion group and the organizer of the PsyconFest festival. During lockdown, Rémi was really missing music live performance, he also regretted that artists did not collaborate more together… So he created from scratch the festival Psyconfest! Rémi joined Peter from One Size Fits All to speak [...]Read More... from Rémi Marchand from PsyconFest2024-04-1913 min
MusicNeil Murray from Wurumpi bandNeil James Murray is one of the founding member of the Warumpi band that has performed for 20 years and produced 3 ground breaking albums and held down a successful solo career since 1989. He was awarded the 2017 Port Fairy Folk Festival Artist of the Year and is regarded as one of Australia’s finest singer songwriters. Neil [...]Read More... from Neil Murray from Wurumpi band2024-04-1819 min
MusicGregg Arthur’s Great American SongbookAustralian vocalist and composer Gregg Arthur follows in the footsteps of Frank Sinatra, Mel Tormé, and Tony Bennett as one of the great interpreters of The Great American Songbook. He joined Eric Gyors and Virginia Lowe from Wenesday Drive to speak about his experience on stage, his last album and artists with whom he has [...]Read More... from Gregg Arthur’s Great American Songbook2024-04-1839 min
MusicRebecca Scott Vocal Coach @ The ConRebecca Scott combines a busy schedule of working as a music therapist and teaching privately with her role as a tutor for the Open Academy. She joined Dan Barnett from Blow to speak about the Open Academy program and her career as a musician and encourages anyone who wants to make music to sign up ! [...]Read More... from Rebecca Scott Vocal Coach @ The Con2024-04-1821 min
MusicInterview with PJ Morton on Love SoulPJ Morton is an uncommonly versatile soul singer, songwriter, performer and producer based in New Orleans. He is known for his own R&B, gospel, and pop albums, as well as extensive studio work for other performers. PJ Morton joined Joe Johnson from Love Soul to speak about his music mantra, his fascination with Prince and [...]Read More... from Interview with PJ Morton on Love Soul2024-03-2430 min
MusicInterview of Hamed Sadeghi About His Show Empty VoicesHamed Sadeghi is a Multi-ARIA award nominee composer and Tar (Iranian lute) virtuoso. With his band comprised of 6 world-class musicians, they create a soft and gentle music inspired by the Persian philosophy of sophism. Hamed joined Trevor and Ben from Found Sounds Lost Horizons to explain why his show is called Empty Voices, how [...]Read More... from Interview of Hamed Sadeghi About His Show Empty Voices2024-03-2032 min
MusicInterview With Patterson Hood From Drive-By TruckersPatterson Hood is one of the founding member alongside Mike Cooley of the alt-country rock band Drive-By Truckers. Patterson began writing his songs at the age of eight and found much of his inspiration in his father’s, the famous David Hood, extensive record collection. Drive-By Truckers take to the stage at Bluesfest Festival on Thursday [...]Read More... from Interview With Patterson Hood From Drive-By Truckers2024-03-1937 min
MusicSydney Eisteddfod : Interview With General Manager Annette BrownWhen Annette Brown was 15 years old, she was desperate to get on stage. One day, she finally met a “special teacher” that believed in her and let her took the stage of the Sydney Opera House. Since then, she has never forgotten that day. That is exactly what Sydney Eisteddfod is about. The cultural [...]Read More... from Sydney Eisteddfod : Interview With General Manager Annette Brown2024-03-1513 min
MusicChanging the Face of Jazz with Jodie MichaelOn this episode of Changing the Face of Jazz, Mick Paddon is in conversation with Jodie Michael. Jodie Michael was the recipient of the 2013 Jann Rutherford Memorial Award. After gaining experience playing in jazz ensembles at the Wollongong Conservatorium of Music, Jodie earned multiple scholarships. After touring the USA with her local Jazz Orchestra, [...]Read More... from Changing the Face of Jazz with Jodie Michael2024-03-1121 min
MusicChanging the Face of Jazz with Ellen KirkwoodOn this episode of Changing the Face of Jazz, Mick Paddon speaks with Ellen Kirkwood. Ellen Kirkwood is an award-winning composer, trumpeter, bandleader and educator. She an Australian-born person of British heritage, living on unceded Wangal Country in Sydney’s Inner West. [...]Read More... from Changing the Face of Jazz with Ellen Kirkwood2024-03-0424 minMusicChanging the Face of Jazz with Hilary GeddesOn this episode of Changing the Face of Jazz, Mick Paddon speaks with Hilary Geddes. Hilary Geddes is a guitarist, improviser and composer based in Eora/Sydney on Gadigal Land. She is the 2021 Freedman Jazz Fellow, a 2021 ABC Jazz Scholarship, and the 2019 recipient of the Jann Rutherford Memorial Award. Hilary is the bandleader [...]Read More... from Changing the Face of Jazz with Hilary Geddes2024-02-2630 min
MusicEp 4, Part 2: Kay Dreyfus on Enemy AliensWe follow up each episode of The Intersection with an interview with an expert on the topic. Our special guest for Episode 4 is historian and musicologist Kay Dreyfus. Her 2013 book,,’Silence and Secrets – the Weintraub Syncopators in Australia’, introduced many people to this extraordinary story. [...]Read More... from Ep 4, Part 2: Kay Dreyfus on Enemy Aliens2024-02-2323 min
MusicEp 4, Part 1: Enemy AliensThe Weintraub Syncopators were the hottest jazz band in Weimar Germany. But after the Nazi party passed the first anti-Jewish laws, the Syncopators decided to embark on what was perhaps the longest world tour by any band in history. It ended in an internment camp in rural Australia. This episode traces an epic journey of [...]Read More... from Ep 4, Part 1: Enemy Aliens2024-02-1843 min
MusicInterview with Hot Jazz Picnic hosts Lana & MadisonIn this Podcast Bondi Nights´Earl speaks with the Ladies that hosted the Hot Jazz Picnic. It was live in the episode of Bondi Nights on February 7, 2024. Lana and Madison revealed how they prepared for the event and spill the tea about how well they know Jazz music. [...]Read More... from Interview with Hot Jazz Picnic hosts Lana & Madison2024-02-0720 min
MusicA Chat with Ralph McTellRalph is back touring Australia. The “Streets of London” singer/songwriter sits down with David Barr to talk about his music and perform some songs. Ralph will be playing at The Concourse Chatswood on Friday 9 February as part of his Streets of Oz Tour 2024. [...]Read More... from A Chat with Ralph McTell2024-02-0723 min
MusicA Vinyl Direction in Groove w/ Scott SaundersInterview by Joshua Duffy Scott Saunders is the founder of Sydney’s explosive 90s Groove outfit dig (Directions In Groove), a prolific film television and theatre composer, and a music teacher with a master in philosophy (music) publishing a study titled “An Aesthetics of Groove.” Scott has returned to the scene with a new Soul Jazz [...]Read More... from A Vinyl Direction in Groove w/ Scott Saunders2024-02-061h 41MusicEp 3, Part 2: Gary Foley on 1988Our special guest is historian and activist Gary Foley. A Gumbayngirr man, Gary Foley has been at the forefront of Indigenous activism for over fifty years and was a key figure in the Bicentennial protests. [...]Read More... from Ep 3, Part 2: Gary Foley on 19882024-02-0425 minMusicEp 3, Part 1: 19881988 in Australia. On the musical front, it was seriously divided between the mainstream music industry and the alternative/underground scene, yet both sides had their eyes on the international stage. But there was a bigger issue; 1988 marked the Bicentennial of the British invasion of Aboriginal lands. Indigenous activists were waiting to protest any celebrations. [...]Read More... from Ep 3, Part 1: 19882024-02-0441 min
MusicIndigenous Singer-Songwriter, Shellie Morris Speaks with Elliott Wallace: Waralungku by Arrkula YinbayarraShellie Morris, the powerhouse Indigenous singer-songwriter, effortlessly blends tradition with innovation, creating a sonic journey through her ancestral roots. Hailing from the Yanyuwa, Garrwa, and Gurdanji communities, Morris’ soulful melodies carry the weight of Indigenous stories, bridging the past and present. In the run up to, and immediately after Australia Day, Shellie and Elliott discussed [...]Read More... from Indigenous Singer-Songwriter, Shellie Morris Speaks with Elliott Wallace: Waralungku by Arrkula Yinbayarra2024-01-3025 minMusicEp 2, Part 2: John Highfield on Lee GordonOur special guest is journalist and broadcaster John Highfield. Best known for his 35 years on ABC Radio, it is not so well known that John was a teenage employee of the Lee Gordon organisation in the early 1960s. His recollections are fascinating. Playlist Chubby Checker: The Fly [...]Read More... from Ep 2, Part 2: John Highfield on Lee Gordon2024-01-2827 minMusicEp 2, Part 1: The GinchiestAustralia may have “turned to America” during WWII, but culturally, it was still doggedly British. This changed in the 1950s. We look at one arbiter of the change – Lee Gordon – an American with a shady backstory who arrived in Sydney in 1953 and within a year had created the Australian concert circuit! And [...]Read More... from Ep 2, Part 1: The Ginchiest2024-01-2835 min
MusicEp 1, Part 2: Deirdre O’Connell on White Australia BluesOur special guest to discuss the themes of the White Australia Blues episode is historian Deirdre O’Connell. She has written at length on the Sonny Clay tour and its background. Her extraordinary 2021 book, ‘Harlem Nights – the Secret History of Australia’s Jazz Age’ was hugely influential in the making of this episode. This interview [...]Read More... from Ep 1, Part 2: Deirdre O’Connell on White Australia Blues2024-01-2230 minMusicEp 1, Part 1: White Australia BluesThe Immigration Restriction Act of 1901 heralded the White Australia Policy. This culture of whiteness would inevitably affect music in Australia. In this episode we look at the 1928 tour by Sonny Clay’s Colored Idea, the first African-American jazz band to tour Australia. We also look at ways the White Australia Policy continued to affect [...]Read More... from Ep 1, Part 1: White Australia Blues2024-01-2134 min
MusicIn Conversation with the Conservatorium Open AcademySince 1974 the Open Academy at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music has opened the doors of the Conservatorium to the community through a wide range of programs, courses and workshops for school students, musicians, music teachers and to all those who are interested in learning more about music. Join Dan and Matt from Eastside’s ‘Blow’ [...]Read More... from In Conversation with the Conservatorium Open Academy2024-01-1823 minMusicThe Intersection – TrailerA 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 [...]Read More... from The Intersection – Trailer2024-01-1501 min
Musicatone: From Hulme Crescent 24hr Party People to Sydney’s 90s Club Scene [...]Read More... from atone: From Hulme Crescent 24hr Party People to Sydney’s 90s Club Scene2023-12-2747 min
MusicInterview with Clive Miller; CEO of Support Act about Aus Music Month and Aus Music T-Shirt DayAusmusic T-Shirt Day is an annual day of fun and awareness on Thursday 30 November to celebrate Aussie music and raise urgently-needed funds for music workers in crisis. Funds raised from the campaign go towards helping Support Act continue its crucial work supporting musicians, managers, crew and music workers through crisis relief, mental health and [...]Read More... from Interview with Clive Miller; CEO of Support Act about Aus Music Month and Aus Music T-Shirt Day2023-11-2810 min
MusicInterview with Katie Thorne – Hot Jazz PicnicHOT JAZZ PICNIC HAS NOW BEEN POSTPONED TO FEBRUARY 2024. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION. Katie Thorne is a singer-songwriter and guitarist who was born and raised in rural NSW (Wiradjuri Country). She describes her music as “sing-in-the-car songs, cry-on-the-walk-home songs, songs so personal I can’t quite believe I’m sharing them.” Her unique sound blends jazz with [...]Read More... from Interview with Katie Thorne – Hot Jazz Picnic2023-11-2118 min
MusicChanging the Face of Jazz With Alex SilverTrombone player, and band leader Alex Silver is featured in the Changing the Face of Jazz series . The series focuses on young women instrumentalists who have been making their names in jazz in recent years. Alex tells how, when faced with a choice between playing glockenspiel and trombone in a school band, she opted [...]Read More... from Changing the Face of Jazz With Alex Silver2023-09-1325 min
MusicJess Dunn Making Jazz in AustraliaBass player Jess Dunn is the featured musician in this Changing the Face of Jazz. Jess says of herself that she came to playing music fairly late, by which she means her late teens. She progressed from a hand-me-down electric bass to a stand-up acoustic one and then developed a taste for jazz. She graduated [...]Read More... from Jess Dunn Making Jazz in Australia2023-09-1324 min
MusicThe Philosophy of Jazz – Interview with Mick and RenataThe podcast episode features a conversation between Mick Paddon and Renata Arrivolo. Mick is filling in for Phil James on the show “Philosophy of Jazz.” Renata Aravolo, a jazz pianist, is the special guest. They discuss the Open Academy at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, focusing on adult education and various courses related to jazz. [...]Read More... from The Philosophy of Jazz – Interview with Mick and Renata2023-09-1319 min
MusicBlow: In Conversation With Mark IsaacsListen along to Matt and Dan making conversation with the ever so highly commended, London born, Australian raised Mark Isaacs. Be sure to catch a glimpse of the extensive collection of records Isaacs has produced, focussing on three of his latest six Songs Without Words, a set of variations on the English folksong The Snow It Melts [...]Read More... from Blow: In Conversation With Mark Isaacs2023-09-1200 min
MusicChanging The Face of JazzOver the past decade the face of jazz in Australia has been changing, slowly but surely. While we are used to seeing women singers fronting bands, there have been few women playing the instruments we associate with jazz-trumpets, saxophones, pianos, basses. There have been even fewer women leading jazz ensembles. That is now changing. This [...]Read More... from Changing The Face of Jazz2023-08-2400 min
MusicAlto player Tessie Overmyer: starting at the top with Charlie ParkerTessie Overmyer is a saxophonist primarily playing the alto sax. She has been making a huge impact on the Sydney and Australian jazz scenes in the past couple years. In this profile she describes taking up the alto at school (though she might have been an oboe player if one had been available) . She [...]Read More... from Alto player Tessie Overmyer: starting at the top with Charlie Parker2023-07-2430 min
MusicBlues and Soul singer Eugene “Hideaway” Bridges at Found Sounds Lost HorizonsIn the latest Episode of Found Sounds Lost Horizons, Blues and Soul singer Eugene “Hideaway” Bridges visits our Studio at the Bondi Pavilion. Together with Trevor and Ben, Eugene talks about his upcoming concerts in Sydney and in Australia. Eugene also plays some of his songs live on his guitar. [...]Read More... from Blues and Soul singer Eugene “Hideaway” Bridges at Found Sounds Lost Horizons2023-03-141h 08
MusicInterview with Jazz Musician Bela Fleck for Philosophy of JazzIn this Episode of The Philosophy of Jazz, Phil James interviews Jazz musician and banjo player Bela Fleck about his tour together with his life partner, clawhammer banjo player and singer Abigail Washburn. Their tour starts on the 7th of March and goes until September. They play 5 shows in Australia, 2 in New Zealand [...]Read More... from Interview with Jazz Musician Bela Fleck for Philosophy of Jazz2023-03-0715 min
MusicTik TALK with KathrynPresented by Kathryn Yang TikTalk with Kathryn discusses the impacts of Tik Tok on the Music industry, revealing the good, the bad, and the ugly. It’s a Kathryn-one-time-production and throughout the Podcasts she delves into the ups and downs of virality and Gen-Z’s behaviour on TikTok, as well as dropping a few recent top hits! [...]Read More... from Tik TALK with Kathryn2022-12-1130 min
MusicGossip About the GrammysPresented by Sumaya Sultana Gossip About the Grammys is a one-time production in light of the recent reveal of the 2023 Grammys nominees. Sumaya delves into past controversies about the Grammys and also covers this years Grammys and specific categories to look out for. Throughout the program she drops in different songs from these events [...]Read More... from Gossip About the Grammys2022-11-251h 30
ArtsARTS FRIDAY: Head On Photo Festival with Phil BaylySouth Australian-born, Sydney-based Phil Bayly has travelled and exhibited worldwide since the 1970s. After vice-chairing the collective Kick Arts in far north Queensland, he is now based in Sydney, working on personal projects such as self-published artist books.
Phil Bayly
Exhibition: The view outside
Bondi Beach Promenade, 4 – 11 December 2022
Head On Photo Festival 4 – 20 November 2022
Arts Friday’s Angela Stretch went to Eastside’s Bondi Studio to speak with the exhibiting photographers: Moshe Rosenzveig OAM, Head On Photo Festival Founder, Creative Director and lead curator; John Donegan, Photojournalist; Jake Nowakowski, news photographer; Serena Dzenis, is a lens-based artist from Australia who resides in Ic...2022-11-0500 min
ArtsARTS FRIDAY: Head On Photo Festival with Serena DzenisSerena Dzenis is a lens-based artist from Australia who resides in Iceland. She uses her work to tell stories about science, conservation, environmental issues and the future of mankind. 2021 + II: utopia broadcasting is an exhibition that encapsulates everything about human construction : consumerism, the wonders and dangers of science and sheer curiosity.
Serena Dzenis
Exhibition: 2021 ± II: utopia broadcasting
Bondi Beach Promenade, 4 - 11 December 2022
Head On Photo Festival 4 - 20 November 2022
Arts Friday's Angela Stretch went to Eastside's Bondi Studio to speak with the exhibiting photographers: Moshe Rosenzveig OAM, Head On Photo Festival Founder, Creative Director and lead curator; John Donegan, Photojournalist; Jake No...2022-11-0500 min
ArtsARTS FRIDAY: Head On Photo Festival with Murray FredericksMurray Fredericks previously photographed a series of large-scale landscape photographs with fire as their central theme. While shooting, he filmed BLAZE, an observational documentary by Academy Award-nominated team Bentley Dean (director) and Tania Nehme (editor). From the start of his career Fredericks process has involved prolonged solo journeys to remote and often extreme locations.
Using non-destructive methods, Fredericks sets blazing trees, and often simply flame itself, against vast flooded lakes and river systems that have defined the interior of Australia over the La-Nina cycles of 2021 and 2022.
Saturday 5 November
5 PM – 6 PM (Sydney AEDT) film premiere – BLAZE at the Bondi Pavilion in the Hi...2022-11-0500 min
ArtsARTS FRIDAY: Head On Photo Festival with Jake NowakowskiNews photographer, Jake Nowakowski’s, Superheroes in lockdown was produced during Melbourne’s restrictive and prolonged 112-day COVID-19 lockdown in 2020. The subjects are serious cosplayers who would usually spend their days visiting patients in hospitals or attending Comic-Con events, but just like the rest of the Melbournian population, they were confined to their homes.
Jake Nowakowski, news photographer
Exhibition: Superheroes in lockdown
Bondi Beach Promenade
Arts Friday’s Angela Stretch went to Eastside’s Bondi Studio to speak with the exhibiting photographers: Moshe Rosenzveig OAM, Head On Photo Festival Founder, Creative Director and lead curator; John Donegan, Photojournalist; Jake Nowakowski, news photograph...2022-11-0500 min
ArtsARTS FRIDAY: Head On Photo Festival with John DoneganJohn Donegan is an artist with a background in photojournalism. His artistic practice searches for the beauty in ordinary rhythms of everyday life, often highlighting the seemingly unimportant, insignificant, or unseen. The Broken Creek marks a turning point, whereby Donegan is exploring finding peace within nature and himself.
John Donegan, Photojournalist
Exhibition: The Broken Creek | - 12 November 2022
Stanley Street Gallery
Head On Photo Festival | 4 - 20 November 2022
Arts Friday's Angela Stretch went to Eastside's Bondi Studio to speak with the exhibiting photographers: Moshe Rosenzveig OAM, Head On Photo Festival Founder, Creative Director and lead curator; John Donegan, Photojournalist; Jake Nowakowski, news p...2022-11-0500 min
MusicChanging the face of Jazz with saxophonist Loretta PalmeiroChanging the Face of Jazz, is a series of profiles of women, jazz instrumentalists. The featured musician in this edition is saxophonist, clarinetist and flautist Loretta Palmeiro. Loretta has been a member of and soloist in a wide range of ensembles which have made an important impact on Australian music, including the Sirens, the Divergence [...]Read More... from Changing the face of Jazz with saxophonist Loretta Palmeiro2021-09-1500 min
MusicChloe Kim’s Korean drumming Changing the Face of JazzChloe Kim is a drummer. In this profile she beings by telling us why she describes herself as a drum kit specialist rather than a percussionist. Chloe started playing music when she was very young. She switched to the drums as much, as she tells us, for the look of the kit as for the [...]Read More... from Chloe Kim’s Korean drumming Changing the Face of Jazz2021-07-1619 min
MusicChanging the Face of Jazz -the inspiration of Nadje Noordhuis , from Kenny Wheeler to NYCNadje Noordhuis is a trumpeter, flugel horn player and educator. In this profile we hear her describing how she started playing music at a very early age but was introduced to jazz much later. Her ears were opened to the music by the legendary Kenny Wheeler. Moving from Australia to New York she talks about [...]Read More... from Changing the Face of Jazz -the inspiration of Nadje Noordhuis , from Kenny Wheeler to NYC2021-07-1000 min
DriveLannigan live and exclusive on Eastside Radio 89.7FMLocal Sydney singer/songwriter, Lannigan aka Ben Roach, joined Friday Drive for a live and exclusive performance of his brand new single, ‘Where Do We Go From Here?’. The song is the first single from Lannigan’s second EP, ‘I Don’t Know’, due for release in early 2020. Lannigan discusses songwriting, playing in a band and a […]2019-12-0200 min
Catch It By The TailEpisode 9 – Go the tromboneThis might be the first in a series – we celebrate the trombone with a special guest and are very lucky to feature a story read by its author, Melbourne writer Meredith Costain. About playing the trombone/Danny Boy – Zoe ‘Papa-Ooh-MauMau’ – Harold Betters, 100 Lounge Classics Musical Harriet – written by Meredith Costain, illustrated [...]Read More... from Episode 9 – Go the trombone2019-07-0515 min
Catch It By The TailEpisode 9 – Go the tromboneThis might be the first in a series – we celebrate the trombone with a special guest and are very lucky to feature a story read by its author, Melbourne writer Meredith Costain. Find details at catchitbythetail.com.2019-07-0500 minCatch It By The TailEpisode 8 – First PrinciplesSongs is really where Catch it by the Tail began, and in this episode we revisit some favourites, paying special attention to the ukulele. One was Johnny – Carole King, Really Rosie Green Grass Grows All Around – Pete Seeger, Abiyoyo and Other Story Songs for Children I Could Never Take the Place of Your [...]Read More... from Episode 8 – First Principles2019-06-2312 minCatch It By The TailEpisode 8 – First PrinciplesSongs is really where Catch it by the Tail began, and in this episode we revisit some favourites, paying special attention to the ukulele. Find details at www.catchitbythetail.com.2019-06-2300 minCatch It By The TailEpisode 7 – Language LessonSpeaking a second language is a fabulous skill and in this episode you’ll learn how in two easy lessons – though it’s not a language you’ll take travelling to another country, necessarily. Find details at www.catchitbythetail.com.2019-06-2300 minCatch It By The TailEpisode 7 – Language LessonSpeaking a second language is a fabulous skill and in this episode you’ll learn how in two easy lessons – though it’s not a language you’ll take travelling to another country, necessarily. Ning Nang Nong – Spike Milligan, Spike Milligan EMI Comedy Language Lesson 1 – featuring Frank and Tina and a star turn by [...]Read More... from Episode 7 – Language Lesson2019-06-2311 minCatch It By The TailEpisode 6 – Sixes and SevensKids in charge! Six and seven year olds share stories, songs, jokes and advice on playing the recorder. Thanks to Bellevue Hill Public School, Fort Street Public School and Waverley Public Library for letting CIBTT in the door. Find details at www.catchitbythetail.com.2019-06-0600 minCatch It By The TailEpisode 6 – Sixes and SevensKids in charge! Six and seven year olds share stories, songs, jokes and advice on playing the recorder. Thanks to Bellevue Hill Public School, Fort Street Public School and Waverley Public Library for letting CIBTT in the door. ‘I’m a believer’ – Demi, Tash and Eden, Bellevue Hill Public School How to play the recorder [...]Read More... from Episode 6 – Sixes and Sevens2019-06-0610 min
ArtsDon Was Celebrates 80 years of Blue Note Records with Eastside Radio
Don Was and Justin Seltzer at Eastside
The President of Blue Note records, Don Was, has been in Sydney as part of his world tour celebrating the 80th birthday of this iconic jazz label. With Blue Note's Vice President Justin Seltzer, he joined Mick Paddon in the Eastside studios during Time and Space. Don Was made his name as a musician and as a record producer, working over decades with just about every major name in the rock and pop worlds including the Rolling Stones, Roy Orbison, Bonnie Rait, Brian Wilson and many more, as well as jazz legends such...2019-06-0600 minCatch It By The TailEpisode 5 – The King and the SeaPoems, stories, fables – hard to pin down exactly what kind of book The King and the Sea is and, luckily, no need to try. Beautifully read by Sarah Peirse and Tom Hobbs, musical pictures by Peter Dasent. Big thank you to Gecko Press for allowing this transformation from page to audio. Find details at […]2019-05-3000 minCatch It By The TailEpisode 5 – The King and the SeaPoems, stories, fables – hard to pin down exactly what kind of book The King and the Sea is and, luckily, no need to try. Beautifully read by Sarah Peirse and Tom Hobbs, musical pictures by Peter Dasent. Big thank you to Gecko Press for allowing this transformation from page to audio. The King and [...]Read More... from Episode 5 – The King and the Sea2019-05-3012 minCatch It By The TailEpisode 4 – On BicyclesAnother episode with an outdoor theme. Bicyclists young and older share tips and stories and there’s some music to get everyone up and pedalling. Find more info at www.catchitbythetail.com.2019-05-2500 minCatch It By The TailEpisode 4 – On BicyclesAnother episode with an outdoor theme. Bicyclists young and older share tips and stories and there’s some music to get everyone up and pedalling. Ryan, Soumia, Alison, Owen and Ariel talk about bicycling ‘When you ride’, Frank Luther, from Songs of Safety ‘The Pushbike Song’, the Mixtures Find more info at www.catchitbythetail.com. [...]Read More... from Episode 4 – On Bicycles2019-05-2509 minCatch It By The TailEpisode 3: OutdoorsEight-year-old Leo is eloquent about snorkelling, crabbing, camping and more, with the help of younger sister Ayla. Then a song about fishing, and one from Sydney group The Vegetable Plot. Find more info at www.catchitbythetail.com. 2019-02-2800 minCatch It By The TailEpisode 3: OutdoorsEight-year-old Leo is eloquent about snorkelling, crabbing, camping and more, with the help of younger sister Ayla. Then a song about fishing, and one from Sydney group The Vegetable Plot. ‘I love to go outside (Sue Kini’s song)’, The Vegetable Plot, The Vegetable Plot: Season One Australian magpies, recorded by Fred van Gessel, Professional Wildlife Sounds [...]Read More... from Episode 3: Outdoors2019-02-2810 minCatch It By The TailEpisode 2: TrickstersDipping into Danny Kaye’s great repertoire of music for children, and a re-telling of a classic folk story. Find more info at www.catchitbythetail.com.2019-02-2800 minCatch It By The TailEpisode 2: TrickstersDipping into Danny Kaye’s great repertoire of music for children, and a re-telling of a classic folk story. -‘The King’s New Clothes’, Danny Kaye, Danny Kaye’s Greatest Hits – ‘Nail Broth’, trad, read by Sarah Peirse – ‘Welcome Table’ – Dan Zanes (with the Blind Boys of Alabama), Catch That Train Find more info at www.catchitbythetail.com. [...]Read More... from Episode 2: Tricksters2019-02-2814 minCatch It By The TailEpisode 1: Mostly DogsCatch it by the Tail returns in a new podcast format. Justine Clarke reads a story and we hear songs about dogs and sung by them. And other dogginess. Find more info at www.catchitbythetail.com.2019-02-2800 minCatch It By The TailEpisode 1: Mostly DogsCatch it by the Tail returns in a new podcast format. Justine Clarke reads a story and we hear songs about dogs and sung by them. And other dogginess. -That’s where it all went wrong by Arthur Baysting, read by Justine Clarke. Music by Give A Frog A Phone, with incidental piano crashes by Peter Dasent. – ‘Roger the Dog’ by [...]Read More... from Episode 1: Mostly Dogs2019-02-2809 minCatch It By The TailCatch It By The Tail – IntroWelcome Back to Catch It By The Tail…be sure to keep an eye and ear out for the first 3 episodes landing shortly!2019-02-1200 minCatch It By The TailCatch It By The Tail – IntroWelcome Back to Catch It By The Tail…be sure to keep an eye and ear out for the first 3 episodes landing shortly! [...]Read More... from Catch It By The Tail – Intro2019-02-1200 min
ArtsInterview with Vashti Hughes about her show “Larry’s Odyssey”Live Interview with Vashti Hughes talking about her show “Larry’s Odyssey” coming up at the new East Sydney Arts & Community Centre.
Experience a voice class with vocal coach to the stars Larry Olive, who while warming up your “P-Spot” divulges his expert tips on the secrets to success as an Actor in the theatre. For the trained, untrained or anyone still in recovery from their drama school experience.
An immersive and interactive "hour of power" where audiences are the students in the voice class and experience vocal exercises specific to Actor training. The show explores the power dynamics that can exist...2018-08-2800 min
MusicEmma Stephenson from New York to Time and Space2017 Freedman Jazz Fellowship Award winner Emma Stephenson has been living and working in New York for the past eight months. She was briefly back in Sydney in April to attend a couple of weddings which gave Mick Paddon, presenter of Time and Space a chance to catch up with her to ask about how [...]Read More... from Emma Stephenson from New York to Time and Space2018-05-0433 min
Making AirwavesMaking Airwaves Episode 4Windgap Foundation with the support of the Vincent Fairfax Family Foundation has partnered withEastside Radio 89.7FM, to develop the ‘Making Airwaves’ project, an opportunity for people with an intellectual disability to learn radio presentation and production skills, creating their own radio show. On Tuesday 31st March 2015, the latest team from the Making Airwaves project, ‘Breaking Voices’broadcast their program on Eastside Radio 89.7FM. [...]Read More... from Making Airwaves Episode 42015-04-0833 min
Making AirwavesMaking Airwaves Episode 4Windgap Foundation with the support of the Vincent Fairfax Family Foundation has partnered withEastside Radio 89.7FM, to develop the ‘Making Airwaves’ project, an opportunity for people with an intellectual disability to learn radio presentation and production skills, creating their own radio show. On Tuesday 31st March 2015, the latest team from the Making Airwaves project, ‘Breaking Voices’broadcast their program on Eastside Radio 89.7FM. […]2015-04-0800 minMaking AirwavesMaking Airwaves Episode 1The Windgap Foundation along with Accessible Arts have partnered with Eastside Radio, theatre professionals and DJs to develop the ‘Making Airwaves’ project, giving people with a disability the opportunity to learn radio presentation and production skills by creating their own radio show. Listen to the podcast below of Eastside Radio and Windgap Foundation’s 2013 project “Making Airwaves with […]2013-12-0300 min