All Entries in the "Program Blogs" Category
Love-Art-Music with Margaux Dombkins on Arts Thursday 23 May 2013
Samantha Cunningham, Jasper Garner-Gore, Jonathan Parsons and Patrick James are my guests today. My first guests: Director, Sarah Cunningham and Actor, Jasper Garner-Gore chat about ‘By Any Other Name’ (R&J) – a new adaptation on Shakespeare’s eternal love story, Romeo & Juliet which breathes new life into an ancient feud. Set somewhere between haute couture and an [...]
Dead Bird Society
Sydney’s street art culture is burgeoning currently, and the main hub for the scene is the inner west. Julian had a chat to inner west based art collective Dead Bird Society about their most recent show Re:Creation, at Scratch Art Space in Marrickville. The three artists, Jomapi (Johan Marais-Piper) , The Thing (Gary Panayi) and [...]
The Showdown, 20.5.13
Nate Wood was our special guest today, a multi-instrumentalist perhaps best known for playing drums in US band Kneebody, though also playing all the instruments (and singing) on a couple of his own albums, and most recently a duo project with Jesske Hume called Weyou. Nate is in town playing two shows for 505′s International [...]
A Taste of Honey May 16 2013
Two fabulous artistes, Queen Latifah (pic.left) and Dusty Springfield (pic.rt) are just a part of this ‘getting into my travel vibe’ show-I always put together ‘ playlists’ for my roadtrips – music that is“singalongable’ and there are a few here today – ‘Travellin’ Light’ (3 different songs) by Cliff Richard,Billy Holiday and J J Cale. Add in a couple of atmospheric ballads by Frank [...]
The New Thing 20/05/13 Playlist & Albums
Here’s what albums were featured on The New Thing today and which tracks were played! Lisa Hilton – Getaway The third album from Lisa Hilton in as many years, it features the regular trio of Hilton on Piano, Larry Grenadier on Bass and Nasheet Waits on drums. The album [...]
Arts Monday 20 May 2013
ArtiFacts Eastside. Join me, Jane Raffan, for a program looking at the Redlands Konica Minolta Art Prize, an exhibition of contemporary art currently on view at the National Art School, Darlinghurst. Uniquely, this prize aims to foster mentorship and pairs established artists chosen by a guest curator with emerging artists (nominated by the selected established [...]
Sounds Of Soul chronicles and playlist (10.05.2013): DJ Entertainer or DJ Educator
There has been recently a flare up of the age-old discourse in the deejay community about the true purpose of spinning records, be it on the airwaves or to a live audience in a club. Simply put, you can say that there are two factions – the DJs that see themselves primarily as entertainers and [...]
Back to the 60s with a focus on architecture on Arts Thursday
Maisy Stapleton interviews Charles Pickett, joint author of a new publication Designer Suburbs on architect-designed houses in the building boom of the 1950s to 70s. She also talks to Michael Dysart, one of the young generation of architects changing the architectural landscape in this period. Tune in too for some music of the 60s. The [...]
Arts Wednesday 15 May 2013
At about 10:40 am we will hear Part 3 of the series on The Violin Family with Linda and Antoine Lespets and Lilly Camden and this week we talk about making a new violin. My special guest this week is Craig McGregor, distinguished journalist and author, who has written his memoir entitled Left Hand . [...]
The Showdown, 13.5.13
Normal is the new weird… 12:01 AM – Prologue by Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society 12:07 AM – We’re Heading Out West To India by Godiego 12:13 AM – Elephant by Tame Impala 12:17 AM – Carpe Diem by Melvins 12:23 AM – Construction + Destruction by Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society 12:28 AM – [...]
The New Thing 13/05/13 Playlist & Albums
Here’s what albums were featured on The New Thing today and which tracks were played! Alan Broadbent – Heart To Heart Two time grammy award winning pianist Alan Broadbent has returned with a new album called Heart To Heart which is set to be released on [...]
Affairs of the Art, The Australian Voices, and New Beirut with Margaux Dombkins on Arts Monday 13 May 2013
My first guest: arts journalist, Katrina Strickland chats about her new book ‘Affairs of the Art’ – Love, Loss and Power in the Art World. Many artists are more famous in death than in life thanks to the careful management of their myth, most often by the widow. The reputations of artists are influenced by [...]
A Taste Of Honey May 9 2013
Finally a selection of Rosemary Clooney’s(pic right)best songs from her Columbia years selected and produced by Michael Feinstein on the album ’Jazz Singer’.Only the legendary Carole King (pic.left)could sustain a release of her catalogue material starting with ‘The Legendary Demos’ package and one can not only hear her passion in these early sessions but more importantly witness [...]
‘Stories Then and Now’ and ‘The Bull, The Moon and The Coronet of Stars’ with Margaux Dombkins on Arts Thursday 9 May 2013
My first guests – Annette Shun Wah and Jenevieve Chang will chat about the inspiring new theatre work, “Stories Then & Now” which brings together six Asian Australians to tell personal stories from their past to unravel the threads that lead to their present day lives. ‘Stories Then & Now’ is directed by master storyteller [...]
MoodSwing Playlist – Everything House
This Moodswing is everything house! deep house, tech house and it’s crossovers with UK garage, glitch, nu-disco & dubstep. Featuring artists Alunageorge, Jessie Ware, Disclosure, XXXY, Les Sins, H.O.S.H and more. Selected and presented by DJ Taline for Moodswing, Eastside Radio, 89.7FM
