Something Else

Liv the drummer/songwriter alongside Saskia the bassist/songwriter are the founding members of brand new UK band, x blond. Based in Cornwall, they hope to start making change in the male dominated music industry and strive to be a voice for young people growing up in small towns around the world who don’t always see themselves [...] Read More... from Interview with x blond: Upcoming UK Band

Singer/songwriter/actor IOTA is a man of many talents covering several artistic fields. His 7th album, Hours Disappear, has just been released and IOTA talks about his music with David Barr as well as his achievements on stage and film. For Mad Max fans, IOTA played the deranged guitarist Doof Warrior in Fury Road. IOTA performs [...] Read More... from Interview and Performance with iOTA

Di & Suzi interview with Jenny and Peter Hindle who are visiting from Sussex to be at the opening night of The Unfriend (at the Ros, for Sydney Theatre Company). The reason, of course, is that they are the couple who, while on a cruise to Panama, befriended an American they describe as “very charismatic”. For a variety of reasons, after [...] Read More... from Interview with Jenny and Peter Hi...

Yasco, aka Sol Hamon, is a musician with a difference. Her multilayered ethereal harmonies have a spiritual edge reminiscent of Medieval sacred music. Yasco sings and talks to David Barr. [...] Read More... from Interview and Performance with Sol Hamon

Opera singer and vocal coach Rebecca Scott stops by Wednesday Drive to promote the Open Academy at the Con, which offers music and voice courses to anyone interested in the Sydney community. A former student of the Con herself, Scott discusses her own vocal education and operatic career, reminiscing on her trajectory of dedication and [...] Read More... from Interview with Rebecca Scott

Viola da gamba player Jenny Eriksson discusses her progression as an artist and the vastly different projects she has dipped her toes into. Eriksson also recounts her history with Norwegian jazz pianist and composer Jan Gunnar Hoff, with whom she’ll be performing in Sydney this October in Northern Lights – Southern Cross. Jan Gunnar Hoff [...] Read More... from Interview with Jenny Eri...

Sydney based band, Fathom, have just successfully attempted a new world record for the most gigs within twelve hours! The group played one gig at nine different venues and completed the record with only fifteen seconds to spare. From car crashes, road rages, bush fires, speed limits, helicopter rides and more, Jaxon Italiano explains the [...] Read More... from Interview with Fathom; The most gigs...

Whitney Fitzsimmons is an award winning Australian broadcast journalist and television presenter. Her debut novel ‘The Rising’ is an atmospheric thriller centred around a rural Australian town. This interview explores why Whitney chose to write a crime novel, how the story came about, her writing process and what to expect from the story and its [...] Read More... from Interview with W...

Dr Caitlyn Forster is an entomology lecturer at the University of Sydney, and she had a chat to Alan Field on Monday Drive about a range of insects and their behaviours at this time of the year. [...] Read More... from Dr Caitlyn Forster talks to the (insect) animals

The Pacific Opera Studios is ending its 2026 season with a performance from their Young Artists of the year. The concert is curated by Peter Coleman-Wright and Cheryl Barker and features collaboration with the Modést Orchestra. Peter details the work behind the Young Artists preparations for their final performance at Pacific Opera which will be [...] Read More... from Interview with Peter Coleman...

Bassist and composer Reid Anderson joined Matt on Blow to discuss the final tour of his band, The Bad Plus. Anderson reminisces on the band’s trajectory, his own personal musical influences, and collaborative creation. Aside from their original compositions, The Bad Plus was known for their improvisational jazz arrangements of contemporary songs, something Matt highlights [...] Read More......

Prof Bruce Isaacs from the University of Sydney joined Alan Field on Monday Drive to give us some tips on what we sould consider seeing at the movies during the upcoming school holidays. [...] Read More... from Assoc Prof Bruce Isaacs

Andrew Doyle is one of Australia’s foremost clarinetists, and is the Principal Clarinetist for The Metropolitan Orchestra, whose final concert for the 2026 season is imminent. Andrew joined Alan Field on Monday Drive in the Bondi studio for a discussion on his music and his other surprising interests. [...] Read More... from Andrew Doyle

Scott Phillips is the Chief Investment Officer of The Motley Fool Australia, and has just put out a book to help simplify the key elements of investing. He joined Alan Field on Monday Drive for a chat about “The One-Page Investing Plan” … what it is, how to do one, and why it even matters. [...] Read More... from Scott Phillips … Motley Fool

Mike Bennie is one of Australia’s most prominent wine authorities, and an internationally renowned commentator. He chatted with Alan Field on Friday Drive and not only discussed “The Student Prince,” but also gave his advice on a wide range of wine-related matters. [...] Read More... from Mike Bennie … Bon vivant

Ben Palumbo, one of Ausatralia’s most talented entertainers who will play Alessandro Moreschi as The Last Castrato, joins Alan Field on Monday Drive to discuss his extraordinary vocal range and his entertainment credits. Also joining us is Professor Thomas Havas, one of Sydney’s leading ear, nose and throat surgeons and a pioneer in the field [...] Read More... from Ben Palumbo …...

Hamed Sadeghi joins Blow to discuss his work with the Eishan Ensemble and the meeting of Persian classical music with improvisation and jazz. Originally from Iran, Sadeghi talks about bringing the Persian culture to Australia and developing a musical language with Australian musicians, drawing on the similarities between different traditions. He also discusses the Eishan [...] Read More... from Ha...

Choreographer and performer Raghav Handa joined Thursday Drive to discuss his journey from discovering Indian Kathak as a child to developing his own contemporary dance practice in Sydney. Handa reflects on the teachers and choreographers who shaped his work, his experience working with Indigenous dance practitioners and the challenges of pursuing dance as a career. [...] Read More... from Raghav...

Jason Dunn was a smoking, drinking couch potato until, at the age of 35, he turned his world around and became an elite ultra-endurance athlete. He ran into the Bondi studio to convince Alan Field on Monday Drive that it is possible for anyone to achieve a goal. [...] Read More... from From couch potato to elite ultra-endurance athlete

Allegra Spender, Federal Independent Member for Wentworth and co-founder of the Community Strong Australia Party, has been busy! Between tax reform, housing affordability, climate policy, pushing integrity standards, and public accountability, she found time to chat with Alan Field on Monday Drive about some of the other key issues she’s been working on recently. [...] Read More... from Alle...

Professor Claude Farah is an adult respiratory physician with extensive clinical experience in the assessment and management of airways disease, lung cancer and nodules, breathlessness and general respiratory ailments. He spent some time with Alan Field on Monday Drive to discuss asthma, its incidence and developing treatments for it.  [...] Read More... from Professor Claude Farah

Professor Paul Griffin is recognised as amongst the world’s most prominent academics and infectious diseases physicians and clinical microbiologists. He is one of Australia’s leading voices on vaccines and public health, and he joined Alan Field on Monday Drive to discuss Respiratory Syncytial Virus, or RSV for short. [...] Read More... from Prof Paul Griffin and RSV

This week on Arts Tuesday, Suzi and Diana sat down with director John Grinston for a lively chat about the underrated art of the one-act play. As Bittersweet Productions brings live theatre back to the beautiful Eternity Playhouse, John shares the unique challenges of directing short comedy, while sharing a laugh over the ultimate audience sin… [...] Read More... from John Grinston from Bitt...

It’s the kind of tale where anyone listening would most likely remark “that’s sooooo Sydney!” A local well know and much loved community and entertainment venue is forced to shut down because of noise complaints by someone new moving into the area. You’ve heard this story before. Only this time we’re not talking nightclubs in [...] Read More... from Diamond Bay Bowling Club

Pianist, bandleader and educator Renata Arrivolo joins Blow to discuss the Sydney Conservatorium’s Open Academy and its opportunities for adults looking to explore music. Renata explains how classes in music fundamentals and jazz piano help students develop their skills in an interactive and supportive environment. Having once studied through the Open Academy herself before going [...] Read More.....